Feds Attack TVA Power Rates in Tennessee Hearing
Federal Energy Administration pressed TVA to adopt peak load pricing immediately at a Monday Chattanooga hearing. FEA said the current “cover the cost” system is unacceptable and warned of phased, careful implementation to charge more based on time of day. TVA has not committed to peak load billing despite study of alternatives.
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Chattanooga, Tenn
Tennessee Valley Authority
Federal Energy Administration
TVA
Federal Agency
FEA
Craig Johnson
Johnson
J. Stanley Rogers
Manchester
Teen Charged A Hartselle Burglary Case
A Hartselle teenager was charged with burglary of an automobile on Monday at Morgan County Jail. Larry Riddle, 18, of West End Terrace Apartments Apt. 2, was booked after an arrest by Hartselle City Det. Elmer Sanders. Bond was set at 750 dollars during peak demand periods.
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Hartselle
Morgan County
Larry Riddle
West End Terrace Apartments
Apt. 2
Hartselle City
Elmer Sanders
Youthful composer wins state in My America contest
Jo Lynn Burks, 11th grader at Austin High School and daughter of Larry and Mrs. Burks of 1719 Camelia Dr SW, won state honors in the Bicentennial Commission of Pennsylvania and NEA sponsored My America contest. Her piano piece, crafted over a month to reflect patriotic themes, was chosen from thousands of entries and noted as a personal symphony in piano form.
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Jo Lynn Burks
Austin High School
Alabama
Jo Lynn Wins State Contest and Prepares Pennsylvania Tour
Inside has won the contest and Jo Lynn will join other state winners on a week-long tour of Pennsylvania beginning June 28. National winners on July 4 at Valley Forge will receive 5000, 2500, and 1500 dollars with a top gold medal. state winners get silver medals. Jo Lynn, a Decatur City Schools entrant, aims for a career in performing arts and plans to use a possible scholarship for arts college. She also will have a Russell of events at the opening banquet in Pittsburgh and museum displays for Bicentennial visitors.
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Jo Lynn
Pennsyvania
Valley Forge
Pennsylvania
Lynn
Pittsburgh
Lancaster
Philadelphia
Decatur
Seven districts proposed for Morgan County school board
Four local representatives schedule a bill in the Legislature to split Morgan County into seven voting districts for the county school board, rising from five. The plan excludes Decatur and Hartselle and sets terms through 1982 with two appointed members to fill unrepresented districts after the 1976 election. The superintendent post may become elective again via a Senate bill by Sen. Bingham Edwards.
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Morgan County
Tom Drake
Tommy Ed Roberts
Charles B. Martin
Wayland Cross
West Morgan
Danville
Falkville
Eva
Priceville
Cotaco
Union Hill
Hartselle
Decatur
Robert Street
Senate
Bingham Edwards
J. W. Sailors
Limestone hit as cotton loss cited in county woes
Athens Limestone County faces severe impact from cotton losses with 20 percent gone. Mayor Russell Bolding travels to Washington with seven Alabama mayors to urge continuation of the federal revenue sharing program. Also joining are Carl Morgan, Alabama League of Municipalities president, and John Watkins, league executive director.
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Russell Bolding
Washington
Alabama
Bolding
Carl Morgan
Alabama League of Municipalities
League
John Watkins
Directory Here Copies of City Directory Distributed To Purchasers
A spokesman for Johnson Publishing Co of Colorado said copies of the 655 page Decatur City Directory will be distributed to buyers through next week. The book lists residents alphabetically with telephone numbers and a business section, plus organizations, churches, and a brief city history.
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Johnson Publishing Co
Colorado
Decatur
Mullin-Kille Co
Johnson
More Planners To Be Screened For NAHSA Director
Health planners will be interviewed for the director post at the North Alabama Health Systems Agency. The Staff Selection Committee will reassess candidates including Selma planner Joe Knight and Dennis Opheim of Decatur, with more applicants to be interviewed beyond Knight and Opheim.
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North Alabama Health Systems Agency
Betty Vaughan
Selma
Joe Knight
Knight
Dennis Opheim
Decatur
NAHSA
Vaughan
Opheim
Former Prattville officer alleges police misconduct in marijuana trade
A Montgomery station reports ex Prattville police officer Tom Smith submitted information to Attorney General Bill Baxley alleging improper procedures negligence and incompetence by Prattville police. He claims from one to two tons of marijuana flow through Prattville monthly and that the illegal need is easier to obtain than a comic book.
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Montgomery
Ala
Prattville
Bill Baxley
Wkab-Tv
Tom Smith
Contractor Hurt In Fall On Athens Roof
A 50-year-old Decatur contractor, Red Garris, fell about 12 feet from a roof while working at 708 Forrest St. in Athens Monday morning. He was listed in good condition at Athens-Limestone Hospital with a broken vertebra.
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Athens
Decatur
Athens-Limestone
Red Garris
Garris
Larry Mobley
Forrest St
Akron
Parkway Medical Center
Lucinda Jones Tucker
Decatur-Huntsville
Tucker
City Man Wins Livestock Post in Alabama Association
A Decatur man, Ewell Russell of 2015 Stratford Rd, was elected second vice-president of the Alabama Livestock Association in the latest election. Other officers named include W. S. Bowman of Montgomery as president, Tommy Wallace of Scottsboro as first vice-president, Francis Nelson of Robertsdale as third vice president, and C. Ed Spoute of Montgomery as secretary-treasurer.
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Decatur
Alabama Livestock Association
Ewell Russell
Stratford Rd
W. S. Bowman
Montgomery
Tommy Wallace
Scottsboro
Francis Nelson
Robertsdale
C. Ed. Spoute
Water System Cost To Exceed $1 Million In Limestone County
Limestone County commissioners expect the 900 customer North Limestone Water System to cost over $1 million and take about a year to complete with planning in four to five weeks and construction beginning in late August. The project ties to the Elkmont system and includes a $125 monthly veterans office rent and other county expense actions.
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Sonny Turner
Athens
North Limestone
Limestone Commission
Charlie Christopher
Montgomery
Farmers Home Administration
Northeast
Limestone
Joe Worley
Commission
Worley
Christopher
Water Department
Ft. Hampton
Clements High School
The
Veterans Association
Limestone County
Don Carter
Mary Ann Thomas
Near-Perfect Weather Predicted for Alabama This Week
The National Weather Service reports clear skies and sunny days with highs in the upper 80s to mid 80s. A large high pressure system in the Central Plains brings little day to day variation, with 14 hours of sunshine expected today and Wednesday, aiding field work and soybeans planting amid low rain risk.
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National Weather Service
Central Plains
Alabama
Tennessee
Tennessee Valley
Weather summary for Decatur area and river reading report
Decatur area river reading at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning 21.30 feet and sea level 555.60. High today expected in mid 80s with tonight in upper 50s. high Wednesday also in the 80s. Clear skies and warm through Wednesday with no precipitation today. Sunrise 5 33 a.m. to sunset 7 58 p.m. Extended outlook Thursday to Saturday mostly fair with highs in the 80s and lows in the 60s.
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Decatur and Vicinity
Keller Memorial Bridge
Roofers Prepare Aquadome Apartments on Std St
Teamwork Allen Hayes and Gary Crow drive nails and hold tar paper as crews roof the Aquadome Apartments on Std St SW. Weather for the next several days is forecast to be unsettled with mixed conditions.
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Allen Hayes
Gary Crow
Aquadome
Std St
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Morgan County Extension Service
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