Tax assessment reform and 60 percent limit debate in Alabama
Pierce Culver explains how the 60 percent cap on ad valorem taxes for utilities was upheld while individuals faced higher rates. Reassessment efforts in Morgan County push toward a flat 20 percent rate, but uniformity remains elusive due to rapid development and limited board time. Culver urges a thorough objective study, while noting enforcement and policy constraints.
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Pierce Culver
Ad Valorem
State Department of Revenue
Alabama Power Co
Alabama Power
Culver
Morgan County
Porter Lee Hanes
Morgan’s Equalization Board
James Ward
Ad Valorem Tax Division
State Revenue Department
Cullman
Morgan
Limestone
Ward
Department of Revenue
The
Revenue Department
Boards of Equalization
Alabama
Lawrence County
Limestone County
Madison County
Reds Move Oil Stocks to Villages in North Vietnam
Secretary McNamara learned in Honolulu that North Vietnamese forces are dispersing oil stocks into village centers to shield their populations from bombing. The move risks forcing the United States to choose between civilian casualties and military targeting, complicating air war strategy.
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Washington
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Honolulu
Tne
Reds
United States
U.S
Viet Nam
Famliar
Obituary for Frank A Coffey in Decatur Hospital Death
Frank Arnold Coffey, 55, of 812 6th Ave SE, died Saturday at a Decatur hospital after an extended illness. Services Monday at 2 p.m. at Guntharp Funeral Home chapel with Rev. W. W. Coffey officiating. Burial in Roselawn Cemetery. Coffey was a Ferriday Masonic Lodge member and belonged to the Decatur Shrine Club Zamora Temple. He was a native of LaMarque, Texas. Survivors include his wife, a daughter, a son, three stepdaughters, three stepsons, three sisters, a brother, and several nieces and nephews.
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Frank A. Coffey
Frank Arnold Coffey
6Th Ave
Decatur
Guntharp Funeral Home
Rev
W. W. Coffey
Roselawn
Guntharp Directing
Eric Coffey
Jack Gremillion Jr
Baton Rogue
Baton Rouge
Ola Keenum
Zola Keenum
Christine Martin
Gary
Ind
John Miller
Tullah
Onnie Miller
Joe Miller
Boyce Brown
Bryan
Tex
Augusta Hodges
Houston
Rodney Chauvin
South Houston
Henry Coffey
Pasadena
Coffey
Ferriday
Decatur Shrine Club
Zamora Temple
Birmingham
LaMarque
Funeral services for Gary Eaton in Hartselle
Funeral services for Gary Eaton seven of Hartselle who drowned Friday in a pond near his home will be at Oak Ridge Methodist Church Sunday at 4 p.m. Burial will be in the adjacent cemetery with Peck Funeral Home directing. Pallbearers include Freddie Sparkman Glenn Sparkman Rayburn Lake David Parker John McAbee and Dwayne McAbee. The body will be taken to Mrs Mamie King’s residence at Oak Ridge Saturday at 2 p.m. and remains there until services.
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Hartselle
Gary Eaton
Oak Ridge Methodist Church
Adjoin
Peck Funeral Home
David Webster
William Terry
van Eaton
Bonita
Kathy
Jeanet
Donna
Venessa
Alton Eaton
W. E. Hartselle
Freddie Sparkman
Glenn Sparkman
Rayburn Lake
David Parker
John McAbee
Dwayne McAbee
Mamie King
Oak Ridge
Athens
Kathleen Kyle
Athens-Limestone Hospital
Apostolic Christian Church
Tanner Cemetery
McConnell Funeral Home
Wilma Young
Zola Aldridge
Ruth Lott
Aline Hone
Monroe Kyle
Hammond
Ind
Woodrow Kyle
Lake Village
Martha Hall 85 Dies in Lawrence County Rites Today
Mrs. Martha Ann Hall 85 of 1916 Locust St. SE died at 7 45 am Saturday at home. Services 2 30 pm today at Sanderson's Chapel Methodist Church Lawrence County with Joe Higginbotham Jim Alexander and Lee Sanderson officiating. Burial Sanderson Cemetery Gunthorp Funeral Home directing. Grandsons pallbearers. Survivors include three sons a daughter a sister 19 grandchildren 25 great grandchildren and many relatives. Mrs Hall native of Lawrence County and member Ninth Street Methodist Church.
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Martha Ann Hall
Locust St. SE
Sanderson’s Chapel Methodist Church
Lawrence County
Joe Higginbotham
Jim Alexander
Lee Sanderson
Sanderson Cemetery
Gunthorp Funeral Home
James R. Hall
Hartseller
Frank Hall
Westminster
Calif
Lewis
Clarence Wright Chestnut Death Announced by Peck Funeral Home
Clarence Wright Chestnut of St. dies Saturday at 3 15 p m in a local hospital. Peck Funeral Home will announce arrangements in the near future.
