Alabama Senate budget vote prediction amid filibuster lapse
Alabama Senate leader Sen. George Bailes predicts passage Tuesday of a $260 million biennial budget after a lengthy filibuster over a hospital lease dispute in Selma. The House stayed calm amid noncontroversial bills while a housing authority measure sparked debate over low interest loans for buyers.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Senate
George Lewis Bailes, Jr
Birmingham
Selma
Dallas County Welfare Office
George Wallace
Bailes
House
Wallace
Dallas
Bill King
Madison County
King
Health worker Feld faces charges over pool water checks
Fred Feld, health services assistant for the Tri-County District Health Service, who tests water at Point Mallard Park's Olympic pool, is charged with a crime.
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Fred Feld
Tri-County District Health Service
Point Mallard Park
Olympic Pool
Feld
Robbery Convict Gets Fifteen Year Term in Morgan County
Florence man Larry Wayne Curtis was found guilty of robbery after a brief jury deliberation and sentenced by Judge Tom B. Coggin to 15 years. The March 13 Ramada Inn theft yielded about 400 dollars and a beaten night clerk. Curtis faces an $30,000 appeal bond after his attorney filed a notice of appeal.
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Florence
Morgan County
Tom B. Coggin
Larry Wayne Curtis
Bryce Graham
Coggin
Curtis
Mark Anthony Cullins
Coleman
Tex
Martin St. SE
Cullins
Napoleon Clopton III
Decature
Clopton
Rudolph Slate
Alabama
Robert Kennedy
Decatur
Brookhaven
Fred Feld Guards Water Safety At Local Pool
Fred Feld of the Tri County District Health Service oversees pool water quality and safety. He uses a plastic box with eyes to compare sample colors to ensure the pool remains open and safe for public use while children play nearby.
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Fred Feld
Feld
Tri-County District Health Service
Public Health Pool Supervisor Oversees Three County Systems
Feld supervises 42 pools across Limestone Lawrence and Morgan counties ensuring water quality safety and sanitation. He enforces regulations from environmentalist David Nelson and coordinates permits and inspections with plans reviewed before construction. If water is unsafe pools close until corrected and facilities are supervised for public safety. Feld is a Birmingham native and Auburn alum with a family in Bel-Aire Apartments.
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Feld
Limestone
Lawrence
Morgan Counties
Health Service
David Nelson
Tricounty
State Laboratory
Decatur
Birmingham
Huntsville High School
Auburn University
Air Force
Bel-Aire Apartments
Martha
Michael
Calhoun Pre Registration Dates Set For August
Calhoun Junior College outlines fall pre registration from August 6 to 10 with specific slots for simmer quarter students on the 6th, spring quarter returnees on the 7th and 8th, entering freshmen and transfers on the 9th, and a make up on the 10th. Registrar Julian Jordan and President Carlton Kelley note high enrollment. Contact 353-3102 for details.
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Calhoun Junior College
Simmer Quarter
Julian Jordan
Calhoun
Carlton Kelley
Jordan
Lunch price rise eyed as funding cuts loom
County officials warn lunchroom prices may increase this fall amid higher food costs and potential federal funding cuts. Superintendent Nancarrow cites a possible Title 1 funding drop of 34 000 and notes budget cuts being considered while Faye Walker expects an August decision.
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Linda Parham
George Nancarrow
Board of Education
Faye Walker
County Food Service
Richard Nixon
Emergency Crisis Numbers Advised By The Decatur Daily
The Decatur Daily lists crisis contact options including the Crisis Call Center at 355 8000 and hospital or physician contacts for possible poisoning. It advises dialing 0 to reach an operator with the emergency nature of the issue.
Man Killed When Hit By Train
An elderly Madison County man identified as James Campbell, 64, was struck by an eastbound Southern Railway train Thursday around 12 15 p m near the Freight Station. Police believe he tripped on the tracks after which the train struck him. Funeral services will be announced by Scottsboro Funeral Home with Brown Service handling local arrangements.
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Madison County
Southern Railway
James Campbell
Gurley
Scottsboro Funeral Home
Brown Service Funeral Home
Campbell
Victor Lowery
Locust St. SE
David Paul Guess
Memorial Dr. NW
Decatur General Hospital
Tony Scott's Young Diver Surges in International Meet
A 15 year old Cincinnati diver, Tony Scott, earned two golds in the 15-16 division at the International Age Group meet, scoring 297.80 on three meter and learning seven dives for tower events. He trained briefly with coach Bill Burgess and chaperone Gail Kimball, while noting the dangers and rules about knee bending.
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Linda Parham
Tony Scott
Cincinnati
Tony
Bill Burgess
Gail Kimball
United States
Steve Eberle
Eberle
Ralf Deboy
West Germany
Point Mallard
Netherlands
Oakton Pool
Chicago
Washington
Tennessee
Florida
Ohio
Decatur
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Joe Goodwyn
Pierre Pelham
Mobile
Goodwyn
George C. Wallace
Lurleen B. Wallace
University Hospital
Morgan, Lawrence
Limestone Counties
By Ben Windham
Department of Agriculture
Walker
Nancarrow
Board County
Standard Oil Co
Gulf Oil Corp
J&j Oil Co
Standard
J and
J Oil
Gulf Oil
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Gulflex A
Gulflex Moly
Falkville
Summerford
Bobby Summerford
THE
Decatur Daily
Artois
Tony Estes
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