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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1976
Page
13
W. M. Burkett sues after the City Board of Education voted 3-2 to fire him. He claims the ouster violated his constitutional and contractual rights and seeks $100,000 in damages plus an injunction. Circuit court hearing date not set.
The Federal Power Commission accepted Alabama Power Co. ibid filing to raise wholesale municipal and cooperative electric rates and suspended the revised rates for 26 wholesale customers until Oct 1 with potential refunds. The commission also ordered a hearing into the legality of the increased rates amid intervenors seeking rejection or longer suspension.
Pamela Moore daughter of Mr and Mrs James H Moore Eva 1 and Timothy Morris son of Mr and Mrs Edwin Morris Lacey s Spring 2 were chosen May Teenagers of the month by Decatur Elks Club No 655. Selection recognized character leadership service citizenship and scholastic achievement.
In Alabama a growing flotilla of honorary colonels and aides de camp fuels a Wallace Beasley tug of war. Beasley issued hundreds of commissions at Point Clear and since then, about 250 more, with Rockefeller as a notable honorary member. Baxley and Flowers also handed out honorary staff cards, though at lower rates today.
A Rufus Pearson Fund has been started in Moulton to aid the 36 year old man hospitalized since an April 23 auto crash. Pearson, returning from Fruehaus Decatur to Wren, suffered multiple fractures and lacerations requiring a body cast and long therapy. Insurance did not apply due to tenure at Fruehaus. Donations may be made through the Bank of Moulton.
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