Morgan County vote turnout reported light in Decatur school tax referendum
Voters turned out in moderate numbers with several precincts showing under 20 by mid morning. The one cent sales tax, proposed by the Morgan County Commission to fund schools, would raise about 1 million dollars annually and expire on September 30 1976. Revenue would be split 52 percent to Morgan County and 48 percent to Decatur based on average daily attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County Commission
Decatur
Morgan County
Bertha Timberlake
Timberlake
Mary Frost
Mrs. Lee
Local Business Spotlight in Classified Pages
In the calendar and classifieds section a blend of business notices and ads appears. Small firms tout services and products with brief contact details alongside entertainment listings and community notices.
Illinois Firm To Locate In Athens
A Decatur firm plans a major plant in Athens Limestone County to make water pipe fittings. The Mueller Co. could employ about 200 at Sandifer Road industrial park. D A B Industries moves here with 100 plus jobs and Jefferson Electric expands with 160 workers rising to 200.
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Sonny Turner
Athens
Decatur, Ill
Decatur Daily
Limestone County Chamber of Commerce
Mueller Co
Sandifer Rd
Mueller
Harlan White
the Daily
Limestone County
D.A.B. Industries, Inc
Detroit
Jefferson Electric
Litton Industries
Calif
D.A.B
Athens Grommet Co
Jefferson
Electric
Elm St
Decatur
Whitehead Construction Co
Pascagoula
Miss
Fifteen Enter Miss Spirit Title Contest at Spirit of America
Fifteen girls have entered the Miss Spirit of America contest to be held July 4 at Point Mallard Park during the Spirit of America Festival. The winner receives a $500 savings bond a TV and a trophy with runners up earning cash bonds and gifts from local merchants. Mike Connors of Mannix may host the event pending contract approval, and a luncheon with contestants and judges may follow. Eligible entrants are 16 to 25 never married and should send entries to Miss Shafer in Decatur Alabama.
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Point Mallard Park
Irene Shafer
Decatur
Huntsville
Hartselle
Mike Connors
Winford Turner
Spirit of America
Connor
Connors
Miss Shafer
Eleanor Dr. SW
Decatur Ala
Howe signs four year deal with Houston Aeros
Gordie Howe announced a four year contract with the Houston Aeros described as close to a million dollars. In other AP items the House Appropriations Committee sent a 19 billion budget bill to the floor with a veto pitch. An Argentine Firestone subsidiary executive John Thompson, 55, a U. S. citizen, was reported kidnapped by police in Buenos Aires.
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Edmonton
Alta
Gordie Howe
Detroit Hockey
Houston Aeros
Washington
House
Appropriations Committee
Buenos Aires
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co
John Thompson
U. S
Brezhnev Nixon Sign Four Cooperative Accords at Summit
In Washington Nixon and Brezhnev presided over signing of four accords with Rogers Butz and Gromyko in attendance. The deals cover agriculture oceanography transportation research and cultural exchange while talks shift to trade policy. The Watergate hearings were postponed until after the summit.
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Washington
U.S
Nixon
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Brezhnev
State Department
Senate
White House
Moscow
Two Crewmen Dead Inside Mini-Sub
Rescuers freed the Johnson Sea Link minisub after 31 hours trapped 15 miles southeast of Key West. Clayton Link and Albert Stover were confirmed dead in the rear chamber. forward occupants Archibald Menzies and Robert Meek were in good condition.
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Key West
Fla
John Maurer
Clayton Link
Edwin Link
Albert Stover
Navy
Robert Meek
Archibald
Jock
Edwin A. Link
Menzies
Vero Beach
Stover
Lawmakers Eye Optometry Bill In Alabama Legislature
Lawmakers eye a controversial optometry bill to regulate the practice, creating a State Board of Optometry and rules for professional conduct. The measure faces opposition from the Medical Association of Alabama as the House plans to vote today alongside a Sunday blue law repeal proposal.
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Montgomery
House of Representatives
House
David Cauthen
Decatur
Board of Optometry
Medical Association of
Alabama
Astronauts Retrieve Sun Photos During Skylab Spacewalk
Commander Charles Conrad Jr and Paul J Weitz exited Skylab for a three hour space walk and repaired a dead battery with a hammer pounding fix. They retrieved six canisters of film aimed at capturing sun activity as Dr Joseph P Kerwin documented from inside. The trio neared the mission end with a planned Pacific splashdown Friday.
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Conrad
Joseph P. Kerwin
Pacific Ocean
Rusty Schweickart
Who Owns The Trees On Main St In Hartselle
A long running dispute over trees on Main Street in Hartselle returns June 28 with a damages suit against the City of Hartselle. Dr. Troy Kilpatrick claims a tree cut near the street was on his property. A survey is planned to determine property lines.
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Hartselle
Main St
Newton Powell
Troy Kilpatrick
Courtland
Huntsville
Dieter Schrader
Kilpatrick
John D. Long
Hartseller
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Ruby Jones
Elizabeth Sherrod
Cora Kirk
Billy Smith
Roanoke Island
N. C
America
Tennessee Valley
Illinois
William P. Rogers
Earl Butz
Andrei Gromyko
Robinson Furniture
Second Ave
Leonid Brezhnev
Richard Nixon
Maurer
By Ben Windham
Weitz
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