Police Rescue Pair From Smoking House In Decatur
Two Decatur police officers, Mike Reid and Gary Makemson, rescued Vandera Higdon and her son Earl Isabel from a smoke filled residence at 1108 5th Ave SE after spotting a smoking mattress on the back porch. They found the pair asleep on beds in the living room. both were unharmed. Fire damage described as slight.
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Earl Isabel
Mike Reid
Gary Makemson
Makemson
Isabel
Mrs. Higdon
Akemson
5Th Ave. SE
Cullman Girl In The Running
Lynne Lovelady, 22, of Cullman is among 18 finalists in the National Maid of Cotton contest in Memphis. She started in county and state pageants, with earlier experience at Auburn as a top five Miss Glomerata. her twin sister Lydia held that title.
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Lynne
Memphis
Cullman
Birmingham
Auburn University
Lydia
$540 000 Grant Okayed For Sewage Plant Here
The EPA approved its 75 percent share of a $540,000 grant for design and engineering of a secondary wastewater treatment plant with 2 million gallons daily capacity. Construction funding and rate increases are planned, with bonds issued to cover the rest and fees used to repay them. The project aims to spur growth by expanding Decatur's treatment capacity.
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Paul Foreman
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
Bill Dukes
Dukes
Jim Allen
George Godwin
Godwin
EPA
Paul C. Krebs
Carter Plans Brezhnev Meet For 1977 Stateside
President elect Jimmy Carter said he would meet Leonid Brezhnev next year likely in the United States to discuss a strategic arms curb and other issues. He spoke at St Simons Island Georgia before a Cabinet meeting and noted the talks could occur before September 1977.
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N.Y. Times News Service
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United States
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Time Magazine
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New York Times
Soviet Union
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Time
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Ford Administration
Henry A. Kissinger
Ford
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State Department
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Russia
Vladivostok
Soviets Install Missile Silos In Laos Highlands
Bangkok based Thai policy expert Thanat Khoman cited intelligence that the Soviet Union has built missile silos in Laos highlands and could direct missiles at China or Thailand. He offered few details on Monday and did not confirm any missiles. Western analysts warn Laos’s role could spark a broader Southeast Asia confrontation as Moscow expands aid and advisers.
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Thailand
Laos
China
Thanat Khoman
Thai National Assembly
Pentagon
State Department
Washington
Iowa Joins Union as 29th State in 1846
Daily on this date recalls Iowa becoming the 29th state in 1846 and notes 1869 patent grant to William Semple of Mount Vernon Ohio for chewing gum. Weather outlook hints 50s today and 20s tonight with map and river page on Tuesday. It proclaims Tennessee Valley life as a privilege.
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Iowa
William Semple
Mount Vernon
Ohio
Carter to lead private session on stimulus plan at island retreat
President elect Carter convenes cabinet in secluded St. Simons Island retreat to discuss an economic stimulus package blending tax cuts and government job programs. He expects a final decision on the tax cut portion within ten days after meetings with advisers.
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ST. Simons Island, Ga
Carter
Athens Replaces Ethics Quitters on Industrial Board
Athens council fills five vacancies on the Athens Industrial Board after resignations citing ethics rules. New appointees include J T Collins Maurice Nichols Ernest Beaty Jr Malcolm Moore and Charles Christopher to terms expiring 1977 1979 and 1980. A federal agency rejected loan grants for three projects under the Works Act.
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Sonny Turner
Athens
Athens Industrial Board
Dewitt Garrett
R. B
Bucky) Patton Jr
Tommy Woodroof
William B. Young
R. B. Nichols
Thomas H. Griffis
Garrett
State
Ethics Commission
Athens- Limestone Camber of Commerce
J. T. Collins
Patton
Amber
Maurice Nichols
Woodroof
Malcolm Moore
Young
Earnest Beaty Jr
Nichol
Limestone Commission
Charles Christopher
Griffis
Browns Ferry Reaches Normal Level of Power Output
Athens reports Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant has set its typical power output between 97 and 99 percent of its 3.3 million kilowatt capacity. On Monday Units Two and Three operated at full power, while Unit One ran around 95 percent, with adjustments noted for maintenance and tests through the week.
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Sonny Turner
Athens
Browns Ferry
Jim Green
Green
Unit One
County funds earmarked for rural areas only
County commissioners told Eva and Trinity representatives that federal Community Development funds cannot be used in municipal areas. The panel held its second public hearing on a 500000 CB grant request, while Eva Activities Association members urged shared recreation funding. A regional planner explained the rural restriction.
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Trinity
Morgan County Commission
Commission
Betty Morgan
Betty Graham
Eva Activities Association
Leon Felts
North Central Alabama Regional Council of Governments
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