Motion Plant Investor Still Confident Of Possibilities
Courtland reports Cecil Porter, a Lawrence County backwoods inventor, recently patented the Recycle Power Unit in U S Patent 3736068 after years of work. Porter, 62, claims the device could address pollution, oil shortages and power costs, asserting confidence in its transformative potential despite skepticism.
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Courtland
Cecil Porter
Mr. Porter
Lawrence County
Porter
U. S
RPU
Porter’s Recycle Power Unit eyeing prototype use
Porter pitches a closed loop water turbine system to replace coal plants and reactors. He touts TVA and Alabama Power interest, two studies by TVA in Ciskmortt and the Electrical Power Research Institute, and his self guided push despite limited support and funding.
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Porter
TVA
Alabama Power
Browns Ferry
Florence
Birmingham
RPU
Ciskmortt
Ralph Nader
Nader
Mr. Nader
Washington
Patent Office
Mr. Porter
Cecil Loyd Porter
Knox Named Chief Deputy in Limestone County Sheriff’s Office
Ernest Knox, a deputy for three years, is named chief deputy by Sheriff M. W. Evans replacing Nolan Davis who died earlier this month. Knox will receive a $50 monthly raise as he takes the post. Evans also hires Billy Swanner as deputy and Kenneth D. Todd and Jeff Bottom as jailers, bringing fulltime deputies to 11 in the county.
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Athens
Limestone County
M. W
Buddy) Evans
Ernest Knox
Nolan Davis
Knox
Evans
Ernest
Kenneth D. Todd
Jeff Bottom
Decatur Morgan Teachers Note 1973-74 Staffing Changes
Decatur city and Morgan County schools announce new hires and resignations for the 1973-1974 year. Several Decatur city staff resignations are listed alongside numerous new hires across city and Morgan County districts, filling vacancies.
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Decatur City
Morgan County
James Reynolds
Austin High School
Sharon K. Johnson
Louise Taber
One Park
Ann Counts
Diana Grace
James E. Jackson
Decatur High
Patricia Bradbury
Westlawn
Arlo Abercrombie
Central Office
Tommy Jo Cooper
Food Service
Debra H. Gooch
Margaret Kaley
Larry H. Carter
Austin Hilg School
Carolyn C. Cantrell
Henry B. Kennedy
Steelman
Mary M. Spear
Brookhaven
Michel Dixon
Billie J. Rooks
Nancy Spink
Wilma H. Sutter
Austinville
Elizabeth Agnes’ Hinken
Lakeview
Mary W. Cork
Helen Alexander Aide
Somerville
Benford Masterson
Cotaco
Reba Pevahouse
Crestline
Deborah Williams
Eva
Cristine Jackson
Falkville
Owen Smith
Six Hurt In Lawrence Wreck Near Moulton
Six persons were injured in a two car crash on a rural dirt road ten miles west of Moulton. Drivers Earl Graves and Theron Young sustained injuries along with four other members of Graves family Mary Ruby Linda Herbert Lee Jr and Wanda. They were treated at Lawrence County Hospital in Moulton.
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Here
Earl Lee Graves
Theron Harold Young
Mr. Hope
Graves
Young
Mary Ruby
Linda
Herbert Lee Jr
Wanda
Lawrence County Hospital
No Compromise In Limestone
Limestone County boards clash over county students attending Athens and Decatur schools. Limestone orders the Athens board to stop by Tuesday or face federal court action. Decatur schools may also be targeted. officials dispute counts as several hundred students are affected.
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Sonny Turner
Athens
Limestone County Board of Education
Athens Board of Education
Cecil Christopher
Christopher
Byrd Latham
Latham
Decatur
Limestone County
Curtis Sellers
Sellers
Lakeview
Decatur High School
Limestone Board
Waymon Sherrer
Paul Hancock
Board
Sherrer
Hancock
U.S. District Court
Calhoun Group Attended Retreat at Wheeler State Park
Calhoun Junior College leaders from 25 clubs attended a weekend leadership retreat at Wheeler State Park, hosted by the Calhoun Student Government Association. The event featured lectures, discussions, and talent presentations on club activities.
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Calhoun Junior College Club
Wheeler State Park
Calhoun Student Government Association
Calhoun
Calhoun Junior College
Student Government Association
Tops
Kim Mooney
Baptist Student Union
Kaye Weathers
S.G.A
Pat Swimford
SGA
Decatur
Decatur School Enrollment Tops Nine Thousand for 1973-74
More than 9,000 students enrolled in Decatur City Schools for 1973-74 during last week’s registration. St Ann's School registered 170 students and Grace Baptist School 399. City totals list multiple campuses with varied counts. Morgan County Schools set Friday registration from 8 10 a.m. to noon.
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Decatur City
St. Ann’s School
Grace Baptist School
Austin High School
Austinville
Brookhaven Middle
Decatur High School
Eastwood
Gordon Bibb
Lakeview
Oak Park Middle School
Somerville Rd
Walter Jackson
West Decatur
Westlawn
Woodmeade
Morgan County
Emergency Crisis Helpline Guidance in Athens
Emergency phone numbers and guidance for personal crises advise calling the Crisis Call Center at 355-8000. It lists options for possible poisoning to contact hospitals or physicians and suggests dialing zero if unsure which number to call, applicable during nights and holidays across departments in Athens.
Delay Expected In Council Appointment
Athens city council will not appoint a member tonight as originally expected. Council president Malcolm Moore announced the delay, leaving the vacancy to be filled at a later date.
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Athens
Malcolm Moore
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