Escapee May Be In Region
Dist. Atty. Don Parker says Debbie Shiles Peoples, a first degree murder, robbery and kidnapping suspect who escaped Bryce Hospital, may be in North Alabama. He cites unconfirmed reports she visited her sister and possibly traveled northwest then headed toward St Louis. Meanwhile James Borden is deemed competent to stand trial at Bryce Hospital as others remain under evaluation.
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DAILY
Moulton
Bryce Hospital
North Alabama
Dist
Don Parker
Landersville
Harold Young
James
Junior) Borden
Parker
Borden
Mary Francis Calvert Borden
People
Bob
Bryce
Area Roadside Litter Exceeds State Norms
The Alabama Highway Department reports Division One shows higher roadside trash levels than the state average. In Decatur and nearby areas January through April, litter per mile averaged 2,002 pieces monthly versus the statewide 1,609. Division One includes Madison, Morgan, Limestone, Jackson, Marshall, Dekalb and Cherokee counties.
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Paul Foreman
Decatur
Highway Department
Alabama Highway Department
Morgan County
Alabama
Ann Smith
Colbert
Lauderdale
Madison
Morgan
Limestone
Jackson
Marshall
Dekalb
Cherokee
Landers
Decatur Area
First Dutch settlers land on Manhattan Island in 1610
In Today's Daily On This Day 1610 marks the arrival of the first Dutch settlers on Manhattan Island. The note appears with aWant Ad contact numbers for Athens and weather details predicting highs in the low 80s and persistent rain chances across today tonight and Wednesday.
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America
Manhattan Island
Gas Firms Accused Of Price Fixing Tactic
Washington AP report says the natural gas industry underestimated reserves, prompting a FTC recommendation to file a federal complaint against the American Gas Association and 11 major producers for collusive reserve reporting. A House subcommittee reviewed the staff finding linking underestimating reserves to higher prices.
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Washington
American Gas Association
Industry ‘Trade Organization
Federal Trade Commission
Bureau of Competition
The
Trade Association
Commission
House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee
Kenneth Anderson
Bureau
Gas Association
Power Commission
Governors Call For Share If Gas Taxes Rise
Governors from across the nation vote 27 to 6 to urge Congress to let states take a share of new gas tax revenues. The amendment would let states pre empt one cent of a three cent rise and 20 percent of later increases. The conference also discussed Wallace and energy questions but took no position on energy policy.
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New Orleans
Congress
House
Ford
George Wallace
Wallace
Howver
Bill Waller
Mississippi
Alabama
Robert D. Ray
Iowa
Calvin L
Bids Open To Finish Bank Street Urban Renewal Project
The Decatur Housing Authority received two bids to complete the Bank St. urban renewal project with no apparent low bidder due to unawarded funds. Henderson & Coker of Alexander City bid 130 267 for street and curb work and two fountains costs 23 124 and 30 263 and 26 000 for side street work while State Construction Co. of Hartselle bid 128 436 for the same street work and 48 200 for a side street. The final phase includes brick sidewalks and trees but restricts vehicle traffic with rerouting on Canal or Railroad St. to Wilson St., per Aycock and Neville.
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Decatur Housing Authority
Bank St
Frank Neville
Decatur
Housing Authority
Bob Neill
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Henderson & Coker
Alexander City
State Construction Co
Hartselle
Church St
Wilson
Old Bank
Hartselle Company
State Construction
Bank St. Plaza
House fails to override Ford veto on strip mining controls
The House did not override President Ford's veto of a bill imposing national environmental and reclamation rules on coal strip mining, leaving the veto in place. A separate dispatch from British Columbia notes three life-term inmates at the provincial prison holding 15 hostages for a second day, while a Seismological Institute in Uppsala reports a strong earthquake in central and southern Japan.
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Rampton
Utah
Waller
Wallace
Washington
House
Ford
New Westminster
B.C
British Columbia
Uppsala
Sweden
Uppsala Seismological Institute
Japan
Sparse Turnout Marked State Referendum Election
Morning voting was slow across several sites in the statewide referendum on two amendments including annual legislative sessions and a $45 million state docks bond. By noon only 27 voted at Decatur High School, eight of thirty at Walter Jackson, and 18 at Fire Station 4, with the Peek Olds box at 30 of about 1,000.
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Decatur High School
Alma Darby
Walter Jackson School
Fire Station Number 4
Rilla Lott
Filibuster Fears Loom in Alabama Legislature Session
Alabama lawmakers brace for further filibusters as House Black members aim to block a death penalty bill and Senate factions plot stalling tactics. Votes on a statewide annual session referendum and a $45 million docks bond are planned after weekend recess with reconvened times at 2 and 3 p.m.
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Tommy Stevenson
Alabama Legislature
House
Senate
Russellville
Joe Fine
John Baker
Rainsville
Fine
TVA Sees No Summer Power Shortage Despite Margin Cut
The Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant shutdown will not cause summer power shortages in the TVA region as peak demand is expected to be lower than winter. TVA notes new steam plants in Johnsonville and Gallatin will narrow the gap, while adjoining regions could supply extra power if needed. The FPC says overall U S supply looks adequate if oil coal and gas deliveries continue, though future risks loom from construction delays and fossil fuel tightness.
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Browns Ferry
Tennessee Valley Authority
Lee Shepherd
TVA
Federal Power Commission
Tennessee Valley
Middle Tennessee
Johnsonville
Gallatin
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Alabama 67
River Rd
Gary Lloyd
Debbie Shiles Peoples
Dial
Athens
Robinson’s Furniture
Second Avenue
Claude McRae
H. K. Tankersley
Tony Estes
Beast
Miami
iBank St
Canal
Railroad St
Wilson St
Aycock and Neville
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