Expert Insists Candle Fire Wasnt Threat at Browns Ferry
Dr Dixy Lee Ray former AEC chair says the Browns Ferry accident last March was not a nuclear melt down but an electrical fire. She argues a melt down would only risk radiation if molten fuel contacted water and released steam evacuations would follow. She adds critics blame media and recalls her Washington time under Kissinger.
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Browns Ferry
Susan Broad
Tuscaloosa
Dixy Lee Ray
The
Atomic Energy Commission
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Sad
Dr. Ray
Ray
Washington
Henry Kissinger
Carter Udall Lead In Crowded New Hampshire Primary
In New Hampshire the Democratic presidential race tightens as Carter and Udall edge toward the front of the pack. Uncommitted voters remain pivotal with about half the electorate undecided. Bayh and Harris aim for third place or higher, while labor support backs Bayh.
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N.H
New Hampshire
Udall
Carter
Indiana
Birch Bayh
Oklahoma
Fred Harris
Harris
Decatur businessman enters race for District 5 seat
Decatur businessman Donald Curbow announced Friday his candidacy for the District 5 House seat to replace Rep. Bob Jones. He notified the Morgan County probate office of his plan to seek the Democratic nomination, though Birmingham party officials said he had not filed district-wide qualification papers. Curbow runs DNC Tax Service in Decatur and could not be reached for details.
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Donald Curbow
Bob Jones
Curbow
Morgan County
House of Representatives
Democratic Party
Birmingham
DNC
Inflation slows as food and fuel prices retreat
The January report shows consumer prices up 0.4 percent, led by a fall in retail food prices and declines in gasoline heating fuels and new cars. Prices rose for postage auto insurance and medical care. Real spendable earnings rose 0.2 percent in January and 4.3 percent for the year, while the 12 month CPI was up 6.8 percent. Weather warns of severe storms in North Alabama with possible tornadic winds and confirmation pending from the National Weather Service.
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Ford
Dover
N.H
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Senate Banking Committee
National Weather Service
North Alabama
Weather Service
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Nixon return unlikely in Peking snow day report
AP dispatch notes light snow in Peking with no sign of Nixon visit preparations or campaign activity against Teng Hsiao-ping. Florida shrimp industry faces Mexico ban. Ford predicts victory in New Hampshire and across the primary, while states should unite against the 200 mile Mexican ban on fishing. Alabama Farm Bureau official implicated in alleged illegal mortgage dealings. company says no illegal transactions.
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Richard M. Nixon
Teng Hsiao-ping
California
State Department
National Marine Fisheries Services
Mexico
Florida
Shields
Campeche
Tallahassee
Fla
Harmon Shields
Gulf of Mexico
Shoreline Beauty Finds Mississippi River Mussel Shell
A Tennessee River mussel shell washed ashore at the Decatur Boat Harbor gleams with pearl lined interiors. The piece, exposed to sunlight, evokes simple natural beauty amid riverfront decay and river engineering changes.
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Decatur Boat Harbor
Hearst Heiress Testifies On Hearst Castle Bombing
Patricia Hearst spoke on her 22nd birthday about last week’s million dollar bombing of the Hearst Castle at San Simeon. She said the threat showed her life remained in danger and testified amid a tense cross examination by U.S. Attorney James Browning.
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Miss Hearst
Browning
Symbionese Liberation Army
William
Emily Harris
Harrises
Miss
Hearst
Mr. Browning
F. Lee Bailey
San Simeon
California
William Randolph Hearst
NWLF
Will He Run Nelson Rockefeller at Lansing Press Conference
Vice President Nelson Rockefeller faces questions on a possible presidential bid if Gerald Ford loses the New Hampshire primary. The Friday press conference in Lansing drew congressional speculation about his political future.
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Nelson Rockefeller
Lansing
Midh
Gerald Ford
New Hampshire
Date Set For Sheriff Case In May Trial
Lawrence County Sheriff Harold Terry will be tried the week of May 10 in U S District Court Decatur on illegal search and harassment charges in two cases. In one, Hatton residents seek 100000 from Terry and three deputies over an alleged illegal home search without a signed warrant. The other suit by Margie Dutton seeks an injunction against harassment, alleging Terry searched her car for alcohol, held it 16 hours without charge or warrant, and that Don Parker then pursued her with Decatur police involvement.
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Russ Roberts
Lawrence County
Harold Terry
U.S. Federal District Court
Decatur
Hatton
William
Ruby Cole
Terry
Billy Ray Randolph
Ward Pruitt
Bill Tucker
Coles
Gary Huckaby
Circuit
Ernest Shelton
Randolph Reaves
Attorney General's Office
Margie Dutton
Don Parker
Parker
Huntsville
Malcolm X Shot and Killed at Rally in New York City
On this date in 1956 the Black Muslim leader Malcolm X was shot and killed as he prepared to speak at a rally in New York City attended by several hundred followers. The incident is noted in the daily calendar of events.
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Malcolm X
New York City
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