Space program yields broad benefits from NASA inventions
NASA reports 1,892 inventions available for license and 333 nonexclusive licenses issued. Contracts and university partnerships support 140,000 jobs with 1,600 contractors, while the Office of Technology Utilization promotes applications improving daily life such as self deploying antennas and foldable eyeglass frames. The program aims to give back to the nation through patented technologies and international licenses.
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Space Agency
NASA
University of Denver
Office of Technology Utilization
Earth
Christians question drive-in screenings and public morals
A Decatur reader criticizes late night drive-in films citing The Big Bird Cage at Bowline and related moral concerns. He urges Christian awakenings to oppose such entertainment and alleges hypocrisy in age checks and societal decays. He references local sermons and urges local funding for transit as a local issue.
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Trinity
Ernest Dillard
Sulphur Springs Church
Hillsboro
Morgan County
Huntsville
Decatur
God
Satan
Fennell Garnet
Muskie Staffers Compile Negative Research on Opponents
Washington report says Muskie subcommittee memos attack Sen George McGovern and Sen Hubert Humphrey and Gov George Wallace during the 1972 Democratic primary. It notes staffers were paid by taxpayers and some memos were signed by paid aides.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
Edmund Muskie
Senate
Muskie
Subcommittee
Intergovernmental Relations
George McGovern
Hubert Humphrey
George Wallace
McGovern
Vietnam
Sen. McGovern
Americans For Democratic Action
Sen. Muskie
Humphrey
Wallace
Alabama
George and
Lurleen
Wall Street
South
U.S.A
Alvin From
Joe Albright
Tom Rauh
al Friendly
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United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Interstate Highway System Showcases 1958 Gain
National Highway Week honors the interstate network from its 1958 inception. By 1977 over 33 000 miles open and 3 700 miles under construction, with full coast to coast driving possible. Alabama highlights progress linking Mobile and Birmingham amid growth in vehicles and registrations.
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U. S
Birmingham
Montgomery
Alabama Highway Department
Tennessee River
Mobile
Connally Flags Man Not Party In Nixon Re election
Former Texas governor and U S Treasury secretary John B Connally declares as a Democrat he supports Nixon for reelection saying a party may win or lose but the nation must have a capable leader. He stresses the presidency over party loyalty and urges independent voters.
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John B. Connally
Nixon
Connally
Texas
United States
Mr. Nixon
Mr. Connally
America
Decatur Daily publication details and subscription rates
The Decatur Daily notes W. R. Shelton as founder editor from 1912 to 1924 and provides mailing address, office, and a policy on misstatements. It lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions by mail and carrier, including zone and outside zone pricing, with tax included.
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W. R. Shelton
Decatur
Alabama
The
Tennessee Valley Printing CO. Inc
Ala
MAIL
Montgomery OKs 1 Percent Occupation Tax and 2 Percent Use Tax
Montgomery adopts a 1 percent occupational license tax on salaries earned in the city and a 2 percent use tax on out of town purchases. The measures aim to raise about $5 million annually and pass 2 to 1, with Mayor Jim Robinson dissenting. The tax takes effect Oct. 1 and employers must withhold for all employees. domestic help salaries are exempt.
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Montgomery
Ala
Jim Robinson
Long hair style debate across faith and era
A reader writes about tolerance for long hair in men, citing biblical verses from First Corinthians and historical examples from Rome, Judaism, and colonial America. The letter argues hair length should be a matter of personal decency and context rather than a fixed rule.
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Paul
Jesus
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