Athens annexation study draws mixed Decatur reaction
Decatur officials express no strong concern over Athens plans to study annexing a riverbank industrial area near Calhoun Community College and a GM plant. They stress service provision and referendum questions, noting Decatur may withdraw utilities and police coverage if annexation occurs.
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Paul Foreman
Decatur
Bill Dukes
Athens
Calhoun Community College
Browns Ferry
Max Patterson
Patterson
Dukes
College
General Motors
Arthur Faulkner
Faulkner
Bob Patton
Patton
Tennessee Valley
Jack Allen
Council
Ray Nixon
Jump threat ends as officer saves woman at hotel roof
An unidentified young woman stood 27 stories above street level at the Hyatt Regency in New Orleans on Tuesday threatening to jump. Crowds gathered below as a patrolman grabbed her from behind while she spoke to a priest, ending the threat after about an hour.
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Hyatt Regency
New Orleans
Trinity Voters Approve Lease for 15 Acre City Park
Trinity city council votes to lease purchase 15 acres east of North Seneca Drive for a city park with a two year term at 1 250 dollars per year and seeks a Bureau of Outdoor Recreation grant. Planning will follow and facilities may include ball fields tennis courts and a picnic area.
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Steele Holman
Trinity
Jim Fennell
North Seneca Dr
Terry and Terry
Wayne Johnson
Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
Johnson
Parks and Recreation Board
Retarded Citizens Press for Clarification From Rosalynn Carter
Alabama groups urge First Lady Rosalynn Carter to state clear differences between mental retardation and mental illness. They argue mental retardation cannot be cured while mental illness is treatable, and seek separate facilities and programs.
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Amanda Kruidenier
Alabama Association For Retarded Citizens
AARC
Rosalyn Carter
Georgia
Carter
Robert Keening
Birmingham
Koenig
National Association For Retarded Citizens
Alabama
American Association For Mental Deficiencies
Cerebral Palsy Organization
Marvin Dinsmore
Fifth Ave
White House
Dinsmore
Nashville
Latin America
CBS
60 Minutes
Decatur
Drug Case Evidence Set For Grand Jury
Een Willie Jo wr, charged with possession of drugs, will be before the Morgan County Grand Jury as District Judge Rudolph Slate ruled today. Three packets of controlled drugs were confiscated at the defendant's house after a May 25 raid prompted by an informant. Det. Jep Tallent testified at a preliminary hearing. Richard A. Morris of Hartselle faces grand jury action after a May 2 incident in which his police radio valued at 1200 was allegedly taken during a scuffle. He is charged with grand larceny and buying, receiving or concealing stolen property.
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Een
Willie Jo Wr
Morgan County
Grand Jury
Rudolph Slate
Bibb
7Th Ave
Dets
Jep Tallent
Ed Taylor
Taylor
Tallent
Richard A. Morris
Hartselle
Keith Mickle
Morris
Water Misuse Fine Posted In Piedmont
Piedmont faces a water emergency with a proclamation by the city council. Misuse of water includes washing cars watering lawns or filling pools and carries a 100 dollar fine or up to six months in jail until rain ends the emergency. Some areas have had no water since Friday.
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Piedmont
Ala
Want Ads Get Results In The 400 Social Circle
In the United States the 400 refers to the inner circle of higher society. The term reportedly began when Mrs. William Astor asked Ward McAlister to trim her annual ball guest list to 400 because the ballroom could not hold more.
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United States
William Astor
Ward McAlister
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