Alabama property tax plan heads to Senate amid urban rural clash
After a hard fought House vote the Farm Bureau backed constitutional amendment would assign rates by use from farmland at 15 percent to utilities at 30 percent. A onetime county revenue adjustment and new homestead exemptions accompany the measure as lawmakers brace for potential filibusters in the Senate.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
State Senate
Farm Bureau
House
Auditor Melba Till Allen to seek U S Senate nomination
State Auditor Melba Till Allen said she will run in the Democratic primary for the U S Senate. She plans a formal Monday announcement and will resign as auditor if elected, staying in office until January 1973. Also noted are other potential Democratic and Republican candidates in Alabama.
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Montgomery
Melba Till Allen
U.S. Senate
Allen
Senate
Sen
Sparkman
Albert P. Brewer
Houston Feaster
Feaster
Brewer
George Wallace
Wallace
Selma
Earl Goodwyn
Bay Minette
Jimmy Faulkner
Mobile State
Robert Eddington
Mobile
Lambert Mims
Winton
Red
Blount
GOP
Health officers tour Decatur health facilities in Alabama
Health officers from Alabama and administrative assistants visited Decatur for a quarterly meeting of the Alabama Public Health Association. More than 20 officials attended including Dr. Ira L. Myers and Dr. Forest Ludden. The group toured the Tri County District Health Service Center.
Athens Board Weighs Teacher Pay and Summer Programs
Athens city education board will hold a special meeting to discuss salary increases for teachers and the summer physical education program. A $15,000 request would fund a 10 percent raise, prorated over two years for the 1972-73 year, or a 3 percent raise without funds. The board also considers continuing the summer program or transferring it to the city recreation department.
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Athens
City Board of Education
Guy McClure
McClure
Athens High School
Larry McCoy
Hays Mill School
Thornton-Ruf
Dodge
Homer Kyle Piano Co
Emergency numbers and crisis contacts in Decatur Daily notice
The Decatur Daily lists emergency contacts for Fire Department, Highway Patrol, and Sheriff with phone numbers. It includes Crisis Call Center 355-8000 and guidance for poisoning emergencies and contacting hospitals or physicians. Dial 0 for operator assistance if unsure of the emergency type.
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PONCG
Fire Department
Morgan Sheriff
Health officers gather for Alabama Public Health meeting
More than 20 health officers and administrative assistants from across Alabama met in Decatur for the quarterly convention of the health officers section of the Alabama Public Health Association. In a photo touring the tri county district health service are Dr. George E. Hardy Jefferson County Dr. Betty Vaughan district administrator Dr. John Chenault state committee chair and Dr. Ira Myers state health officer.
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State
Decatur
Alabama
John Chenault
Ira Myers
Tuberculosis cases highlight hidden health danger in community
The piece profiles Paul Brown of Hartselle and Larry Hyatt of Ryan's Crossroads, both TB patients at District One Tuberculosis Hospital in Flint. It notes TB kills about 5,000 Americans yearly and may affect 37,000, with up to 300,000 unknowingly active. Hyatt and Brown praise hospital staff and look to return to work after recovery.
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Greta Garbo
Paul Brown
Hartselle
Larry Dale Hyatt
Ryan’s Crossroads
Hyatt
District One Tuberculosis Hospital
Flint
Larry
Herbert Hyatt
Walker Brothers Builders and Supply
Baileyton
Brown
Tuberculosis patient Paul Brown plans hospital work after release
Paul Brown, an orderly at a hospital in Morgan County, contracted TB during a vacation. He recovered with negative X rays since August 24 and aims to take the GED and train in inhalation therapy. The Morgan County Christmas Seal drive funds rimactané to shorten TB hospital stays. Meredith Woodall hopes to reach a $10,574 target by year’s start.
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Paul Brown
Paul
E. B. Browns
Hartselle
University of Alabama
Birmingham
St. Bernard's College
Cullman
Morgan County
Morgan County Tuberculosis Association
Meredith Woodall
Athens Christmas parade awards announced
Santa Claus led the Athens Christmas parade with 61 entries as Limestone County hosted a large event featuring 35 floats. First prize went to Athens High School Spanish Club with a sombrero shaped float, second to Athens College depicting school and churches, and third to First Baptist Church with Business Industry and Civics. Kiddie Kollege won the novelty award and Donna Merry Christmas Gunter presided.
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Athens
Santa Claus
Athens’ High School
Athens College
First Baptist Church
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George C. Wallace
By Winford Turner
John Sparkman
Huntsville
Melba
Till Allen
Tri- County District Health Service
Alabama Public Health Association
North
Ira L. Myers
William J. Donald
Bureau of County Health Services
Forest Ludden
R. John Chenault
State Public Health
George Hardy
Jefferson County
Tri-County
Decatur Daily
By Phylliss Sidebotham
Limestone County
Miss Merry
Donna “Gunter
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