Senator Allen Leads Fight Against Presidential Election Subsidy
The Birmingham News urges opposition to a debt limit bill amendment that would grant public financing for presidential elections. It argues the rush tactic bypasses debate, threatens the Senate Select Committee inquiry, and could undermine private funding while risking constitutional issues and chaotic primaries.
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Alabama
Sen. James
B. Allen
Senate
Sen. Allen
Congress
Senate Select Committee
Sam Ervin Jr
Sen. Ervin
Cambodia
Federal
Treasury
Decatur Area Weather Forecast With Temps
Friday high 36 at 3 PM and low 30 at 2 AM. Today high 42 low 28. Sunday high 48 with fair tonight. Partly cloudy and warmer Sunday. Readouts show hourly temps around 34 35 as night cools, sunrise 6 42 AM sunset 4 36 PM.
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Decatur and Vicinity
Will Wright 79 Danville dies. funeral Sunday
Will Wright 79 of Danville died Friday. Funeral services Sunday at 2 p.m. at Peck Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Dorsey Walker and Rod Morgan officiating. Burial in Oon Zape Cemetery. Survivors: daughter Mrs Aaron Hill, four grandchildren, one great grandchild, sister Mrs Agnes Brown, three brothers Frank Wright Earl Wright Ernest Wright. Winter Park Floridaal.
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Danville
Will Wright
Peck Funeral Home
Dorsey-Walker
Rod Morgan
Oon Zape
Reck Funeral Home
Aaron Hill
Agnes Brown
Frank Wright
Earl Wright
Ernest Wright
Winter Green
Fla
Wright remembered as church member in local funeral plans
The record notes Mr. Wright was a Methodist Church member. The body will lie in state at the funeral home chapel one hour before services, which will be conducted at the funeral home.
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Wright
Methodist Church
Funeral Home
Lawrence County Woman Finds Fortitude Despite Shortages
Mrs. Nancy Rusbon, 83, lives without a car, bathroom, or modern utilities and relies on a coal and wood stove, rain barrels, and self supplied fuel. She hunts for a simple life, jokes about shortages, and plans to court again in old age while boasting 30 grandchildren, 45 great grandchildren, and six children.
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Trinity
Nancy Xisbon
Odessa Sams
Widow Keeps Home Through Winter Hardship in Lawrence County
Mrs Rusbon, living alone west of Trinity in Lawrence County, recalls a long life in the Tennessee Valley from Limestone County birth to Decatur days. She stores wood and coal to endure winter, while her daughter laments her refusal to move from the old house.
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Eghay
Nancy Rusbon
Lawrence County
Decatur
Limestone County
City Officials Return Today From Congress of Cities
Mayor Russell Bolding and four Decatur City Council members are set to return from the annual Congress of Cities in San Juan Puerto Rico. They joined officials from Athens Cullman Hartselle and Moulton with topics on revenue sharing financing ground transportation systems and community development.
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Russell Bolding
Decatur City Council
Congress of Cities
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Bolding
Rutledge Thomas
Bill Levin
Charles Martin
Byron Vann
WWE
Aleone Ucig Cendils
Athens
Cullman
Hartselle
Moulton
National League of Cities
Decatur
Cullman Cash Register Theft Ends in Fleeing Capture
At 5 30 p m two men robbed James W White's gas station taking the cash register and three to four cartons of cigarettes after a purchase. They were pursued, fled behind a house, hid in woods, and were captured about 20 minutes later. A fight left a Cullman official with a kicked mouth and another struck. The Pace brothers are held in Cullman County Jail without bond. A knife was recovered. a pistol is missing.
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James W. White
White
Cullman
Pace Brothers
Cullman County
Truckers Break Up Blockade At Oregon Interchange
Oregon authorities arrested a trucker on impeding traffic charges after a blockade by three trucks at a freeway interchange in Onellond Briden morning. The three drivers initially locked in their cabs before two surrendered after officers pounded on windows. A separate I 94 blockade near Ypsilanti Michigan was dispersed without incident and Gary Indiana police say drivers called off road block plans.
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Oregon
Onellond Briden
Ypsilanti
Mich
Gary
Ind
Spectators Gather as Police Probe Shooting at Upscale Decatur Home
Decatur residents crowd the crime scene in freezing weather as a city officer tries to stop DAILY photographer Bobby Herbert and his subject Adcock and spouse from being removed from a police car. Neighbors watch from the upscale neighborhood, saying they did not witness the event.
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Bobby
Herbert
Adcock
Emergency Numbers and Crisis Contacts Listed
In Morgan County and Limestone County areas numbers are provided for the Sheriff Highway Patrol and emergency services. The Crisis Call Center numbers are given for personal crises and poisoning concerns with instructions to dial 0 if unsure which number to call.
Indictment Claims Chapin Lied About Segretti Links
The indictment alleges Chapin testified April 11, 1973 before a grand jury and falsely claimed to have instructed Segretti to cooperate with the FBI and deny knowledge of campaign literature. Each count carries up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine as Watergate prosecutions expand.
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Segretti
Lompoc
Calif
Chapin
FBI
Wallace Center to run 13 county group home program in Tennessee Valley
Griffith announces a new services program establishing and supervising group homes for mentally retarded clients with 13 county regions. The Wallace Center will be the admin HQ, guiding regional community services and placement supports across Decatur Guntersville Huntsville and nearby areas. The $306000 allocation covers initial setup while a $1 million goal seeks Medicaid reimbursements and a pensions department contract to retain staff.
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Griffith
Wallace Center
Puckett
Samford University
University of Tennessee
Department of Pension and Security
Tennessee Valley
Decatur
Guntersville
Huntsville
Department of Pensions and Security
Van Dyke Opens Up on Alcoholism and Recovery
Hollywood icon Dick Van Dyke discusses his long battle with alcoholism disclosed during a film shoot. He recalls late night calls to Alcoholics Anonymous, a three week Phoenix rehab, and the emotional strain on family. He stresses that alcoholism is an illness, not a moral failing, and credits his wife and career with keeping him grounded.
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Hollywood
Alcoholics Anonymous
Dick van Dyke
Brentwood Veterans Administration Hospital
ABC
Jack Weiner
Lynn Carlin
Lynn
Margie
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Yale
St. Ann’s Church Folk Group
Lurleen B. Wallace Developmental Center
Eugene Baseham
Bill Simons
Breakins
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Sherwood Dr
McCoy Jackson
College St. SE
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