Special Session Laughter Ends as Brewer Considers March Call
Montgomery lawmakers may face a special session led by Gov. Albert Brewer to address school financing after the Alabama Education Study Commission reports by mid January. Education reform, teacher pay, construction, and funding loom large alongside water pollution and taxes. legislators expect a lengthy session into May.
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Montgomery
Capitol Hill
Albert Brewer
Alabama Education Study Commission
Auburn University
Harry Philpott
Brewer
Bob Harris
Decatur
Alabama Education Association
AEA
Alabama
Bower
Special Education Study Commission
Philpott
Public hearing on securities handling set for Capitol Hill
A Joint Legislative Council subcommittee schedules a 9:30 a.m. Monday public hearing on Capitol Hill to study state practices in securities and stock sales. Ed Mauldin of Leighton is named chairman of Citizens for Hump hrey-Muskie in Alabama. The Governor's Office says highway safety funds are available to towns over 5 000 population. Birmingham Transit Co petitions the Public Service Commission to raise fares from 25 to 30 cents. The U S Census Bureau estimates Alabama population at 3 566 000, a gain of 299 260 since 1960.
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Capitol Hill
Ed Mauldin
Leighton
Citizens For
Humphrey-Muskie
Alabama
Governor’s Office
Birmingham Transit Co
Public Service Commission
U.S. Census Bureau
Shriners Seek New Temple for North Alabama Area
North Alabama Shriners push to obtain a grant for a new temple in Madison County. About 900 signatures gathered at a Shangri La Restaurant meeting as petitions target 1,100 names. If approved the temple would serve some 3,000 Shriners across Morgan Madison Limestone Franklin Colbert Marshall and DeKalb counties. Petitions to Imperial Council due by October with action likely in June or July next year.
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North Alabama
Madison County
Ruben McCulloch
Decatur Shriner
National Organization
Shangri-La Restauran
Shriners
McCulloch
Morgan
Madison
Lawrence Limestone
Franklin
Colbert, Marshall
DeKalb
Charlie McGill
Imperial Council
Zamora
Birmingham
Cahaba
Decatur
McCulloch Bros. Jeep
Blue Circle Drive
McCulloch Appliance
Joe Davis
Gulf Station
Veterans can use FHA loans regardless of VA home loan use
The notice states FHA loans are available to veterans whether or not they have previously used the VA home loan program. For more details contact the Morgan County Veterans Affairs office at 304 Ferry St. NE or call 353-7456.
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Federal Housing Administration
Veterans Administration
Morgan County Veterans Affairs Office
Ferry St. NE
Miami U bans Confederate flag and Dixie at campus events
University of Miami president Henry King Stanford orders removal of the Confederate flag and the song Dixie from public activities. He cites not forcing symbols of the Confederacy on minorities and notes the school’s diverse enrollment, with about 160 Black students among 16,618 last year.
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New York Times
Miami
University of Miami
Henry King Stanford
Northwestern University
the Hurricane
Connie Elliott Fund Booth At Tigers Stadium Gate
The Connie Elliott Fund booth will be at Tiger Stadium gate this Friday night. Morgan County Sheriff's Posse and Auxiliary will collect gifts for Connie and her stricken family. Connie is a 16 year old Morgan County High School junior stricken by a brain base infection and requires continued local hospitalization.
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Cullman County Fair
Pat Plunkett
Cullman High School
Miss Plunkett
E. G. Plunkett
Bob Dunnavant
Hartselle
Connie Elliott
Tiger Stadium
Morgan County Sheriff’s Posse
Connie
Morgan County High School
Melvin Elliott
E. Main St
University Hospital
Birmingham
Evolution of voting methods from oral to ballots and machines
The text traces changes in U S voting methods from oral balloting to the secret Australian ballot and notes that about three fourths of states now require or permit voting machines for casting ballots.
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