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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1975
Page
5
In Beirut and across Lebanon fighting subsided for the first time in a week as Moslem and Christian private armies edged toward another cease-fire urged by Palestinian forces and the Lebanese army. Palestinian commandos and Lebanese troops moved through the downtown, while sporadic gunfire continued.
The state department lists five junior colleges and two trade schools with no black faculty at the start of fall term. The nine institutions include Enterprise State, Northeast Alabama Rainsville, Northwest Alabama Phil Campbell, Snead Boaz, and Wallace Selma among juniors. Northwest Alabama Hamilton and Wallace Wallace in Hanceville for trades. A desegregation timetable due by February 1 with initial goals due by October 31 is required under August agreement.
The Alabama extension and disaster insurance program shows 300 farmer applications for payments as losses rise. In Lawrence County payments total 81 000 and two thirds of county farmers may qualify, while Morgan County projects 85 to 95 percent eligibility. Cotton acres are low in Cullman but higher in Limestone, with expected disaster payments near 174 000 last year.
The Alabama Journal reports Morrow praised Clark for promptly contacting legal authorities. Morrow allegedly promised Clark 25000 dollars annually for life plus a 51000 dollar bribe as part of the misconduct claim.
Police describe a five foot ten inch bandit with broad shoulders and a small waist wearing a knee length black coat as the suspect in two service station robberies. Cottingham did not identify the man and no arrests have been made. A Huntsville teen, Tommy Harbin, 17, is charged with five armed robberies including the Pizza Hut holdup totaling $413.
In Beverly Hills Golda Meir urged the UN to prove its relevance after inviting Yasser Arafat, calling him bloodied by killings. She linked Lebanon’s civil war to harm for Israel unless the PLO is checked.
Tunney warned that without full facts in secret session senators might vote for funds they oppose. Church argued the Angolan independence resolve remains strong despite civil war, and the eventual winner will claim Angola, not external powers.
A Mobile woman, Evelyn Flannagan Hollis, was sentenced to three years in prison for fraudulently obtaining more than 26000 in food stamps. Her codefendant, Ellen Jean Knight, is at large. Knight allegedly prepared files for 31 nonexistent stamp recipients. Hollis collected stamps in over 100 issuances. PARIS AP Giscard d Estaing opens an economic conference amid warnings it not become a confrontation between industrialized and developing nations.
Building records show October 1974 as a peak with 80 residential units valued near 2 million and 17 houses costing over 450 thousand, while industrial commercial permits totaled 2.456 million including the 1.8 million South Limestone sewer project. November and September follow with significant residential and industrial activity.
A Bronx based relief group for Catholic women and children in Ulster faces US Britain and Irish officials who say funds raised in bars dances and dinners across the United States and totaling 1.2 million since 1971 have financed the IRA Provisional Wing. The group denies the charges saying all money supports families of prisoners and relief work.
Congressional staff compare the House passed 1976 individual income tax plan with the 1974 and 1975 laws, showing permanent higher standard deductions and the removal of two temporary credits for low income families and first time homebuyers. The table lists tax liabilities for single filers and married couples at various income levels under the three regimes.
The Department of Health Education and Welfare plans final changes to Medicaid funded home health services opening the field to profit makers with limited regulation. Elderly groups and many HEW staff oppose but policy makers support the move stirring controversy about the future of home care.
IRS estimates a married $15 000 earner with two children would pay about 4 73 more weekly or 250 yearly if the tax cut lapses. A single $15 000 earner would see about 3 more weekly or 156 yearly. Congress faces a difficult override battle with Ford.
Speculation swirls over a restructuring plan and assurances for 18 months as HEW appointment nears end. Mathews could seek the chancellor’s job later, while a trustee notes the board wants a direct working relationship akin to the Rose era. The tax vote split within the Senate, with critics calling the spending ceiling a political ploy by Ford.
Lt. Gov. Jere Beasley urged Alabama lawmakers to reorganize state government in 1976 by consolidating agencies into functional units to reduce spending and avoid new taxes. He called for meaningful restructuring with proper controls to boost efficiency and ensure no new taxes are needed.
Italy bishops issued a declaration in full communion with Pope Paul VI urging Catholics to oppose the Communist party. The move aims to blunt Communist momentum, especially after gains in June regional elections, as Rome heads to local polls next spring. In London, Thatcher gains in support as Labour splits widen after Wilson cabinet tensions.
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