Bomb blast at LaGuardia kills and injures dozens
A massive explosion in the LaGuardia Airport baggage area killed at least 11 and injured more than 50. Police say the device was a time bomb, possibly dynamite or plastic explosive, with no warning. Flights were cancelled or diverted and the airport evacuated as investigators orered to identify the dead and pursue leads.
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Bynum Patterson
Stamford
Conn
Frank Musicaro
Bayshore
N.Y
Edythe Bull
Brevard
N.C
Ronald Presslaff
Bomb Affects United Flights Out of Huntsville
United Airlines reroutes both morning and afternoon Huntsville to New York flights to Newark due to LaGuardia bomb threat. Planes will avoid LaGuardia and instead use Kennedy and Newark airports. Jetplex security chief says no local threat reported. Pilots fear flying into LaGuardia.
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John Mason
Residents sue to block commerce in Albany area
A Morgan Circuit Court suit challenges the Albany zoning board approval allowing attorney Bob Milam to operate a law office at 511 Prospect Dr SE. Residents including Albany Heritage Society members and a city councilman oppose commercial encroachment and fear future variances in the Delano Park area.
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Paul Foreman
Morgan Circuit
City Board of Zoning Adjustment
Bob Milam
Prospect Dr. SE
Albany Heritage Society
Thomas F. Parks
Dr. SE
F. D
Shine) Peebles
Albany Society
City Planning Commission
Milam
Peebles
Delano Park 6Th Ave
Shinn
Old
Albany
Delano Park
City Parks and Recreation Department Board
Julian Walker
Park Department
Special Session Chance Diminishes in Alabama Politics
Gov. George C. Wallace faces fading odds of a special Alabama Legislature session before May. Press secretary Billy Joe Camp says a session in the next week or 10 days is unlikely, though a session could occur anytime before May. He notes timing hinges on political considerations and campaign plans.
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George C. Wallace
Alabama
Wallace
Billy Joe Camp
May
Camp
Florida
Final decision due on financial disclosure ruling
The State Ethics Commission heads toward a decision on whether all local officials must file financial disclosure forms next year. Melvin Cooper says the ethics law covers current officials, with questions remaining on timing and applicability to board members.
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Alabama League of Municipalities
Melvin Cooper
Commission
Cooper
Moulton
H. A. Alexander
Russell Bolding
Bolding
Morgan County Commission
Dick Fleming
Year in review highlights Decatur 1975 headlines
The Decatur Daily presents a special tabloid section recalling 1975 headliners. A fire at the world’s largest nuclear plant, city financial woes, a controversial Legislature, a federal order on school racial balance, and Moulton’s 156 year dream are among the top local stories, plus photos from the year.
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Decatur Daily
Escaped Killer Sought In State
A search continues for Billy Joe Moore a 29 year old convicted murderer who escaped from Bryce Hospital in Tuscaloosa while being evaluated. Moore was previously sentenced to life for the February shooting near the Whitesburg Bridge in Morgan County and had escaped from Draper Correctional Center in August with two inmates. He is armed and dangerous with three companions including Reginald Dawson and David Lee.
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Huntsville
Morgan County
Bryce Hospital
Billy Joe Moore
Emmett Phillip Hillis
Whitesburg Bridge
Moore
Draper Correctional Center
Montgomery
Tuscaloosa
Donna Tauber
Bryce
Reginald Dawson
David Lee
Reorganization Set At Troopers Post In Alabama
Alabama Public Safety Director Col. E C Dothard announced a year end reorganization of the Huntsville Decatur highway patrol district. Capt Ben Gamel will return as Decatur post commander replacing Capt Bob Holland who moves to Huntsville to succeed Capt Lionel Freeman. Capt E B Watts retires from the Decatur district of the Alabama Bureau of Investigation and no replacement will be named. Investigations for Decatur district will be handled by Capt Tim O Flinn beginning January 1.
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Alabama Public Safety
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Decatur Post
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Limestone
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Lionel Freeman
Department of Public Safety
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Decatur District
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John Henderson
Montgomery
Tim O'Flinn
Henderson
Boaz
George C. Wallace
Hartselle
John Freeman
Highway Patrol
Freeman
Sun Yatsen Elected First Provisional President in 1911
In 1911 Sun Yatsen was elected the first provisional president of the Republic of China. The note mentions want ads lines for Athens and a weather forecast with rain chances. It closes with a Tennessee Valley sentiment.
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Sun Yatsen
Republic of China
Tennessee Valley
Biothermal Lab at Browns Ferry Nears Restart
The $3 million Browns Ferry Biothermal Laboratory, a joint EPA TVA project, completed to study how heated water from the plant affects Wheeler Lake organisms. Experiments planned after the plant restarts in February or March, with findings guiding cooling tower needs.
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Sonny Turner
Athens
Brown's Ferry
Wheeler Lake
TVA
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Brown’s Ferry
William B. Wren
Biothermal Research
Tennessee
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