Amtrak Fire Damages Car Near Decatur Station
A fire in a mail car of the Amtrak Chicago mail route near Decatur damaged non first class mail. Firemen rushed from Fire Station Number Two to save about half of 57 cubic feet of mail as no injuries were reported.
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Tommy Stevenson
Wrnter
United States Postal Service
Chicago
Decatur
Huntsville
John Lingle
Lingle
Oakworth
George McAfee
Amtrak
Decatur Station
Unscheduled Air Mail Landing Sparks Decatur Fire Response
Firemen at Decatur depot battled smoke and burning mail from an unscheduled air mail car. The Oakworth yard master spotted smoke as the Chicago bound bundle car burned and alerted officials. crews hosed down flames and saved the rest of the mail.
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Decatur
Chicago
Oakworth Yard
Gary Lloyd
House Endorses Electric Cars Tax Cut Plan
The House voted 73 to 31 to grant a 25 to 35 million dollar tax cut for buyers of electric powered cars as part of a broad energy bill. Debate included stoves burning wood and other fuels, with a separate stove proposal failing 38 to 9. The chamber also backed a 710 million dollar home insulation tax cut and rejected higher gasoline taxes. Leader O Neill urged compromise while Ford pressed for action to curb oil imports.
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Washington
House
al Ullman
D-Ore
Ullman
Ways and Means Committee
Ford
Governor Lucey Says Wallace Presidential Bid Fails on Record
Wisconsin Governor Patrick J. Lucey dismissed Alabama Governor George Wallace’s presidential aims, arguing voters would judge him by his record and rank him among the bottom governors. Lucey spoke as Wisconsin Democratic delegates gathered for a two day state convention and Wallace’s past Wisconsin showings were noted. Three 1976 hopefuls were to address delegates along with spokesmen for several senators.
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Eau Claire
Wis
Patrick J. Lucey
Alabama
George Wallace
Lucey
Wisconsin
Downtown renewal plan back before HUD in Decatur data
Decatur Housing will submit a revised downtown renewal plan to HUD as drafted by downtown boosters. The board weighs using Community Development funds to match federal aid while plans for a narrower 2nd Ave and expanded sidewalk gardens pursue shopper traffic over through traffic.
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Lee Sentell
Decatur Housing
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Downtown Boosters
Bill Thompson
2Nd Avenue
Thompson
Housing Authority Board
Decatur Downtown Association
Housing Authority
Central Business
2Nd Ave
Salvation Army Drive Nears 250000 Mark
Salvation Army fundraising push advances toward a $750,000 target as pledges reach $243,360 toward the goal for a new construction project.
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Salvation Army
Wallace Bust Unveiled At Center For Late Governor Lurleen Wallace
A bust honoring the late Gov. Lurleen Wallace was unveiled at the Lurleen Wallace Developmental Center. Ike Hay sculpted the piece with Fay the artist in schools presenting the work and Dr. Charles Howard of the city school system involved in the ceremony. Fay said the gift recognizes the First Lady’s influence on mental health facilities.
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Alabama
Taylor Hardin
Lurleen Wallace
Ike Hay
Charles Howard
Fay
Night of Terror at Niagara Falls Leaves Couple Injured
A moonlit walk near Horseshoe Falls turned violent when two men pushed Mary E. Camann and Joel M. Bahr over the railing. Camann, 20, suffered a skull fracture but remained conscious on a ledge until rescue. Bahr, 19, suffered three broken fingers. Both survived. Camann’s sister’s wedding proceeds without her.
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Niagara Falls
N.Y
Horseshoe Falls
Mary E. Camann
Bergholtz
Joel M. Bahr
Miss Camann
David M. Dahlberg
Grantsburg
Wis
Bahr
Memorial Medical Center
Won't Be Near His Late Wife
G Walter Hatch, a grave digger in Canterbury New Hampshire for 64 years, plans to be buried in Penacook where he was born. He says he and his wife could not get along, and he will enjoy life until it catches up with him. Hatch is retiring and has dug his wife's grave in 1960.
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Canterbury
N.h.ap
G. Walter Hatch
Penacook
Hatch
Waubeka Hosts Weeklong Flag Day Celebration
Waubeka Wisconsin marks Flag Day with speeches color guards drill teams and a telegram from President Ford. The village touts itself as the birthplace of Flag Day tracing origins to Bernard Cigrand and events spanning 1877 1885 1914 and 1949.
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Waubeka
Wis
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Ford
Congress
Traffic Victim Rites Sunday
The funeral for Patricia Ann Herbert 26 of Decatur will be Sunday at Browns Service Chapel at 2 p.m. She was killed Thursday night crossing Jordan Lane in Huntsville struck by a car driven by Susanne Elizabeth Asquith 16. Survivors include her parents two sons a sister and grandparents. The service will be conducted by Revs. Lamar Ingle and Edwin Hodges.
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Decatur
Huntsville
Browns Service
Patricia Ann Herbert
Bobbie Williams
Roy Williams
Decatur Daily
Bobby Herbert
Roselawn
Herbert
Jordan Lane
Holmes Ave
R. H. Elkins
Knoxville
William Williams
Knoxvi
Continental Congress Adopts Stars and Stripes Flag
On this date in 1777 the Continental Congress designated the Stars and Stripes as the national flag. Weather notes list highs in the upper 80s and overnight mid 60s with a Sunday forecast in the upper 80s.
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Continental Congress
Guaranteed Frigidaire Service Ad for Robinson's Furniture
Robinson's Furniture on Downtown Second Avenue Decatur offers Frigidaire service. Call 353-2370 for guaranteed repair and appliance assistance.
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Robinson's Furniture
Second Avenue
Decatur
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