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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1973
Page
1
Alabama House concurred in Senate amendments to a reapportionment bill and sent it to Gov. George C. Wallace. The measure creates 105 single member House districts and 35 Senate districts, meeting a federal court deadline with a week to spare.
State Sen. Bob Harris said the Legislature's reapportionment bill is a good arrangement under the circumstances, though he is not happy that Morgan Limestone counties are split. He noted the plan favors fewer Marshall County precincts in a Morgan County house district and expects court review but aims to preserve county lines. The plan, created from an independent premise, would place Morgan County in three House districts with Decatur alone in one district. Harris appears confident it could withstand judicial scrutiny.
The Athens to Mooresville I 65 link may open by late May if weather stays favorable. The Tennessee River bridge should open by November, allowing traffic from south of Nashville to reach Warrior without a detour. Seeding, cleanup, and finishing touches remain as earth work continues.
On this date in 1869 a golden spike was driven at Ogden Utah completing the first railroad across the United States. Weather today highs in the low 80s tonight mid 60s with a 20 percent rain chance. Friday highs upper 70s. Complete weather and river page D-2. It’s a privilege to live in the Tennessee Valley.
Morgan County Commission Chairman Thornton Fleming says the $22,208 voter address update project is unnecessary if the state plan is approved. The court ordered the registry to adjust addresses under redistricting, but Fleming argues funds are wasted and other counties face no similar mandate. The registrar office has hired two clerks to support the effort as the Supreme Court weighs the state's plan.
Gov. Wallace announced a $6.5 million plan using state revenue sharing funds to remove safety hazards in 30 counties. In Lawrence County two bridges on Alabama 20 and 33 and in Cullman County the Alabama 69 US 278 intersection will be widened or rerouted at costs of 23 000 21 000 and 18 000 dollars respectively. Work begins soon with the Highway Department and six other major projects to be contracted.
John W. Dean III says there is an ongoing effort to limit his Watergate testimony and to discredit him. President Nixon names James S. Schlesinger as defense secretary and adds John Connally as White House adviser to fill Watergate gaps. The FBI reveals early wiretaps in the Pentagon papers case. Mitchell Stans and two corporate officials are indicted for conspiring to funnel 200000 to Nixon reelection.
Decatur council will consider a Friday resolution to allow Sunday operation of stores with two or fewer employees. The measure follows arrests of 18 managers under state law and cites local applications used by Anniston as a model.
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