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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1973
Page
2
Heavy rains Tuesday and Wednesday worsen water problems at a construction firm building the foundation for a new project. The persistent water issues delay progress and raise concerns about the site conditions and contingency plans.
Six business groups and five executives ask the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals to overturn their convictions for violating the Corrupt Practices Act. Circuit Judge Richard P. Emmet convicted all 11 defendants, fining each $500 but withholding jail time due to their stated good character.
Police apprehended two juveniles Wednesday after chickens were shot at from BB guns at Mrs. Edgar Verchot’s home on Morningside Court. The report notes parents and juvenile authorities were notified. Early today vandals smashed a car window belonging to George Tapscott on 11th Avenue Northwest.
Mrs Doris Russell thirty describes how a gas explosion while starting a fire in their Lacon home burned her and three year old Ronnie Lee. Both were hospitalized and reported to be doing better. Fire marshal to investigate Christmas blaze near Moulton as suspicious.
Appalachian Regional Commission approves a 600000 grant toward the 14 million Limestone County Area Vocational Center expansion. City and county boards must fund 10 new teacher salaries and raise 30 percent matching funds. Plans include a machine shop health care masonry and various trades. Center will relieve capacity overload as students attend Calhoun Community College for training.
Morgan County Civil Defense Director Howard Proctor reported rising waters from tributaries of the Tennessee River swollen floodplains in Mason Acres and Mountain Brooks in Hartselle. Roads including Cedar Creek between Hartselle and Falkville and Alabama 36 were closed briefly, with crews patrolling for needed assistance as creeks crest and residents return home.
The Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles hires a new supervisor for its Moulton office and adds a Decatur supervisor. George Jeffcoat starts January 2 in Moulton. Norman Willis begins in Morgan Limestone area. The Moulton office is Lawrence County’s first probation and parole office.
Morgan County Circuit Judge Tom B. Coggin takes over a new civil division in 1974 and schedules the first term for January 14 with fifty eight civil jury cases docketed. He handles half of civil jury and non jury civil cases in Morgan County, Division A.
Dan Lansing of the Decatur Social Security Office notes that coal miners totally disabled by black lung or their survivors should apply for federal benefits. He cites a January 1 deadline for health insurance-like benefits and explains widow eligibility if the husband died from black lung or while disabled. Monthly benefits range from 177.60 to 310.80 and supplement Social Security disability.
Athens physicist Dr. Charles Richard Christensen of the Army Missile Command at Redstone Arsenal discusses holography as a future element in guided missiles. He explains laser radar and holograms could map ground references to improve accuracy, with current guidance using gyroscopes or laser-directed systems under basic research.
Linda Parhan explains that by tracking light frequency shifts reflected from satellites, researchers can infer object size speed and rotation. The work uses holograms and laser radar, with practical applications 5 to 10 years away, depending on basic research progress. Christensen earned a Vanderbilt bachelor and Caltech PhD and works at Redstone Arsenal as a research physicist. He joined after teaching electronics at Ft. Sill and notes his professional affiliations and family.
Oll For personal crises, call the Crisis Call Center at 355 8000 collect if necessary. For possible poisoning call the Crisis Call Center hospital or family physician. If unsure of an emergency number dial 0 and tell the operator the nature of the emergency. The Decatur Daily lists department numbers.
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