Prison Reforms Making Headway In Alabama Legislature
The Alabama House Judiciary Committee advanced several Senate prison reform bills, while stalling on restitution centers. Also approved were bills to let teachers recover full pay up to two years after on the job injuries and to alter good behavior time by requiring inmates to earn it. Parolees could also shorten supervision for good conduct. a restitution-center bill was carried over. The panel faced cost concerns amid budget woes and a separate matter surfaced about extra pay for 287 conservation officers.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama House Judiciary Committee
Senate
Senate Education Committee
Alabama
Judiciary Committee
Paul Hubbert
Alabama Education Association
Alabama Conservation Department
Senate Finance Committee
Washington
Frank Thompson
New Jersey
Elizabeth Ray
Wayne Hays
Hays
Ohio
U.S
Senate Banking Committee
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
White House
Driver License May Show Anatomical Gift Desire
Morgan Representative Tommy Ed Roberts says a House Health Committee approved a bill to add a notation of the wish to donate eyes kidneys or other organs on automobile drivers licenses. A 1977 license replacement would ease recording and retrieval of gift choices via a computer. If enacted the change could take effect in 1978.
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House
Morgan
Tommy Ed Roberts
House Health Committee
Roberts
Playlike Scott Denney Rules the Lighthouse Roost
Roswell, Georgia youngster Scott Denney dominates the Point Mallard beach lighthouse as others peer from behind bars, with the scene centered on the playful roost atop the landmark during a local outing.
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Scott Denney
Roswell
Point Mallard
Bookmobile Visit Highlights Readers and Pets in Limestone County
Meet Bookmobile Marie and Dewey Davis in Limestone County last week as Marie reads from the bookmobile while retired farmer Dewey makes belts for sale. They are joined by two pet goats Nan and Prissy. At night Bryan Stovall, five, son of Larry and Nancy Stovall from Lester 1, seeks a book about trains. Martha Ann’s Valley noted on Page C-2.
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Marie
Dewey Davis
Lester
Wheeler Basin
Limestone County
Dewey
Nan
Prissy
Bryan Stovall
Larry
Nancy Stovall
Martha Ann’s Valley
Martha Ann Phillips
Priceville May Double In Size By Annexation Bill
The Priceville annexation plan would nearly double the town’s area and add only a few hundred residents. Rep. Tommy Ed Roberts will file the bill in two weeks after a four week notice period. he requires 75 percent owner signatures, with the city providing a 80 percent petition. The annexed land follows township lines, excludes Dr. Leon Tune’s property, and places new residents under building permits taxes but no ad valorem tax. Priceville, now about 600 residents, could face a local-delegation committee vote that has deadlocked on gasoline tax revenue splits.
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Gay Barber
Priceville
Morgan
Tommy Ed Roberts
Hartselle
Tom Caddell
Bruce Lemmond
Pleasant Acres
Caddell
Leon J. Tune
Tune
Alabama 67
Cave Spring
Tyne
Seid Caddell
House
Sullivan To Become Baxley Aide In Alabama
Deputy prison commissioner L B Sullivan will resign to serve as executive assistant to Attorney General Bill Baxley in Montgomery. He confirmed resignation but did not comment on Baxley offer. Reports say Sullivan will be paid 26000 dollars annually, about 5000 more than his deputy post.
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Montgomery
Ala
L. B. Sullivan
Bill Baxley
Associated Press
Sullivan
Baxley
Purse Lost Leaves Family Struggling in Decatur
Ann Hardy of West End Terrace Apartments in Hartselle reported a missing purse after a hole in a Volkswagen floorboard. The bag contained 36 dollars, 50 food stamps, Medicaid and Social Security cards, a driver’s license, and baby photos. She traced a route through 1st Ave NE to 6th Ave SE but could not locate the purse near Gordon Bible School.
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Ann Hardy
West End Terrace
Hartselle
6Th Ave
Cotton Prices Rise on Tight Supply Demand Boost
The Agriculture Department reports rising cotton prices and tighter supplies as textile mills increase demand. Spot market prices have climbed about 20 cents per pound since late March, reaching the highest level since January 1974.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Gasoline Leaks Into Abandoned Cullman Building
The Cullman Fire Department investigates a gasoline leak that spilled into the basement of an abandoned building in the downtown district. A fire captain said the situation had greatly improved since the weekend. Fire Chief Roy Freeman declined to comment on the leak.
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Cullman Fire Department
Roy Freeman
Soviet Salyut 5 space station launches in orbit
Tass announces Salyut 5 is functioning normally and circling Earth every 89 minutes. Western experts predict manned crews will follow, noting Salyut 4’s earlier 62 day endurance and Soyuz 20 dockings, while the U.S. plans no manned flights until 1979.
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Moscow
Man
Tass
United States
Pasadena
Calif
Viking
Space
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Earth
Surplus in Treasury Divided Among States in 1836
On this date in 1836 a Treasury surplus of 28 million dollars was divided among 26 states. Weather outlook shows highs in the low to mid 80s with mid 60s tonight and 40 to 50 percent rain chances through tonight and Thursday. Complete weather and river details appear on page A2. It’s a Privilege to live in the Tennessee Valley.
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U.S. Treasury
Tennessee Valley
Carter urges creative alliances to share world duties
Democratic candidate Jimmy Carter called for replacing the Lone Ranger foreign policy with creative action alliances among North America Western Europe and Japan to stabilize world prices ease tensions and fight hunger. He urged NATO rearmament with shared costs and balanced force reductions while stressing no compromise of national or allied interests.
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New York
Jimmy Carter
United States
Carter
North America
Europe
Japan
Israel
Australia
New Zealand
Foreign Policy Association
NATO
Swine flu vaccines eyed for adults this summer
US health officials say enough swine flu vaccine will be ready by summer to inoculate millions of adults after Labor Day with younger Americans delayed pending further studies. Dr Saul Krugman says adult vaccine standards should be set within two weeks to begin full production.
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Washington
U.S
Saul Krugman
New York University
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Senate District Committee
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Tony Pro’ Provenzano
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Henry A. Kissinger
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