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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 29, 1975

Page

5

Council OKs Bids On Stamps And Subdivision Work

City council accepted a single bid of 4,590 for 5,400,000 two cent fusion stamps for tobacco. For the Dunbarton Subdivision bids, G & W Asphalt Co. of Trinity submitted 497,177.27, with Holland and Woodard Co. at 500,657.70 and Watts Construction Co. of Gadsden at 535,612.69. Action on streets and sewers is set for a 7 p.m. Monday City Hall meeting.

Roberts and Son Co Dunbarton G & W Asphalt Co Trinity

Postal rate debate grows as 8 cent per ounce proposed

Administrative Law Judge Seymour Wenner recommended an 8 1/2 cent per ounce first class rate and higher charges for newspapers magazines catalogs and packages while 10 cent first class remains temporary. The Postal Rate Commission will decide in about two months and governors may act differently or seek review.

Washington Seymour Wenner Postal Rate Commission Congress Public Service Commissions Postal Service Wenner

Corn planting ahead of schedule 75 crop gains momentum

U S farmers rapidly wind up 1975 corn planting well before normal progress as May 25 shows about 90 percent of acreage planted. The rise contrasts with rain–hit prior seasons and signals a potential record harvest next fall amid broader Ag Department notes.

Washington Agriculture Department

Portugal Rebels Denounce Partisan Demands

Portugal’s Revolutionary Council, not tied to any single party, disapproved of demonstrations that inflame partisan struggles, signaling a stance amid the clash between the Communists and the Socialists.

Revolutionary Council

Jurisdiction fights stall national health insurance talks

Congressional conflict between Ways and Means and Commerce over jobless health insurance proposals delays any clear path for national health insurance. Leaders warn progress hinges on resolving turf disputes, with labor favoring a federal program and insurers pushing private sector roles.

Elizabeth Bowman Washington House Congress Commerce Committee William A. Steiger R-Wis Ways and Means Committee Ways Ways and Means Dan Rostenkowski Ways and Means Health Rostenkowski American Medical Association AMA

Worley plans retirement after Celebration in Huntsville

Worley, a Tennessee Valley Chapter Society of Logistics Engineers member, will retire to Huntsville to teach part time and work as an industrial management consultant. He is married to Norma Dunnin of Nashville and has six children. A parade at 4 15 p m will include guests Former Gov Albert Brewer and John Welsh, with congratulatory letters from Gov George Wallace and Sen John Sparkman read at the Redstone Arsenal Officers Club ballroom at 6 30 p.m.

AEA Paul Hubbert Macon County Dudley Perry George Wallace Hubbert Napoleon Perry Supreme Court Alabama George C. Wallace Larry Morris Alexander City Ways and Means Montgomery Wallace Bayside Architectural Control Committee Zach Higgs Bayside Additions One Coggin Ed Breland Additions Tennessee Valley The Society of Logistics Engineers Worley Huntsville Norma Dunnin Nashville James Wells Philippines Debra Lee Robert John Albert Albert Brewer U.S Kawait John Welsh Sen John Sparkman Redstone Arsenal Officers

College acquisition pursued as enrollment and tuition shift

The board, guided by the Legislative study group recommendation, chose an acquisition plan after a year of proposals about fates for the college. Enrollment had dwindled and tuition spiraled, prompting consideration of combining with other north Alabama state institutions.

North Alabama Legislative Study Group

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