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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1973
Page
2
Decatur freshman offensive lineman Rick Chenault says he and fellow freshmen won t attend the Sun Bowl on December 29. They stay for post season drills and scrimmage the first team, facing intense practice to earn their place.
Rick Chenault, Auburn freshman offensive lineman at 5-10 218 pounds, faces a tough season after finger surgery and a knee sprain. He plans spring training to raise weight toward 225 and battles to prove himself alongside his father Prince Chenault, Lawrence County High School assistant principal, who runs a 500 acre farm in Moulton. Chenault contemplates a Sun Bowl trip funded by selling cattle, while staying home to help manage farm duties during holidays. Tyler Lafauci of LSU is cited as a taller parallel All American.
Army Engineers report an apparent low bid of 14 151 922 for the Tombigbee Waterway second construction project submitted by Al Johnson Construction Co of Minneapolis. Four bids were received for an 817 foot concrete spillway at Gainesville lock and dam as Guy H James Construction bids remain 14 247 105 for the earlier lock project. Completion of the river route would link the Tombigbee and Tennessee Rivers, creating a 253 mile slack water navigation from Mobile to the Midwest within about ten years.
A fire at 1208 Alabama 67, the home of Jennifer Bean, destroyed a mattress and clothing Thursday afternoon. A Decatur firefighter extinguished the remaining embers as charred clothing was pulled from the house which also sustained some damage. No injuries were reported.
The Decatur Post Office will be open Saturday from 8:30 a.m. until noon to accept Christmas mail.
A haul of old Spanish coins weighing about 300 pounds found by two Bayou La Batre shrimp boats off the Louisiana coast will be divided between the boat owners and crewmen under an out of court settlement. The coins dated 1779 to 1783 came from a sunken Spanish vessel and will be evaluated by experts before distribution.
The grand jury probing alleged fraud in State Highway Department purchases has finished hearing testimony from state attorneys. Atty. Gen. Bill Baxley’s office, directing the probe, subpoenaed 48 witnesses to testify before the Montgomery County grand jury. Investigators say testimony wrapped up Thursday but further calls are possible.
Four government farm organizations face a six month deadline to draft plans to relocate under one roof while remaining autonomous. The USDA aims to consolidate county Farmers Home Administration, Soil Conservation Service, Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, and the Federal Crop Insurance Corp to aid farmers without staff losses.
Chief Justice Howell Heflin toured his hometown of Tuscumbia to advocate a court reform amendment to Alabama’s constitution. In Camden, former State Senator Roland Cooper opposed the measure, arguing reform would not serve the people.
About 50 Alabama sheriffs from the Tennessee Valley converge on Mobile to contest the deputy pay raise law. The Mobile County Personnel Board seeks a declaratory judgment arguing the measure was local, poorly advertised, and intended statewide. The hearing before Judge Hodnette will be brief with appeals likely regardless of the outcome.
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