Hartselle Debates Free City Work Policy Reevaluation
Hartselle City Council will reevaluate using city labor and equipment to lay sewer lines for private homes and subdivisions after a former developer objected to using public funds for individual gain. Mayor Long argued it is available to all. the attorney general warned against free work for residents. A later note covers ARC health grants for nearby counties and local bids and rules on downtown signage and landfills.
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Hartselle
Ben Yarbrough
Oakwood Subdivision
John D. Long
Attorney General's Office
Limestone County
Long
Yarbrough
Bill King
Scott
Canning Lids Shortage Hits Decatur Grocers
A shortage of extra canning lids and flats among Decatur grocers threatens home canning, with Bruno's Busy Bee Kwik Chek Malone's and others reporting little to no supply while A P stores hold stock. Local home canners say they remain unaffected for now.
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Decatur
Brunos
Kwik Chek
Warehouse
Kroger’s
Busy Bee
Malone’s
A&p
James Roberts
Bruno’s
Doyle Roberts
Busy Bee No. 1
Ray McCutcheons
Dennis Malone
Malone
Evelee Eddy
Kroger
6Th Ave
Larry Canter
Warehouse Groceries
Billy Jacobs
W. E. Jones
Mervyn Michael
Britwood
Michael
Daniel Lansing
Sherwood
South
Nancy Harvey Stearts
Agriculture
Earl Butz
Breakin at Waddell Home Under Investigation
Police investigate a breakin at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Waddell 1419 North St. SE where more than $750 in cash and goods were stolen. No arrests reported.
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J. P. Waddell
North St. SE
Doyle Ward
Howard Battles
Ward
Battles
William Daily
A. H. Ward
Canal St. NE
Rescue Squad Receives 500 Donation Pushes Total Over 10500
Roy Burcher owner of two Kentucky Fried Chicken franchises in Decatur presents $500 to Flint Rescue Squad president J. D. Bullard. The drive topped 10500 with funds to buy more equipment and doors for the squad building in Flint.
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Roy Burcher
Decatur
J. D. Bullard
Flint Rescue Squad
Flint
Property Payment Fixed At 38250 For Orr Drapery Co
A jury ordered the Decatur Housing Authority to pay 38250 to Orr Drapery Co. at 113 East Moulton St. for urban renewal property. C L Orr disputed the probate court award of 26000 while testimony valued the property at 50000 to 60000. Judge Newton B Powell presided over the two day trial.
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Decatur Housing Authority
Orr Drapery Co
East Moulton St
C. L. Orr
Orr
Newton B. Powell
Stricken Woman Finds Help in Therapy After Family Crisis
Mary Jones, a single mother of four, faced drug issues with her teen son and a troubled home after her ex-husband stopped support. A daughter's sexual mistreatment pushed her into emotional crisis during Christmas 1973, leading to hospitalization and ongoing therapy at North Central Alabama Mental Health Center.
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Washington
Appalachian Regional Commission
Cullman
Lawrence
Limestone
Morgan
Bob Jones
John Sparkman
Jim Allen
Tennessee Valley Rehabilitation Center
Decatur
Tri-County District Health Service
Home Health
Tri-County
Mary Jones
Mrs. Jones
North Central Alabama Mental Health Center
From Shame to Strength Through Center Help
A woman recalls early 1974 when trauma and job loss worsened her mood. She credits the mental health center and its compassionate staff for lifting her self worth, helping her seek guidance, and planning to take the high school equivalency test while pursuing employment.
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Menal Health Center
God
Wallace Invited To Speak In Michigan On Delegates
Michigan state Rep. Al Sheridan visited Alabama Gov. George Wallace to invite him to Lansing on July 29 to discuss how Michigan should pick delegates to the Democratic National Convention. Sheridan dropped his plan to abolish the primary and forecasts a May 1976 presidential primary.
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Montgomery
Ala
Michigan
al Sheridan
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Lansing
Sheridan
Detroit
Wallace
North Carolina
Tennessee
Louisiana
Amateur Radio Week Observed With Field Day At Point Mallard
Mayor Russell Bolding proclaims Amateur Radio Week. The Decatur Amateur Radio Club will hold a 24 hour field day starting Saturday at Point Mallard behind the ice rink. Members will camp out and use gasoline generators to test broadcasting under disrupted communication conditions while inviting the public to observe.
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Russell Bolding
Decatur Amateur Radio Club
Point Mallard
Alabama Weather Outlook Quiet With Scattered Thunder Possible
Partly cloudy skies persist across Alabama with little temperature change. Highs reach the upper 80s and lows in the mid 60s to around 70s. Rain chance remains about 20 percent today through Thursday, with a weak low pressure system moving west from Georgia into eastern Alabama and lingering into Friday.
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Alabama
National Weather Service
Georgia
Weather and river readings for Decatur area today
River reading at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning was 21.12 with sea level at 555.42. High today reached 88 at 2:30 p.m., low 65. Forecast calls for partly cloudy skies, highs upper 80s, lows mid 60s, 20 percent rain. Friday to Sunday: fair to partly cloudy, possible afternoon thundershowers, highs upper 80s, lows upper 60s.
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Decatur and Vicinity
Keller Memorial Bridge
Alabama Teachers Group Spends $1000 On Annual Sessions
The Alabama Voice of Teachers for Education says it spent 1000 dollars to gain support for the annual sessions amendment approved by voters on June 10. The report was filed with Secretary of State Agnes Baggett under corrupt practices law.
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Decatur
Jerry Bottom
Bottom
Montgomery
Ala
The
Alabama Voice of Teachers For Education
Alabama
Agnes Baggett
Alabama Labor Council
Afl-Cio
Taxpayers
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Dan Lansing
Sherwood Dr. SE
Tage
Eugene Slater
J. B. Adair
Roselawn Cemetery
Pines Park
NOAA
U.S. Dept.of Commerce
State Docks
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