Courthouse Site Considerations Split Over Park or Lot
Morgan County Commission asks Ned Frazier to head a committee study of the old Courthouse site uses. Frazier backs a park while others favor a northside parking lot to match design and accessibility. A petition with 800 signatures urges park conversion, but Fleming argues petitions are easy to gauge and cites a Mobile park example. See PARK On Page 3.
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Morgan County Commission
Ned Frazier
Frazier
Commission
Thornton
Dick” Fleming
Jerry Miller
Hall and Colvard
Bertha Timberlake
Douglas Fuller
Morgan County Historic Preservation Society
Fleming
Miller
Fuller
County Commission
Hartselle
Ala
Mobile
Tennessee Fire Kills 42 Safety Measures Under Way Here
The Tennessee jail system races to prevent more disasters after 42 deaths in Maury County Jail when a 16 year old inmate set a padded cell ablaze. Morgan County officials tout safer design including two exits and a locked tunnel to the courthouse. Fire safety measures contrasted with concerns at Lawrence and Limestone county facilities.
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Morgan County
Columbia, Tenn
Maury County
van Ward
Decatur
Ward
Roy Thornell
Moulton
Thornell
Lawrence County Commission
Petrochemical tax proposal alarms Decatur industry
President Carter’s energy plan includes a well tax and large oil use tax that industry spokesmen warn would force much of the 40 million dollar petrochemical sector abroad and endanger about 390 000 related American jobs. Alabama plants such as Monsanto Textiles Amoco Chemicals and 3M would face higher costs and possible job losses amid rising consumer prices. A White House spokesman says the policy targets no single group and will proceed with or without consensus. See PROPOSAL On Page 3.
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Carter
Congress
Decatur
White House
Monsanto Textiles
Alabama
Amoco Chemicals
3M Co
Car Wreck Kills Three Youths In Pickens County
Decatur man Bruce Kevin Inscho 20 died when the car overturned off U.S. 82 in Pickens County. driver Donald Gore 19 and passenger Amelia Hickman 18 also died. Inscho’s graveside funeral is planned Tuesday in Elmwood Cemetery Birmingham.
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Decatur
Pickens County
U.S
Bruce Kevin Inscho
R. W. Inscho
R. W
Wally) Inscho
Tuscaloosa
Inscho
Donald Joseph Gore
Gadsden
Amelia Hickman
Gore
Miss Hickman
Elmwood Cemetery
Birmingham
Glen Delong
Ridout
Valley Chapel
Supreme Court Allows Lawyers to Advertise Fees
The Supreme Court narrowly held 5 to 4 that state bans on advertising lawyers' fees for routine services violate the First Amendment. The decision allows ads in a limited area and reverses a long standing ban, with ABA rules cited as evolving on publicity.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Lewis F. Powell
Harry A. Blackmun
Arizona Supreme Court
American Bar Association
Perez Seeks Lift on Venezuela Tariff Restrictions
Caracas plans to ask President Carter to urge Congress to end tariff penalties on Venezuela tied to the Arab oil embargo. The move follows the 1974 act that penalized OPEC members over the 1973 embargo, despite Venezuela's nonparticipation.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Carlos Andres Perez
Carter
Congress
U.S
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
United States
Europe
Iran
On This Date 1844 Mormon Leaders Killed Carthage
In 1844 Joseph and Hyrum Smith were killed by a mob in Carthage Illinois Brigham Young became head of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints The weather section notes highs through Tuesday in the low 90s with a near 70 low and a 20 percent chance of rain Map and river details on page 2
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Joseph and
Hyrum Smith
Carthage
Brigham Young
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Dial
Women push for independent credit cards under new laws
Under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and related rules, women gain dual listings on joint accounts and can apply for credit in their own names. Diners Club reports rising female cardholders, Visa notes high female ownership, and Commercial Credit Corp. cites growing women’s loan shares, while lenders stress equal opportunity rather than guaranteed credit.
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Louise Cook
Associated Press
Diners Club
Master
Andrea Ann van Houten
Visa
BankAmericard
Associated Credit Bureaus, Inc
Equal Credit Opportunity Act
Commercial Credit Corp
Reiger
Poets
Governors Shake Hands To Open Ardmore Tourist Welcome Center
Governors George Wallace and Ray Blanton officially opened the Ardmore tourist information center near the Alabama line on Interstate 65. The $1 million facility hosted a standing room only crowd from Alabama and Tennessee as the leaders promoted a hand across the border tourism effort. The ceremony featured remarks by Wallace and Blanton and included state officials from both states.
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Sonny Turner
George Wallace
Ray Blanton
Ardmore
Alabama
Tennessee
Wallace
Blanton
South
Interstate 65
Deep South
Ay Bass
Dan Turner
Doug Benton
Bureau of Publicity and Information
Tom Jackson
Darrell Roberts
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Maury Guard
Tennessee Fire
Limestone County
Billy Smith
Young Inscho
Pickens
Keith Inscho
Evelyn Inscho
Homewood
Tuscaloosa County
Baldwin County
Michael Johnson
Young
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