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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 16, 1973

Page

2

Browns Ferry Nuclear Fuel Loaded Near Complete

Technicians at Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Plant have loaded 760 of 764 fuel bundles into reactor unit one as officials plan to finish by July 26. After licensing at 75 percent level, testing will follow before the heat up by August 6. Reactor two and three are slated to start in 1974 and 1975 respectively.

Athens Browns Ferry Jim Green Atomic Energy Commission Green Licensing and Safety Board The AEC Limestone County

Adolphus Elliott A Man With A Dream

Adolphus Elliott, former social worker and black community leader, runs Reality House a free information and counseling service opened last June. He promises perseverance and access to resources like movie projectors and mimeograph machines for anyone to use.

Adolphus Elliott Reality House Elliott

Decatur Man Builds Reality House For Community

Elliott, a Decatur native and Vietnam veteran, founded the Reality House to offer community activities and job leads. He envisions training toys for retarded children and pursues Afro American studies though he left college, aiming to empower youth and foster faith while seeking a sponsor for his work.

Elliott God Decatur Lakeside High School Earl Elliott Tuscumbia Miles College Birmingham Vietnam Ft. Bragg N.C Atlanta University Gayle Miriam Lurleen B. Wallace Developmental Center Reality House Reality Sliott

Woman in Critical Condition After One-Car Wreck

Annette Shelton MOULTON, 36, is in critical condition at Huntsville Hospital after a Sunday afternoon single-vehicle crash on Midway Road. Police say the late model sports car left the road and overturned trapping the occupants for almost an hour. The driver, Rayford Ray Shelton, also injured and treated at Decatur General Hospital.

Moulton Annette Shelton Moulton 2 Huntsville Hospital Midway Rd Miss Shelton Rayford Ray Shelton Trinity 2 Decatur General Hospital

Stab Wounds Prove Fatal in Hartselle Case

A 40 year old Danville man is held on a first degree murder charge after a Sunday stabbing in Hartselle. The victim Johnny B. Poke 23 of Moulton died at Hartselle Hospital hours after being stabbed in the throat during an argument at 505 E Chestnut St. The suspect H W Lampkin was said to be at the scene with at least three others present. Funeral services will be announced by Reynolds Funeral Home.

Danville Morgan County Hartselle John C. McBride H. W. Lampkin Johnny B. Poke Moulton McBride Poke Sally Burton E. Chestnut St Willie Ryker Harry Perry Sheriff's Bill Kappler Ryker Reynolds Funeral Home

Emergency crisis numbers and contact guidance from The Decatur Daily

The notice lists crisis contact options including the Crisis Call Center at 355 8000 and advises calling local hospitals or physicians for possible poisoning. It instructs dial 0 to reach an operator if unsure of the emergency number and provides department phone lines for Athens nights and holidays.

Call In The Cotton Scouts To Fight Insect Battles

Lawrence County farmers rely on trained cotton scouts to monitor boll worms and boll weevils and to advise on safe spray levels. Senior scout supervisor Gerald Bentley explains scouting limits spraying to protect beneficial insects and the environment.

Leon Bentley Gerald Bentley Tommy Stevenson Mr. Farmer Lawrence County Bentley Lawrence Couty Sam McClendon McClendon

Stolen Items Include Shotgun After City Breakin

Items valued at 650 dollars were taken in a weekend breakin at Luke Roberts home 611 Sunset Dr NW. The haul included a 20 gauge bolt action shotgun three rods and reels and a toolbox with tools. Also 13 people were arrested at a southeast Decatur home on Sunday for illegal possession of prohibited liquor or disorderly conduct with 78 cans of beer and two pints of whisky seized. A Decatur woman 26 was injured Saturday when she crashed into a utility pole on Sandlin Rd. and Carol Vanderford 618 Johnston St SE reported a damaged windshield from a falling tree limb. Police searched 1124 7th Ave SE for a prowler but found none.

Luke Roberts Sunset Dr. NW Decatur Sandlin Rd Beltline Rd Briar Cr

Wealthy theater owner Waters buried in Birmingham

Waters 75 died Saturday in Birmingham. He built Waters Theater Co in 1932 and owned 13 theatres in the area, the Eastwood Mall, and several shopping and residential ventures. A longtime Athens College benefactor and former board chairman he retired five years ago. Survivors include his widow three sons a daughter and two brothers.

Birmingham Newman UH Waters Athens College J. Waters Waters Theater Co Cullman and Hartselle Hartselle Eastwood Mall

Soldier's Wife Killed In Wreck Near Ardmore

ARDMORE The 16 year old wife of a Ft Knox soldier Mrs Carol Locicero of Hammond Louisiana was killed in a car truck crash on Interstate 65 in Tennessee. Her husband Anthony Locicero 18 resides in Huntsville Hospital in fair condition. Bill Gates of Ardmore was treated and released. State troopers said the Locicero auto and the Gates truck collided causing both to lose control. The crash happened about a mile north of the Alabama Tennessee line.

Ardmore Ft. Knox Here Interstate 65 Tennessee Carol Locicero Hammond Anthony Locicero Huntsville Hospital Bill Gates

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