Mayors Advice From Plains For Carter Visitors
Johnson City's mayor George Byars offers Plains Georgia residents guidance on handling a sudden influx of visitors during Jimmy Carter’s presidential bid. He notes Plains should expect tourists but warns the town may not see a big economic boom, urging calm and planning.
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Johnson City
Tex
Texas
Plains
Jimmy Carter
George Byars
Lyndon B. Johnson
Americas
United States
Byars
Kissinger to Lead Paris Meeting With Four Arab Ambassadors
Secretary of State Kissinger convenes ambassadors from Egypt Saudi Arabia Jordan and Syria in Paris for a review of Middle East developments focusing on Lebanon as Alfred Atherton joins the session. In Beirut Syrian Libyan peacekeeping forces reach the airport as a ceasefire takes effect. In New Delhi India and Pakistan appoint ambassadors to reopen embassies after five years. In Washington NRC approves export of a Westinghouse nuclear reactor to Spain amid dissent. In Phoenix a key witness ties John Harvey Adamson to a plot to blow up a car linked to Don Bolles murder.
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United States
Kissinger
Middle East
Lebanon
France
Kenneth Rush
Hermann F. Eilts
Egypt
William Porter
Saudi Arabia
Thomas Pickering
Jordan
Richard Murphy
Syria
Alfred L. Atherton Jr
New Delhi
India
Pakistan
Foreign Ministry
Kyatyani Shankar Bajpai
The
Hague
Syed Fida Hassan
Phoenix
John Harvey Adamson
Don Bolles
Arizona Republic
Adamson
Bolles
Tem-Tom waterway faces a costly and uncertain future
The Tem-Tom project to link the Gulf to Dallas faces rising costs from 120 million initial estimates to about 1.5 billion now with a predicted return of around 1.10 per dollar. Supporters tout regional jobs and port growth, while critics warn wildlife damage and poor economic payback.
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Tulsa
Okla
Gulf of Mexico
Dallas
Texas
Army
Congress
Corps
Mississippi
Alabama
Alabama House of Representative
Glenn H. Clemmer
Mississippi State University
Starkville
Bell argues for public interest as FCC probe looms
The Observer reports AT&T on strong earnings for Q1 1976 amid state level financial setbacks. It notes only 29 percent of Bell System income from interstate calls is FCC regulated and warns that proven overcharges could triple the $1.6 billion figure, with possible refunds affecting Bell’s state operations if the FCC accepts the task force's recommendations. Bell counters by citing a 50 year unmatched record of innovation and asserts its structure provides good service at reasonable rates, accusing the task force of aiming to destroy Bell’s framework on an untested theory.
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Bell
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
At&t
Bell System
FCC
Task Force
Diving cameras near Loch Ness undersea setup
Divers suspended cameras 35 feet underwater in Urquhart Bay Loch Ness. The steel rig was reinforced after a Saturday raise and moorings improved to prevent drift. Visibility runs 35 to 45 feet despite peat stained water and a dark canyon edge beyond.
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Urquart Bay
Loch Ness
Finkelstein
Nessie
County garbage fee hike requested by collectors
Morgan County garbage collectors asked the county commission to raise the monthly rate by one dollar per customer, arguing higher truck maintenance and fuel costs. The three to five franchised haulers say $3 per month is no longer sustainable, seeking an $8,500 monthly bump. the commission delayed action.
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Russ Roberts
Morgan County
County Commission
Commission
City approves projects and appointments in continued update
City discusses handball courts and sauna funded by federal CD aid. Base bid stood at 334393 dollars. An agreement with Ken Cagle to run a boat rental at Decatur Boat Harbor was approved. A drainage and Beltline mall access plan was set to fund signals and widen Danville Road SW to Cedar Street SW. Officials reappointed Turner Johnson and Hurst to the Zoning Board and added Burton and Smith to new roles. Williams Auto Parts relief from responsibility was approved.
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Ken Cagle
Decatur Boat Harbor
Beltline Mall
Danville Rd
Beltline Rd
Cedar St
Herbert Turner
L. W. Johnson
Ralph Hurst
Board of Zoning Adjustment
Charles Burton
Harold Smith
Williams Auto Parts
Hays resignation prompts speaker led reform tasks in Congress
Speaker Carl Albert ordered a task force to tighten House payroll and accounting after Elizabeth Ray alleged payroll favors. The Steering Committee backed a plan to force Democratic members of the Administration Committee to answer to the speaker, while plans for a new commission on House funds were approved. Hays, 65, resigned chairmanship and is recovering after a sleeping pills overdose, with unclear intent.
