Alabama House backs public kindergartens for all children
A bill to establish public kindergartens statewide passes the House, with Decatur's prior program showing the value of early education. The Senate must vote yes and the program must receive sufficient education budget funding to ensure no child is barred by cost. Decatur will maintain a kindergarten program regardless, but state support would expand access.
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TVA rates boon to area
The piece argues TVA power remains well below the national average, noting residential rates are about 43 percent cheaper than the U.S. average. It credits TVA management since 1933 for maintaining affordable electricity despite rising costs from coal and environmental controls.
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TVA
Tennessee Valley
Decatur Man Harold Ellis Elected Alabama Poultry Leader
Local citizens announce Harold Ellis, general manager of Conagra Poultry North Alabama, elected president of the Alabama Poultry and Egg Association. The note praises Decatur leaders for statewide recognition and community impact.
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Conagra Poultry
North Alabama
Alabama Poultry and Egg Association
Government to issue new abortion rules for welfare recipients
Washington reports HEW plans new regulations to implement a federal welfare program while avoiding explicit abortion references for low income women. The policy could keep 90 percent federal funding under Medicaid or shift to state option with as low as 50 percent federal share, potentially reducing access for poor women.
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Washington
Congress
Social Services
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HEW
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Mike Suzuki
Community Services Administration
Suzuki
Supreme Court
Democrats Seek Seat Fight Over New Hampshire Vote
The piece outlines a Democratic effort to contest New Hampshire's Senate seat after a tight 355 vote margin for Republican Louis Wyman. It details ballot disputes and committee rulings, with Durkin pressing for further action and calls for a new election amid disputed ballots and alleged irregularities.
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Senate
New Hampshire
Louis Wyman
John Durkin
Wyman
Durkin
Alabama
James Allen
Howard Cannon
D-Nev
Durkins
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Nixonism and press suppression rise after Watergate
Washington column by Jack Anderson and Les Whitten warns of a state of Nixonism as officials press to muzzle reporters. It cites jail subpoenas, court gag orders, and proposed bills punishing publication of unapproved papers while stressing the First Amendment’s protection of free speech and a free press.
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Les Whitten
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Potter Stewart
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Richard Nixon
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Birmingham
Laconia
N.H
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N.Y
Tucson
Baltimore
Land of the Free
CIA
Victor Marchetti
John Marks
Phillip Agee
Great Britain
United States
Ford Administration
Hawaii
America
Congress
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Ford's lead widens in national trial heat and Jackson stands fourth
Ford leads Jackson 46 to 37 percent among registered voters with 17 percent undecided in a nationwide trial heat. Kennedy tops the Democratic choices with 36 percent, Wallace 15 percent, Humphrey 9 percent. The Mayaguez incident boosted Ford's popularity by 11 points.
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Gerald Ford
Sen
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Jackson
Edward Kennedy
Kennedy
Gallup
Alabama
George Wallace
Hubert Humphrey
Mayaguez
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