Voting Woes Mark School Tax Referendum Efforts
Voter turnout in Decatur and Morgan County schools is light with totals like 105 at Hartselle and 10 at Brindley Mountain while a sales tax referendum aims to ease a 1973 74 budget crisis. Officials warn loss of accreditation and staffing cuts if funds fail to pass.
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Decatur High School
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Hartselle Armory
Brindley Mountain
Cold Springs
Morgan County
Decatur
Curtis Sellers
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Southern Association
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Festival adds arts crafts show and horseshoe contest
The festival will host 120 craftsmen and 80 artists from southeastern states plus a horseshoe pitching contest with a 35 dollar first prize. Entry fees of 2 dollars go to Charles E Mooney Decatur Alabama along with team member names and phone numbers. Exhibits run 9 to 5 daily and contact Rosemary Evans for details at P O Box 2111 Decatur 35601 or telephone 355 8555. The event features a patriotism salute with Sen Edward Kennedy and Gov George Wallace plus other dignitaries.
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Decatur
Ala
Rosemary Evans
P.O
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Audie Murphy
George Wallace
Johnny Cash
Wallace
Turner
Jim Allen
Jere Beasley
Bill Baxley
House
Sage Lyons
Alabama Supreme Court
Alabama Legislature
John Sparkman
China
Brezhnev-Nixon Talks Open With Friendly Tone at Summit
Brezhnev and Nixon described first round as very friendly with a constructive atmosphere. An agriculture accord was promised alongside three other agreements. Lunch with senators and a White House session highlighted hopes for quicker SALT progress and easing of world tensions.
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Henry Kissinger
Nixon
Moscow
Ronald L. Ziegler
Kremlin
Congress
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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White House
Geneva
Gas Truck Overturns on Alabama 24 Near Trinity
Trinity Alabama gasoline truck carrying 1550 gallons overturned on Alabama 24 sliding down a steep embankment near Denbow Hollow. Driver Dalton Green of Hatton uninjured after swerving to avoid a stopped car. About 100 gallons spilled with no fire reported.
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Trinity
Alabama
Moulton
Tim Blakemore
Blakemore
Dalton Green
Hatton
Denbow Hollow
County Eyes Tax Plan to Aid Overcrowded Schools
The proposal funds projected teaching post terminations and higher class loads in overcrowded county schools. A temporary three year tax would fund operations, with 1976 projections expecting property tax rate revisions to produce sufficient revenues for schools.
Lawmakers probe broad optometry definition in bill
Lawmakers and medical groups clash over a bill redefining optometry as any eye examination to detect abnormalities or conditions. MASA argues optometrists lack training for diagnosis of many listed issues while supporters cite University of Alabama at Birmingham optometry training as adequate. The measure would restrict optometrists to private practice.
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MALA
MASA
School of Optometry
University of Alabama
Birmingham
Wallace Photog Returns to Uniform After Capitol Dispute
Roy Smith, longtime state trooper sergeant and photographer in Gov. George C. Wallace's office, is back in uniform after a clash with executive secretary Harry Pennington. Sources say the argument arose over moving photo materials from a basement room to allow telephone installation. Smith was reassigned to trooper status and based in Montgomery.
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Montgomery
Ala
Roy Smith
George C. Wallace
Wallace
Harry Pennington
Pennington
Smith
Capitol
Bill Aims to End Staff Optometrist Ties to Glasses Sales
The bill would end the common practice where a firm employs a staff optometrist who performs eye exams and then recommends buying glasses from that same firm. The reform targets potential conflicts by separating examination from product sales.
Red Cross Volunteer Recognition Thursday
The Morgan County Red Cross chapel hosts a recognition event at St. John's Episcopal Church parish house Thursday at 2 p.m. Open to all volunteers past and present and those interested in Red Cross work. Certificates and pins will be awarded to volunteers.
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Morgan County
The
American Red Cross
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Red Cross
Astronauts Start Sun Telescope Exam Early
Astronauts went out about 45 minutes early to complete an extensive telescope examination of the sun on Monday. Scientists await the film return, which includes the first pictures of a solar flare observed from above Earth's obscuring atmosphere.
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Earth
Hillsboro Dinner Honors Widows at Baptist Church
A Hillsboro community dinner to honor widows was held Friday night at the Baptist church with sixteen attendees. The event featured Rev. and Mrs. Jack Carroll and several others aiding, followed by Rev. Carroll presenting Holy Land films. Nearby, a birthday dinner for Hilleur Standridge occurred at Mrs. W. W. McDonald’s home, with visits by multiple families to Florida during the outing. Rev. and Mrs. Carroll then visited Mary D. Terry in Decatur General Hospital and other locals in Huntsville.
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Baptist Church
Jack Carroll
Woodrow Hamilton
Ervin Terry
Tennis Bass
Buford Corum
Hilleur Standridge
W. W. McDonald
Bernice Darnell
Lonnie’ Fly
Lawrenceburg
Tenn
Earl Fly
Carmen Crider
Jackson Tenn
Jimmy Hogue
April
Medina
Florida
Mary D. Terry
Decatur General Hospital
Frances Bailey
Charlie Staggs
Huntsville
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