TVA Development Projects Highlight Regional Growth Efforts
TVA's 1968 Tributary Area Development report details diverse projects across 15 areas in six Valley states. Initiatives include adult education in the Lower Hiwassee Valley, rural Sequatchie Valley training plans, downtown revitalization in small towns, water resource work in Bear Creek and Elk River, a possible river port terminal in northeast Mississippi, and a regional water grid in the Upper Duck River Valley, alongside farm management, forestry, recreation, and industrial development efforts.
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Tennessee Valley
TVA
Hiwassee
East Tennessee
Sequatchie Valley
Tennessee
North Carolina
Virginia
Bear Creek
Alabama
Mississippi
Elk River
Middle
Tennessee River
Duck River
Middle Tennessee
Georgia
Office of Information
Knoxville
Two Deaths Up Lawrence Toll To 18 For '68
Lawrence County marked its 18th traffic death of the year in a Christmas morning head on crash on the Old Hillsboro Road near here. Victims were Catherine Lipscomb 30 of Moulton 2 and James Tucker 24 of Atlanta Ga formerly of Moulton 2. Brother John Tucker 23 was wounded and listed in fair condition at Decatur General Hospital after emergency leave from Vietnam.
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Moulton
Lawrence County
Here
Hillsboro
R. P. Sorrell
Catherine Stewart Lipscomb
James Earl Tucker
Atlanta
Moulton 2
John W. Tucker
South Vietnam
Decatur General Hospital
Sorrell
James Tucker
Miss Lipscomb
Harvey Elliott
John Tucker
Lawrence County Hospital
Decatur General
Tucker Brothers
Limestone
Lawrence
Morgan
Cullman Counties
Sears Veep Named to Lead Decatur Store, 130 South Units
Goodson Metcalf, chairman of Sears Roebuck & Co., announces Dean Swift as vice president in charge of the Decatur store and 130 southern units. Swift will direct operations in Atlanta and succeeds Lucien C. Oliver on Jan 31.
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Sears Roebuck & Co
Decatur
South
Goodson Metcalf
Dean Swift
Detroit
Atlanta
Lucien C. Oliver
Nat Cole Attacker Fatally Shot in Alabama
A man linked to the 1956 Birmingham assault on Nat King Cole was shot to death by a 13 year old relative on Christmas Day. Willis Vinson, 31, died from a shotgun blast at close range after an argument at the suspect’s mother's home. Vinson had arrived for dinner and allegedly attacked his mother while intoxicated.
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Anniston. Ala
Nat “King’’ Cole
Birmingham
Rephew
Willis Vinson
Leonard Ramer
Ramer
Vinson
Turkey
Hong Kong Flu Cases Expected In North Alabama
The Morgan County Health Department reopened after a five day holiday awaiting first Hong Kong flu reports for Limestone, Lawrence and Morgan Counties. Officials said doctors may not report cases until late today while national sources forecast a winter epidemic. Hospitals in Decatur Athens and Moulton reported no hospitalizations due to the Hong Kong strain.
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Morgan County
Alabama
Limestone
Lawrence
Morgan Counties
Ed Nichols
Hong Kong
United States
Decatur
Athens
Moulton
Lawrence County
Baugh-Wiley-Smith
Blount to Headline Nixon Inaugural Banquet in Alabama
Winton M. Blount named by President-elect Nixon to be postmaster general will be guest of honor at the Alabama inaugural banquet Jan. 20 in Birmingham. About 5 000 attendees expected as state leaders and Republican officials join in the celebration.
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Birmingham
Winton M. Blount
Nixon
Alabama
Blount
Donald L. Collins
Winton Blount
Republican Party of
Decatur Woman Shot at Hospital Dies in Huntsville
Coroner规则 says 31 year old Bernesse Wimberley died from a personal safety related gunshot wound after being shot in the right temple at Decatur General Hospital and dying at Huntsville Hospital. Her mother Lena Wimberley witnessed the事件 and said the daughter had taken a pistol from her purse and fired. The victim worked for Prestolite Co.
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Morgan County
John McBride
Decatur
Decatur General Hospital
McBride
Bernesse Wimberley
Olive St. SE
Huntsville Hospital
Lena Wimberley
AAA South End Ambulance Service
Prestolite Co
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Junior High
Julie Lyle
Frankie Williams
Lynn Michelson
Susan Burch
Leslie Sittason
Billie Stephenson
Billy Smith
Sears Veep
Nat Cole
Galhoun Junior College
Carlton Kelley
Kelley
Technical School
Trinity
Cogenel
Bill Rutherford
Johnston St. SE. Y
Loyal Order of Moose
Cole
Browns
Browns Ferry
Tennessee Valley Authority
Amertap Corp
Mineola
N.Y
Angermund
Germany
Philadelphia
Rutherford and Fairfield
N.J
State Highway Department
Alabama 157
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Alabama Chamber of Commerce
John Buchanan
William Dickinson
Jack Edwards
James D. Martin
Martin
George Seibels
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