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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1976
Page
2
The National Weather Service forecasts mostly sunny, hot and hazy weather across Alabama this weekend with afternoon highs near 90. Thunderstorms are unlikely, limited to isolated spots in the Tennessee Valley and far southeast Alabama, with only a 20 percent chance of rain there.
Morning river level at Keller Memorial Bridge 21.22 feet with sea level 555.52. TVA lake stages listed, highs and lows from 88 to 65. Forecast partly cloudy today with 20 percent rain, sunny hot Saturday near 90. Climate data show Thursday high 88, low 59, no precipitation, year total 24.73 inches, air pollution index 150. Extended outlook through Tuesday mostly fair with possible thundershowers Monday.
TVA Chairman Aubrey J. Wagner says adopting a peak load pricing plan could cost TVA about 250 million dollars for meter installation. The idea, proposed by a Federal Energy Administration official, would bill customers by time of day. Wagner indicated TVA will study the rate structure and adopt the plan if it proves to save money for consumers.
A fund started by Luda Mae Hill at First Church of the Nazarene aims to help Mrs. Jimmy Richey and her paralytic husband buy a car. She reported he has regained use of his legs after treatment at University of Alabama Birmingham and local doctors. Donations can be made at First National Bank or to Rev. T. A. Shirley. Athens State College enrolls about 550 for summer, up from 450 last year, with late registration through Tuesday. Officials expect over 1,200 students this fall as 156 year old upper level division studies are studied for expansion.
The Morgan County Bar Association weighs a proposed free civil legal aid clinic for indigent residents with support from DPS. Mayor officials say a full time lawyer would be funded locally, with a second added later, as clerks discuss reforms at the Alabama Association of Circuit Court Clerks and Registers Convention in Birmingham. The plan requires local bar approval and may roll out first in Montgomery County later this month.
U S District Court delays sentencing for former State Sen E C Crum Foshee and his brother Wheeler Foshee Jr after a federal jury convicted them on nine counts of mail fraud tied to a check kiting scheme. Each count carries up to five years and a $1000 fine. no sentencing date set.
The Marble City Baptist Church youth choir from Sylacauga Alabama will present a 45 minute concert this Saturday at 4 p m in the Gateway Shopping Center parking lot. The 40 to 50 voice group has toured Alabama Mississippi Florida Georgia and Louisiana. Rev J B leads the program.
Decatur resident Stanley Austin known as The Galloping Ghost travels coast to coast as a long haul trucker. His CB handle rings through channel 19 drawing attention from Midwest and beyond.
Stanley Austin known as "The Galloping Ghost" is a family man who drives across the country from Texas to Illinois. He started at 16 with his father William and still loves the road, sharing time with wife Shelby and their three children when home on weekends.
Washington AP President Ford nominated former Birmingham Mayor George G Seibels Jr as alternate federal co chairman of the Appalachian Regional Commission. Seibels must be confirmed by the Senate before assuming the post with hearings set for late April 1977. The 62 year old ex mayor said he views the role as a great challenge in distributing the commission's 300 million dollars annual funding across 13 states.
Decatur Fire Chief A. D. Terry suspects arson after a vacant house at 100 Pine Street SE was destroyed Thursday night. Fire crews arrived at 6 08 p m and extinguished the blaze at 7 58 p m. Since July 1975 about 10 condemned homes have burned in the area, all slated for demolition by the housing authority.
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