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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1976
Page
1
A Middle East Airlines Boeing 707 crashes in a remote Saudi desert near the neutral zone, killing all 80 aboard. The flight from Beirut to Dubai and Muscat carried 65 passengers and 15 crew, with Lebanese and Egyptian nationals among them.
Mrs. Bessie Mae Clemons gave birth to Morgan County s first newborn of the year at 1 38 am at Decatur General. The healthy baby boy joins four brothers. mother and child rest at the hospital as name is being considered.
A fire at Cafe Six-Neuf in LA LOUVIERE Belgium killed at least 16 young people celebrating New Year. About 30 injured, five seriously, after flames trapped patrons in a two-room ground floor cafe. Firemen recovered charred bodies in toilets and near the exits.
Mrs Susan Lindley Rawls of Hartselle marks her 106th birthday born January 1 1870 near Haleyville. She recalls childhood on a farm, eleven children living and deceased, and travels with good health sight and mind. Family weathered plans to visit Winfield, and diary records from Amos Lindley guide her age.
TVA reports in fiscal 1975 that coal costs per ton doubled to 18 dollars raising residential power rates to 65 percent of the national average. Power revenues rose nearly 300 million, but net income fell to a five year low. The agency invested about 180 million in environmental protection facilities and recorded record recreation visits at TVA lakes.
A tornado struck the South Gate Mobile Home Manor in Ocala Florida injuring 11 people and destroying 20 trailers. Residents described a loud roar and homes being leveled as thousands of dollars in damage occurred.
Operation dates for reactors at the TVA Browns Ferry nuclear plant have been moved back with Reactor Two expected by late April and Reactor One by early May after a March fire. officials cite wiring work and NRC licensing as delays. The fuel adjustment on electric bills will likely stay high until production returns to peak efficiency.
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