Filibuster Upsets Session's Finale in Alabama Senate
In Montgomery the Alabama Senate on the final day of the 1973 session endured a filibuster by Sen. Robert H. Wilder over sheriff deputy pay scales and restrictions on counting deputies. The House faced ethics and constitutional reform bills, with a special committee trimming a tougher public official disclosure plan to a general category listing.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Senate
Robert H. Wilder
Tallapoosa County
House
Alabama
Ground Broken For Courthouse Ground Breaking in Morgan County
Groundbreaking ceremony for Morgan County Courthouse Jail complex drew over 100 attendees led by Commission Chairman Dick Fleming. Officials used shovels, with 16 ordinary spades, as a county photographer captured the moment. Construction begins Monday on a five story building set for completion by October 1975, funded by a $3.5 million bond and remaining costs from revenue sharing funds and CDs.
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Morgan County
Commission
Thornton
Dick) Fleming
Fleming
Gresham
E.V
Plug) White
Jack Maddox
Leon Nelson
Robert Abercrombie
Freming
Decatur
Russell Bolding
Mental Health Grant To Alleviate Crisis
National Institute of Mental Health grants 382,406 dollars to North Central Alabama Mental Health Center in Decatur to relieve a funding crisis. Announcement credited to Rep. Bob Jones and Sons John Sparkman and Jim Allen.
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National Institute of Mental Health
NIMH
North Central
Alabama
Decatur
Bob Jones
John Sparkman
Jim Allen
Athens Beauty Miss Limestone Crowned at Morgan County Fair
Sherry Sexton 17, Athens High senior, won Miss Limestone County at the Jaycees 23rd annual Morgan County Fair. She will join Sherri Rogers and tonight's Miss Morgan County winner for Saturday's Miss Tennessee Valley Exposition. First runner-up Connie Ruth Adams 16 Elkmont and second runner-up Low Ann Atkinson 17 Athens High senior completed the field. Jaycee chair Christine Turner noted seven more entrants for Miss Morgan County and more expected before tonight's contest. Also details on the Morgan County mental health center grant funding and planned expansions including day care services and a new headquarters on U.S. 31 south of Decatur.
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Sherry Sexton
Athens High School
Limestone County
Jaycees
Morgan
Miss Sexton
Frank Joe Sexton
Athens
Sherri Rogers
Lawrence County
Morgan County
Limestone
Connie Ruth Adams
Elkmont
James Adams
Low Ann Atkinson
Athens High
Dan Atkinson
Christine Turner
Jaycee
Marvin Dinsmore
Lawrence
Cullman
Dinsmore
Jim Meherg
U.S. 31
Decatur
4Th Ave
Grant St
ConAgra to expand Decatur facility in $4 million plan
ConAgra will start a $4 million expansion at its Decatur plant within the next year or two to boost flour milling grain and grocery product production. The board has approved the concept but financing details remain undecided. The Decatur facility is the largest of ConAgra 69 plants in the U S and a prototype of operations in Puerto Rico. The project includes barge terminal improvements and aligns with ongoing expansion since 1940.
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Lee Sentell
ConAgra
Decatur
J. Allan Mactier
U. S
Chamber of Commerce
Morton Sosland
Milling and Baking News
Puerto Rico
North Alabama
Mactier
Athens
Israel Jets Down Syrian Fighters in Mediterranean Dogfight
Israeli air force jets claim to have shot down 13 Syrian M1IG21 fighters in a Mediterranean dogfight. One Israeli plane was struck but the pilot was rescued unharmed. It was described as the era's largest Middle East air clash since 1967.
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Tel Aviv
Mediterranean
Middle East
Health Building At Calhoun To Honor Publisher
A new allied health building at Calhoun Junior College will be named for Barrett C. Shelton publisher of The Decatur Daily. The legislature enacted the bill citing Shelton's civic service and leadership in securing funds, with a dedication planned later this year.
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Allied Health
Calhoun Junior College
Barrett C. Shelton
Decatur Daily
Shelton
North Alabama
John C. Calhoun Junior College
St.Bernard College
Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway
Harry Rice
Carlton Kelley
Tri-County
Appalachian Regional Health Planning Commission
Alabama Medical Association
Bob.Harris
Decatur
Alabama Milk Price Ruling Stopped by Court
A judge voided the Alabama Dairy Commission eight to six cent milk price hike, ruling the second decision illegal without hearings. The restraining order delays the latest six cent increase while the court reviews its legality, after a prior eight cent raise had been approved.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Alabama Dairy Commission
Montgomery County
William Thetford
Associated Milk Producers Inc. of Alabama, Inc
Thetford
Louis Brannan
Foley
Gridiron Forecast offers cash or game tickets prize
Rivalries rise as Alabama and Auburn debuts loom and readers pick the winner of THE DAILY Gridiron Forecast. The victor chooses between 50 dollars in cash or two tickets to the Auburn Chattanooga game at Auburn on September 22. Announcement to follow on Tuesday.
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Alabama
Auburn
Alabama's Friendliest Shopping Area Calendar
Classifieds and comics notes appear in the entertainment and financial sections of the local newspaper, highlighting upcoming events and features in a friendly shopping district.
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Charles Howard
Cleon Yates
Bryan McAfee
E. V
R. L. Hundley
John McBride
Mike Moebes
Newton Powell
Bob McWhorter
Rex Thomas
Wilder
Senate
Sage
Lyons
Wallace
Allan .Mactier
ConAgra, Center
Johnny Washburn
Morton, Sosland
Tony Estes
Robinson Furniture
Second Ave
Miss Limestone
Santiago
Chile
Cuba
Fur
Itere
6Th Ave
S.E
Ady
Calhoun
C. F. Penn
Labama
Financial
Landers
TV Log
Tennessee Valley
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