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Congress
Obey
Carl Albert
Administration
Phillip Burton
Democratic
California
Hays
Ohio
House
Elizabeth Ray
Miss Ray
Albert
Community meeting and club notices in Huntsville and area
A roundup of local gatherings including Lal. TOPS AL 55 at Aquadome from 9 to 11 a.m. Myra Cook contact 353-0079. Opportunity Toastmistress Club at Shoney's 6:45 p.m. Eileen Hallock to speak. Decatur Bicentennial Committee meets 7:30 p.m. city hall. Morgan County Extension Service demo on canning at 9:30 a.m. in extension office. Single Adult Fellowship 7 p.m. First Baptist Church youth center. Alcohol and traffic workshop 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Calhoun Technical School Auditorium. East Lawrence Communications Club stew sale 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Midway School for charity. Ostomy Association final meeting 2:30 p.m. Ambulatory Care Center Huntsville election of officials. Call 353-2738. Mt Zion Baptist Church Hardin Quartet 7:30 p.m. southeast of Hartselle.
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East Lawrence Communications Club
Midway School
Ostomy Association of
North Alabama
Governors Dr
Gallatin St
Huntsville
Call
Supreme Court actions span criminal to obscenity cases
The high court outlined reviews on undercover agent presence during attorney conversations in Weatherford v. Bursey and a license plate obscenity challenge in Wooley v. Maynard. It also denied a Court of Claims funding bias case, considered a military habeas scope in Kehrli v. Sprinkle, weighed community standards in Smith v. U.S., and ruled on religious funding and zoning disputes involving Maryland public works and Eastlake Forest City Enterprises. The Bench signaled interest in several matters including police equal protection and church-state issues.
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Washington
Supreme Court
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Weatherford
New Hampshire
Attorneyeneral
Wooley
Air Force
Gerald V. Kehrli
Vietnam
American Civil Liberties Union
Kehrli
Hi Court
Smith
U.S
Iowa
Missouri
Beryl Brennan Jr
Thurgood Marshall
Powell
Vorbeck McNeal
Maryland
Brennan
Marshall
Stewart
Stevens
Roemer
Maryland Public Works
Supreme Court of Illinois
Milivojovich
Tourism push links mountain lakes region with big destinations
State travel director told 250 community leaders that joint promotion of attractions boosts the mountain lakes area into a travel destination like Disney World and Florida. He emphasized friendly service from desk clerks as key to motel business, citing experiences with indifferent staff. Alabama now joins Hawaii, Nevada and Florida where travel is the top industry as travelers pass through to Florida. A welcome station near Athens, opened with Benton's participation, boosted travel dollars. Ed Hall donated a two night weekend at DeSoto State Park as a door prize. The Decatur Tourism Bureau sponsored the meeting. Charlie Finney compared tourist value to cotton bale, noting tourists are easier to pick.
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Panhandle
Benton
Georgia
Alabama
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Nevada
Athens
Alabama Mountain Lakes Association
Ed Hall
DeSoto State Park
Decatur Tourism Bureau
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Charlie Finney
Tourism Bureau
Joy Lavonne Smith and Robert Richards Walk to Altar
Joy Lavonne Smith, 22, of Mulberry Florida and Robert Paul Richards, 34, both wheelchair bound from separate traffic crashes, struggle to walk toward each other for their wedding in Jacksonville Florida on Sunday. The bride's stepfather Thomas Bell stands nearby as the ceremony proceeds.
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Joy Lavonne Smith
Mulberry
Fla
Robert Paul Richards
Jacksonville
Thomas Bell
Devine in Serious Condition After Dialysis Setback
Santa Rosa California AP reports character actor Andy Devine, famed for Jingles on Wild Bill Hickok, suffers a hospital setback during kidney dialysis and is listed in serious condition. He arrived at Sonoma County Hospital after vacationing at Bohemian Grove. he has a history of leukemia and was hospitalized for pneumonia last year. Devine, 70, resides in Newport Beach with wife Dorothy.
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Santa Rosa
Calif
Andy Devine
Bill Hickock
Sonoma County, Hospital
Bohemian Grove
David J. Shapiro
Devine
Newport Beach
Dorothy
Pearl Bailey Meets Ford Over Middle East Tour
Pearl Bailey, member of the U N Economic and Social Council delegation, met with President Ford in the Oval Office to discuss world affairs. She reported on her Middle East tour for the State Department, presenting findings from the trip.
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Washington
Pearl Bailey
Ford
Oval Office
Miss Bailey
U.S
United Nations Economic and Social Council
Middle East
State Department
ER Rights Question splits wives of candidates
Betty Ford and Rosalynn Carter back the Equal Rights Amendment while Nancy Reagan opposes it. In Ladies Home Journal interviews, Mrs Reagan said she supports equal pay and rights but dislikes using the amendment route. Mrs Ford and Mrs Carter endorse the ERA as a means to ensure equal treatment for women. The ERA has 34 states in favor, four shy of ratification.
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Betty Ford
Rosalynn Carter
Nancy Reagan
Ladies’ Home Journal
Reagan
Ford
Ronald Reagan
Carter
Jimmy Carter
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