Weekend Rain Probabilities Surface in Tennessee Valley
Weather outlook shows four hours of sun today and Saturday with increasing moisture over Alabama. Rain chances 60 percent this afternoon, 70 percent tonight through Saturday, with thunderstorms likely Sunday and cooler upper 70s to lower 80s highs by weekend. Overnight lows near 70 and mid 80s highs possible before cloudiness and showers cap temperatures.
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Tennessee Valley
National Weather Service
Alabama
Mississippi Valley
South Alabama
Mid Alabama
Cullman and
Jasper
Birmingham-Centerville
Montgomery
Weather Service
River and Weather Summary for Decatur Area Today
Decatur area river reading at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning 21.51 feet with sea level 555.81. TVA lake stages listed including Chickamauga 681.4 and Pickwick 413.7. High yesterday 89 at 6 pm. today’s high upper 80s, low near 70. Tonight through Saturday, humid with thundershowers, 60 to 70 percent rain, highs in upper 80s to lower 80s, lows near 70. Climate records show highest 89, lowest 60, no precipitation today, 3.19 inches past 30 days, 24.78 inches year-to-date. Pollution index 90. Extended outlook: showers Sunday, mainly sunny Monday-Tuesday, highs 80s, lows mid to upper 60s.
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Huntsville
Decatur
Tennessee Valley
Decatur and Vicinity
Keller Memorial Bridge
TVA
Chickamauga
Pickwick
Guntersville
Whitesburg
Wheeler
Wilson
Decatur Station
Tri-County
Beating and burn injuries alleged in Decatur child case
A 16 month old in Decatur was allegedly beaten with a belt and burned by its father, the mother told police. She allowed officers to view bruises and burns. the father denies abuse and the child did not require hospitalization. No arrests yet as detectives investigate. Christine McCaghren charged with grand larceny after shoplifting at Big E Department Store. She posted $750 bond after arrest by detectives Clark and Bottom. A burglary at Charles Rankin and Associates on Stratford Road reported. items stolen include a typewriter, vacuum, calculator and radio. A stolen vehicle found at Decatur General Hospital parking lot, reported missing from McCulloch Jeep.
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Decatur
Big E Department Store
Christine McCaghren
Moulton 2
Dets
R. A. Clark
Jerry Bottom
Decatur General Hospital
McCulloch Jeep
Schools Seek 42 765 Grant For Title IV Reading Program
The Decatur Board of Education approved a 42 765 federal grant application for Title IV funds to support middle and secondary schools. Funds will buy materials and cover in service workshops, with emphasis on integrating reading skills across social studies art and math. The board also approved dues for the Alabama Association of School Boards and bid openings for supplies. John R. Gross Jr. was hired as superintendent replacing Homer Landrum.
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Decatur Board of Education
Byron Nelson
Robert Bumpus
Alabama Association of School Boards
Roland Ark
Abs
Austin High School
Court Rules For Hartselle Hospital
The Alabama Supreme Court upheld dismissal of a damage suit by Virgie Hargrove Wilbanks claiming a hospital bite by a brown recluse spider. The court found no evidence of negligence by Hartselle Hospital. It also reversed a driving conviction due to missing blood alcohol level test.
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Alabama Supreme Court Today
Hartselle Hospital
Virgie Hargrove Wilbanks
Wilbanks
Eme
Howard D. Patton
Decatur
Panel Unearths Surpluses For Alabama Budget Balance
The Senate Finance Committee keeps digging through state department ledgers to balance the general fund. They eye restoring an $18 million cut to Mental Health and note an $8.5 million Medicaid surplus at year end.
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Montgomery
Ala
Senate Finance Committee
Dick Owen
Ray Minette
Senate
Bill Dillard
State Pensions and Security Department
James V. Jake" Jodan
Julia J. Oliver
State Welfare Agency
Foshee declines Senate paycheck after fraud conviction
State Senator E C Foshee and his brother were convicted last week in a check kiting scheme involving several south Alabama banks. Sentencing is delayed pending an investigation. Foshee will not accept pay after the June 9 ruling due to publicity while remaining entitled to salary until sentencing.
