Barbecue to Aid Sick Youth Family in Hanceville
Eight year old Jimmy Minner of Hanceville suffers an incurable disease and mounting hospital bills. The Hanceville Masonic Lodge 400 will sponsor a barbecue Friday from 5 to 8 p.m. in the high school lunchroom to raise funds for medical expenses. Marcel Boles of the lodge stated proceeds will help cover costs for the Minner family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Minner
Hanceville
James F. Minner
Jimmy
Bendix- Westinghouse
Hanceville Masonic Lodge
Marcel Boles
Masonic Lodge
Fund Drive Aids Child With Dalton’s Disease
In Inside by Winford Turner a family appeals for help as Jimmy Minner battles subacute sclerosing panencephalitis also called Dalton’s disease. Doctors blame a weak serum from a red measles shot that allowed the measles virus to settle on his brain. The boy cannot walk and has limited coordination and speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boles
Jimmy
Dalton
Duck River Dams Praised by TVA in Environmental Statement
The TVA credits two proposed Duck River dams with a coordinated regional plan to supply more and cleaner water for municipal and industrial use in Middle Tennessee. They would reduce floods, create recreation and wildlife opportunities, spur land use and jobs, while opposition groups plan their own impact report and local groups stake positions across Coffee Bedford Maury and Marshall counties. Congress has appropriated 4 million for preliminary work on the 63 million project, though the Budget Bureau withholds funds, awaiting local cost-sharing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville, Tenn
Duck River
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Federal Council On Environmental Quality
Middle Tennessee
Tennessee
Citizens For Wilderness Planning
Columbia
Normandy
W. L. Russell
Oak Ridge
Citizens Group
Coffee County Farm Bureau
Coffee
Beford
Maury
Marshall
Congress
Bureau of the Budget
Upper Duck River Development Agency
Upper Duck River Regional Planning Commission
Lawmakers Face Problems as Session Resumes in Alabama
With one third of the session passed, Alabama lawmakers return from a July 4 recess to confront redistricting bills stalled in committee, a contested highway program, and budget proposals including the teachers retirement fund. The House may hold a public hearing on redistricting, but delays and political opposition loom. In other news, Point Mallard reports a record July Fourth weekend with 4,365 paying visitors and golf attendance reaching 100, while three youths are injured in separate crashes near Hillsboro and Athens.
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Rex Thomas
Associated Press
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
House Constitution and Elections Committee
House
Senate
Joe McCorquodale
Clarke County
George C. Wallace
Finance Committee
Wallace
Health Act Seminar Set
A seminar on the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 will be July 15 at the Holiday Inn North. Sponsored by the U S Cement of Labor and the Alabama Chamber of Commerce, speakers explain federal guidelines for employers in commerce. Robert Tice, regional director, will lead. Registration is 3.50 include luncheon and materials. Similar events planned in Mobile and Montgomery. Contact Decatur and the state chamber for details and registration.
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Holiday Inn N
U.S. Cement of Labor
Alabama Chamber of Commerce
Robert Tice
Occupational Safety and Health
Department of Labor
State Chamber
Mobile
Montgomery
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box
Fourteen Die In State Holiday Accidents in Alabama
A long July Fourth weekend in Alabama saw fourteen deaths from accidents. Five in traffic, eight drownings, and one gunshot. Victims include Danny Wayne Wright, 16, of Franklin Georgia in a wreck on Alabama 22 near Rock Mills. Drownings span Talladega area and nearby reservoirs with victims Eddie Albritton, 15. James Wilson, 24. Howard Sinclair, 67. Perry Daffron, 20. Willard Baines, 52. Additional drownings occurred near Selma, Guntersville Lake, and Neely Henry Dam. Traffic fatalities include Charles McJunkins, 13. John Hudspeth, 68. James Price, 30. Jean Holly Parker, 29. Other deaths include Ruth Hart near Ponce de Leon Florida and car-truck collision victims near DeFuniak Springs Florida.
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Alabama
Danny Wayne Wright
Franklin, Ga
Rock Mills
Randolph County
Talladega County
Eddie Albritton
Birmingham
Monk Creek
James Wilson
Talladega
Clear Creek
Howard Sinclair
Sylacuaga
Tallasseehatchee Creek
Emergency Phones For Poisoning Guide Decatur Hospital
Emergency guidance advises calling Decatur General Hospital at 353-1610 for possible poisoning or contacting your family physician. For other emergencies dial zero and tell the operator the nature of the emergency.
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Decatur General Hospital
Hawaiian Family Plans Week in Alabama Mountain Lakes Region
A Honolulu family of four will vacation in the Alabama Mountain Lakes area for a week, visiting Mooresville, Point Mallard, and sites like the Space and Rocket Center, Hurricane Creek Park, Ave Maria Grotto, and Wilson Dam. Lt. Gov. Jere Beasley will greet them. AMLA notes the region could become a top family vacation destination.
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Alabama Mountain Lakes
Discover America Travel Organization
Robert B. Wong
Honolulu
Jetport
Jere Beasley
Bob Howard
Alabama Mountain Lakes Association
AMLA
Mooresville
Point Mallard
Tommy Cooksey
The
Bureau of Publicity
Elderly Citizens To Be Questioned In Alabama Survey
Alabama will survey about 1,000 residents over 65 from 11 counties and urban and rural areas between September and December. The study, a joint effort of the Alabama Commission on Aging and the University of Alabama School of Social Work, seeks health, recreation, housing, transportation, family and income data to guide statewide planning for the aged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoyt Farquhar
Alabama Commission On Aging
Phillip Crank
Howard B. Grundy
University of Alabama School of Social Work
Veyed
Alabama
Howard B. Gundy
School of Social Work
Waterway Saves Shippers Millions in 1970 TVA estimate
TVA reports the Tennessee River barge canal saved shippers about 51.4 million in freight costs in 1970, far exceeding the 8.1 million Federal costs for the waterway. The agency notes the saving, a record, has nearly doubled since 1964 and implies lower consumer prices due to reduced transport costs.
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Tennessee River Waterway
TVA
Teens Clean Up Vine Area In Decatur Drive By Youth Group
About 10 teens will pick up trash and clear vacant lots in Vine Street NW today and Friday as a city beautification kickoff for a teen job program. Nearly 40 youths will participate, with ages 14 to 17, hoping to secure summer work.
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Decatur
Vine St. NW
Jan Lacey
Teens In Action
Cashin Community Center
Johnny Denson
Theodore Harris
Denson
Lacey
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Reed Rd
Edwin C. Pickard
B. W. Adcock
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James Newman
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Alabama River
Selma
Steven Rowe
Guntersville Lake
Charles Michael McJunkins
Roosville
John Hudspeth
Dothan
James L. Price
Alexander City
Laverne
Jean Holly Parker
Greenville
Mary Moore
Eufaula
Ruth Hart
Florala
Ponce de Leon
Fla
Joe Collins
Larry James Holly
Phillip Pennington
Vernon
DeFuniak Springs
Fire Department
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