Rent Subsidy Plan May Aid Needy Here
HUD favors subsidizing rent for low income families to use existing housing as a cheaper alternative to public housing. Decatur Housing Authority may join a revised plan, potentially filling up to 100 units with low income tenants if accepted. Bill Thompson doubts a large shift to low income housing will occur.
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Lee Sentell
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Decatur
Birmingham
Decatur Housing Authority
Bill Thompson
The
Housing Authority
Whatley Fills Hammond Seat in Alabama PSC appointment
Gov. Wallace appoints Chris Whatley, longtime PSC specialist and consumer protection analyst, as president to fill the unexpired term of Kenneth Hammond who was convicted of soliciting a bribe and jailed. Hammond remains free on bond pending appeal. a probation hearing is set for Jan 6.
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Montgomery
Ala
Chris Whatley
Public Service Commission
PSC
George C. Wallace
Whatley
Kenneth Hammond
Hammond
John Knight
Juanita McDaniel
Jim Zeigler
South Central Bell Telephone Co
William F. Thetford
Montgomery County
Washington
Supreme Court Today
Nebraska
U S Aids Angola Factions Reported By Post
The Washington Post says the United States spent nearly 50 million dollars aiding two anti Soviet factions in Angola during the last six months. Funds allegedly moved mainly via Zaire to UNITA and FNLA. The claim is based on unidentified sources.
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Washington
United States
Washington Post
The
Post
U.S
Portugese
Zaire
National Union For the Total Independence of Angola
UNITA
National Front For the Liberation of Angola
FNLA
Browns Ferry repairs cost now 6.7 million
The Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Plant fire damages rise to 6.7 million as TVA cites inflation and extra cable work for the increased cost. Units two and three expected to restart in February with over 1.1 million kilowatts each, while unit one resumes in March.
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Browns Ferry
Athens
Tennessee Valley Authority
Chris Eckl
TVA
Eckle
Eckl
Tennessee Valley
Veto Battle Over Tax Cuts Faces Senate Ford Stand
President Ford and Congress clash over extending last year's tax cuts with a spending ceiling. A White House meeting ended in deadlock as senators push to avoid automatic tax increases on Jan 1 1976.
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Washington
House
Congress
Senate
Ford
Russell Long
D-La
Long
White House
Carl Curtis
R-Neb
Sen
Henry Bellman
R-Okla
On This Day Abel Tasman Discovers New Zealand
On this day in 1642 the Dutch navigator Abel Tasman discovered New Zealand. Quick weather notes predict highs in the upper 60s and lows near the 40s with a similar high on Saturday. The page promises complete weather maps and river page details on A-2.
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Abel Tasman
New Zealand
Woman Charged In Man's Death
Miss Mattie Pearl Jones of 411 Madison St NW was charged with first degree murder in the slaying of Ralph Phillips 41 of 513 Walnut St. Det Wayne Ryker said the shooting occurred at 1230 a m during a party at 407 Madison St NW. Coroner Guy Holloway said Phillips was dead on arrival at 105 a.m. and witnesses described an argument preceding the shooting with a .22 pistol recovered at the house.
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Mattie Pearl Jones
Madison St. NW
Ralph Phillips
Walnut St
Wayne Ryker
Edward Terrell
Guy Holloway
Phillips
Ryker
Kyker
Holloway
Sam Cowart
Lee Jeffreys
Kissinger Testimony Scrutinized Over Chile Perjury Claims
Sen Gary Hart cites possible misleading or perjurious statements by Henry Kissinger and three other officials in the Senate intelligence committee review of U S covert actions in Chile. Hart notes former CIA chief Helms answered no to blocking Allende’s 1970 election and points to other testimonies as potentially false.
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Washington
Senate Intelligence Committee
U.S
Chile
Henry A. Kissinger
Gary Hart
Hart
Colorado
CIA
Richard M. Helms
Edward Kerry
Charles Meyer
inter-American Affairs
Senate
Helms
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Salvador Allende Gossens
New Town Budget Lets Elk River Project Move Ahead
Elkmont faces a new town development after TVA awards a $2 million grant to the Elk River Development Association. Land purchase to begin after Jan 1 with 1,459 acres west of Elkmont. aims to create a 2,500 family community with 1,000 acres for wildlife and recreation and FHA financed homes for middle income buyers.
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Sonny Turner
Elkmont
Alabama Elk River Development Association
AERDA
Mack Maples
Tennessee Valley Authority
Congress
TVA
Maples
Federal Housing Authority
FHA
Congressional Public Works Appropriation
Senate
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San Francisco
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Maine
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Gerald R. Ford
Robinson's Furniture
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