Budget proposals seek education fund hike and raises
State Finance Director James Solomon unveiled administration plans requesting a $120.9 million boost to the education trust fund and $7.7 million to the general fund, with a total education budget of $952.9 million and general fund of $188.6 million. The plan includes at least a $1,100 raise for teachers and a 5 percent raise for all state workers. The package also increases Board of Corrections appropriations to $19 million and cuts no general fund, while a separate sales tax relief bill faces stiff opposition from municipalities and education groups.
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Montgomery
Ala
James Solomon
House
Senate
Solomon
Wallace
Board of Corrections
Highway Department
Alabama League of Municipalities
Alabama
League
Joe McCorquodale
McCorquodale
Paul Hubbert
Hubbert
Alabama Education Association
Special Education Trust Fund
Ambulance Subsidy Fight Divides City Council
City council refused monthly subsidies for AAA Southend Ambulance Service and instead allowed purchase of gasoline at city cost. They postponed consolidation plans for Point Mallard and parks operations, debated exempt payroll status to avoid salary ranges, and considered rate hikes for AAA transfers to help the operator, with steps to monitor finances and potential small claims actions to collect debts.
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Paul Foreman
AAA Southend
AAA
Bill Dukes
Point Mallard
Parks and Recreation Department
Harbor Board
Point Mallard Authority
Dukes
Max Patterson
Sonnel Board
J. R. Stone
Council
Stone
Decatur
Patterson
District Court
Jack Allen
Arthur Faulkner
Gas Emergency May Return In Full Force
The cold wave and gas shortage may return in full force next week after a temporary break, with forecasts noting up to 1.57 million people could be out of work. Government data show small gas supplies are entering interstate pipelines under the new emergency act signed by President Carter. The Federal Power Commission reported about 380 million cubic feet per day flowing so far, plus a further 175 million cubic feet daily under the emergency arrangements.
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Washington
Carter
Federal Power Commission
Birthday shoutout and furniture sale ad
Everyday marks a man's birthday while Robinson's Furn downtown on 2nd Avenue advertises a great selection of La-Z-Boy and Barca Loungers, inviting customers to shop in the Downtown district.
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Robinson’s Furn
Downtown
2Nd. Ave
Daily Ad Sells Garden Tiller
Gene Chandler of 511 Blaine Dr is selling a garden tiller via a low cost daily ad. The note claims 24 additional responses show strong interest and encourages readers to place ads for items they no longer need. The Decatur Daily Want Ad Dept lists contact numbers and hours for ad placement.
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Gene Chandler
Blaine Dr
New Style Scoop Ad at Jacquelines Cut n Curl Decatur
The advertisement announces a new hairstyle scoop at Jacquelines Cut n Curl with contact numbers for Decatur and Hartselle locations. It promotes a fresh style and directs readers to call 353 2420 or 773 3946 for details.
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Jacquelines
Decatur
Hartselle
GM Profits Soar After Auto Sector Turnaround
GM reported a record year with net profits of 2.9 billion dollars on 47.2 billion in sales, beating its 1974-75 combined profits by 700 million as the company reclaimed the top earnings spot in a robust market. Sales rose 32 percent from the 35.8 billion dollar 1973 peak, signaling a historic rebound for the world’s largest automaker.
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Detroit
General Motors Corp
Carter nominates Turner to head CIA amid cautious support
Washington AP: Adm. Stan S. Turner, Carter's candidate for CIA chief, faces likely questioning but seems not in danger. Senate leaders say no strong opposition. Turner would be Carter's second choice after a civilian nominee. The piece notes broader budget, campaign finance, and ceremonial cuts topics touching Carter administration.
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Washington
Stansfield Turner
Carter
Central Intelligence Agency
Senate
Robert C. Byrd
Dw.va
Howard H. Baker Jr
R-Tenn
Turner
Flu vaccine policy update and exile return plan
Washington AP reports Secretary Califano lifted the moratorium on a double barrelled flu vaccine urging elderly and chronically ill to receive shots while keeping the swine flu moratorium. In New York AP notes Rhadames Trujillo plans to return to the Dominican Republic for 1978 elections after 15 years in exile and seeks party status for the National Canary Movement.
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Washington (Ap
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
J A. Califano Jr
Califano
Avictoria
New York
Rhadames Trujillo
Rafael Trujillo
Trujillo
National Oecanary Movement
National Elections Board
On This Date In 1940 German reprisal near Warsaw
The article notes that in 1940 the Germans executed every tenth person in two villages near Warsaw as punishment for two German soldiers killed. The brief item appears in the Daily Calendar and classified sections with local weather and contact details for ads.
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Warsaw
Poland
First National Assets Rise at Decatur Bank in 1976
First National Bank of Decatur reports 1976 year end assets over 64 million dollars, up 7.2 percent, with loans 3.2 million, deposits 58.7 million and revenues 4.545 million. Chairman C Gordon Jones cites record figures and predicts moderate growth for 1977 amid a cautious recovery.
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First National Bank of Decatur
C. Gordon Jones
Alabama Bancorporation
Jones
Congress
Prisoner transfers begin as state move aims to relieve jail crowding
State Board of Corrections ordered transfers to Morgan County and Limestone County jails to ease overcrowding. Ten inmates moved to Morgan from Lee County after Sheriff Ward opposed 20, and ten Madison County inmates were sent to Limestone, crowding a block at the Limestone facility. Officials warned beds may be lacking as up to 30 more prisoners could require desks, sobering or release pending capacity.
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Madison County
Limestone County
Russ Roberts
Sonny Turner
Morgan County
Limestone
Athens
State Board of Corrections
BOC
Lee County
van Ward
ROC
Judson Locke
Ward
Pearson
Opelika City
M. W
Buddy) Evans
Evans
Dave Headrick
Judson Locke Jr
Limestone County Commission
Officials Eye Pay Raise Cut For One's Salary
Morgan County officials study reducing license commissioner Cleon Yates pay while he shifts to straight salary. Yates earned about 29 000 in fiscal 1975 76 including 8700 salary and expenses plus 13688 89 in license fees and penalties. He defends the system as effective.
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Russ Roberts
Aily
Cleon Yates
Yates
Morgan County
County Commission
Thornton
Dick) Fleming
Co Ae
Morgan Cee
Fleming
Montgomery
Space Centers To Use Sunlight
Washington AP a joint program by US space and energy agencies will use solar energy to heat and provide hot water at six NASA centers across five states. The 1.75 million project aims to prove solar can offset high initial costs with electricity oil and gas savings up to 250000 annually.
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Washington
U.S. Space and Energy Agencies
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Marshall Space Flight Center
Huntsville
Ala
Marshall
Space Agency
Energy Research and Development Administration
Dryden Flight Research Center
Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
Kennedy Space Center
Fla
Ames Research Center
Mountain View
Langley Research Center
Hampton
Johnson Space Center
Tex
Ames, Kennedy
Marshall Centers
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