Decatur holds tax base but suburb expansions loom
Decatur has avoided major tax losses from suburban growth while Priceville failed to detach. PJ residents and retailers face an out of court settlement over a class action that could cut city revenue by about 200,000 yearly until property reappraisals boost tax receipts. The Beltline Mall and Bank St shopping area anchor city services guiding development and cooperation with outlying areas.
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Paul Foreman
Decatur
Priceville
6Th Ave
2Nd Ave
Bank St
Beltline
Danville Rd
Bill Dukes
League Draws Garbage Plan for Decatur Morgan County
The Morgan County League of Women Voters outlines a plan to replace landfills with a recycling system for Decatur and nearby areas. Key aims include reducing waste, home sorting, and securing receptacles, transport, and personnel for local government collection.
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Paul Foreman
Decatur
Morgan County
League of Women Voters
Jean Tune
Birmingham
Tune
UA Plans Regional Center In Decatur
The University of Alabama will open a Decatur regional office to extend Tuscaloosa campus outreach to north central Alabama. Dr. David Matthews said programs in teaching research and enrichment will be developed for community needs with staffer Jack Gibson. The office will coordinate courses seminars and services for adults and alumni and link to Calhoun Community College and UA Huntsville.
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Lee Sentell
University of Alabama
Decatur
Tuscaloosa
Alabama
David Matthews
University
Marjorie W. Lynch
Capstone
Jack H. Gibson
Gibson
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSHA
Lynch
Dothan
Mobile
Selma
Calhoun Community College
University of Alabama At Huntsville
College of Education
Columbus
Florida State University
On This Date in 1836 Treasury Surplus Distribu
The note recalls a 1836 event where a $28 million surplus in the U S Treasury was divided among 26 states. It appears in the paper’s calendar of notable dates and places with a Tennessee Valley regional framing. The brief entry anchors a historical milestone in U S finance.
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U.S. Treasury
Joint Presbyterian Meet Voted NASHVILLE Assembly OKs joint meetings
The 117th General Assembly of the United Presbyterian Church approves biannual joint general assemblies with southern Presbyterians starting 1979. A study of union synods is proposed to connect both denominations, with merger efforts and publication unification debated.
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Nashville, Tenn
General Assembly
117Th
Presbyterian Church
United States
Automakers Move Away From Tris Treated Upholstery
AP reports automakers will phase out the fire retardant chemical Tris from car upholstery by next year amid cancer risk concerns. The move follows government bans on Tris in children's sleepwear, while manufacturers say current upholstery poses no imminent danger.
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Detroit
Senate debates funding for secret neutron bomb project
The Senate considers including money for a new lethal neutron warhead in a 1.4 billion public works and energy research bill. The plan aims to target population centers while avoiding buildings, with the Appropriations Committee sending the measure to the full chamber after Wednesday’s action.
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Senate
Appropriations Committee
Public Works and Energy Research
Caprice for sale by Athens resident in daily ad
Ronald D. Ultz of 509 Irvin St Athens sells a 1975 Chevrolet Caprice Estate Wagon with power features and luggage rack. The daily ad promotes low cost sales and notes 10 extra responses as interest. Contact 353-4612 or 353-4739 for the Decatur Daily Want Ad Department.
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Ronald D. Ultz
Decatur Daily Want AD
Athens
Dial
Slaying Trial Moves To Defense Argument
In Morgan County Circuit Court Wilbert Scott’s murder trial resumes as defense argues self defense after Jim Mack Jones Jr was killed. Witness Charles Guster testified he saw the stabbing after a ride to Red’s Grocery on 8th Street SW.
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Russ Roberts
Wilbert Scott
Charles Guster
Jim Mack Jones Jr
8Th St
Morgan County
Tom Coggin
Guster
Jones
Scott
Red
Rosa Lee
Jimmy Mack
Jim
Wilbert
Jimmy
J. N. Powell
Powell
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