Budget Panel Clashes With Wallace On School Funding
Alabama budget subcommittee staff issues sweeping education funding guidance to lawmakers urging no delegation to groups, prioritizing planning and a statewide meaningful kindergarten program. They call for salary increases for teachers and staff, better management in vocational education, and to avoid new taxes while pursuing government reorganization and attrition-based staff reductions. The report notes governor Wallace could not raise his own salary due to constitutional limits.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Wallace
State Department
Raytheon wins $21.73 million missile launcher contract
Bristol Tennessee Raytheon Co awarded a $21.73 million Army contract to build guided missile launchers. Representative James Quillen notes 90 percent of work at Raytheon plant in Bristol, with 10 percent at Redstone Arsenal in Alabama.
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Bristol, Tenn
Raytheon Co
Army
James Quillen
R Tenn
Raytheon
Redstone Arsenal
Alabama
Lima man shot by police after grocery burglary
Florence Alabama police shot and killed Robert Lindsey a 29 year old Lima Ohio man after he allegedly failed to stop following a silent burglar alarm at a local grocery police said Lindsey was shot when authorities responded to the break in and report misdeeds in government financial practices remain under review.
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Florence, Ala
Lima
Ohio
Robert Lindsey
Rates Drop In Athens Fire Insurance Classification Change
Athens residents will see fire insurance rates fall by 4 to 6 percent next year after officials upgraded the city from classification seven to six following a state inspection six months ago. Brick homes and wood frame houses will see decreases, with service stations and churches unaffected. Local officials note improved water flow and fire protection as reasons, aligning Athens with other North Alabama cities.
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Athens
Dewitt Garrett
Garrett
Insurance Services
Alabama
North Alabama
College Bank Funds Seized in Alabama Case
The State Revenue Department seized Daniel Payne College bank accounts for nonpayment of state income taxes withheld from employees. President Dr James Meyers confirmed the action and denied reports the seizure would prevent paying staff. Liens totaling 11385 dollars were filed, covering taxes due for late 1973 and parts of 1974.
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Birmingham
Ala
State Revenue Department
Daniel Payne College
James Meyers
James Bradshaw
Leeds Clinic Head Named Leeds Mayor After Death
Edward Goodson administrator of the Leeds Medical Clinic was named mayor by the City Council to fill the unexpired term of James Wright who died Monday Wright had been elected to a second term in August and fell ill after being sworn in in October Goodson also chairs the Leeds Industrial Development Board and is a former Jefferson County Planning Commission member
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Leeds, Ala
Leeds
Edward Goodson
Goodson
James Wright
Wright
Leeds Industrial Development Board
Jefferson County Planning Commission
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