Harris Pushes End to LEPA funding for North Alabama academy
State Sen. Bob Harris says LEPA should be abolished and North Alabama should receive federal funds directly if the agency does not fund the Calhoun Junior College police academy. He warns of a bleak LEPA future and says lawmakers will review LEPA appropriations next session.
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Winford Turner
Bob Harris
Alabama Law Enforcement Planning Agency
North Alabama
Harris
SEPA
Montgomery
North Alabama Police Academy
Calhoun Junior College
Jacksonville State
University of Alabama At
Tuscaloosa
Faulkner Junior College
Bay Minette
Enterprise
Albert Brewer
George Wallace
David Cauthen
Decatur
Tommy Carter
Elkmont
Wayland Cross
Courtland
LEPA
Cauthen
Bob Jones
John Sparkman
Jim Allen
Congress
Jones
Robert
Bo) Davis
See Harris
Million Dollar Revenue Shares For Decatur Area
Decatur will get 1,040,947 as part of a four county revenue sharing package totaling over 3 million. The compromise bill lowers urban allocations and raises rural funds, with Morgan County receiving 1,556,876 and Cullman 738,000. Limestone 611,010 and Lawrence 220,422, with smaller cities receiving limited sums. If ratified, half of total allocations will be distributed next month.
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Ben Windham
Washington
Decatur
Senate
House
Morgan County
Hartselle
Cullman County
Cullman
Limestone County
Athens
Limestone
Lawrence County
Alabama
Soviets Dismantle Moon Rocket At Tyuratam Site
United States intelligence sources report the Soviet Union is dismantling a mammoth booster rocket at the Tyuratam Launch Site near the Oral Sea. Ground support equipment is also being removed, signaling a pause in any moon landing effort for at least six months.
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Richard D. Lyons
New York Times News Service
Washington
United States
Soviet Union
Tyuratam
Oral Sea
Moon
Earth
Limestone Man Dies In Fire Near Limestone Madison Line
A 61-year-old Limestone County man W. E. Hardiman died when his small frame house on Segars Rd near the Limestone Madison County line burned. The body was found near the back door. Hardiman lived alone and worked at a Madison beverage store. Fire discovered at 7 30 am by a neighbor. no cause yet. Funeral services to be announced.
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Athens
Limestone County
Segars
Limestone
Madison County
M. W
Buddy) Evans
W. E. Hardiman
Madison 1
Evans
Hardiman
Madison Beverage
Nixon leads McGovern by 41 points in new poll
In New York the Sindlinger poll shows President Nixon ahead of Democratic rival George McGovern by about 41 percentage points. In Shanghai, Japan and China sign a diplomatic accord ending decades of hostility. Japan plans to close its embassy in Taiwan. In Washington the Treasury proposes removing grain exporters who received subsidies from tax deferment under the export program.
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New York
Nixon
George McGovern
Shanghai
Japan
China
Tawain
Washington
Treasury Department
Joe Hinz Retires After 42 Years As Local Barber
Joe Hinz closes his family barber shop after 42 years to take an industrial job. He recalls trimming many town leaders, laments changing styles and rising costs, and notes wages and inflation pushed customers away. Saturday is his last day.
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Joe Hinz
Charles Harvey
Grant St. SE
Hinz
Johnston St
Herman Hinz
Joe
Piano Sale Sparks 13 Replies in Decatur Daily Ad
Sue Garza and Tanner 1 SOLD a piano via a Decatur Daily Want Ad attracting at least 13 other inquiries. The instrument is in excellent condition and listed with the Guibarnsen master sale tag. Price noted as 355 975.
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Sue Garza
Tanner
Decatur Daily
Guibarnsen
POWs Return Home After Release From Hanoi
Three U S pilots Edward Elias Mark Gartley and Norris Charles arrived at Kennedy Airport and were taken to hospitals in New York Alabama and California amid protests and tensions over their release. Gartley s mother opposed immediate assignment and asked for time with family. The men had refused earlier offers to turn themselves over to officials during a journey that included Peking Moscow and Copenhagen. Elias said conditions of Hanoi s release required him to stay with peace groups. Elias flew to Maxwell Air Force Base for medical evacuation.
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North Vietnam
Air Force
Edward Elias
Navy
J.g
Mark Gartley
Norris Charles
Kennedy International Airport
New York
Gartley
Defense Department
Alabama
California
U.S
Peking
Moscow
Copenhagen
Maj
Hanoi
Elias
Maxwell Air Force Base
Moody Air Force Base
Valdosta
Vietnam
E Little Rock
Ark
Georgia
POW Wives Praise Return of Vietnam POWs at Maxwell
Mrs Edward Elias wife of a POW returned from Vietnam said God answered prayers and urged government led efforts for prisoner release. She noted their 5 year old son Michael would join them soon at Moody Air Force Base and Elias expected hospital release next week after arrival from Hanoi.
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Jim Dembowski
Montgomery
Ala
Edward Elias
Vietnam
Maj. Elia
Michael
Valdosta
Elias
New York
United States
Hanoi
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