Mother of Four Dies In Wreck Near Somerville Alabama
A 34 year old Oneonta woman Ann Gene Ledbetter wife of Thomas Ledbetter and mother of four died in a late Tuesday afternoon one car crash on Alabama 67 near Florette in Morgan County. The 1970 Ford LTD struck a bridge abutment sending heavy debris across the scene. Coroner Guyseri called it the worst wreck he had seen and an autopsy could not be performed. Funeral arrangements were to be announced by King Funeral Home in Oneonta.
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Oneonta
Morgan County
Guyseri
Ann Gene Ledbetter
Thomas Ledbetter
Hollaway
Ledbetter
Alabama 67
Florette
D. L. Livingston
Somerville
King Funeral Home
Wallace Blasts Jere Beasley in Alabama Power accusation
Gov George C Wallace accused Lt Gov Jere Beasley of siding with Alabama Power Co after Beasley adjourned the state Senate delaying a vote on the administration utility control package. The Senate earlier refused adjournment before Beasley sent the chamber home on a voice vote.
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Montgomery
Ala
George C. Wallace
Jere Beasley
Alabama Power Co
Wallace
Beasley
State Senate
Senate
Burleson Mountain Residents Seek Water Supply
Residents on Burleson Mountain near Decatur and Hartselle, unable to receive city water, form a group led by Steve Williams and Bob Ledbetter to pursue a water solution. They discuss drilling costs and unreliable wells as a meeting at Indian Hills Golf Course considers extending city lines from Burningtree Mountain.
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Melba Teague
Indian Hills Golf Course
Y Y Russ Roberts
Russ Roberts
No Man’s Land
Burleson Mountain
Decatur
Hartselle
Steve Williams
Bob Ledbetter
Cleo Teague
Willie Lott
Williams
Ledbetter
Ry Op Sons
Indian Hills
Decatur Water and Wastewater Department
Burningtree Mountain
College Studies Leasing Dorm AIS Athens explores dorm rental to DPS office
Athens College considers leasing one of its four dormitories to the Limestone Department of Pensions and Securities with development director Curtis Tomlin saying interest exists but no definite plan. The State Board of Education will hear proposals but action is not expected yet. Water expansion to Burleson Mountain remains unapproved as officials weigh costs and eligibility.
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Athens
Athens College
Department of Pensions and Security
Curtis Tomlin
State Board of Education
Tomlin
Departments of Pensions and Securities
State Board
Charles Goody
MIRV missiles first placed in Minot silos in 1970
In 1970 the United States placed the first MIRV missiles in underground concrete silos at an Air Force base in Minot, North Dakota. The notice also includes weather data with temperatures in the 70s and a 60 percent chance of rain today and Thursday.
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U. S
Air Force
Minot
N. D
TVA Faces Deficit Sparks Proposed Rate Hike
TVA plans a roughly 75 million dollar revenue increase in the final quarter to meet projected deficits and to fund a July 1 rate hike. Residential, commercial and industrial classes face different increases with industrial users absorbing more. The TVA Board considers a plan to phase out the declining block rate and apply the rise more to industry. The move aligns with meeting Alabama sulfur dioxide standards costing about 875 million annually in five years.
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Knoxville
Tennessee Valley Authority
Knoxville Journal
TVA
Lee Sheppeard
TVA Board of Directors
Tennessee Valley
Aubrey Wagner
William Jenkins
East Tennessee Corp
Jacksboro
Alabama
Sheppeard
Widow’s Creek
Stevenson
Colbert
Funds Sought For Mental Hospital Renovation
An $180000 Appalachian Regional Commission grant is being sought to renovate North Alabama Regional Hospital. NAHSA reviews the request by the State Department of Mental Health at a 6 30 p.m. meeting in the Huntsville Decatur Jetport. Ground and third floors need work before serving 18 counties as 12 patients are treated now and capacity will rise to 45 in six to eight weeks. The committee may also release $18617 for a Calhoun Community College dental assistant program.
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Appalachian Regional Commission
North Alabama Regional Hospital
North Alabama Health Systems Agency
NAHSA
Riley Gibson
State Department of Mental Health
Decatur
Huntsville- Decatur Jetport
Calhoun Community College
Gibson
Court Relief Bill Passes Committee
Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approved a relief bill to correct a $3.7 million shortfall in court revenue and prevent curtailment of court allocations after May 31. Critics warned about new judgeships and blamed inflated revenue projections under the Judicial Article.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
C. C. Torbert Jr
Senate Judiciary Committee
Torbert
Office of Court Management
Gerald Waldrop
Gadsden
Jimmy Raiford
House
Senate
Joe McCorquodale
Jere Beasley
Dodge Polara For Sale By Daily Ad At $5.50
W H Lawrence advertises a 1969 Dodge Polara for sale with best offer over $200 and lists contact numbers. The notice promotes daily ads and mentions potential buyers as evidence of interest. The Decatur Daily Want Ad Department provides contact lines for placing ads and hours of operation.
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DODGE
Polara
Decatur and Austin High Schools Grant Diplomas To 606
The classes of 1977 from Decatur High School and Austin High School received diplomas in graduation rites. Decatur conferred 280 diplomas while Austin awarded 326. Justice James Bloodworth spoke at Decatur, praising the school and noting his niece Katy Davis is in the class.
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Austin, Decatur
Cheri Shipper
Decatur
Decatur High School
Austin High School
James Bloodworth
Alabama Supreme Court
Alabama
Bloodworth
Katy Davis
Phi Y
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