Alabama lawmakers clash over restore pay cut despite loans
Legislators return to the Capitol amid stalled talks on restoring a blanket pay reduction for lawmakers and staff. The Senate side seeks to include Lt. Gov Beasley’s $1,500 monthly living allowance. the House opposes. Banks offer interest-free loans to offset cuts as clerks struggle to cover basic costs.
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Rex
Thomas
Associated Press
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Capitol
Senate
House
Jere Beasley
Central
Bancshares of the South Inc
Capitol National Bank of Montgomery
Blind Man Loses Wife and Memories Across Decatur
Brownie Mathews, a respected Decatur businessman, recounts a life spent on Bank Street from before paving and streetcars to present. A recent death exposes cruel acts of theft that robbed him of his wife’s memory and his community ties.
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Brownie Mathews
Decatur
Burglary Conviction Draws Six Year Term
One of three men charged in the March 23 breakin at a downtown pawn shop was convicted of second degree burglary and sentenced to six years in prison. Judge Tom B. Coggin imposed the term on 24 year old Paul Franklin Dempsey of 901 Sth Ave SE. An all male jury.
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Morgan County
Tom B. Coggin
Paul Franklin Dempsey
Sth
Ave
Dempsey
Coggin
E. Moulton St
Robert Coggins
Howard Battles
Dist
Mike Moebes
Ronnie Wayne Freeman
6Th Ave. SE
Hubert Wayne Hill
Falkville 2
Hill
Georgia
Sherman Powell Jr
R. L
Dick) Hundley
Moebes
Madison
Decatur
Record of Attendance at Point Mallard Park Opening
More than 1,500 admissions were logged at Point Mallard Park Aquatic Center during its first summer opening. Attendance Saturday reached 865 and Sunday 704, with officials pleased given poor weather. Center operates 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily until Labor Day.
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Point Mallard Park
Frank Shepherd
Shepherd
Bob Harpe
The Brownie Cafe Legacy and Decatur's Old Bottles
Decatur recalls Brownie’s Cafe on bank St across from the Old Bank Building. The longtime owner known for fairness ran a carry out sandwich service for white shoppers up the street. His antique collection, built before Prohibition, was partly salvaged as urban renewal tore down the building while he faced blindness and relied on his wife Brownnie.
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Brownie
Wilson St
Motorcyclist Injured In Collison At Cardinal And Mockingbird
A 21 year old motorcyclist Ottis Fetch Harmon was injured Monday after losing control and hitting a curb at Cardinal Drive and Mockingbird Lane SW. He was treated at Decatur General Hospital and released. Police report filed.
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Cardinal Dr. and Mockingbird Ln. SW
Ottis Fetch Harmon
Mockingbird Ln
Harmon
Aaa-Southend
Decatur General Hospital
Decatur Parade of Boats names AMLA admiral and events
Gordon Mummert, oil company executive, named admiral of the Alabama Mountain Lakes Association Parade of Boats set for June 8 to 10 in Decatur. Boats assemble near Wheeler Dam and depart for Decatur as Miss Mountain Lakes is chosen June 9. The event aims to promote leisure living on the Tennessee River and boating in North Alabama.
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Decatur Oil Company
Gordon Mummert
Alabama Mountain Lakes Association
Decatur
Wheeler Dam
Alabama Mountain Lakes
Bob Lee
AMLA
Sam _ Stewart
Stewart
North Alabama
Austin High School Rotc
Bill Hatton
Decatur Yacht Club
Lee
George Wallace
Jere Beasley
Beasley
Tennessee River
Alabama
Muscle Shoals
Chamber of Commerce Tourism Committee
Clete Quick
Clete
Young
Extradition Papers Filed Over Hartselle Kidnap Case
Extradition papers seeking the return to Morgan County of four Kerrville, Texas residents charged in the April 24 abduction of seven year old Clint Perry at F. E. Burleson School in Hartselle have been served on Texas authorities. The four, Judy Bates Cason Rita Bates Stephens Jerry B Stephens and Jack R Fairchild, were indicted May 2 and released on $100 bonds. They plan to fight extradition as custody disputes over the boy survived Texas Supreme Court action.
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Morgan County
Hartselle
Texas
Dist
Mike Moebes
Judy Bates Cason
Rita Bates Stephens
Jerry B. Stephens
Jack R. Fairchild
Clint Perry
F. E. Burleson School
Cason
Bobby Perry
Perrys
Kerrville
Texas Supreme Court
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Bill Baxley
Baxley
Brownie Scout Troop 182
Angie Baker
Margaret Spears
Lerissa
Paul Dempsey
By Lee Sentell
Goodyear Mills
Charles Ray Morgan
Hillsboro
Danny D. Zills
Town Creek
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Pat Morris
Almon Center
Alabama Broadcasters Association
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