Carter Open to Tax Cut Plans Amid Transition Debates
AP report outlines Jimmy Carter weighing quick tax cuts versus spending to spur the economy, with advisers and aides signaling both caution and the possibility of a targeted relief measure for lower earners. Carter denies a firm decision, stressing options remain open into the new year.
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Walter R. Mears
Washington
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Ford
Thomas B
Bert’’ Lance
Office of Management and Budget
Corrosive Incident Reported with Planned Handling
The supervisor personnel say they planned for such incidents and did a good job handling the situation. Raths noted the procedures in place and the continued attention to corrosive risks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oures
Raths
Local Race Winners and Obituaries Highlight Decatur News
First through fifth grade winners receive Decatur Dollars or keepsakes with top finisher names listed by school and street. Obituaries note Cris G Jaquess 84, Claudia Jones 73, and Joe A Thrasher 84 with service details, survivors, and burial sites in Decatur and nearby towns.
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Bobby Lambert
Shawna Parker
Gordon Bibb
Michelle Self
Eastwood
Eric Rutherford
Somerville Rd
Ken Patton
Dana Collins
Austinville
Angie Burney
Regina Turner
Jonathon Ashley Floyd
Thomas Terry
Patricia Gunter
Woodmeade
Vanessa Wiley
Grace Baptist
Carol Johnson
Jeffrey Johnson
Lakeview
Bridgett Gibbs
St. Ann’s
Keith Kennum
Cris G. Jaquess
5Th Ave. SE
Brown Services Funeral Home
Claudia Jones
Claudia L. Jones
7Th Ave
Brown Service Funeral Home
Edwin Dalstrom
Camden Cemetery
Camden
A. J. Hawthorne
Decatur
Joseph
Joe
A. Thrasher
3Rd. Ave
Brown Service
Funeral Home
Granville Tyler
Gary Patton
Roselawn
Brown
Tressie Thrasher
Billy Joe Thrasher
Booneville
Ark
Jesse Thrasher
Earline
Bribe Allegations Emerge in State Chalkville Facility
Former Chalkville and Roebuck staffer Sutterer testifies before Sunset Committee claiming Phyfer offered $600 monthly to write a press statement. He alleges a spy system monitored staff, with DYS officials sensitive to criticism and staff fearing for their jobs and lives.
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Chalkville
Phyfer
Roebuck
Don Lawson
George Phyfer
Robert Gafford
Birmingham
Sutterer
DYS
Roebuck and
Wisdom Of Solomon Needed In Rape Case
In Philadelphia a judge will hear a joint case next week involving Carl Butler charged with rape and the victim's husband Earl Patterson charged with kidnapping and related offenses. Patterson says he conducted a citizen’s arrest after claiming his wife identified Butler, who later denied the confession.
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Solomon
Philadelphia
Daniel Hill
Earl Patterson
Carl Butler
Common Pleas Court
Thomas Shiomos
Patterson
Maxim
Hus
Butler
Road Costs Under Fire
Montgomery legislators grilled transfer delays of federal revenue sharing funds to the State Highway Department. They argued the lag cost the general fund potential interest and criticized Gov. Wallace and officials for a perceived pork barrel. Highway Director Ray Bass defended the transfers as timely and proper.
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Montgomery
Ala
Legislative Budget Control Subcommittee
State Highway Department
John Baker
Rainsville
George C. Wallace
Jere Beasley
Ray Bass
Beasley
Revenue sharing funds delay cited by Heathcliff panel
Legislative Fiscal Officer James V. Jordan said 30 million dollars in revenue sharing money allocated since 1973 to the State Highway Department has only 13 million transferred. Beasley noted 7.2 million dollars in interest accrued. Gov. Wallace oversees the fund and Raiford denied transfer delays while confirming 3 million of interest supported the state prison system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highway Department
George C. Wallace
James V
Jake’’ Jordan
State Highway Department
Department
Beasley
Jimmy Raiford
Raiford
Wallace Hos
Prison site talk tempers Alabama fears in public meeting
Hale told local leaders in North Alabama that locating a prison would take three to four months and offered no commitment from the group. He denied rumors about Athens becoming a prison town and noted Montgomery and nearby counties host many facilities while Talladega saw property values rise after a federal youth detention plan was announced.
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North
Alabama
Hale
Morgan County
Limestone County
Athens
Montgomery
Talladega
Gainesville
Florida
John Smith
Joan
Rob Roy
Dullsville
Smith
Bernstein On Words A physician diagnoses a condition not the patient
The writer explains that a physician diagnoses a condition rather than the person. He notes that terms like mentally retarded describe the mental condition of a boy, not the boy himself, and compares this to economists diagnosing the economy rather than the United States.
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United States
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Beavers
Elliot Montgomery
Roberts
Joseph Thrasher
FBI
Owever
Heathcliff
Brewer's Feed Mill
Beltline Hwy
Decature
Hwy
Sears
Sears, Roebuck and CO
America
Ula
Gateway Shopping Center
Huntsville
Florence, Ala
Bernstein
Theodore M. Bernstein
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