Morgan Officials Pledge Support for Litter Cleanup Drive
Morgan County leaders pledged to back a Athens inspired cleanup campaign urging residents to change attitudes toward litter. Athens Mayor Dewitt Garrett urged long term effort as Decatur and Hartselle officials discussed adopting Clean Communities guidance and tax lien authority for neglected properties. The meeting outlined funding aims, a 60 percent litter reduction goal in 12 months, and countywide cooperation with law enforcement and judiciary to enforce cleanup measures. Dick Fleming chaired Morgan discussions with Decatur Mayor Bill Dukes signaling cautious administration support.
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Morgan County
Dewitt Garrett
Wheeler Basin
R. B. Nichols
Decatur
America
Macon
Nichols
Hartselle
Tifton
State Employment Service
Montgomery
Limestone County
Jim Harmon
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Marie Callahan
Bill Dukes
Birth Pangs Slow Creation of Carter's Energy Agency
Washington AP reports House debate over a new energy cabinet clashes on how much authority the energy secretary should hold over prices. Proposals split between placing pricing power in a cabinet secretary or delegating it to independent commissions outside or inside the department. Supporters say the agency is needed to unify energy programs. opponents warn of ill defined powers and lasting influence beyond the current administration.
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Washington
House
Senate
Carter
James R. Schlesinger
John Moss
D-Calif
Schlesinger
John Conyers
D-Mich
Energy Department
Moss
Glerys
Congress
William L. Armstrong
Rcolp
The
Jack Brooks
Texas
Energy
Brooks
Unwed Teen Mothers Hit In New Welfare Revision
Washington reports the Carter administration seeks to tighten welfare eligibility to save about $3 billion yearly. The plan would withhold benefits from many living with grandparents and from some year round workers, with unmarried teen mothers and seasonal workers identified as most affected. Experts outside the government criticized the plan as it moves toward a broader welfare reform.
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David E. Rosenbaum
N.Y. Times News Service
Washington
Congress
Carter
Beasley Urges Cloture as Alabama Filibuster Persists
Alabama Lt. Gov. Jere Beasley urged cloture to end debate on Wallace utility rate bills, but senators showed little support. The pack of controversial measures, part of the Wallace plan, faced prolonged filibuster as opponents signaled more resistance over appeals to the state Supreme Court and Public Service Commission rate cases.
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Montgomery
Ala
George C. Wallace
Alabama Senate
Jere Beasley
State Supreme Court
Public Service Commission
Edwards helps adjourn Senate motion in tight vote
State Sen. Edwards introduced an adjournment motion in the State Senate on Wednesday. Presiding officer Joe Fine gavelled through the motion in a voice vote described as questionable. Edwards said the adjournment was needed because the governor's utility bills could not be discussed the same day they were reported out of committee.
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Bingham Edwards
State Senate
Joe Fine
Edwards
Senate
Mollucans Shoot Towers Near Hijacked Train in Netherlands
South Moluccan terrorists holding 55 hostages on a train near Bovensmilde fired at TV observation towers to hinder police and capture footage. Dutch officials reported no injuries as hostage and siege actions continued.
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Assen
Netherlands
Justice Ministry
Noto
Toos Faber
Rhodesian raids in Mozambique prompt U S warnings
Rhodesian forces withdraw from Mapai after killing at least 32 guerrillas and destroying camps in Mozambique. Washington warns Rhodesia to pull out or face UN condemnations and possible economic pressure, while claims of diplomacy continue amid regional tensions.
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Rhodesia
Mozambique
Peter Walls
Mapai
Robert Mugabe
Zimbabwe National Liberation Army
Walls
U.S
Washington
United Nations
South Africa
U.N
Southern Africa
Mozambique Radio Sa
Pieter K. van der Byl
Beware The Sinistrals
Richard Banfield a Covington Kentucky mail sorter argues left handed sorting led to harassment and a potential suspension. He joins Lefthanders International and faces official warnings demanding right handed mail handling amid broader debates on handedness discrimination and notable lefthanded figures.
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Barbara Palmer
Washington Star
Washington
Richard Banfield
Banfield
Covington
Toet
Field
United States
Germany
Benjamin Franklin
Vichaelangelo
Leonarago
Napoleon
Boston Strangler
Gerald R. Ford
Ford
Harry
James A. Joe
Robert Dole
Carter-Mondale
Broadway
Bob Geden
The
League of Lefthanders
New Jersey
Janey Campbell
Lefthanders International
Topeka
Kans
H.E. Moore
Joseph Conley
Postal Service
Room of Beverly Hills Supper Club fire identified as start point
Officials say the Zebra Room was the fire’s likely origin and arson is ruled, as two more victims were named Lenora Hill Gentry and Charlene Matthews of Cincinnati. The death toll reached 161 from Saturday’s blaze.
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Steven R. Hurst
Associated Press
Southgate
Beverly Hills
Riesenberg
Midwest
Lenora Hill Gentry
Charlene Matthews
Cincinnati
Campbell County
Fred Stine
Pot Harvest Here Early This Spring
Sheriff Van Ward notes marijuana season starts early as deputies find 17 plants near Cotaco Creek in Waldermose Springs. He says staff limits hinder locating patches, which are often small and for personal use rather than sale.
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Russ Roberts
Sheriff's Department
van Ward
Deps
Roger Smallwood
James Hudson
Cotaco Creek
Waldermose Springs
Ward
Court Aid Approved By State Senate
The Alabama Senate passes a bill by Senator Donald Stewart to boost state deposits in interest bearing accounts, projecting an extra 5 million dollars yearly to aid the bankrupt court system. Other measures seek funds from the general fund to relieve courts, as lawmakers debate five revenue bills.
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Aisberma
House
Senate
Donald Stewart
Anniston
Stewart
Alabama
Jerry Powell
Eclectic
C. C. Torbert Jr
Lawrence County
Circuit
On This Date in 1924 Congress Confers Citizenship
Note recalls Congress granting citizenship to all American Indians on this date in 1924. The item places the milestone within the day’s Tennessee Valley publication and broader civic context. It appears among the daily notices and features in the newspaper.
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Tennessee Valley
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