Carter to recommend continued funding for Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway
President Carter plans to continue funding the 253 mile Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway linking the Tennessee River to Mobile Alabama. Mississippi officials say White House confirmation means approval and completion by 1985. Backers say economic and job benefits outweigh environmental concerns.
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Jackson, Miss
Carter
White House
Mississippi
David Bowen
Miss
John Stennis
Dmiss
Office of Management and Budget
Finch
Carter Administration
Columbus
Washington
Tennessee
Alabama
Southeast
Army Corps of Engineers
Carter Vows Aid To Clean Sewer
President Carter will provide federal aid to dispose of six tons of toxic chemicals that shut down Louisville sewer lines and caused 100 million gallons daily of raw sewage to be dumped into the Ohio River. EPA estimates disposal costs at 2.2 to 2.8 million dollars funded by the federal government. Metropolitan Sewer District will cover cleaning costs and other expenses already incurred may total hundreds of thousands. In Nashville Governor Blanton welcomed continued federal funding for the Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway develoment. Wallace praises reevaluation and confirms White House funding for Bear Creek Watershed in Alabama.
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Louisville
Carter
Ohio River
Jack Ravan
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Ravan
Metropolitan
Montgomery
Ala
George C. Wallace
Wallace
Waterway Authority
Washington
White House
Alabama
Bear Creek
Tax deadline rush hits Decatur post offices late night
Decatur residents joined millions of Americans to mail tax returns before midnight. Postmaster I E Self said calls about deadline hours increased though main offices kept postmarks until midnight while smaller offices closed by 5 p m. Major mailboxes at shopping centers were checked at 1130 p m with extra staff on duty.
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Decatur
I.E. Self
Self
Mixed Reviews At Late Decatur Post Office Returns
A Saturday night scene at a Decatur post office shows a carnival mood as strangers joke about late tax returns. Two unnamed men, one calling the other his CPA, copy forms at coin machines while residents debate filing delays and misperceived deadlines.
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Decatur
CPA
FBI says origin of Mormon will a forgery says Nevada official
The FBI has determined that the so called Mormon will allegedly written by Howard Hughes is a forgery. Nevada Attorney General Hert List said investigators comparing handwriting samples concluded the document was an attempt to copy the late industrialist's handwriting.
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Las Vegas
Nev
FBI
Howardes
Nevada
Hert List
Hughes
List
Utah
Melvin Dummar
Nevada Desert
Dummar
Bee swarm spills on I 95 frees a million bees
A two-truck crash south of Jacksonville Florida released about a million honey bees along Interstate 95. Beekeeper Robert Gatrell from Orlando worked to corral the insects back into surplus hives as forty hives spilled from the vehicle in the AP Wirephoto background.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Robert Gatrell
Orlando
Anita Bryant Loses Round on Housing Codes
In Miami a court ruled the Dade County ordinance prohibiting housing and employment discrimination based on sexual orientation is constitutional. Judge Sam Silver stated the controversy has produced a chaotic atmosphere in the community as supporters and opponents clash over gay rights.
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Miami
Anita Bryant
Circuit Court
Sam Silver
Dade County
Handicapped Predict New Rights Movement Amplified by Sit-In
Handicapped demonstrators in wheelchairs testified before a congressionally chaired panel, arguing they lead a new civil rights movement. About 125 disabled protesters have occupied the HEW building’s fourth floor since April 4, sleeping in bags and air mattresses to press their case.
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San Francisco
Regi Ftces
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Wayward Greyhound Bus Found In Birmingham
Police recovered a Greyhound bus stolen from Atlanta and driven to Birmingham with no suspects or motive identified. The bus arrived on the southside and suffered no damage after two wandering days.
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Birmingham
Ala
Greyhound
Atlanta
Bim
Auburn Vets Treat Eagles For The Feds
Auburn University School of Veterinary Medicine designated by the National Fish and Wildlife Service as the first official rehabilitation station for gunshot injured eagles. Dr. Jimmy Milton said the center will treat birds from the Southeast and return healthy ones to the wild or display severely injured birds in zoos. Milton noted three bald eagles and one golden eagle treated in the past month. one died, others cannot return to the wild. He emphasized careful study of mating and regional center benefits with War Eagle Four as the mascot.
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Auburn
Ala
Auburn University School of Veterinary Medicine
National Fish and Wildlife Service
Jimmy Milton
Milton
Washington's Departure for Inauguration Sets Historic Tone
In Today's DAILY ON THIS DATE in 1789 George Washington left Mount Vernon for his inauguration as the first President of the U.S. The note also mentions contact numbers for a classified ad and a weather tease for the Tennessee Valley with highs in the mid 80s and overnight in the 50s.
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George Washington
Mount Vernon
The
U.S
PTA launches nationwide letter campaign against TV violence
The National PTA plans a nationwide mail campaign to networks stations and advertisers to reduce gratuitous TV violence by Jan 1. If goals are not met, PTA may boycott products and consider court action. The plan includes parent training to monitor programs and communicate desires effectively.
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Joseph R. Tybor
Associated Press
Chicago
National
Parent-Teacher Association
PTA
William M. Young
Kimmel
Young
America
Mrs. Kimmel
Freedom Train On Last Track Heads 3 655 Mile Return Run
The steam locomotive No 4449 arrives in New Orleans from Birmingham with 18 passenger cars to resume the 3 655 mile Freedom Train journey back to Portland Oregon. Doyle McCormack drives the engine with 83 enthusiasts aboard and volunteers assisting maintenance. The train will stop in Shriever Morgan City New Iberia Lafayette Jennings Lake Charles Beaumont and Houston in planned 300 mile stages.
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New Orleans
Birmingham
Ala
Union Terminal
Sunset Limited
Los Angeles
Portland
Ore
Engi
Neer Doyle McCormack
McCormack
Louisiana
Southern Pacific
Shriever
Morgan City
New Iberia
Lafayette
Jennings
Lake Charles
Texas
Beaumont
Houston
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Glover Wilkins
Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Authority
Ellyna Tatum
Magnolia Dixieland Band
New Orleans Fair Grounds
Nashville
Ray Blanton
Tenn
Carter Decision
War Eagle
Auburn University
School of Veterinary Medicine
Hartselle
William Bradford Huie
Hartselle Depot
National Library
Huie
Decatur Daily
Will Origin
John M. Willis
Anita
Judy Heumann
George Miller
Phillip Burton
D-Calif
Wayward Greyhound
B’ham
Eagles
Dia
Athens
Tennessee Valley
Oenewetees
Aetna
Ics
Etna Eeene
Robinson's
Em Road Ave
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