Appalachian Act author earns credit for federal funds in region
The Appalachian program has delivered nearly 1 million dollars in federal grants to the Valley, including 454,400 for a health tech education building at Calhoun Junior College, 377,432 for Decatur General Hospital projects, and 100,000 for a Lawrence County solid waste program. The program boosts jobs and local economy beyond the direct recipients, and Rep. Bob Jones of Scottsboro is highlighted as a key author of the Appalachia bill.
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Aiirect Health Technology
Calhoun “Junior College
Decatur General Hospital
Lawrence County
Tri-County
Appalachian Regional Health Planning Commission
Commission
Bob Jones
Scottsboro
Wallace Opposed To Diverting Teacher Retirement Funds
Alabama Education Association board rejects Gov. Wallace plan to siphon about 24 million dollars from the state teacher retirement fund over two years for mental health programs while backing new revenue for state needs. The meeting followed controversy over constitutional earmarks and legislative use.
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Montgomery
Ala
George C. Wallace
Alabama Education Association
AEA
Wallace
Aerosol hairsprays linked to health risks and fires
A Washington investigative column reports that many aerosol hairsprays use Freon propellants and contain no ingredient lists, risking heart, eye, lung and skin damage. A Citizen Advocate Office study of 81 brands finds warnings inconsistent and profits high, with little FDA action.
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Washington
Madison Avenue
Traffic fines rise with justice of the peace to county court
A reader notes that moving traffic violations from justice of the peace to Morgan County Court could raise total penalties from about 15 to 45 dollars. The piece argues higher fines may deter speeding and reduce accidents over time.
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Justice of the Peace
Morgan County Court
Justice of the Peace Court
Rogers Puts U S On Record On Red China U N Admission
Viewpoint notes Secretary Rogers states the United States will back admission of the Peking government to the United Nations while opposing expulsion of Nationalist China. The piece weighs possible Security Council implications and the impact on Peking’s diplomatic strategy.
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Washington
William P. Rogers
United States
Red China
United Nations
Taiwan
U.N
China
Security Council
Peking
General Assembly
Mainland
Free World
Rogers
America
Chou En-Lai
Soviet Union
Te Publishers Hall Syndicate
Morals Taught by Example in Parenting
The text argues that moral values are caught, not taught, and that parents must model virtue. Verbal lessons fade without real life illustration, as a village example shows how daily behavior shapes community character over time.
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K.J
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Gulf Shores
Butler High School
Huntsville
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H. H. Grooms
Alabama Sheriffs Association
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National Press Club
Hugo
Taiwan Strait
Red
BY Jack Anderson
Citizen Advocate Office
Los Angeles
B.F. Goodrich Chemical Co
Amerchol
Food and Drug’ Administration
Congress
FDA
John Mitchell
France
U.S
Administration
Jim Scheuer
D-N.y
Marseilles
Scheuer
Timbuktu
White House
Washington, D.C
John Campbell
Ken Cole
Campbell
Viewpoint
David Lawrence
THE
Decatur Daily
W. R. Shelton
Decatur
Alabama
P.O
Associated Press
MAIL
Billy Graham
Parts
John Wesley
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