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Hartselle
Clarence Wright Chestnut
Peck Funeral Home
Note on North Vietnamese oil storage tactics at conference
At the Honolulu conference officials discussed North Vietnam placing oil in above ground and underground storage drums in villages nationwide. The briefing highlighted the logistical challenge and potential strategic implications for regional security.
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Honolulu
Soldier letters from Camp Holloway reveal wartime life
Army Sp. 5 J. L. Hughes writes from Camp Holloway near Pleiku Vietnam about maintenance strains, growing base, and morale. He notes parts depot duties, long hours, limited overtime pay, and ongoing transport of troops and supplies. He describes living conditions, entertainment, mosquitos, malaria pills, and dwindling care packages from the United States.
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Army Sp
J. L. Hughes
Decatur
South Viet Nam
Hughes
170Th Aviation Co
25Th Infantry
Camp Holloway
Plieku
Soviet note cites threats to ships from U S planes
Moscow reports Tass says American air actions near Haiphong depot threaten Soviet merchant vessels. It mentions Kuibyshev So vietsk and Ustilog as involved ships and notes four hours after an attack big metal objects were dropped near Komsomol at anchor in Malong Bay. Warsaw Pact pledges increased aid to Vietnam.
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Kuibyshev
Sovietsk
Ustilog
Komsomol
Malong Bay
U.S
Defense Department
Haiphong
Moscow
Tass
Viet Nam
Soviet Union
North
Red China
Bucharest
Romania
Average U.S. farm size sits at 242 acres
The latest figures show the typical American farm covering 242 acres, reflecting the era’s agricultural landscape and land use patterns across the country.
Airlines idle as five major carriers halt service
Emergency Board members David Ginsburg and Richard Neustadt urged the IAM union to end the strike during negotiations. Senator Wayne Morse, chairman, said there is no justification for a strike. Eastern Northwest National Trans World and United suspend large portions of the national air business affecting about 60 percent of traffic. The CAB allowed nonstriking carriers to run extra service and to sign deals with 13 supplemental airlines to fill gaps.
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David Ginsburg
Richard E. Neustadt
Airlnes
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Eastern
Northwest
National
Trans World
United
International Association of Machinists
Afl-Cio
CAB
Medicare uptake varies by Alabama hospitals in county by county report
Hospital administrators in Decatur Cullman Hartselle and Athens Limestone report Medicare patient shares range from a few to about a quarter of admissions. Flaunting figures show limited outpatient use while several facilities note ongoing enrollments as federal clearance spreads slowly.
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Decatur General Hospital
Ray Guier
Guier
Decatur General
Cullman Hospital
Clay Hurley
Hurley
Hartselle
Black- Chandler Hospital
Baugh-Wiley- Smith Hospital
Decatur
Flint Tuberculosis
Board of Censors
Alabama Medical Association
Morgan County
John Chenault
Birmingham
AMA
Alabama
Gadsiden
J. O. Finney
Limestone County
Weather and river readings near Decatur Tennessee
River gauge at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning shows 21.55 feet with sea level reading 555.85. Forecast calls for today and tonight and Monday generally fair and hot with isolated afternoon thunder showers. Winds light and variable. High around 94 and low near 70.
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Decatur
Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
Southern take in Birmingham flight changes
Whaley stated Pryor Field departures will continue on time but add Birmingham and extra passengers before reaching the Georgia capital. The Atlanta flight will arrive 32 minutes later. Some Huntsville flights canceled or merged to improve service while a new Atlanta to Mobile route debuts amid the airline strike.
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Birmingham
Whaley
Pryor Field
Georgia Capital
Atlanta
Southern
Huntsville
Atlnta
Mobile
New Orleans
Nashville
Battle hardened armored unit leads ambush on Viet Cong road
U S and Vietnamese reports describe a baiting armored column driving along a road 40 miles north of Saigon to lure guerrillas from heavy jungle. Air and artillery supported the operation as fighting intensified and a T 38 F 105 Thunderchief was lost with the pilot missing.
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U.S
North
Viet Nam
Hanoi
Aniaircraft
Nguyen Cao Ky
Nguyen Chang Ti
Saigon
Teenager shoots father during family argument in Decatur
A Decatur teen fired a .22 caliber rifle at his father during a family argument last night. Harold Ray Williams, 45, was hospitalized with a fractured arm after the shot went through his arm near the elbow. The incident occurred at their southeast Decatur home around 8:30 p.m. Police reported no charges against the 16-year-old son, Michael, as of last night.
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Decatur
Baugh-Wiley Smith Hospital
Harold Ray Williams
Somerville Rd SE
Williams
Michael
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Pan American-Grace Airways, Inc
Panagra
Pan American World Airways, Inc
New York-Miami
New York
Balboa
Ic. Z
South America
Braniff Airways
Piedmont
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Norfolk
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Tran van Do
Indira Gandhi
Grant's Skillet Restaurant
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