School Chief Hopes To Improve Communication In Hartselle
Hart selle Supt Dr Carlton Smith forms a Superintendent's Communication Council to meet hourly monthly with teachers and administrators Two to three teachers from each school plus at least one principal will attend meetings Attendees may include others The State Supt has asked for an ACTION team to visit another system to exchange ideas Mileage and substitute pay will be reimbursed Reading as top priority is adopted by the board Also new liability insurance for board members and staff is approved and personnel changes are announced A language arts typing program using Title IV funds is proposed to aid elementary students with handwriting issues
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Hartselle
Carlton Smith
Board of Education
Smith
Wayne Teague
Teague
State Department of Education
Shelia Banks
Burleson
Jennifer Legg
Folsom Loses Bid To Reinstate Annual Pension
Former Gov James E Folsom lost a federal court bid to reinstate his 29475 dollar annual state pension. Judge Warner dismissed the suit over a 1975 law declared unconstitutional by a lower court. A bill by Sen Donald Stewart proposes reduced pensions for ex governors and a constitutional amendment to allow gubernatorial pensions.
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Montgomery
Ala
James E
Big Jim
U.S
Robert Warner
Folsom
Donald Stewart
Anniston
Warner
George C. Wallace
John Baker
Rainsville
Perry
Bomb threat closes Athens store for hour
Police investigated a bomb threat at a Athens department store, evacuating it for about an hour. No bomb was found after searches by authorities led by Police Chief Richard Faulk. The incident followed a call from a man claiming a bomb would explode in the building.
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Athens
Richard Faulk
Big E
Faulk
Arthritis Sufferers See Quick Relief From Aspirin
An advertisement claims T. Joseph Adult Aspirin provides temporary relief for hours from chronic minor pain and stiffness, noting no other aspirin offers faster or more effective relief.
Johnson May Be Eyed For Carter Cabinet Post
U S District Judge Frank M Johnson Jr's meeting with President Carter has stoked speculation he may join the new administration in a top Justice Department role. Sources say he could be attorney general or FBI director, with Carter advisers valuing his civil rights record and neutrality in politics.
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Montgomery
Ala
U. S
Frank M. Johnson Jr
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Johnson
Atlanta
FBI
Alabama
Justice T
Joseph Levin Jr
Justice Department
Winston County
Eisenhower
Red Cross Blood Drive Set for Moulton Church
Lawrence County Chapter of the American Red Cross seeks donors Wednesday from 1 to 6 pm at Moulton Baptist Church. Church women assist. church sponsors the event. Miss Kathy Steadman cites heightened holiday traffic and accidents as causing blood shortages.
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Moulton
Lawrence County
The
American Red Cross
Moulton Baptist Church
Kathy Steadman
Red Cross
Lawrence Planning Christmas Concert at High School
Lawrence County High School band will perform old favorites and new carols in a free Christmas concert Thursday at 7 30 p m in the high school auditorium. Moulton Intermediate School beginning and intermediate bands, directed by Marsha Filmore, participate with a post concert reception in the lunchroom.
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Moulton
Lawrence County High School
Freddie Meadows
Marsha Filmore
Meadows
Tennessee Wins Battle For German Plant Site
MORRISTOWN Tennessee has won a dispute with Alabama over a $10 million MAHLE GmbH aluminum piston plant set to open in 1978 in Morristown East Tennessee. MAHLE Europe’s largest piston maker will build a 100000 square foot facility on 44 acres, employing 350 initially and about 1000 later, using Aluminum Company of America's output from nearby Alcoa plant. Governor Blanton and Economic Development Commissioner Benson led the bid, with Huntsville, Alabama as the rival site.
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Morristown
U.S
Germany
Ray Blanton
Tennessee
Tom Benson
West Germany
Blanton
Huntsville
Ala
Benson
Aluminum Co. of America
Alcoa
Tenn
Knoxville
Mahle
Europe
Snoopy the Loyal Dog and His Large Protective Heart
Becky Moore writes of her dog Snoopy, a big guardian who grew from a pup to a formidable companion weighing 103 pounds. She recalls their bond, his bearlike presence, and the belief that dogs possess heaven’s hopeful home for pets. The piece ends with a note on the dragon’s differing symbolism across cultures.
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Snoopy
Becky Moore
Mobile man pleads innocence in triple killing case
Pleas of innocent and innocent by reason of insanity were entered by 29 year old Whisenhant of Mobile County who is accused of murdering three women at dine time past year. He prepared for transfer to Searcy mental hospital for a psychiatric exam and trial was tentatively set for May 16. The indictment includes a charge of first degree murder under Alabama's death penalty law.
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Mobile
Ala
Whisenhant
Searcy Mental Hospital
Mount Vernon
Joseph Hocklander
Alabama
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