PPB budgeting reshapes U S government spending
Sylvia Porter explains the planning programming budgeting system that shifts federal funds to measurable goals. PPB requires agencies to set five year goals, measure outcomes, and tax cost against defined aims, potentially trimming or eliminating programs to save billions. The approach compares government to a corporate firm, focusing on profitability of programs and disciplined cost control.
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U. S
Defense Department
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
U. S. Post Office
Edward McCreary
Decatur SPEBSQSA Chapter to Compete at Birmingham Convention
Decatur's Heart of Dixie Chorus, local SPEBSQSA chapter, will perform at the southeastern district Barbershop Convention in Birmingham at the Temple Theater. They will wear new uniforms and sing California Here I Come and When You're a Long, Long Way From Home, under a 10-judge panel scoring harmony, balance, voice, arrangements, and stage presence.
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Heart OF Dixie
Heart of Dixie Chorus
Birmingham
Tommy Barnette
Joe Faber
Royce Slate
Marvin Hale
Don Stephens
Howard Ellis
Jimmy Littrell
Bob Hall
Bob Bauer
E. M
Decatur
Society of the Preservation and Encouragement of
California
Village Squires
Tom Barnette
Curt ‘Hughes
Harold ‘Bailey
Decaturands
The
Central Methodist Church
Free overseas serviceman call contest spreads across four counties
Local 5903 of the Communications Workers of Southern Bell sponsors a Hi Mom contest inviting families in Cullman, Lawrence, Limestone and Morgan counties to enter with names and reasons for a free Mother’s Day call to abroad service members. Four winners, one per county, will be chosen by drawing and notified by Local 5908. Arrangements are handled with the Red Cross. entry requires a letter with contact details and the beneficiary’s ranking.
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Communications Workers of
Southern Bell Telephone Co
Faye Letson
U.S
4Th Ave.se
American Red Cross
County Takes Custody Of Tots After Juvenile Hearing
A Decatur couple’s two young children, ages 3 and 22 months, were placed in Morgan County Department of Pensions and Security custody after a juvenile court action. Judge C. Bennett McRae ordered restraint of the children from Clifford S. and Mrs Blagburn, who face assault with intent to murder charges in connection with the 22 month old Kenneth Blagburn’s hospital admission. A rehearing was ordered, with circuit court trials set for a later date.
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Decatur
Morgan County Department of Pensions and Security
C. Bennett McRae
Clifford S. Blagburn
Blagburn
Kenneth B
Peru map navigator catalogs over two thousand ruin sites
Retired army captain Jose Lopez Guillen says he spent 25 years researching Peru’s ruins in his spare time. He claims to have located and mapped more than 2,000 archaeological sites across the country.
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Lima
Peru
Jose Lopez Guillen
Policeman Detains Driver After Childlike Car Ride Incident
New Delhi AP reports a driver fled after hitting two cyclists. A policeman clung to the car’s hood for several blocks, forcing the motorist to stop and surrender. The driver was charged with kidnapping a police officer.
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New Delhi
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