Licensing Annex Bills Prepared by Tommy Stevenson
Rep Charles Martin says a Decatur license convenience fee bill should pass the House and go to the Senate. He plans an annexation bill for Trinity and a similar one for Flint. Other bills on debate include restoring the death penalty and abolishing the Ethics Commission. Gov Wallace’s plan to reallocate 85 million from the Education Trust Fund faces a first showdown. Labor and management clash over a right to work agency shop bill. Senate quitting time rule repeal effort stalls in Rules. The convenience fee measure targets city stores selling licenses.
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Tommy Stevenson
Charles Martin
Decatur
House
Senate
Martin
Trinity
Flint
Alabama
State Ethics Commission
George Wallace
Special Education Trust Fund
Hardpressed
General Fund
Labor and Management
Barney Weeks
Alabama Labor Council
Charles Harris Jr
Opelika
Alabama Textile Manufacturers Association
Doulas Johnstone
Mobile
Johnstone
Alabama Senate
Tale Of Horror Ends In Rescue
In Galliano Louisiana 26 hours on a valve handle kept Joe Bellard alive after the Progress Marine No. 2 rig overturned 18 miles offshore. Five men were rescued as divers combed the sunken hulk and the Coast Guard searched the sea for the missing diver. Bellard and Derrel Dore were the first rescued, then three others, all treated at a local hospital.
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Galliano
Joe Bellard
Progress Marine No
Bellard
Coast Guard
Louisiana
Opelousas
Federal rules ban sex discrimination in most schools
Washington reports the Ford approved rules will require equal treatment of males and females in admissions aid classrooms and athletics, covering virtually all schools and colleges. New York briefs note several thousand clerks resume strike action against REA Express despite a union back-to-work order.
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Washington
Congress
Ford
New York
The
Brotherhood of Railway
REA Express
Hospital Probing Escape Of Suspect
Debbie Peoples, one of four Lawrence County murder suspects at Bryce Hospital for mental evaluations, escaped Sunday night via a little used fire door. Hospital administrator Bill Heller says the door was left open after the escape and a key may have been obtained from an aide. security investigates whether an employee unlocked the door.
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Tuscaloosa
Debbie Peoples
Bryce Hospital
Bill Heller
Heller
White Heller
City borrows funds for mental health unit project
City Council votes to borrow 11 500 to cover a three year old commitment for North Central Alabama Mental Health Center headquarters. The funds may come from the general fund or a local bank, with repayment starting next fiscal year. Council members debate notification and funding, while Stratford Road access widening requests are discussed.
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Angie Kirk
North Central Alabama Mental Health Center
Rutledge Thomas
Thomas
Mental Health Center Board
Paul Collier
Center
Russell Bolding
Bill Levin
Jim Meherg
Greenwood Dr
8Th St
Stratford Rd
Pt. Mallard Park
Avery Thornhill
Limestone County to pilot countywide bus system proposal
TARCOG with Limestone County Commission plans a countywide transport system in Limestone that would serve more than 612 riders daily with six small buses. The project seeks a 570000 federal grant for a three year demo, with operation transfer to the county after year three if feasible. Passengers would pay ten cents per mile.
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Sonny Turner
Athens
Alabama Regional Council of Governments
Tarcog
Limestone County Commission
Limestone
Bob Gonia
Tommy Glenn
Department of Transportation
Commission
Gonia
Glenn
Alabama
Pentagon Spy Files Updated on Antiwar Protests
NBC News reports the Pentagon updated and distributed Army domestic surveillance files on antiwar protesters to the CIA FBI and Secret Service among others using new computer technology. The records once pledged for destruction despite Sam Ervin exposure in 1970 and now number about 600 000 entries by 1980.
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Washington
Pentagon
NBC News
Sam Ervin
Army
Rowan
Defense Department
CIA
FBI
Secret Service
Defense Intelligence Agency
National Security Agency
Rand Corp
Mrs Cheri Shipper Named Editor Of Living Today
Mrs Cheri Chandler Shipper was named editor of the Living Today section of The Decatur Daily by Managing Editor Mike Freeman. She replaces Phylliss Sidebotham who resigned to move to Pensacola.
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Cheri Chandler Shipper
Living Today
Decatur Daily
Mike Freeman
Today
Shipper
Phylliss Sidebotham
Pensacola
Norman
Monsanto
Florence
University of Alabama Crimson
White
Nashville
University of North Alabama
Decatur
Cheri
City Bus Service Faces Friday End Without Local Aid
Bus service in the city will end Friday unless the Decatur Downtown Association provides relief. Alton White said today he told association members that current funding shortfalls threaten the route continuation.
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Angie Kirk
Decatur Downtown Association
Alton White
White
Decatur
Ford Ends Europe Trip and Visits Vatican
President Ford wrapped an eight hour European journey with a Vatican audience and talks with Pope Paul VI. The visit emphasized U.S.-Italy ties and support for Atlantic alliance amid security in Rome. Ford urged unity with Western allies as regional election campaigns ran nearby.
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Ford
Italy
Vatican
Paul VI
U.S
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Tiber
Rome
Pope Paul
Middle East
Ciampino
Presidential
United States
Leone
United
U.S. Air Force
Quirinale
On This Day 1940 Allied Evacuation Completion
In 1940 the Allied evacuation from France ended with about 337,000 British French and Belgian troops transported to England. Quick weather notes mention highs in the upper 80s and lows near 60 with full weather map on page 2. It's a privilege to live in the Tennessee Valley.
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Landers
TV Log Financial
France
England
Tennessee Valley
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NBC
Ford Rowan
Cheri Shipper
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Lee Ford
City Council
Council
Decatur Transit Co
Federal
Urban Mass Transit Authority
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