Hartselle Council Approves Water Plan and License Code
HARTSELLE The city council approved a revised license code structure, effective next month, raising license fees for about 450 businesses based on gross receipts. A preliminary master water plan report urged eliminating pipes under six inches and relocating hydrants to reduce insurance costs.
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Hartselle
John D. Long
Huntsville
Kenneth Burns
G. W. Jones and Sons
North Central Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commisson
Nicholson Motor Co
Abercrombie Chevrolet
Long
Fire kills 70 to 75 hogs in Athens barn blaze
An early morning fire at Tom Johnson farm east of Athens destroyed a hog barn and killed more than 70 registered Duroc hogs. Fire Chief Bumpus and Johnson gave varying counts as carcasses were counted after cooling. Johnson planned a Jan 30 sale. eight week old gifts could fetch about 50 dollars each. A biochemist predicts future taste alteration for some proteins.
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Athens
Tom Johnson
Here
Johnson
A. E. Bumpus
Tom
Athens Fire Department
Counsel Debt Agency Proposed by Legislative Panel
A sub committee of the Legislative Council weighs creating a consumer credit counseling agency. Montgomery businesswoman Mrs. Juanita McDaniel urges education to curb debt abuses and says borrowers lack knowledge. State banking head C E Avinger notes no cap on loans over 300 exists and no regulation of mortgage or service charges. Further hearings likely in Birmingham, Montgomery, Mobile and Southeast Alabama.
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Huntsville
Ala
Legislative Council
Montgomery
Juanita McDaniel
Consumer Credit Service
Hartselle Theater ownership settles two year dispute
Hartselle officials and Ranch Drive-In owner Hubert Mitchell have ended a two year verbal and court clash. Mitchell will drop two suits against the city and pay court costs while the council keeps a $100 annual license, unchanged from before a $500 hike two years ago. The Ranch shows adult films at midnight weekends as Hartselle's only theater.
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Hartselle
Charles Murphree
Murphree
Hubert Mitchell
Mitchell
Five Million Assets Sold In Birmingham Insurance Move
Assets of the American Liberty Insurance Group of Birmingham were sold for about five million dollars. Statesmen Insurance Group of Des Moines Iowa purchased the assets, boosting Statesmen assets to over one hundred million dollars and representing a major Birmingham area investment. American Liberty’s assets were estimated above twelve million dollars, including the Birmingham headquarters building.
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Birmingham
Ala
American Liberty Insurance Group
Statesmen Insurance Group
Des Moines
Iowa
American Liberty
Statesman Group
Birmingham Area
Aan Insurance Center
Decatur Groups Schedule Thursday Meetings
The Decatur Stamp Club meets at 7 30 p.m. at City Hall. Royal Arch Masons Decatur Chapter No 38 convene at 7 30 p.m. in the Masonic Temple. Decatur High School band boosters hold a 7 30 p.m. meeting in the band room.
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Decatur Stamp Club
City Hall
Decatur
Royal Arch Masons
Masonic Temple
Decatur High School
Microphones Moved in Alabama Jail Consultation Rooms
Hidden microphones in Tuscaloosa County Jail consultation rooms used by clients and attorneys were removed after attorney Richard Thompson alerted Circuit Judge Aubrey Dominick. Thompson cited a hidden mic in the Switchplate connected to Investigator Gene Boswell but Judge Dominick overruled the suppression motion as no evidence from the mikes was used.
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Scaloosa
Ala
Tuscaloosa County
Nathan Chien
Aubrey Dominick
Richard Thompson
Alan Ladd Christian
Thompson
Gene Boswell
Boswell
Christian
Athens to host Top of Alabama regional meeting on director vote
Athens will host the Top of Alabama Regional Council of local governments meeting at 1 p.m. in the city building. Dean Matthews is expected to be confirmed as director with a $17 000 annual salary. Attending officials include James Record Bill Merritt Gordon Sebring Kermit Johnson Austin Hornbuckle Bob Gunn Mayor Charles Bailey and Thomas Hammonds. A separate report notes Valley Drug Co burglary with about 600 dollars in merchandise missing after a Monday night break in.
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Athens
Top of Alabama Regional Council of Local Governments
Limestone
Madison
Marshall
Jackson
Dean Matthews
Huntsville
Regional Council — of Governments
Matthews
North Carolina
James Record
Madison Board of Commissioners
Top of Alabama
Bill Merritt
Bridgeport
Gordon Sebring
Scottsboro
Jackson County Board of Revenue
Kermit Johnson
Guntersville
Austin Hornbuckle
New Hope
Bob Gunn
Valley Drug Co
16Th Ave
Reducing Absentee Ballots Sought by Alabama Panel
A Legislative Council subcommittee on election reforms discussed easier absentee ballot rules, fewer local election officials, and listing presidential and vice presidential candidates on Alabama ballots. Gov. Brewer backs study, noting Vietnam servicemen must register before leaving the state. A proposal favors mail registration for servicemen and allowing voting age 21 with 20-year-old registration.
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Montgomery
Ala
Legislative Council
Alabama
Vietnam
Lewis Bailes Jr
Birmingham
Mississippi
Kong Flu Expected In North Alabama
Morgan Limestone Health Officer Dr. Betty Vaughan says no cases yet in Decatur but the Hong Kong flu could reach the area by month’s end or January. She notes vaccine limits and advises high risk individuals to seek it from their physician.
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Hong Kong
Decatur
Betty Vaughan
Morgan Limestone Health Officer
U. S
Vaughan
Vai
Virus outbreak hits Owens Junior High in Athens
More than 100 students at Owens Junior High School in Athens were out this week with a stomach virus. Principal Kenneth Lewter said absences peaked Monday with 100 plus, 82 out Tuesday, and six to eight more leaving during the day. Attacks were beginning to abate.
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Athens
Owens Junior High School
Kenneth Lewter
Lewter
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Lee Sentell
DAILY
Bruce Johnson
Joe Puckett
Athens Blaze
Mobile
Albert P. Brewer
Ren. B. Brown
South Central Bell
Charles Bailey
Thomas Hammonds
Limestone County Board of Revenue
Knights of Columbus and
American Legion
Knights Hall
Joe Halas
Bill Falls
Albert Brewer
Martha Smith
Sovereignty Commission
Brewer
North
Owens Jr
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