Two Young Men Paddle Tennessee River Adventure
Fox and Bradshaw continue their 345 mile journey down the Tennessee River paddling a 600 pound capacity canoe. They faced 50 mph winds heavy rain and near overturns near the Hellesbar Dam while noting better scenery in Alabama and friendly locals at Point Mallard. They plan a possible ride home or a long paddle back.
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Hellesbar Dam
Tennessee
Fox
Bradshaw
Guntersville
Alabama
Point Mallard
Memphis
Chattanooga
Lawrence County Bills Approved by House Move to Senate
Four local measures sponsored by Rep. Waylon Cross clear the House and head to the Senate. One panel study bill would abolish the county fine and forfeiture fund, with lawmakers noting it reduces state revenues. Approved items include a $75 monthly coroner expense allowance, education board member pay up to $125 monthly, county share of fines from state trooper cases, and a $10 daily raise for Board of Equalization members.
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House
Senate
Education Board
Board of Equalization
Ford to visit Fort Benning for Army's 200th anniversary
Army secretary Callaway spoke of sympathy for Friday crash victims and cited Ford’s call as confirmation he will visit Fort Benning Georgia next Saturday to observe the Army’s 200th founding anniversary. Reps Flynt Bevill Jones and Flowers sent regrets for not attending. Callaway described the crash as an unlikely event and noted power requirements during reserve operations.
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Army
Callaway
Flynt
Bevill
Jones
Flowers
Ford
Benning
Ft. Benning
Belgium selects American Mirage fighter deal amid EU talks
Belgium will buy 102 American Mirage fighters to replace 116 Star fighters, with 14 remaining planes funded for European aircraft research. Prime Minister Leo Tindemans faced last minute pressure from a Flemish minority party before Parliament votes on the decision, while NATO members pursued a single consortium to secure a best bargain.
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General Dynamics
St. Louis
NATO
Belgium
Ford
Valery Giscard d’Estaing
France
Leo Tindemans
Tindemans
Mirage
Giscard
Brussels
Rassemblement Wallon
Trndemans
Morgan County Teens Held After Auto Theft Arrests
Two 17-year-olds, Allen Lynn Aven and Leslie Dean Martin, were in city jail after being charged with grand larceny following the recovery of a car stolen from the Goodyear plant parking lot in Decatur. Deputy Cecil Walden arrested them Saturday afternoon and Det. Sgt. C. J. Miller confirmed the theft.
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Morgan County
Allen Lynn Aven
Trinity 2
Leslie Dean Martin
Decatur 1
Morgan
Cecil Walden
C.J. Miller
J.D. Terry
Moulton 2
Goodyear
Decatur
Terry
Summer Alabama crash toll rises with three deaths
Trooper D L Livingston said a collision near Falkville around 12 40 p m killed a Fort Walton Beach Florida woman and a 3 year old girl. Samantha Allen and Barbara Elizabeth Schoen died in a head on crash five miles north of Opp on U S 331 Covington County. Wilbur Franklin Price 30 of Cottondale died when his car ran off Alabama 116 north of Tuscaloosa. AP counts weekend accidental deaths in Alabama from 6 p m Friday to midnight Sunday.
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D.L. Livingston
Falkville
Fort Walton Beach
Fla
Samantha Allen
Barbara Elizabeth Schoen
Opp
Covington County
Wilbur Franklin Price
Cottondale
Alabama
Tuscaloosa
Associated Press
Western Europe votes on fighter planes and jobs
The United States Air Force selected the YF 16, a move praised for cost and efficiency. Denmark and the Netherlands trimmed orders, Norway held steady, and Belgium balanced a jobs argument between French and American planes amid broader doubts about actual combat use.
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U.S
Denmark
Holland
Norway
Belgium
Europe
Hamlet Curfew Imposed After Racial Violence in Hamlet North Carolina
Hamlet North Carolina with about 5000 residents remained under a 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew after a state of emergency was declared following racial violence Friday night and the arrest of a black woman early Saturday. Four buildings were firebombed and a grass fire damaged a vacant lot as three people including a fireman and his son were injured.
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Hamlet
N.C
Richmond County
James Bryant
Rhonda Scott
Bryant
Covington
Richmond County Board of Commissioners
Raymond V. Goodman
Marks Creek
McLaurin Vocational Center For the
Consolidated Builders Supply Co
Enterprise Auto Parts
Pinecroft Industries
King
Byrant
Rockingham
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James V
Jake” Jordan
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J. Earl Covington
Highway Patrol
State Bureau of Investigation
Goodman
Scott
Richmond County Journal
Ernest King
S.B. Bowers
Sgt. Bryant
Eugene Ross
Ross
North Carolina
Sandhills
Seaboard Coast Line
Freigh
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Teederade of
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Company Gateway
Ole Farum Beef House
Ata
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Funland Park
Montgomery
Pol Pol
James A Branyon
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