NRC expected to issue Browns Ferry loading license today
Athens NUCLEAR Regulatory Commission officials anticipate issuing a fuel loading license today for Reactor Two at Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Plant. TVA officials say fire-protection upgrades have been completed since the March 22 cable tray fire, and inspectors found no reason to block operation, though ONRR must issue the official license.
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Sonny Turner
Athens
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NRC
Browns Ferry
Ken Clark
Atlanta
Union of Concerned Scientists
Clark
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Jim Green
Office of
Nuclear Reactor Regulations
Atomic Safety and Licensing Board
Work-release bill for prisoners eyed in Cullman area
Rep Tom Drake announced a work-release plan funded by 25 percent of inmate wages to counties for upkeep. The measure, previously vetoed, now has Gov. Wallace's approval and aims to reduce prison crowding by placing inmates in county jails or camps.
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Gay Barber
George Wallace
Larry Bennett
Board of Corrections
Drake
Bennett
Parole Board
Frank Johnson
Johnson
Methodists Announce Appointments in North Alabama Districts
North Alabama United Methodist Conference adjourned as Birmingham Area Bishop Carl J. Sanders announced new ministerial assignments for the Decatur and Albertville districts. Joins include Rev. Jackie Patterson in Athens circuit and Rev. Barry Anderson at Athens First UM. Six new district superintendents named: Dr. Allen Montgomery, Dr. J. Gordon McKinney, Dr. Duncan Hunter, Rev. Dennis See.
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North Alabama Methodists
Birmingham
Carl J. Sanders
North Alabama United Methodist Conference
Decatur
Jackie Patterson
Athens
Barry Anderson
William Kimbrell
Priceville
Fred Rucker Jr
Falkville
Robert Fowler
Hillsboro
G. H. Terry
Lebanon
James Vaughn
Mt. Moriah
Ron Hendrix
Mt. Tabor
J. E. Newcomb
Neel-Evergreen
Hugh Compton
Oak Ridge
Charles Hinds
Sharon Grove-Cross Chapel
Gary Anders
Somerville
Albertville
Rodney Cartee
Holly Pond
Allen Montgomery
J. Gordon McKinney
Birmingham-West
Duncan Hunter
Anniston
Dennis
Ten Thousand Dollar Smith Lake Fish Tale
Author Ray Perry of Hartselle and Larry Phillips caught a 1.5 pound channel catfish near Cullman County Park on Smith Lake. The fish bore a fin tag linked to King Coal Co for the Smith Lake Rodeo offering ten thousand dollars in prizes. Verification and prize payout await in Cullman.
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Pickens St
Hartselle
Perry
Larry Phillips
Cullman County Park
Smith Lake
King Coal Co
Birmingham
Cullman Chamber of Commerce
Cullman
King Coal
Lloyd's of London
Two Men Held In Robberies
Limestone County authorities issued warrants for the arrest of two men who robbed an elderly Athens man of 1500 dollars last week. Charles Bonner 33 of Houston Texas and Houston White 50 of Nashville Tennessee are in the custody of Giles County authorities and charged with larceny by trick. They will be transferred to Limestone County to stand trial after identification in a Pulaski lineup. The victims say the men tried to lure him into a card game before demanding cash. Foster, the victim, was not injured.
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Athens
Limestone County
Limestone
Earnest Knox
B. Foster
Giles County
Tenn
Trick
Charles Bonner
Houston
Texas
Houston White
Nashville
Knox
Pulaski
Foster
Prospect claims Comstock Lode in Six Mile Canyon
A prospector staked a claim in Six Mile Canyon Nevada on this date in 1859. The Comstock Lode yielded ore worth more than 300 million dollars. Weather note mentions Athens forecast and Tennessee Valley slogan appears.
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Six Mile Canyon
Nevada
Comstock Lode
Fights Overdosage Hays Restores After Sleeping Pill Overdose
Representative Wayne Hays, central figure in a payroll sex scandal, awoke in hospital in satisfactory condition after an overdose of sleeping pills. Doctor Richard Phillips said the overdose was accidental and that Hays should recover fully within about ten days. The 65 year old Democrat remained semicomatose but able to speak and see his wife Pat during a night vigil. He is expected to rest a week to ten days after hospital discharge before resuming congressional duties.
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Barnesville
Ohio
Wayne Hays
Hays
Richard Phillips
Phillips
Pat
Beltline shopping mall utility talks continue with Arlen
Representatives of Arlen Shopping Centers Inc. met with Chattanooga city officials for over two hours to define the city's utility obligations for the projected Beltline shopping mall. Mayor Russell Bolding said the deal looks favorable as developers keep signing new tenants, with a possible next-week meeting to record plans. Sources say as many as 40 stores are committed.
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Arlen Shopping Centers Inc
Chattanooga
Russell Bolding
Arlen
World shifts as 4 candidates jostle for delegates
AP report covers Ford and Reagan battling for over 400 uncommitted GOP delegates amid primary season end. Missouri delegates to be chosen at state convention. Carter's wins threaten smoke-filled room nomination yet platform drafting proceeds in secret with Dukakis presiding.
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Washington
Ford
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Kansas City
Missouri
Jimmy Carter
Massachusetts
Michael Dukakis
Two New Men Seek Council Seats in Decatur Race
The Decatur council race expands to seven candidates as Jim DeLones and Bill Oakley announce plans to run. Oakley, a disabled veteran and first-time candidate, and DeLones, a bakery and fruit shop operator who ran in 1968, have not chosen which specific council places to pursue. DeLones previously finished third in a prior bid two places behind Richard Lee and incumbent Ray Nixon.
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Decatur
Jim DeLones
Bill Oakley
Oakley
DeLones
Richard Lee
Ray Nixon
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