Alabama Lawmakers Hear Call for Property Tax Reform
At the Alabama League of Municipalities convention Lt Gov Albert Brewer urged equitable tax rules and hinted at legislative action next session while recommending fair boards of equalization. Rep Sid McDonald suggested litigation may drive changes, as city officials pressed for broader local control and education funding.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Alabama League of Municipalities
Albert Brewer
League
Brewer
Commissioner of Revenue
Boards of Education
Islature
John T. Reid
Scottsboro
McDonald
Gadsden
Les Gilliland
Scottsville
John Reid
John Watkins
Construction begins on 60000 Farmer's Mutual Exchange complex
Athens area reads of a 60000 dollar Farmer's Mutual Exchange complex on E Elm Street with warehouse and railroad spur. The facility will have over 9000 feet of floor space and a 750 ton bulk fertilizer storage tank, installed by the Cotton Producers Association of Atlanta. Armistead Selden cancels Morgan County tour due to Cotaco bus wreck.
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Athens
Farmer’s Mutual Exchange
E. Elm St
Cotton Producer’s Association of
Atlanta
U.S. Senate
Armistead Selden
Morgan County
Cotaco
Community News Briefs Include Arrests Accident Talk and Show
Morgan County deputies made four arrests Tuesday including two for illegal possession of prohibited liquor one for grand larceny and one for driving while intoxicated. Rev John Smith of Birmingham will talk on his Philippines tour at Oak Ridge Methodist Church Friday at 7 p.m. A 28 year old Falkville man injured in a one car crash south of Hartselle Tuesday morning was treated and released. Athens clubs present 150 Years of Local Color exhibit at First Methodist Church basement from 2 to 7 p.m. May
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Morgan County Sheriff’s Department
Hartselle
John Smith
Roebuck Drive Methodist Church
Birmingham
Philippines
Oak Ridge Methodist Church
Here
Smith
Falkville 3
Alabama Highway Patrol
Jerry Lee Junkins
Mt. Tabor
Junkins
Athens
Glen’ Augur and
Floral Arts Garden Clubs of
First Methodist Church
Decatur Employee Charged in Shockley’s Pancake House Theft
In Decatur an employee of Shockley's Pancake House on Highway 31 was charged with grand larceny for a theft at the restaurant. Jackie Wilson McClusky, Trinity 1, was arrested Tuesday after $140 in cash and payroll checks were taken late Monday or early Tuesday. Police recovered $112 in cash and checks around McClusky's residence.
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Shockley
Highway 31
Jackie Wilson
Memorial Drive crash injures Decatur man
A two car collision at Memorial Drive and 2nd Street Tuesday injured John Y. Vaughan 57 of 1239 2nd St SW. The second driver Artie Bell Miller 33 of Brook was involved.
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Decatur
Memorial Dr
2Nd St
John Y. Vaughan
2Nd St. SW
Artie Bell Miller
Brook
Blount Named President of U S Chamber of Commerce
Winton M. Blount of Montgomery has been elected president of the U S Chamber of Commerce for the coming annual meeting in Washington. Blount, 47, heads Blount Brothers Construction Co. and chairs Gulf American Fire and Casualty Co. He also leads several firms including Tuskegee Railroad and First National Bank director.
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Montgomery
Ala
Montgomery Advertiser- Journal
Winton M. Blount
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Blount
Chamber
Washington
Blount Brothers Construction Co
National Association of Manufacturers
Houston
Winton Blount
Red
Atlanta
Houston Blount
Gulf American Fire and Casualty Co
Tuskegee Railroad Co
Tuskegee Asphalt Co
Southeastern Sand and Gravel Co
Montgomery’s
First National Bank
One Bid Submitted For Miss Harbor Maintenance Dredging
Mike Hooks Inc of Lake Charles Louisiana submitted the only bid for Biloxi harbor maintenance dredging. The bid totaled 109344 dollars, about 58 thousand above the government estimate of 50248 dollars. Government guidelines normally reject bids exceeding 25 percent of the engineer estimate.
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Miss. Harbor
Mobile, Ala
Mike Hooks, Inc
Lake Charles
Biloxi
Miss
Army Engineers
Two Alabama servicemen killed in Vietnam action
Two Alabama servicemen were killed in action in the Vietnam War. Army Spec. 4 Robert E. Gardner, son of Mrs. Bertha Gardner of Columbiana, and Marine Pfc. Allan J. Gaines, son of Mrs. Martha E. H. Gaines of Tuscaloosa, were identified.
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Washington
Alabama
Army
Robert E. Gardner
Bertha Gardner
Columbiana
Marine Corps
Pfc
Allan J. Gaines
Martha E. H. Gaines
Tuscaloosa
Wagner To Speak In Athens During Sesquicentennial
TVA Board Chairman Aubrey J. Wagner will be guest speaker at Brown Ferry Nuclear Plant during Athens Limestone Sesquicentennial events. The May 11 ceremony marks 150 years for Athens and 35 years of TVA service with Alabama dignitaries invited. The program starts at 10:30 a.m. and includes a reception and luncheon for officials.
