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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1976
Page
8
Reader shares a conflicted love with his wife’s father and seeks guidance. Ann Landers urges counseling, cautions sharing with his wife, and notes therapy will inform next steps for a same-sex complication. Several letters follow with dating, parenting, and etiquette concerns from readers.
In a 1953 world championship match Sweden versus the United States both declarers play the same opening. The Swedish declarer leads queen of trumps fearing club ruffs while the American Crawford feeds a club to dummy then cashes spades to discard a diamond. The defense takes one trump one diamond and one club, but cannot defeat the contract.
Investigators say the operation spans at least 22 states including New York, with victims in 20 more. The fraud centers on advance loan fee schemes that promise loans for a fee, then deliver false commitments. Notable losses include $700,000 paid by Sunbeam Baking Co. for a $10 million loan never fulfilled and $10,000 lost by Albert Bonney for a bogus loan commitment.
County leaders push a countywide sales tax to be shared by Decatur, Hartselle and the rest of Morgan County school systems. State Rep. Tommy Ed Roberts supports shared funding but warns on bond retirements and formulas. He urges a joint meeting of county and city officials to craft a workable, unified plan.
Carter names Carter Gibson as secretary of Housing and Urban Development, making him the first black mayor named by Carter to head a federal department. Gibson, elected mayor of Newark in 1970, is expected to be the last cabinet appointment announced by Carter.
The city awarded bids to G and W Asphalt for liquid asphalt at 50 cents per gallon and plant mix prices. Holland and Woodard with Trinity Quarries for base stone at 2.45 and 3.45 per ton. 18 000 tons of crushed stone at 2.05 plant and 3.05 job. 4 500 tons for bituminous treatment at 2.30 plant and 3.30 job. A street vacating consent for 4th St NW to John H Giles. Charles E Howard named to Old Bank Board replacing mayor. Transfer of business licenses extended from 10 to 60 days. Lovelace Plumbing Contractors bid 19 925.43 for sewer work at Point Mallard. Otinger Construction bid over 29 000.
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