PSC Approves Natural Gas Sale in Rural Alabama
The Alabama Public Service Commission approved Muscle Shoals Natural Gas Corp sale of distribution systems to North Alabama Gas District. About 800 Morgan and south Limestone County customers to retain service and rates. lines in Colbert and Madison counties included. Communities served include Trinity, Flint City, Belle Mina, Greenbriar and Madison. No purchase price disclosed. An office remains in Madison. No objections were raised at the hearing.
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Montgomery
Alabama Public Service Commission
Morgan
Limestone Counties
South
Colbert
Madison
PSC
Muscle Shoals Natural Gas Corp
North Alabama Gas District
Muscle Shoals
Gerald Jackson
Natural Gas Corporation
Gas Corporation
Trinity
Flint City
Belle Mina
Greenbriar
United Way Campaign Advances in Morgan County
United Way campaign workers in Morgan County continue plans for the fall fund drive with three division meetings to report progress General chairman Dr Curtis Sellers says more volunteers are being recruited to reach or exceed the goal He notes increased community needs and kickoff in early October Agencies listed include Cystic Fibrosis Research Foundation Crippled Children and Adults American Red Cross Salvation Army Boy Scouts Girl Scouts Mental Health groups and school lunch programs among Morgan and Decatur systems
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United Way
Morgan County
Curtis Sellers
Sellers
Cystic Fibrosis Research Foundation
Operation Home
American Red Cross
Hartselle Youth Recreation
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Disabled Veterans Welfare Fund
Decatur Boys Club
Eva Sterrs Boys Club
Retarded Children Association
Salvation Army
T. B. Sanatorium
Storrs
Cotaco Recreation Association
Eva Recreation Association
Union Hill Recreation Association
Lacey's Spring Recreation Association
Decatur
Public golf fees and matinee plans discussed by city officials
Decatur readers query city policy on Point Mallard golf course fees with 5 p m waivers for 3M Wolverine and Monsanto workers. Park Director Harry Rice says fee reduction possible for all weekdays. Also updates on ladies matinee plans, Marty Robbins Fan Club contact, and McGovern Eagleton campaign buttons value.
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Point Mallard Golf Course
Wolverine
Monsanto
Decatur
Larry Peterson
Hillwood Dr
Harry Rice
Rice
Lacey's Spring Men Preserve Antique Ford Cars
Dodd and Horace Edmondson from Lacey's Spring keep their 1940 Ford Deluxe and a 1946 Ford as antiques, noting parts sometimes require ordering from Chicago. They refuse any sale, saying the cars gain value but will be kept. A 1950 Ford in the yard may join them as the next antique.
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Ford
Chicago
Antique Car hobbyists discuss preserving 25 year rule
The brothers bought the cars new and kept them for use then decided to save them as antiques after about five years. Dodd explains antique status requires limited daily use and entails special plates. They aim to keep cars on the road or well maintained, with both in excellent condition.
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Dodd
Limestone Ambulance to Halt Service Without Funds
Athens Limestone Ambulance Service will stop operations after Tri County District Health Service rejected a funding request. Manager Jerry Storey said federal funds dried up and only one quarterly payment of 750 dollars per ambulance had been received. services may end in a few weeks unless city or county funds are found.
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Athens
Jerry Storey
Athens-Limestone Ambulance Service
Storey
Tri-County District Health Service
Health Service
Fraud Probed In Prichard Election Irregularities Surface
State toxicologist and Asst. Dist. Atty. Tom Doyle report evidence of more than one fraudulent certificate of registration used in Prichard city election Aug. 8. Grubbs found imprints suggesting slips filled above a blank form. the questioned certificate signed by two registrars but without a voter's name. A blank slip bore the name Vaughn, not on the voting list. Ballots sealed. grand jury to review slips and boxes Sept. 11. Also, Limestone County deputy Nolan Davis hospitalized in ICU after chest pains. In Athens a 76-year-old man, C. P. Tunstill, charged with shoplifting meat from Kroger. arrest by Det. Lt. George Clem.
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Mobile
Ala
Prichard City
Asst. Dist. Atty
Tom Doyle
Doyle
Nelson Grubbs
Grubbs
County Board of Registrars
Vaughn
Prichard
L. J. Keen
Athens
Athens 4
Richard Faulk
C. P. Tunstill
Kroger
George Clem
Wallace Meets Folsom Amid Alabama Mental Health Turmoil
Gov. Wallace's spokesman said the governor talked with Dr. James C. Folsom at the Spain Rehabilitation Center about department problems. Folsom resigns as deputy state mental health commissioner and Bryce Hospital head, effective Nov. 1, after a protest by about 250 patients and workers who demanded Stickney's resignation.
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Birmingham
Ala
George C. Wallace
James C. Folsom
Spain Rehabilitation Center
Billy Joe Camp
Wallace
Folsom
Bryce Hospital
Tuscaloosa
Bryce
Stonewall Stickney
Vann Appointed to State Citizens Advisory Council
Decatur resident Byron Vann Jr. was named to the State Citizens Advisory Council on Consumer Affairs by Lt. Gov. Jere Beasley. The council, a subcommittee under the State Governmental Affairs Commission, will study consumer issues and propose legislation. The piece also notes a political dispute and resignations within the Mental Health Department.
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Montgomery
Jere Beasley
Decatur
State Citizens Advisory Council On Consumer Affairs
Beasley
Byron Vann Jr
State Governmental Affairs Commission
Citizens Council
Vann
Emergency Crisis Numbers Across Athens and Surrounding Areas
A public notice lists 911 for personal crises and urges contacting the Crisis Call Center at 355 8000 or a hospital or physician for possible poisoning. It instructs dialing 0 if unsure of the emergency number and directs all departments in Decatur and Athens to be aware of holiday hours.
Tipton to Become 23rd Spring Hill College President
MOBILE Alabama Rev. Paul Smallwood Tipton a native Alabamian will serve as the 23rd president of Spring Hill College starting October 12. Trustees announced the selection of the 33 year old Jesuit on Tuesday.
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Mobile
Ala
Paul Smallwood Tipton
Spring Hill College
Wallace Leaves Spain Center for Montgomery Governor’s Mansion
Governor George C. Wallace was released from Spain Rehabilitation Center after physical therapy begun July 14. He will proceed to the Montgomery Governor’s Mansion where therapy continues under Spain Center supervision. Wallace, paralyzed since May 15, prepared to attend the Southern Governors Conference at Hilton Head Island, S. C., next week.
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Birmingham
Ala
George C. Wallace
Spain Rehabilitation Center
Billy Joe Camp
Wallace
Montgomery
Laurel
Spain
Holy Cross Hospital
Silver Spring
Spain Center
Capitol
Camp
Hilton Head Island
S. C
Moore Resignation Rumors Surface at Athens School Board
Athens Wilburn Moore, longtime member of the City Board of Education, is expected to submit his resignation Thursday night. He reportedly applied to the Dillon South Carolina school system where former Athens superintendent Dr. William Mitchell now serves in district two. Mitchell praised Moore but declined to confirm hiring in his district and noted Moore is currently in South Carolina with a son saying his father moved there.
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Athens
Wilburn Moore
City Board of Education
Moore
Sei Caperonty Peewee
Dillion S.C
William Mitchell
Mitchell
Athens Post
Malcolm
South Carolina
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