TVA Nominee Faces July Grilling Before Senate Panel
The Senate Public Works Committee schedules a July 21 hearing on Ford's nomination of Thomas Longshore of Alabama Power to the TVA board. Opponents include Gov. Ray Blanton and James Sasser, with Brock not aiming for active opposition though eyeing questions on Longshore's power-industry background.
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Washington
Senate Public Works Committee
Ford
Thomas Longshore
Alabama Power Co
Tennessee Valley Authority Board of Directo Commtee
Senate
Bill Brock
R-Tenn
Mississippi
James F. Hooper
TVA
Brock
Howard Baker
Longstreet
Ray Blanton
James Sasser
Sasser
Public Works Committee
Hooper
Longshore
Mr. Longshore
Area LEPA to vote on more than $6,800 in grants
Alabama LEPA executive committee in Montgomery considers over six thousand eight hundred dollars in grants for area law enforcement. Region I comprising Morgan Limestone and Lawrence counties seeks funds including 658 dollars for Dist Atty Littrell to attend a Houston career prosecutors course and 1,554 dollars for Juvenile initiatives.
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Alabama Law Enforcement Planning Agency
LEPA
Montgomery
Ron Tate
Morgan
Limestone
Lawrence Counties
Lawrence County
Timothy Littrell
Houston
Edwards Bill Would Revise Alabama Corporate Statute
Alabama Senator Edwards has introduced a bill to revise corporate law to require all new corporations file with the secretary of state, speeding formation and providing stockholder safeguards. The measure would cut the three-person formation rule to one and drop the $1000 capital requirement, but a motion by Senator Fine to carry it over threatens its fate.
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Edwards
Alabama
Morgan
Bingham Edwards
Senate
Joe Fine
Secretary of State
Fine
Birmingham
Cullman
Finis St. John
Wallace declines cabinet post in Carter administration
Gov. George Wallace of Alabama says he would not accept any cabinet position in a Carter administration and has no knowledge such an offer exists. Wallace released his delegates to support Carter after Columbus Ledger coverage.
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Ronald J. Creel
Montgomery
Mutual Savings Life Insurance Co
Alabama Elks Association
Huntsville
Columbus, Ga
George Wallace
Alabama
Jimmy Carter
Columbus Ledger
Wallace
Carter
Georgia
Decatur Girls Shine at Judson College Judson
Seven Decatur students at Judson College Marion stand out for beauty brains and talent. They include leaders on campus and scholarship winners with trips to England for academic credit. Judson publicity chief praises their careers in arts and sciences and cites alumna Emmie Frances Polhill Wolfer as an inspirational example.
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Decatur
Judson College
Marion
England
Daveta Best
Carol Brooks
Donna Day
Courtney Leaverton
Sue Slack
Teresa Walden
Robbin Weaver
Sarah Rice
Judson
Austin
Emmie Frances Polhill Wolfer
Wolfer
Judson College honors students and local leaders
An article highlights Judson College students such as Carol Brooks Daveta Best Donna Day and Courtney Leaverton among Actern Scholarship recipients with aims toward medical and teaching careers. It also covers Hartselle elections with Wayne E. Smith withdrawing to run for mayor and multiple council race entrants across city places.
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Carol Brooks
W. E. Kimbrough
Decatur
Ted
Billie Kimbrough Brooks
Dallas
Tex
Kimbrough
Judson
Woman's College
Carol
England
Daveta Best
J. R. Best
Acteen
Jane Jewett
Daveta
Vestavia Baptist Church
Donna Day
Donna
Richard W. Fillerton
Bobby L. Day
Hartselle
Wayne E. Smith
Smith
John D. Long
Ed Monroe
Bill Gardner Smith
Emergency numbers and crisis hotline guidance card
This notice explains calling 911 for personal crises and the Crisis Call Center at 355 8000. It advises contacting a hospital or family physician for possible poisoning and to dial 0 to reach an operator if unsure of the emergency number.
Swimming Pals Angie and Molly Enjoy Summer Day
Angie Mobley, daughter of Mr and Mrs George Mobley of Dun Rovin Trailer Park, spends a sunny day swimming and playing with her dog Molly at a local riverside spot.
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Angie
George Mobley
Dun Rovin Trailer Park
Molly
Thunderstorms Likely in Tennessee Valley This Thursday
The Tennessee Valley faces a 59 percent chance of thundershowers on Thursday as cloudiness increases after midnight. A 40 percent chance of thundershowers is expected this afternoon and evening with warm temperatures in the low 80s and upper 60s tonight. Extended Friday to Sunday forecasts call for partly cloudy skies and scattered thundershowers, with highs near 90 and lows in the 70s.
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Decatur Harbor
Tennessee Valley
Decatur Area Weather Forecast And Climate Data
Partly cloudy through Thursday with chances of afternoon thundershowers. Highs in the low 80s through Thursday, lows in the upper 60s to 70s. Extended outlook Friday through Sunday calls for widely scattered showers and highs from the upper 80s to low 90s with lows in the 60s to 70s. Climate data note a high 79 and low 60 Tuesday, 70 average, 5.78 inches for past 30 days, yearly total 27.45 inches.
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National Weather Service
Huntsville
Decature
Decatur and Vicinity River Reading
Keller Memorial Bridge
Decatur Station
Tri-County District Health Service
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Department of Pensions and Security
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Wallace Nixes
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Algeron Sydney Sullivan
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