City to study drainage with HUD matching funds
Decatur council approved a 33 349 appropriation funded by federal funds to match a 66 788 grant from HUD for drainage studies and related projects including economics and beautification at about 10 000 each. The panel also awarded 8 684 92 for 42 garbage containers to American Disposal and 2 186 04 to Sears Roebuck for a fence at a garbage transfer station. Herbert Turner appointed to fill vacancy on Board Zoning Adjustments following H B Larkins resignation.
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Decatur
Gary—Voketz
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Voketz
Turner Ready For Showdown On Consumer Bill Battle
Turner says he will bring the controversial consumer credit code to the floor despite mounting objections. The Alabama Senate faces a clash as reformers seek to regulate interest and charges in retail lending while Brewer proposes a record general fund budget for 1969-70.
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Senate
House
Albert Brewer
Turner
Brewer
Hartselle Plant Opens With 100 to 150 Jobs
HARTSELLE officials switch on the new Hartselle Industries plant located in a renovated former bowling alley. The facility will employ 100 to 150 women as it begins sewing women’s sportswear and lingerie for nationwide distribution. Plant president Alan Borenstein notes first products to roll off the line about 1 p.m. Thursday.
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Hartselle
Hartselle Industries
Alan Borenstein
Movia Byers
Moulton
John D. Long
Chamber of Commerce
H. A. Bartlett
Tom Johnson
North Alabama _ Industrial Development Association
Barrett Shelton Jr
Decatur
Six Sentenced In U S Court In Decatur Alabama
U S District Court in the Northern District of Alabama sentenced six men on mail fraud and vehicle theft charges.Paul Ellis Foster and Robert Louis Stiles received two year terms. Huntsville men Doyle and Cecil Brady were jailed for 18 months each. Jackie Collins drew one year and a day for probationviolation. Junior Darrell Beam got one year and a day for distilling illegal whiskey. Howard Shinn and Gene Suttle placed on probation for whiskey offenses. Roland Hood and Josephine Hood case continued.
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U. S. District Court For
Alabama
Decatur
Clarence W. Allgood
Allgood
Paul Ellis Foster
Foster
U. S
Birmingham
Robert Louis Stiles
Stiles
Bobby Sanders
Doyle Brady
Cecil Brady
Huntsville
Sanders
Doyle
U. S. Marshall
Jackie Collins
Collins
Morgan County
Junior Darrell Beam
Howard Samuel Shinn
Gene Courtney Suttle
Shinn
Suttle
Mrs. Hood
Cullman School Board Cuts Posts and Fires Assistant
Cullman County Education Commission moves to trim office staff in the superintendent’s office after eliminating two positions and firing assistant superintendent Lewil N. Smith. A replacement for Smith is expected before August, with further cuts possible. The action, partly funded by federal 89-10 funds, passed 3 to 2 amid abstention by chairman W. C. Peinhardt.
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Cullman
Cullman County
Education Commission
Superintendent of Education
Commission
Jack Doss
Lewil N. Smith
Smith
August Doss
Angie Zugaro
Marvin Key
Doss
Brewer
Board of Education
W. C. Peinhardt
Police Make 200 Arrests in May in Athens
Athens Chief A. B. Lightfoot Jr reported 200 arrests in May. Citations for failure to possess a driver's license reached 39, speeding 30, driving while intoxicated and reckless driving 23. There were 34 city automobile accidents, 22 due to excessive speed or failure to yield, with 16 injuries and no deaths.
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Athens
A. B. Lightfoot, Jr
Athens Police Department
Lightfoot
Jury Visits Property Site in Decatur Condemnation Case
A 12 member jury toured the Thomas Town House Furniture store to assess its value in a Decatur Housing Authority condemnation dispute. Owners seek 160000 dollars while housing authority witnesses estimate 97000 dollars. The site lies near city hall’s construction and a planned 3 million dollar courthouse as part of Operation New Decatur's civic center.
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Decatur Housing Authority
Richard Hundley
Thomas Town House
Morgan County
Housing Authority
Operation New Decatur
Cullman Eyes Egg Shaped Chicken Museum On I 65 Route
Cullman County rich in poultry proposes a world first egg shaped chicken museum near I 65. Rep. Tom Drake calls the project a tourism booster, with support from Sen. Fred Folsom and county agents. He notes potential funding via donations and a study commission costing up to 10000 dollars.
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Albert Brewer
Cullman
Tom Drake
Alabama
Cullman County
House of Representatives
Fred Folsom
Grady Pinkston
Drake
Cherie
Decatur Firms Hit in Weekend Theft Totals 40
Police report two Decatur business break ins with a combined $40 loss in change. South Central Bell offices on Johnston Street lost about $25 during the weekend. Williams Auto Parts on Fourth Avenue NE saw about $15 taken after failed safes openings. A cutting torch was moved from the machine shop but not used.
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Decatur
South Central Bell
Johnston St
Williams Auto Parts
4Th Ave
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