TVA Flood Control Operations Run Through A Morning Routine
At 7 30 a m TVA engineers in Knoxville coordinate rainfall and streamflow data from 200 stations and 50 gages, feed forecasts from the Weather Bureau to a Chattanooga computer, and issue dam discharge plans to control floods while balancing power needs.
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TVA River Control
Knoxville
Office of Power
Chattanooga
TVA
U.s.weather Bureau
Kentucky Dam
Ohio
Mississippi
Corps of Engineers
Cincinnati
U.S. Weather Bureau
Cairo
TWA
Tennessee River
Chickamauga
Guntersville
Wheeler
Pickwick
Kentucky
Wheeler Dam
Guntersville Dam
Courtland
North
Alabama
West
Tennessee
Corps’ Barkley
Cumberland
Ohio River
Kentucky- Bailey
Ohio Crest
Ex POW credits God Nixon for release in Vietnam war
Col. Joseph W. Kittinger Jr. said he was freed from a North Vietnamese prison thanks to God, President Nixon and the American will. The 44 year old, from Orlando, Fla., returned home after months as a prisoner of war.
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Montgomery
Ala
Nixon
Joseph W. Kittinger Jr
Orlando
Fla
Kittinger
Maxwell Air Force Base
America
Samuel R. Vaughan
Clemson
D. C
Richard H. McDow
Columbiana
David B. Grant
Chattanooga
Tenn
Kenneth J. Fraser
Selma
David B. Dingee
Homestead Air Force Base
Gale A. DeSpigler
Brandon
Kevin J. Cheney
North Miami
John P. Cerak
Homestead Afb
McDow
Air Force
Cheney
Jimmy McDow
Bedridden but Not Discouraged in Cullman County
In Jones Chapel area Cullman County Olin Brock and his sister Fannie once ran a Chances Crossroads country store despite rheumatism. Fannie died in 1944 and Olin, now bedridden at the nursing home, survives with cheerfulness and a strong will. He recalls early signs from 1910 and patient endurance through years of illness.
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Cullman
Jones Chapel
Cullman County
Olin Brock
Fannie
Olin
Cullman Nursing Home
Chances Crossroads
Marvin Hale
Hale
Ethyl] Graves
Amended tax tips and Venezuela inquiry in Decatur issue
Readers learn how to claim flood casualty losses with Form 1040X and disaster claims mailing addresses. A student asks for Venezuela information, with guidance to contact the Venezuelan Embassy in Washington, D.C. Includes a brief scene of returning ex prisoners and crowd reactions.
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Decatur
IRS
P.O
Birmingham
Internal Revenue Service
8Th Ave
Venezuela
Gina Davidson
California St. NW
Washington, D.C
Cave Wedding in Talucah Cave Draws Unique Audience
Merrie Tebben and Phil Duncan wed in Talucah Cave near Valhermosa Springs, inviting blue jean attire for guests. The ceremony occurred in a natural limestone amphitheater with skylight, floodlights, and cave humidity, followed by a reception at Talucah Presbyterian Church.
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Merrie Tebben
Phillip Duncan
University of Alabama
Huntsville Free University
Phil
Talucah Cave
Valhermosa Springs
Presbyterian Church
Val Goeres
Merrie
Missouri
Peace Corps
Liberia
California
Arizona
New Mexico
Decatur
Oklahoma
Germany
Talucah Presbyterian Church
Emergency phone numbers for Alabama counties and crisis lines
A fragmented list gives emergency numbers for Decatur Morgan County, Hartselle Limestone Athens Lawrence Cullman and the Crisis Call Center 355 8000. It advises dialing 0 for unknown emergencies and provides department contacts and after hours lines.
Athens man dies from knife wounds
A 34-year-old Athens man, Charles E. Johns of 1101 North Madison St., died Saturday afternoon at Athens Limestone Hospital from four stab wounds three in the stomach and one in the throat. Det. Lt. George Clem said Johns was found under his house around 10:54 a.m. after his wife reported him missing. Funeral services will be announced by Spry Funeral Home.
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Athens
Athens- Limestone Hospital
George Clem
Charles E. Johns
North Madison St
Clem
Johns
Athens Limestone Hospital
Spry Funeral Home
Fishin Dog Turns Lazy After Big Bass Catch
Rover, a 90 pound mixed breed dog in Birmingham, caught a 10 pound bass with part of its tail missing last week. The family says the dog, once active water helper, now lounges and merely wags his tail while no longer bringing in fish.
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Birmingham
Ala
Rover
Shephard
Arthur Williams
Williams
Wills
Red Cross reports 1835 families aided after floods
The Red Cross says 1,835 families in North Alabama and Northeast Mississippi received emergency aid after recent flooding. Harry Hudson, Alabama Red Cross division manager, noted that all shelters have closed and families were helped to return home.
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Birmingham
Ala
The
Red Cross
Alabama
Mississippi
Harry Hudson
Alabama Redross
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