Wheeler Lake Rises to Seven-Year High Amid Rains
Heavy rainfall pushed Wheeler Lake to its highest in seven years, reaching about 20 feet at Wheeler Dam. Spillways opened to lower the Tennessee River gradually to normal levels with no flood threat reported in the Decatur area.
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Wheeler Lake
Tennessee
Wheeler Dam
Horacé Hamner
Decatur
Hamner
Corps of Engineers
Sheffield Cut
Pickwick
Wilson Lakes
Tennessee River
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Corps
Spoesman
Tomy Estes
Point Mallard
Politics Kept Out Of Murder Case by State Official
State Public Safety Director said there will be no political pressure in the James F. Davis murder. Former Mayor Charles Gunthorp and Stewart Weaver are charged with first degree murder. Gov. Wallace associate Lloyd Jemison sparked speculation of politics influencing the case, Dothard denied any such influence and pledged a fair, impartial investigation. A motive was stated by authorities but not made public. contents in Davis briefcase cited as part of the case.
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Ben Windham
James F. Davis
Davis
Gunthorp Funeral Home
Charles Gunthorp
Stewart Weaver
George Wallace
Lloyd Jemison
Decatur
Public Safety
Col. E. C. Dothard
Wee ‘Dothard
Bob Hancock
Montgomery
Grand Rapids Woman Honors Son at Cemetery
Mrs. Jack Monroe of Grand Rapids Michigan visits the grave of her 9 year old son Jack who died of cancer on November 1. She placed a wreath on the grave on November 25 which would have been his birthday.
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Jack Monroe
Grand Rapids
Mich
Jack
Bill Freeman Dies Region LEPA Coordinator at 48
Billy Brown Freeman 48 region LEPA coordinator for Alabama LEPA died Friday afternoon at Decatur General Hospital after a brief illness. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Sunday at Shelton Finerge Chapel. Freeman had served LEPA since 1969 and became coordinator July 1 1970. He was a World War II Marine and once commanded the Decatur VFW post. He attended Mississippi on a football scholarship and Amrite College.
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Alabama Law Enforcement Planning Agency
LEPA
Billy Brown Freeman
Decatur General Hospital
Mr. Freeman
Dogwood la
Freeman
Pac Lepa
Ai Enterprises
Huntsville
Decatur
pPubersity of
Mississippi
Amnette College
Third Marine Division
South Pacific
Decatur Vfw
de Briscoe
Montgomery
Decatur General
Nixon to name Scali U.S. ambassador to U.N.
Informants say President Nixon will appoint White House adviser John A. Scali as the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Le DucTho flies via Moscow toward Hanoi after peace talks suspend with Kissinger. Harry S. Truman remains semiconscious and unable to speak as doctors report barely adequate kidney function.
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Washington
Nixon
White House
John A. Scali
U.S
United Nations
Paris
Henry A. Kissinger
le Duc Tho
Moscow
Hanoi
Kansas City
Harry S. Truman
Blast Kills 21 Workmen in Ohio River Coke Plant
An explosion and fire at a coke plant on Brown Island in the Ohio River killed 21 workers and injured more than 20 others. Fletcher Byrom of Koppers Construction said all men in the blast area north of Weirton were accounted for. The site housed more than 600 workers and involved subcontractor employees.
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Weirton
W.va
Brown Island
Ohio River
Fletcher Byrom
Koppers Construction Co
Pittsburgh
Here
Weirton Steel
National Steel Co
Byrom
Cold Wave Brings Freezing Weekend in North Alabama
The region faces single digit wind chills as Saturday tops in the mid 20s and Sunday warms to the 40s after a cold front. Friday's mild low 50s gave way to a sharp drop, while a south Alabama tornado injured six near Brewton. Authorities consider federal disaster funds for flooded west Tennessee counties.
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Alabama
Decatur
Brewton
Dixonville
Florida Line
Marvin Thompson
Millie Ann Thompson
W. J. Thompson
Tennessee
Winfield Dunn
Farmers Home Administration
State Disaster Committee
West Tennessee
Dunn
Mississippi River
Apollo 17 geologist spots orange lunar dust
Geologist Harrison H. Schmitt reports orange ejecta blankets near a crater on the Moon as Apollo 17 continues orbiting 75 miles above surface. Eugene Cernan and Ronald Evans assist with tasks while America orbited.
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Schmitt
Eugene A. Cernan
Ronald E. Evans
America
Sulpicius Gallus
Sea of Serenity
On This Date 1773 Boston Tea Party Protests Tax
In 1773 American colonists disguised as Mohawk Indians dumped 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor to protest British taxation. The act, known as the Boston Tea Party, marked a pivotal protest preceding the American Revolution.
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Boston Harbor
Boston
Dial
Athens
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Hancock
Mutu Pee
John McBride
Gunthard
Lloyd
Aefiin
Chras
Bill Freeman
Shelton Finerge Chapel
Pecatur
Magnavox
Robinson Furniture
Ntown Second Avenue
Bill, Freeman
Blast
David
Dillon
Eugene Batlis
Kopper
Badis
Ohio Valley Hospital
Steubenville
Ohio
Astros
Howard Benedict
Saigon
North Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Radio
United States
Dong Hoi
Dmz
U.S. Command
Tennessee Valley
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