Alabama Legislature Begins Six Day Recess After Tax Reform
In Montgomery the Alabama legislature enters a six day recess after final passage of a three bill property tax reform package. Gov Wallace's floor leaders introduced new measures raising the possibility of a prolonged session. A recess without pay until Feb 23 was proposed to curb further sessions.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Senate
House
Wallace
Nettles predicts tax plan may fail federal court test
Mobile state representative Bert Nettles campaigned in Decatur for the Republican Senate bid warning the Legislature’s ad valorem tax classification bill may not survive federal review. He favored a fixed rate to avoid county based disparities and urged a two party shift amid Alabama urban rural divisions. He estimated 50 000 to 60 000 in the GOP primary, hoping for more in the general election.
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Bert Nettles
Mobile
Decatur
U.S. Senate
Nettles
Jim Martin
Bill Baxley
Jere Beasley
Sage ‘Lyons
Three Charged With Forgery In Morgan County Jail
Three charged with forgery are in Morgan County Jail. Donnie E. Robinson 16 and Anita Brewer 16 from 1403 2nd Ave SW and Highway 31 Trailer Court are held on 750 dollar bonds. Alfred M Brewer 22 of Highway 31 Trailer Court is held on 1500 dollars. Deputy Sheriff Fred Lee and Sgt. Lyle Garrett arrested them.
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Morgan County
John McBride McBride
Donnie E. Robinson
2Nd Ave
Anita Brewer
Highway 31
Brewer
Alfred M. ‘Brewer
Landrum to Represent Schools at Alabama Hearing
Vocational Education Director Homer Landrum will represent the Decatur City School system at a Huntsville public hearing on vocational education. Sponsored by the Alabama Advisory Council, the hearing runs 1:30 p.m. at the Huntsville Area Vocational School and seeks input for a report to the state board of education.
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Homer Landrum
Decatur City
Huntsville
Landrum
Alabama Advisory Council On
State Board of Education
Huntsville Area
Second Doctor Sought For Jackson Memorial
Officials at Dr. D. E. Jackson Memorial Hospital in Lester search for a second physician. The $500000 facility opened last year with Dr. Charles Paine and assistant Norman Cooper. a Mexican physician shows interest but licensing is uncertain. The hospital reports 40 to 45 outpatient visits daily and 15 to 20 inpatients, with room and an office prepared. Mayor Lester Jackson notes steady progress including a new post office and homes under construction.
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Athens
Mexico
Alabama
Jackson
Lester Jackson
Dr. Paine
Lester
Paine
Athens Post 49 Eyes Upgraded American Legion Baseball Program
The Athens post of the American Legion plans to upgrade and expand its baseball program. A committee will oversee facility improvements and fundraising to revitalize the team at the Athens fairgrounds. Post 49 aims to repair the grandstand and build a first class field, citing past success with players advancing to college and professional ranks.
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Athens
Post of
American Legion
Post 49
Rogersville
Athens Fairgrounds
Price Parker
Parker
Don Grubbs
Gordon Blue
Lannie Blue
Grubbs
Athens Bible School
Florida College
Alabama
Calhoun Junior College
Dan Sewers
National Americanism Commission
Executive Council of Baseball
Chicago
Powell to Hear Mutual Writ Updated Judicial Assignment
Circuit Judge Newton Powell will hear a petition on January 19 regarding Mutual Savings Life Insurance Co instead of K J Griffith who is a stockholder in the Decatur based company. Powell cited partnership concerns and lack of conference with the temporary Limestone Morgan circuit judge. Governor Wallace has filed a petition to intervene in the State of Alabama versus Mutual Savings Life Insurance Co. Griffith will preside original plan.
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Newton Powell
Mutual Savings Life Insurance Co
Cullman Circuit
Griffith
Decatur
Miffith
Powell
Limestone- Morgan
George Wallace
State of Alabama
Firth to Speak at AAUW Study Group in Tuscaloosa
Dr. Gerald Firth chair of secondary education at the University of Alabama will address AAUW members and residents at 7 30 p m in State National Bank penthouse on curriculum planning and education needs in Alabama and the nation. He previously served as a consultant for Decatur School System curriculum study task force in 1971 and opens an 18 month AAUW study on the crisis in public education.
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Gerald Firth
Department of Secondary Education
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa
State National Bank
Firth
Decatur
American Association of Diversity Women
AAUW
Alabama
Emergency contact numbers listed for Decatur Daily readers
The page provides emergency lines for police 353-2515 fire department 353-4141 highway patrol 353-0631 Morgan sheriff 353-6256 ambulance 355-3444 and a Crisis Call Center 355-8000 for personal crises or possible poisoning. It instructs dialing 0 if unsure and lists department numbers and after hours lines 853-4739.
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Morgan
Hungry Burglar Pause For Meal After Breakin
Police report says burglars entered a home on 4th Ave NW through a front room window and cooked a meal before departing. Other incidents include a door left open at Patrick Industries, a Commercial Credit Corp car sprayed with red paint, a mini bike found abandoned near Hillside Rd, and cash plus a car ignition parts stolen from a Gateway Shopping Center parking lot.
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A.M. Cockrell
4Th Ave
Patrick Industries, Inc
Beltline Rd. SE
Commercial Credit Corp
6Th Ave. SE
Hillside Rd
City Hall
Phyllis Brock
Gateway Shopping Center
Morgan County Fair Cited as Most Improved in Alabama
The Morgan County Fair sponsored by the Decatur Jaycees earned the Association of Alabama Fairs top superior rating. A scrapbook from last year’s fair placed second statewide. Charles Howard of Decatur, Morgan County Fair Board member, was elected secretary treasurer of the state association.
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Morgan County
Alabama
Association of Alabama
Decatur Jaycees
Charles Howard
Decatur
Morgan County Fair Board
Post 49 tops state in games. broadcast finals in 1929
Parker notes Post 49 played 48 games in 1971 and more in 1929 as state teams competed with NBC broadcasting finals. He cites need for funds to expand a baseball program, recruit high school players, and improve fairgrounds facilities including sod, lighting, fence, backstop, and dugouts.
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National Broadcasting Co
Post 49
Parker
Post
Fairgrounds
Hearing Set In Child Beating Case In Limestone County
A preliminary hearing for Charles Edward Malone 18 Athens is scheduled Friday in Limestone County Superior Court. Malone is charged with first degree murder in the December beating death of eight month old Nicole Turner based on autopsy findings. Coroner Dillard Feigley cites multiple internal injuries from a beating. Malone held in Limestone County Jail without bond while caregiver duties were performed by Shirley Turner at 1212 12th St.
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Athens
Charles_ Edward Malone
Limestone County
Malone
Nicole Turner
Dillard Feigley
Shirley Turner
12Th St
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