Fulltime Beasley Pay Bill Moves in Alabama Senate
A bill to make Lt. Gov. Jere Beasley a fulltime official with a $22,500 annual salary and a living allowance is drafted for Senate consideration. The next lieutenant governor would serve fulltime, with duties as designated by the state constitution, beyond merely presiding over the Senate.
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Montgomery
Ala
Jere Beasley
Alabama Senate
Senate
Beasley
House
Harris Bill Seeks New Monthly Allowance for Lieutenant Governor
Handling The Board reports Sen. Bob Harris of Morgan County drafts a bill to replace a House measure on legislative employee pay. The proposed bill would set a new monthly allowance for the lieutenant governor and authorize hiring nine employees with funds determined by the legislature.
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Bob Harris
Morgan County
House
Beasley
Harris
Blue Law Charges Dropped for 18 Decatur Businessmen
Eighteen store owners and managers arrested for Sunday closing violations had charges dismissed after Rev. Willard Stallcup urged City Recorder Robert Straub to drop them. Doyle Roberts of Busy Bee Supermarket said he was out of town and unjustly arrested as Stallcup pledged strict enforcement of the law amid ongoing local controversy.
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Willard Stallcup
Grace. Baptist Church
Robert Straub
Doyle Roberts
Busy Bee
Vine St
Roberts
Stallcup
Decatur
If A Man Answers Dont Hang Up
Darrell Shumate marks six months as South Central Bell’s first male switchboard operator in Decatur. He recalls only one in an hour reacts with surprise while many customers respond with curiosity or humor and some men express a preference for female operators.
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Darrell Shumate
South Central Bell
Decatur
Man answers directory calls in new role at Bell
Decatur native Tr. Shumate, 24, works as a directory assistance operator for South Central Bell, saying the job offers valuable experience in the traffic department and a path to advancement. He notes no sex discrimination, praises equal pay for equal work, and reflects on changing roles for men and women in the industry.
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Shumate
Decatur
South Central Bell Telephone Co. Tr
South Central Bell
Women’s Liberation Movement
Crisis Contact Information In The Decatur Daily
Provides emergency numbers including Crisis Call Center 355 8000 and guidance to call hospital or physician for poisoning. Advises dialing 0 for unknown emergencies and notes Decatur Daily phone lines 2353 4739 for nights and holidays.
Athens High School Stadium Bid Opening Today
Bids for site preparation on the proposed Athens High School football stadium will be opened at 2 p.m. in the office of Superintendent R Dale Weizenecker. The project is estimated at 100000 dollars. School officials earlier opened bids two weeks ago.
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Athens
City Board of Education
Supt
R. Dale Weizenecker
Ranger Construction Co
Ranger
Morgan County judges order secretary pay raises in county
Morgan County circuit judges issue a decree ordering the county commission to immediately raise secretaries' salaries. The commission plans to confer with the county attorney and may appeal to the Alabama Supreme Court. The panel also blocks future duties and salary determinations outside state scale rules.
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Morgan County Commission
Thornton
Dick) Fleming
Fleming
Julian Harris
Newton B. Powell
R. L
Dick) Hundley
State Personnel Board
Harris
Alabama Supreme Court
Hundley
District One Commission E. V
Plug
White
District Four
Robert W. Abercrombie
Jack E. Maddox
Leon Nelson
Circuit Court
Dick Fleming
Morgan- Limestone
Register’s Office
County Commission
Powell
Anne Jennings
Coggin
Marilyn Meyer
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Bill Baxley
Morgan County Retired Teachers Association
George Nancarrow
C. N. Williams
Edna Holland
Lucille Sumners
Randolph Ryan
Sarah
By Linda Parham
Decatur Daily
Decatur Lions’ Club
Lions International
Billy Farris
Decatur Club
Steve Chenault
Kermit Farmer
Bob Spurling
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