Tem-Tom Authority launches five state planning program
The Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway project enters a new phase with an unprecedented five state planning effort led by Gov. Winfield Dunn. The Tem Tom Authority will coordinate land use and resource planning across Alabama Florida Kentucky Mississippi and Tennessee to maximize development and recreational potential while aligning with an $18 million Corps of Engineers appropriation for the coming fiscal year.
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Tennessee
Winfield Dunn
Pickwick Landing
Alabama
Florida
Kentucky
Mississippi
House of Representatives
Corps of Engineers
Gulf of Mexico
Mid-America
Weather Forecast for Decatur and Vicinity
Highs near 88 with a low around 71 tonight and Sunday 88. Mostly cloudy through Sunday with a 30 percent rain chance today and 40 percent tonight. Friday record 87 at 4 p.m. and 68 at 6 a.m. today. Sunrise 5 44 a.m. Sunset 8 00 p.m.
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Decatur and Vicinity
Stock Market Prices Slide Amid Nixon Hospitalization
The Dow fell 15.95 to 885.99 as Phase 4 fears and dollar weakness weighed on trading. United Aircraft led volume, down 1 percent, with oils broadly lower on concerns over gasoline price controls.
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New York
Nixon
Treasury
George P. Shultz
United Aircraft
Sulphur Trestle Fort Battlefield Enters National Register
The Sulphur Trestle Fort battlefield near Limestone County, where Nathan Bedford Forrest’s cavalry clashed with Union forces on Sept 25, 1864, was added to the National Register of Historic Places amid plans for a potential park with camping facilities. The site features a 400 yard square earthwork fort, historic trenches, a former hospital nearby, graves and war artifacts found by locals, and is owned by Anderson Farms with options to Elkmont and the Elk River Development Authority.
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Elemont
Louisville and Nashville
Sulphur Branch
Limestone County
Nathan Bedford Forrest
Alabama Historical Commission
Tennessee
Vailey
Elkmont
Anderson Farms
Elk River Development Association
Nashville and Decatur
Forrest
Sheriff Emergency Numbers and Crisis Contact List
Local emergency contacts list multiple county sheriff offices in Limestone Athens and Lawrence with 911 numbers and direct lines. Crisis Call Center numbers provided for personal crises poisoning and uncertainty plus a general 0 option. Decatur Daily note includes holiday hours and departmental lines.
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Hartselle
Limestone County
Forrest Attacks Athens Fort in Major Tennessee Engagement
The Confederate force under Forrest surprised the Union post at Athens near Florence on Sept 25, surrounding the fort with 800 artillery rounds fired in under an acre. Union defenders, two companies of the Fifth U S Colored Infantry and reinforcements, surrendered after Maj Eli Lilly took command when Col William Lathrop fell. A separate Alabama theft report noted two tires and wheels stolen from a Morgan County barn.
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Forrest
Tennessee
Florence
Athens
Trinity Educational Center
Nashville and
Decatur
Nashville
Chattanooga
W. T. Sherman
Atlanta
Iifth
U. S. Colored Infantry
East Tennessee
Indiana
Little Fort
Eli Lilly
Ninth Indiana Cavalry
William Lathrop
William
Minnis
Senate Watergate hearings face clash over subpoenas
Ervin threatens subpoenas if White House withholds cooperation as Nixon hospitalizes for pneumonia. Moore testifies Nixon may have known of cover up by Sept 1972, while Dean says Nixon knew nothing before March 21. Separate notes cover summer jobs in Morgan Limestone and Lawrence counties and city bids for a fire truck elevating platform.
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Dean
Watergate
Herman E. Talmadge
D-Ga
Moore
Nixon
Democratic Party
White House
Senate
Morgan
Limestone
Lawrence
Meredith Woodall
State
Morgan County
National Youth Corps
Donahoo
Walden Paint
Irby Johnson Ford
John Penney American
ConAgra Aims High Seed Production Across Deep South Plants
ConAgra and Jordan share the spotlight as Allen unveils a 1.3 million ton seed goal for 12 Deep South plants across seven states by fiscal 1978. He emphasizes motivation, teamwork, and performance measures during a two day convention with 150 division reps. Budgets promotion sales programs and the 1974 market outlook also on the agenda.
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Jordan
Allen
Deep South
Red Cross Meeting Planned Tuesday
The Morgan County American Red Cross Chapter will hold its annual meeting Tuesday at St. John's Episcopal Church. Mrs. John Collier announced that Mitchell Kirkland of Montgomery will speak at 4 p.m.
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Morgan County
American Red Cross Chapter
St. John’s Episcopal Church
John Collier
The
Red Cross
Mitchell Kirkland
Montgomery
Four Men On Trial In Matthews Slaying Case
Police theorize a robbery gone wrong killed the Matthews couple in their suburban home. Hoyt Powell Alton Wayne Ruff Billy Richard Jenkins and Larry Hacker face trial. Miss Kidd says she fired when the victim prayed. Defense says she was in Greenville signing a divorce. she says she signed early. Two others George Emmett James Creamer were convicted earlier.
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Matthews
Hoyt Powell
Decatur
Alton Wayne Ruff
Billy Richard
Jenkins
Larry Hacker
Miss Kidd
Mrs. Matthews
Greenville
S. C
Powell
George Emmett
James Creamer
Nixon May Be Suffering From A Minor Illness
The report notes Nixon remains in good health with no diabetes hypertension or heart disease history. It describes his cough and fever as familiar symptoms that often occur in Americans and emphasizes rest fluids and mild relief for comfort. A separate item reports Decatur Fire Department extinguishing a blaze at Roadway Service Station on Alabama 67 with a slight loss.
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Decatur
Alabama 67
Soybean futures rise as government hints at record crops
The Agriculture Department projected potential record harvests for corn wheat and soybeans, yet traders pushed futures higher on the Chicago Board of Trade. By week’s end, soybeans led gains with July at 8.67 a bushel, while wheat corn oats and related markets posted solid increases amid bearish news.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Agriculture Department
United States
Also Mentioned on This Page
Decatur Daily
Tennessee Valley Printing Co., Inc
W. R. Shelton
Associated Press
Florence Times
Employe Honored
Louise White
District One
Flint
Annie Croone
Hays Mill Road
New Garden Community
New Garden
Sulphur Trestle
Highway Patrol
Lawrence County
Sheriff
Cullman
OUI
Sonny Turner
Ervin
Edward J. Gurney
R-Fla
T Am
ConAgra
Paget
Soybean Futures Advance
U.S
America
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