Decatur weighs annexation and moratorium impacts on growth
City officials argue annexation may boost property values while AWIC sewer moratorium tightens city lot supply. Fewer than 75 buildable city lots remain as new home inspections rise, and developers may seek outside the limits if the moratorium lasts. Dukes rules out wage taxes or metro schemes, choosing cooperation with outlying areas.
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Dukes
Alabama Water Improvement Commission
Tomdeve
Jeff Tanner
Tanner
AWIC
Decatur
Birmingham
Slaying Trial Details Face Cross Examination and Protests
The transcript shows cross examination of Guster in a stabbing case, with questions about drinking at Red's, alleged perjury, and sexual implications regarding Scott's stepdaughter. The judge denied a mistrial after a delay, and several pleas entered in related cases include Harvel and Hogeland receiving probation for grand larceny and related offenses, while Johnson paid a fine for illegal liquor possession.
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Scott
Guster
Powell
Red's
Farrah Fawcett- Majors
Jones
Coggin
Steve Douglas Harvel
Lonny Hogeland
Hershel Johnson
Oscar Hill
TVA pollution fight not a simple issue says TVA
Environmentalists suing TVA over air quality control are oversimplifying the issue. TVA spokesman Lee Sheppeard argues pollution control is complex and costly, noting TVA already plans to spend about 375 million dollars annually to curb coal plant waste.
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Lee Sentell
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Lee Sheppeard
Birmingham
West
EPA
Beasley Seen As Likely 1978 Gubernatorial Candidate
Beasley, poised to run in 1978, will welcome Bradley to Alabama on July 4. Bradley arrives at Fort Benning then Redstone Arsenal, with a 19 gun salute planned and a public ceremony at Point Mallard. Regeneration will sing before the VIP event, while the Army exhibit honors Audie Murphy.
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Beasley
Bradley
Fort Benning
Los Angles
Redstone Arsenal
Huntsville
Point Mallard
Regeneration
Audie Murphy
U.S. Army
Cheatham
Mayor Denies Role In Gas Theft Case
In Newnan Georgia the Tallapoosa mayor Alta Sam Dryden denies involvement in a federal conspiracy to steal gasoline from interstate pipelines. He testified his only knowledge came from media accounts and he described phone calls to arrange loans as the defense case proceeds along with other Tallapoosa officials.
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Newnan
Asst
Buddy Folsom
Buren Robinson
Dryden
Donald Howe
Tallapoosa
Alvin Conner
Jimmy Martinez
Martinez
Fulton County
Poor Women Seek Wallace Support Resolution Demands Aid
A Montgomery group and women from Elmore and Macon Counties plan to present Gov. George C. Wallace with a resolution calling for legislation aiding low income women. The move accompanies Wallace’s address at a conference hosted by the U.S. Labor Department Women’s Bureau.
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Montgomery
Ala
George C. Wallace
Wallace
Women’s Bureau
U.S. Labor Department
Elmore
Macon
League plans educate public on garbage proposal
The league outlines small group meetings for public education and fund collection. A core group will handle education and drive expenses while seeking cooperation from local civic organizations and neighborhood leaders. They will request help from city and county school boards at elementary and high school levels.
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Tune
Church Denominations Narrowly Agree on Cooperation
On Wednesday night the United Presbyterian Church members approved a weakened cooperation proposal with the other denomination and set a two year horizon for further steps.
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United Presbyterian Church
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Morgan County
Myrtis
Mrs. Newton) Powell
Austin Plaza
Danville Rd
Heathcliff
THE
Decatur Daily
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Alabama Lung Association
Sierra Club
Natural Resource Defense Council
NRDC
Bill Baxley
Environmental Protection Agency
Alabama
Colbert
Widow's Creek
Tennessee
Kentucky
Congress
Eee
Supreme Court
Jack Ravan
Atlanta
Gibson
Tuscaloosa
Kingstone
Shawnee
Johnsonville
Deimar Studios
AMILY
Kodak Paper
Southland Shopping Plaza
Decatur, Ala
Petticoat Junction
Rogers
Decatur Shopping Center
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