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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1971
Page
2
Guest editorial criticizes the Alabama Conservancy for opposing the Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway. It argues the group misrepresents its 6,500 members and opposes projects that benefit water management, habitat, recreation, and energy development, urging support for the waterway.
Friday readings at Keller Memorial Bridge show river at 21.44 feet and sea level 555.74. High Friday reached 89 degrees, low 64. Today and Sunday highs are forecast around 92 with lows near 63. Scattered thundershowers possible today through Sunday, light to variable winds with gusts near storms. Rain chance 30 percent today and 20 percent tonight.
Mrs. Pike became a widow at age 16 when her husband was killed on April 26. A city education task force proposed five-year improvements across curriculum, media centers, guidance, special education, and staffing, with experts from the University of Alabama and local educators guiding reforms for Decatur schools.
EPA asks federal prosecutors to charge seven Birmingham area plants for polluting streams. DOJ Land and Natural Resources Division will decide within two to three weeks. Plants discharge over 31 million gallons daily into four creeks feeding the Black Warrior River.
Army Engineer expert at Alabama Society of Professional Engineers convention downplays mercury transfer risk from the Tennessee River to the Tombigbee as the 253 mile waterway links Pickwick Lake to the Tombigbee. TVA found no measurable mercury in Pickwick Lake though some fish there and in the Tombigbee show contamination. Bids for initial construction on the waterway will open in Mobile next week.
A hijacker at Dulles International Airport surrendered after being talked down by a second officer and moved to the first class area. The three crew members talked with him and no one was injured. The hijacked plane remained at the gate as Pan American aircraft redirected passengers and security responded. Meanwhile, Vietnamese prisoners at Bien Hoa faced transfer delays and new repatriation talks stalled in Paris.
Katherine Pike, 16, of Vinemont, widowed months after her husband Carl Pike died in Louisville. He was electrocuted while guiding a crane, leaving Katherine six months pregnant with their second child due later this month. Dan Lansing, Decatur Social Security district manager, serves as Santa to the family.
Mrs. Pike moves to Decatur after her husband dies and learns Social Security details. Lansing confirms she has enough quarters to qualify and will receive 234.50 monthly, rising to 251.50 with a second child. Benefits could exceed 50,000 if eligibility extends to age 22 or beyond.
Decatur and surrounding counties list emergency numbers for police fire and sheriff departments. The page includes lines for Limestone Athens Morgan Lawrence counties with several phone numbers and instructions to call 0 for operator assisted emergencies and to contact hospitals or physicians for possible poisoning.
John Newman Turney died Friday at 89. Funeral services were held Sunday at Gunthar Chapel at 2 p.m. with Rev. Lamar Davis and Rev. Lawrence Maines officiating. Burial followed in Decatur City Cemetery. Guntharp Funeral Home directed. Survivors include son L. G. Turney of Alcoa Tennessee, daughter Mrs J L Truss of Somerville, three sisters Elizabeth Butter Falkville, Mrs Ed Fowler Waldermose Springs Springs, and Mrs Bob Fowler. Two grandchildren.
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