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Athens
Tennessee Valley Authority Board
Aubrey J. Wagner
TVA
Brown Ferry
Athens-Limestone
Alabama
TVA Power
Acting DA Appointed for Madison County in Alabama
Aubrey O. Lammons resumes Madison County district attorney duties after the indictment of Dist. Atty. David L. Thomas on 14 felony counts including bribery embezzlement and a misdemeanor defamation charge. The grand jury also recommended impeachment amid allegations of 23 acts of corruption and willful neglect with Sheriff Jerry Crabtree two lawyers and three bail bondsmen tied to a bail bond payoff scheme.
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Huntsville
Ala
Aubrey O. Lammons
Madison County
David L. Thomas
Lammons
Thomas M. Younger
Thomas
Jerry Crabtree
Two Escape From Clarke Road Gang
Clarke County authorities hunt for two men who escaped from a Grove Hill prison farm work gang on U.S. 43 in Washington County. Bearnest Wilcox a 20 year old from Mobile County and Charles Scott a 28 year old from Montgomery County fled the line Tuesday. Wilcox is serving a three year term for grand larceny receiving and concealing stolen goods. Scott is serving a three year term for grand larceny and burglary.
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Grove Hill
Ala
Clarke County
Bearnest Wilcox
Mobile County
Charles Scott
Montgomery County
U.S. 43
Washington County
Wilcox
Scott
Symphony Will Be Here Sunday
The Birmingham Youth Symphony and Youth Training Orchestras will give a free concert at Decatur High School auditorium at 3 p.m. Sunday joined by the Decatur High School Chorus for more than an hour of varied music. Conductor Ray Worth leads the chorus. John Owen conducts the Youth Orchestra and Ronald Peters heads the Training Orchestra. Ten Decatur sponsors include local banks and civic clubs.
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Birmingham Youth Symphony
Decatur High School
Decatur
Oklahoma
Ray Worth
John Owen
Ronald Peters
Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce
State National Bank
First National Bank
Decatur Kiwanis Club
Decatur Rotary Club
Decatur Civitan Club
City of Opportunity Civitan Club
Decatur Lions Club
First Federal Savings and Loan Association
Decatur Daily
Auburn student action eyed after dorm raid fines
Auburn University will decide whether to take action against 18 students fined in city court after a dorm raid. A joint student faculty committee will hear evidence with no deadline for a report. Police said about 1,000 students surrounded Auburn Hall amid disturbances.
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Auburn
Ala
Harry Philpott
Auburn University
Philpott
Andrew J. Gentry Jr
Gentry
Auburn Hall
Illegitimacy Sponsored By State Says Stapp
Aboard the Supreme Court hearing Alabama argues its substitute father welfare rule is constitutional. Assistant Attorney General Mary Lee Stapp claims the state justifies limiting aid when a mother has an illicit affair. Justice Marshall notes discrimination against children while Warren presses for clarity.
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Washington
Alabama
Asst
Mary Lee Stapp
U.S. Supreme Court
Martin Garbus
American Civil Liberties Union
Garbus
Earl Warren
Listening to a Student Marijuana Trial Delay in Troy
A circuit judge in Troy has moved the trials of three Troy State University students charged with marijuana possession to Thursday while a fourth case is postponed to the next term. David Maynard of Matewan, W V, faces trial next court session. The three scheduled for Thursday are Frank Piazzola of New York City Terrence M Shaw of Melbourne Florida and Gregory Gordon Moore of Lawton Oklahoma. All defendants pleaded not guilty and were suspended from the university after arrests. Moore also filed a federal suit seeking readmission. a hearing is set for Friday.
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Troy
Ala
Troy State University
Eris Paul
David Maynard
Matewon
W. Va
Frank Piazzola
New York City
Terrence M. Shaw
Melbourne
Fla
Gregory Gordon Moore
Lawton
Oklo
Moore
U. S. Dist
Montgomery
Shirkey Resigns to Lead Honolulu Pediatric Unit
Dr. Harry C. Shirkey of The Children’s Hospital Birmingham resigns to become medical director at Kawikeolani Children’s Hospital in Honolulu. He says he can be more productive in another area and will oversee pediatric residency programs at the University of Hawaii in Samoa and Okinawa as chairman of the Pediatrics Department.
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Birmingham
Ala
Harry C. Shirkey
Children’s Hospital
Kawikeolani Children’s Hospital
Honolulu
University of Hawaii
Samoa
Okinawa
Wallace Decries God and State Separation
Former Gov George Wallace told the North American Baptist Convention in Montgomery that separating God from the state is morally wrong while church and state separation may be acceptable. He shared the platform with Montgomery Mayor Earl James as about 3000 delegates from 400 000 Baptists attended. The keynote speaker was Rev Donald Pruitt of Dallas.
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Montgomery
Ala
George Wallace
North American Baptist Convention
Wallace
Earl James
North American Baptist Association
Central America
Alaska
Donald Pruitt
Dallas
Tex
Southern Baptist Convention
National Women’s Missionary Auxiliary
The
North American Baptist Brotherhood
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Curtis Poe
Carlton Appleton
Alabama Water Patrol
Conservation Department
W. M. Whitlow
Decatur Safety Council
Billy Smith
I’o Kye
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Birmingham Youth Symphony and Youth Training Orchestra
Farmer's Exchange
Falkville
Vietnam
Wagner
Clarke Road
Symphony
New Delhi
Delhi
Stapp
Shirkey
God
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