TVA Defends Browns Ferry Startup Amid Delays and Criticism
The Tennessee Valley Authority maintains Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant will begin actual power generation in mid December despite regulatory delays and safety‑planning criticisms. TVA disputes claims of faulty control rods and emphasizes continued testing, safety backups, and pursuit of contractor claims, citing environmental safeguards and evolving codes as key factors.
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Tennessee Valley Authority
Browns Ferry
TVA
Environmental Protection Agency
General Electric
Classrooms Readied For Start Of School
Morgan County districts prepare for fall term with Aug 24 starts for Decatur city students and Aug 31 for county students. Registration windows run Aug 22–23 for city pupils, with Grace Baptist and St. Ann's also listing dates. Faculty meetings, workshops, and in service sessions fill the month as principals, lunch staff, and teachers gear up at the Instructional Service Center.
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Morgan County
Decatur City
Grace Baptist School
the Baptist School
St. Ann’s
Decatur
Instructional Service Center
Oak, Park Middle School
Waste Treatment Spending projected for Alabama
Alabama must spend an estimated 446 million dollars on municipal waste treatment facilities over the next four years to meet federal requirements. The figure comes from the Alabama Water Improvement Commission, based on a statewide survey for the EPA using data from about half the municipalities. The effort aims to upgrade sewerage treatment to secondary level or higher by July 1, 1977, with a separate note about a Brewer High School photo of workers shoveling dirt.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Alabama Water Improvement Commission
Commission
Environmental Protection Agency
Garland Cowart waits for Livingston State chance
Garland Cowart, West Morgan star, earned a football scholarship to Livingston State University and plans to marry Pam Free next year. His coaches say size limited offers, but he aims to prove himself this season while balancing academics and football. He weighs 188 pounds and hopes to reach 195 200, focusing on quickness. Cowart spoke after the North All Stars game at Denny Stadium and said Livingston impressed him with a personal touch.
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Cupid
Garland Coward
Coward
Livingston State University
Cowart
Pam Free
West Morgan
Florence State
Mickey Andrews
Florence
Livingston
Garland
Pam
Rebels
Paul Cowart
Trinity
North All Stars
Alabama
Denny Stadium
Action Action Solve Problems in Decatur Daily Queries
A reader asks about Morse sewing machine parts and maker contact. Local firms Henderson's Pfaff Sewing Center and The Singer Co. provide repairs.
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Decatur Daily
Decatur
Ala
Jean
H. W. H., Hartselle
Henderson
Pfaff Sewing Center
6Th Ave
Singer Co
Gateway
Mountain Home Cemetery
Lawrence County
Harold W. Summerford
P. O. Box
Falkville
Emergency numbers listed for Alabama counties and crisis lines
The Decatur Daily provides a directory of emergency numbers for Morgan Limestone and Cullman counties with 911 access in Decatur Hartselle Athens and poison crisis lines. It directs dial zero for any uncertain emergency and notes 24 hour and holiday contact lines for departments.
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Tennessee River
Kathy Rotruck
Board of Education
Robert Guillot
Florence State University
Hartselle
Nancarrow
Dave Edwards
Brewer High School
Keith, Ransom, Left
Allen Flemons
Jackie Ferguson
By Larry Canterbury
Garland Cowart
Old Riverside High School
Highway Patrol
Limestone County
Athens
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Cullman
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