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South Alabama
U.S. District Court
Frank M. Johnson Jr
Foshee
Senate
Alabama bill mulls marriage wait amid eager couples
Rep. Frank Campbell seeks a three day waiting period to curb quickie marriages. The plan, postponed to next week, includes a waiver for emergencies such as impending death, pregnancy, or to cure a defect. Rep. Douglas Johnstone joked about learner's permits for anxious couples.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Frank Campbell
Livingston
Douglas Johnstone
Mobile
Campbell
Mississippi
Sumter County
Extension Set for Tax Breaks amid Senate Move
Washington AP reports the Senate leans toward extending last year’s individual tax cuts for 15 more months after initial hesitation. Decatur’s bond rating rose from A to A-1, boosting investor appeal for a $4 million Point Mallard issue. Moody’s rep Greenbaum said the rating rise aids sale prospects, though interest remains unchanged. Tax cuts, about 180 dollars per year for a typical family of four, are due to expire July 1, 1977, with Congress debating a mix of permanency and expiration. The Finance Committee proposes making half permanent and letting the rest expire June 30, 1977.
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Washington
Senate
Decatur
Dot Lorenza
Lorenzo
Congress
Finance Committee
Delays in Calhoun College President Retirements
Calhoun Community College President Carlton Kelley may stay past his planned June 30 retirement as the state school board discusses successor options. State Superintendent Wayne Teague will interview applicants, with a possible July 13 board decision. Contenders include academic dean William H. Osborn and Rep. Joe Brindley, both holding doctorates. W. R. Martin withdrew after nepotism concerns. Harold Brindley chairs the State Board of Education.
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Calhoun Community College
Carlton Kelley
Charles Carmichael
Eighth Congressional District
Kelley
Carmichael
Wayne Teague
Teague
Calhoun
W. R. Martin
Harold
State Board of Education
William H. Osborn
Joe Brindley
Boaz
Huntsville School Chief Resigns
Huntsville Alabama AP reports Huntsville School Superintendent Dr W M Burkett has resigned effective August 31 after clashes with the School Board. He had been fired, court reinstated him and he filed a $100000 damages suit. He said he would take an assistant superintendent role until his contract ends next May. A state court had reinstated him following a firing over a denied hearing. A hearing had been set for Thursday.
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Huntsville
Ala
W. M. Burkett
Burkett
Goodyear Cuts Its Operations in Decatur Mill
The 60 day United Rubber Workers strike has forced Goodyear's Decatur fabric mill to run at 4 percent capacity. Plant manager Art S says no layoffs but weekly hours have been cut and tire production has halted. He notes no market for the fabric and that the mill has faced complete shutdowns at times. The weekly planned schedule makes duration uncertain.
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United Rubber Workers
Goodyear
Decatur
Art S
Stube
Emergency contact phrases and numbers listed for crises
The fragment outlines crisis numbers and steps to call the Crisis Call Center at 355-8000 and to contact hospitals or family for possible poisoning. It mentions dialing 9 to reach an operator if unsure and provides department contacts for The Decatur station with several phone lines including 353-4612 and 232-1535 and 353-4739.
Longtime Morgan County School Board Member Recalls Collecting Shoestring Funds
W J Briscoe and his son Alvis served 25 years on the Morgan County School Board. Now 87 and seeking 90 he recalls those years fondly noting schools ran on a shoestring. He began in 1933 after filling a term for ill member W T Crawford. He later won two terms, declined a third, and stayed active in church work and local politics. He moved to Decatur 30 years ago for his wife’s health, recalling farm life distant from medical care and rail service with fondness.
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W. J. Briscoe
Alvis
Morgan County
Briscoe
Ryan Crossroads
W. T. Crawford
Crawford
Morgan County Jury Commission
Ryan School
Democratic Executive Committee
Decatur
T. J
Geraldine
Lois
Falkville
Ewell
Riverside
Peabody College
Nashville
Federal Loan Association
George T. Woodruff
Irvin Quinn
C. Manor
Hafford Leeman
Gay Barber Briscoe recalls farm life and school work
Briscoe, born on the family farm, remembers teeth pulling with no anesthetic and a life built around farming and education. He notes serving on the school board with four superintendents, the consolidation trend, and the creation of Priceville, Cotaco, and Brewer High School.
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Hodges
Bill
Jeff
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John Codbey
Datatra
NOAA
Health Service
Lawrence County
Decatur Police
Charles Rankin and Associates
Stratford Rd
Det
D. S. Ward
John R. Gross, Jr
Gross
Auburn University
Auburn
Nelson
Homer Landrum
Hartselle
H’selle Hospital
Bill King
John Baker
Rainsville
Joe Fine
Russellville
King
House
Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. Steel
Jere Beasley
E.C. ‘‘Crum" Foshee
Red Level
Wheeler G. Foshee Jr
H’ville
THE
Gay Barber
Priceville
Cotaco
Brewer High School
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