Tax Agreement Foreseen By Alabama Senate On Ad Valorem Reform
Sen. Harris and a 10 member panel move toward a compromise on ad valorem tax assessment. The group favors a classification bill with farmland taxed at about 20 percent and other property rates adjusted, aiming to end the special session by midweek. Senate and House deliberations also touch on federal equalization orders and congressional redistricting in parallel sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winford Turner
Montgomery
State Senate
Bob Harris
Decatur
Harris
Jimmy Ues
Barbour County
Decatur Daily
Senate
Roland Cooper
Wilcox
Walter Givhan
Dallas
L.W
Red) Noonan
Mobile
Fred Ray Lybrand
Calhoun
Joe Fine
Franklin
Tom Jones
Robert Wilder
Tallapoosa
George Lewis Bailes
Eddie Gilmore
Jefferson County
Clark
Bob Wilson
Jasper
Wilson
House
Alabama Supreme Court Upholds Death Sentence in 1964 Rape Case
The Alabama Supreme Court, in a 7-2 split, upholds the death sentence for Johnny Beecher, convicted of raping and killing Martha Jane Chisenhall in Jackson County in 1964. The court remands to Cherokee County for juror impartiality review regarding capital punishment. The decision considers testimony about morphine given after Beecher’s leg wound and notes prior U.S. Supreme Court action reversing the first sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Supreme Court
Alabama
Johnny Beecher
Cherokee County
Beecher
U.S. Supreme Court
Pittsburgh
Tenn
Martha Jane Chisenhall
Fabius
Jackson County
Wage Increases Announced at Monsanto Textiles Decatur Plant
The Monsanto Textiles Co. Decatur plant grants hourly raises from 16 to 28 cents per hour matching record 1970 increases. Shift differentials rise to 14 cents for 4 12 shifts and 28 cents for 12 8 shifts. Plant manager C E Hieserman cites Federal Pay Board guidelines and expects lower profits this year due to higher fiber prices and inflation. Electric and coal costs rise notably this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monsanto Textiles Co
Decatur
C. E. Hieserman
Hieserman
Action solves deposit dispute with South Central Bell
Action reports that John Hodgkins, manager of South Central Bell, says the deposit dispute with P B Tanner has been settled to the reader’s satisfaction. The column also answers a reader’s question, giving the Lawrence Welk Show address at ABC New York 10019.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Central Bell
P.B. Tanner
John Hodgkins
Lawrence Welk
Decatur
ABC
Avenue of the Americas
New York
N.Y
AWOL GI Arrested By City Policemen
A 20 year old Decatur soldier absent without leave from an Army base in Aberdeen Maryland was arrested by Decatur police Wednesday night. He was charged with possession of stolen property and traffic offenses after a car chase. Military authorities were notified. Two TV sets and an AM FM radio were stolen from 807 Grove Street Northwest during a break in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Aberdeen
James Delones
Wayne Ryker
8Th Ave
5Th St
Ryker
Delones
Kermit Stovall
Grove St
Robert White
Kenneth Collier
White
Collier
Moose Club Papers Stolen From Stevens Car
A briefcase with Moose Club papers a tape recorder a flashlight and a screwdriver was stolen from J W Stevens 505 Vine St NE who is Decatur Loyal Order of Moose membership director. The theft occurred in front of his home and a toolbox worth 50 dollars and an empty church bank bag were also taken from Jack Burnery 1917 Azalea Cr SW at 4th Ave and Moulton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moose Club
J. W. Stevens
Vine St
Michael Harvey
Lewis Tapscott
Stevens
Decatur
Loyal Order of Moose
Westmeade Baptist Church
Jack Burnery
Azalea Cr
4Th Ave
Moulton
Emergency contact numbers and crisis line listed
Emergency phones for police fire highway patrol sheriffs and crisis centers provided. Includes Crisis Call Center 355 8000 and numbers for hospital physician and 0 dialing guidance. Also notes nights and holidays line 253 4739 and general department line 4 353 4612.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan Sheriff
ATAU
Anon Sas
Underground cave grotto forms in Decatur area
Decatur residents plan a Decatur grotto of the National Speleological Society with a charter meeting next Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Aquadome. Organizers Terry Tarkington and Paul Hoffman urge safety, conservation, and education while outlining goals to map Morgan County caves and involve youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Terry Tarkington
Paul Hoffman
National Speleological Society
NSS
Aquadome
Decatur Grotto
National
Hoffman
Alabama
Morgan County
Decatur Athens Hartselle
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Huntsville
Tarkington
Hoffman and
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Urban Bloc
Senate Finance Committee
Tom Drake
Cullman County
Ben Cherner
Eighth Congressional District
Decatur Lions Club
E. W. Fisher
Decatur High
Earl Webb
Red Raiders
Miami
Preston Brogdon
Jerry Mizell
Supreme Court
Centre
South Pittsburg
William L. Headrick
Pelham Merrill
James S. Coleman
Robert B. Harwood
James N. Bloodworth
Hugh Maddox
Daniel T. McCall
Monsanto
Board
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Paul Bloom
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North Alabama
Jack Jarvinen
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