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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1977
Page
3
A warm May afternoon features the "Teacher Dunking Machine" with Oak Park educator Martha Garrett steering the event. Proceeds support school needs and the Daily Photo notes the community rally behind the fundraiser.
Deanna Sims and Randal Keith Wilson pair from Tuscaloosa and Garth Ave. SW join in marriage. Rosemary Baites and Michael Chapman Pratt from Indianapolis file licenses. Deborah Sue Hill and Samuel Harley Myres Jr. residents Falkville pair with Tracy Ann Cole from Hartselle and William Glenn Walker from Hartselle.
The piece outlines Gov. George C. Wallace gaining a early advantage in the Alabama utility rate battle. It details a Senate filibuster by Sen. Oscar Peden over an audit of Alabama Power Co. and a House delay on unemployment compensation alignment with federal rules. It also notes Athens community honors and a safety advisory on masonry nails.
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