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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1977
Page
2
Mrs. Violet Kucera recounts the decade long effort to reclaim a 130 acre hillside farm near Hillsboro. The family cleared land, built a home, faced a basement collapse, and followed Soil Conservation advice to establish a working farm with cattle and future expansion.
Virginia Tech researchers received 120 323 for a two year study into an oceanic reservoir of atypical mycobacteria linked to tuberculosis like lung disease. The organisms may trigger pulmonary deaths mainly in weakened patients and are not spread between people.
Funeral directors recall odd items placed with deceased including whisky bottles, handbags, coins, jewelry and even hamburgers. A Limestone County commission begins study of elected official salaries, aiming to align pay with other counties. Senators note disclosure form concerns and gradual pay increases past years.
LORANGER La AP Billy Carter says he will actively campaign for Wallace if he runs for the U S Senate next year Wallace has not announced but is expected to seek Sparkman seat Carter praised Wallace and mocked Maddox Carson Carter joked about appearing on television but declined Tonight Show claiming Carson is a creep
A 16 year old Georgia swimmer Tracy Eason drowned while swimming in Lake Weiss near Cedar Bluff. The incident, part of a weekend toll across Alabama, follows a sequence of crashes and fires including a Covington County diving accident and multiple traffic fatalities.
At Ft Rucker an administrative hearing opened to decide if Spec 4 Marie L Sode 23 should be discharged over alleged homosexual tendencies tied to her marriage to Kristian von Hoffburg 30 a former soldier. The hearing could last up to three days.
A cold front will lower temperatures in the Tennessee Valley Tuesday as rain chances rise to 20 percent in Decatur this afternoon. Where showers miss, highs will reach the low 90s.
Decatur readings show river level at Keller Memorial Bridge 21.52 feet and sea level 555.82. Sunday high 92 at 3 p.m., low 60, average 76. Today mostly sunny with 20 percent rain chance. highs near 90s, tonight mid 50s, Tuesday low 80s. No rainfall Sunday. 30 day total 3.48 inches. year 27.48 inches, 2.10 above normal.
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