Alabama legislature wrestles with utility bill curbs and rules
A month long special session nears its end as senators debate bills targeting Alabama Power rates. The finance committee questioned budget officer James Raiford and Chief Justice Bo Torbert on court funding while the House advanced two retirement fund amendments and quashed another. Speaker McQuorquodale pushed rules changes to require revenue tied to new funds and to preserve $20 million in the Special Education Trust Fund, while Rep. Roberts warned such measures may slow revenue bills.
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Wallace
Alabama Power Company
Senate
Finance and Taxation Committee
James Raiford
Supreme Court
C. C
Bo) Torbert
House
Joe McQuorquodale
Roberts
Rep
H. L
Sonny) Callahan
Mobile
Special Education Trust Fund
Donald Stewart
Anniston
Man dies in Hartselle crash at County 41 and Alabama
A collision at 11 10 a m at the intersection of M County 41 and Alabama left William Sullins 57 of Hartselle dead and Larry Pierce 23 of Battleground injured who was taken to Hartselle hospital for surgery A third man escaped with minor injuries and his name was not released.
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M County
Alabama
de Blankenship
Hartselle
William Sullins
Larry Pierce
Battleground
Blankenship
Bankhead Forest Plan Details Draw Icy Debate Across Counties
The plan would allocate 57 843 acres to yellow pine production and use remaining land for low intensity management. Critics like Cross warn it would scar the scenic beauty and wildlife of the area. Annual yields are 28.3 million board feet of saw timber and 36 600 cubic feet of roundwood with sale by competitive bid. About 30 miles of roads will be built or rebuilt to aid hunters and recreation. Clearcutting may reduce habitats for squirrels and cavity nesting birds but improve varied habitats for deer and turkey. Local officials oppose the plan, citing environmental and scenic concerns. TVA funds a 1 2 million greenhouse project heated by discharge water from Browns Ferry plant to study surplus heat use in horticulture.
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Cross
Forest Service
Forestry Service
Lawrence County Elected Officials Associationqa
Browns Ferry
Ala
Louis Nelson
TVA
National Fertilizer Center
Muscle Shoals
Tennessee Valley
Jim Green
Green
Oak Ridge
Alabama
Fee
Mean Old Alligator Draws Ponchatoula Crowds at City Pool
A small town story recalls Ponchatoula where a mayor relocates a mean 11 foot alligator to a closed city pool. After a new arrival is tossed in, only the large one remains and children gather daily to watch the creature behind a fenced, leaky pool.
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Interstate Highway
Charles Gideon
Ponchatoula
Louisiana
Town uses alligator cage tourism and nuclear safety clash
A local mayor funds an alligator cage to attract tourists while officials discuss Browns Ferry reactor safety and odds of nuclear disasters. The piece links tourism schemes with nuclear power risk assessment and notes Prince Edward’s upcoming schooling at Gordonstoun in Scotland.
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Queen Elizabeth II
Gordonstoun School
Scotland
Prince Edward
Prince Andrew
Florida Senator Declares War Over Alabama License Fees
Florida Senator W D Childers lashed out at Alabama over its higher non resident hunting and fishing fees. He urged Florida to match raises to collect substantial revenue from the 17.5 million out of state sportsmen visiting annually. He proposed non resident hunting licenses rising from 26 50 to 50 and fishing from 7 50 to 10 with a new 10 saltwater non resident license while opposing resident rate hikes.
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Tallahassee, Fla
W.D. Childers
Alabama
Childers
Senate
D-Pensacola
North Florida
Florida
Billy
Reubin Askew
FAA chides Willig over weather use on World Trade Center climb
The Federal Aviation Administration rebukes George Willig known as the human fly for using the agency weather service to gauge winds at the 110 story World Trade Center.
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Federal Aviation Administration
George Willig
World Trade Center
Agency
Weather Service
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H’sellé
PEA
Ways and Means
Public Service Commission
Ferry
Prince
Florida Senate
FAA
Men’‘s Shop
Rogers Decatur
Florence, and
Decatur Shopping Center
Rogers
Decatur, Florence and Muscle Shoals
Decatur
Athens
Florence
Priscilla
Croscill
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