Mississippi Senators Backing Jackson Man For TVA Board
Senators Eastland and Stennis support Frank E. Smith of Jackson for a vacancy on the TVA board. Smith, 58, seeks to return to the $39,000-a-year post he left in 1972 after a decade of service. Carter will appoint a new member to fill a 20 month vacancy, with Smith as a named possibility.
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Mississippi
Jackson
TVA
Jackson, Miss
James Eastland
John Stennis
Tennessee Valley Authority Board
Frank E. Smith
Smith
Jimmy Carter
Eastland and
Stennis
Carter
U.S. House of Representatives
Iter
Jim Sasser
Tennessee
Sasser
John Oliver
Chattanooga
Tennessee Valley Public Power Association
Oliver
Ford
Senate
Thomas Longshore
Alabama Power Co
Senate Public Works Committee
James F. Hooper
Columbus
Miss
Howard Baker
R-Tenn
Baker
Breaking The Ice In Frigid Patch On 2200 Harrison St
Two youngsters brave the low 20s to pound ice on a patch near 2200 Harrison St SE and 1309 Donna Ave SE as a cold snap returns. The forecast hints at a high around 50 on Friday. The scene captures a local winter moment amid shifting TVA board nomination chatter.
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Brian Moses
Duane Steenson
James
Lying Street Markers Spark Parking Lot Confusion
In the Fraternal Order of Police parking lot at 19th Ave and Wadsworth St SE a marker labeled Ardmore Ave and Third St lies down as a tire bumper. Former official Rutledge Thomas and ex-city clerk Joe Pettey note Ardmore Ave did not exist in Decatur. The building formerly housed C P Lowber’s grocery. comment on origin of markers was unavailable.
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Fraternal Order of Police
19Th Ave
Wadsworth St
Ardmore Ave
Third St
Rutledge Thomas
Joe Pettey
Decatur
Temperatures Rise in Tennessee Valley Ahead of Weekend
Partly cloudy skies persist with temperatures nudging up to around 50 degrees today and Friday as two cold fronts weaken. Lows dip to the low 20s tonight in Decatur. weekend outlook turns mostly cloudy with a chance of rain late Saturday and Sunday.
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Tennessee Valley
National Weather Service
Texas
Pennsylvania
Great Lakes
Midwest
Atlanta
Birmingham
Jackson
Weather Service
Decatur
Huntsville
River and Weather Summary for Decatur Area
Decatur area readings show river at Keller Memorial Bridge 17.27 feet with sea level 551.57. TVA lake levels listed for Chickamauga 677.7 Pickwick 409.7 Guntersville 583.2 Wheeler 551.1 Wilson 507.6. High today 54 at 3 pm, low 34 at 5 am. Friday near 50 with lows in the 20s. Mostly cloudy today. Extended outlook Friday through Monday shows cooler trends with scattered rain chances and highs from the mid 40s to mid 50s.
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Decatur and Vicinity River Reading
Keller Memorial Bridge
Reading
TVA
Chickamauga
Pickwick
Guntersville
Wheeler
Wilson
Oak Park Middle School Fire Tied to Arson Suspect
Police believe an arsonist started a fire in a Oak Park Middle School classroom suite causing smoke damage and minor burn and property damage. Principal Nell Clem said debris was piled and set aflame while detectives investigated after doors opened late. Additional items knocked over and a charred book found.
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Oak Park Middle School
Nell Clem
Clem
Wedding Delay Brings Family Drama to Montgomery Home
Richard C. Albano and Nancy Johnson faced a last minute postponement when Nancy’s parents were in a car accident en route to the ceremony. The groom, bride, and preacher chose to wait for news from the hospital before deciding whether to proceed.
TVA Soil Chief Kilmer Heads Soil Science Meeting
Victor J. Kilmer, chief of TVA's Soils and Fertilizer Research Branch, chaired the Soil Science Society of America annual meeting in Houston. Kilmer directs a program at TVA's National Fertilizer Development Center in Muscle Shoals focused on fundamental soil fertilizer and plant relationships. He is the father of David Kilmer of Somerville.
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Victor J. Kilmer
TVA
Houston
Soil Science Society of America
Muscle Shoals
Kilmer
David Kilmer
Somerville 1
Holiday Sing by Dome Rhythm Band at church
The Dome Rhythm Band will lead a public holiday singing event at Central United Methodist Church from 2 to 3 PM led by Mrs. John Morgan from Westminster Presbyterian. A hospital update reports Mrs. Johnson suffered a badly bruised leg, not a broken one.
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Dome
Central United Methodist Church
Dome Rhythm Band
John Morgan
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Johnson
Bride Nancy Marries Despite Family Worries
Tony Estes suffered minor scratches and bruises as Nancy insisted on continuing the wedding. He was en route to give his daughter away when Nancy, resolute at 9 am, walked down the stairs with her father to the wedding march. After the brief reception the couple visited Decatur General Hospital to see her mother, a moment not laughed about that night.
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Smith
Albano
Nancy
Roy Johnson
Moulton
Johnsons
Ricky
Decatur Mountain Brook
Macy
Decatur General Hospital
Drug Offender Given 1 Year and $1,000 Fine
Randy Standridge was convicted in Lawrence County Circuit Court of possession of marijuana and fined $1,000. Circuit Judge Billy Burney sentenced him to 12 months in the county jail. Leslie Weeks rape trial resumed as the case continues with Weeks and two men charged in the rape of three Decatur women near Hillsboro.
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Moulton
Randy Standridge
Lawrence County
Billy Burney
Standridge
Leslie Weeks
Weeks
Decatur
Hillsboro
Athens Christmas Parade to Feature World Theme
The Athens Limestone County Christmas Parade, themed Christmas Around the World, begins at 5 p.m. at the Athens Wat Seheet takend dhate Shopping Center. Athens High School majorette Kerree Nelson will lead the parade and floats will be featured with all Limestone County bands scheduled to participate.
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Athens
Athens-Limestone County
Athens Wat Seheet Takend Dhate
Kerree Nelson
Limestones
Nuclear shelters inadequate in Madison County crisis plan
Col William Smith said Madison County would be unable to house all evacuees during a nuclear war due to lack of fallout shelters. He described Crisis Relocation plans, noting high risk designation for parts of Limestone Morgan and Madison counties and a projected 87 000 refugees to be absorbed by others. Shelter construction under interstates was urged and a bill to boost civil defense funds was discussed.
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Ene
Madison County
United States Civil Defense Council
Col
William Smith
Morgan County
Civil Defense
Howard Proctor
Smith
Decatur
Atlanta
Redstone Arsenal
Limestone
Morgan
Lawrence
United States Defense Department
Vines
Sitchalee
Congress
Former Decatur Resident Injured in Thanksgiving Crash
Robert Montgomery formerly of Decatur his wife Sandra and their three month old son were visiting relatives in Decatur from Glasgow Ky for Thanksgiving when a two car collision near Piedmont sent them to Regional Medical Center Anniston. The baby was moved to University Hospital Birmingham and all three were removed from the critical list with the baby listed as satisfactory.
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Decatur
Robert Montgomery
Sandra
Glasgow
B. T. Pointer
Pointer
15Th Ave
Atlanta
Anniston
University Hospital, Birmingham
Montgomery
Anniston Hospital
Birmingham
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