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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1972
Page
2
Alabama voters face a proposed constitutional amendment to overhaul property taxes after a federal court required equalization. The plan fixes state assessment rates by property type and lets counties set local rates, with a backstop at 30 percent if rejected, while a statewide reappraisal law remains under court review.
The Alabama Health Study Commission will hold a public hearing in Decatur on Tuesday to gather testimony from health consumers and providers. The session runs 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Tri-County District Health Service offices as part of a May 1973 report to the legislature on health care needs, costs, and worker shortages.
U.S. Senator John Sparkman marked the TVA anniversary and told the South Central Alabama Planning and Development Commission that the Valley's experience offers a path for local finance. He cited river silting soil erosion and floods as problems TVA helped mitigate, calling the Valley a showplace and recreational hub with diversified industries.
A reader asks about a missing Greenland Studios dress materials order. the paper replies the items were mailed and to contact Action again if not received soon. A second inquiry on Elvis Presley shows notes that his 1972 college tour is finished and no PM appearances are scheduled. A third reader asks where to buy an ant farm and receives a direct response locating purchase options.
A Wallace aide says media advertising will dominate the push as the campaign focuses on TV and print. Wallace hospital treatment follows a Maryland shooting with paralysis in both legs and slim recovery hopes. Georgia Lt. Gov. Lester Maddox volunteers to campaign for him, praising renewed support as volunteers surge. Maddox urges Southern governors to back Wallace while criticizing crime as a factor. Campaign officials note a 40-name speakers bureau and Charles Snider’s plans to visit Oregon and nearby cities next week.
12 year old Mike Reeves of Hartselle twisted his leg sliding home after a bunt during a Red Sox game. He watched the actions unfold in hospital as his casted leg and autographed ball drew attention. He expects missed exams and summer plans including reading, fishing, and peaches. Tigers sent flowers after the accident.
A Decatur Daily listing provides sheriff and highway patrol emergency numbers for Morgan County Limestone Athens and Lawrence counties plus a Crisis Call Center number 355 8000 for personal crises and poisoning guidance. It advises calling 0 to reach an operator for unknown emergencies and notes department lines 353 4612 999 1595 353 4739.
About 500 women attended Alabama's first statewide convention of the Women's Political Caucus in Tuscaloosa. Gloria Steinem and Margaret Sloan spoke, with Sloan asking the few men present to leave and form a support group while Steinem defined femme tasks and tied politics to daily chores.
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