Social Security faces funding squeeze in coming months
AP report notes 108 million taxpayers fund benefits to 3.3 million recipients. House Ways and Means subcommittee plans Sept 12 hearings to craft new financing amid retirees’ unease of future security. Trust funds risk drain if Congress delays action to ease immediate pinch and address long term needs.
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Edmond le Breton
Washington
House
Ways and Means Social Security
Perak
Beltline Mall groundbreaking planned in Decatur
A ceremony marks the Beltline Mall project in Decatur with Arlen Shopping Centers and Grimmer Realty as partners. Speakers include Marc Grebe and local officials Mayor Bill Dukes and Dick Fleming. J C Penney will anchor the center and other stores are expected to announce soon.
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Steele Holman
Beltline Mall
Arlen Shopping Centers Co
Chattanooga
Grimmer Realty
Birmaim
Dent
Marc Grebe
Arlen
Bill J. Dukes
Commission
Thornton ‘Dick’ Fleming
Gene Schimpf
Arssiaeant
Jim Grimmer
Schimpf
J. C. Penney
Decatur
Jim Duncan
Morrison’s Cafeterias
Beltline Rd
Danville Rd
Karmelkorn
Procap
Mass murder at Golden Dragon shocks San Francisco
Three masked gunmen opened fire at the Golden Dragon restaurant wounding 11 and killing four as police label it the city’s worst mass murder. The attack targeted rivals and involved a submachine gun shotgun and pistol.
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San Francisco
Golden Dragon
Decatur schools eye 12 month pay plan for support staff
Decatur city schools may extend 12 month contracts for part time support workers including janitors and cafeteria staff under a plan proposed by House Speaker Joe McCorquodale. Superintendent Dr Byron Nelson urged details before comment as unemployment benefits and federal funding implications loom.
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Eee
Decatur
Joe McCorquodale
Byron Nelson
McCorquodale
Nelson
Alabama Education Association
Park Indicted in 36 Charges Ties to Bribes on Capitol Hill
South Korean businessman Tongsun Park faces 36 federal corruption counts. The indictment names former Rep. Richard T. Hanna as an unindicted co conspirator and lists various present and former lawmakers as bribe recipients. Atty. Gen. Bell seeks Carter to press Park Chung-hee for his return. Hanna's potential indictment was not disclosed. Park remains a fugitive, with Seoul authorities to decide custody steps.
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Washington
Tongsun Park
Richard T. Hanna
Park
Justice Department
Griffin Bell
Carter
Park Chung-hee
United States
Bell
Ijongsun
Capitol Hill
Seoul
Hanna
California
Congress
Soviet pilot seeks refuge after jet lands in Japan
A Soviet air force lieutenant flew a jet fighter to Japan claiming asylum in the United States. Weather outlook shows highs in upper 80s with rain chances across midweek. The page also notes Tennessee Valley living privilege.
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Japan
U.S
Tennessee Valley
Gen Jesse Garth’s Legacy Shapes Morgan County History
The article outlines Gen Jesse Winston Garth as a pivotal figure in early Decatur and the broader Morgan County area. It notes his Virginia origins from Albemarle County with Welsh and Huguenot ancestry, his law studies in Charlottesville, and his role among the first settlers who helped carve the region into Moreno and Lawrence counties.
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Randy Quarles
Decatur
Jesse Winston Garth
Moreno
Lawrence
Garths
Cem
Bis Wee
Albemarle County
Thomas
Susan
Dourette) Garth
Charlottesville
Garth
Patrick Earth
Dur
Gen. Garth
John Gregg
Jard and
Hood
Genealogical research basics and a regional history profile
The article outlines primary and secondary records for genealogists, stressing original sources for accuracy while noting that well-made family histories include citations. It also provides a biographical sketch of Gen. Garth, a founder figure in Decatur and early Virginia lineage linked to Jefferson and Tyler, with a photo caption describing local cemetery vandalism and Morgan County history.
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Dick Pence
Bebe
Virginia
John Tyler
United States
Garth
Thomas Jefferson
Monticello
St. Louis
Jefferson
Gov. Clarke
Missouri
St. J
Ee Young G
Cotaco Edison
Alabama
Danville Rd
Decatur
Thana
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West Germany
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Morgan County
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