Rain Lifts North Alabama Crops But More Rain Is Needed
Scattered rain eased drought across North Alabama yet corn and pastures suffer while cotton and soybeans await deeper moisture. Local coordinators report improvement in some counties but need for soaking rains remains. A fire caused by lightning destroyed a house in Roundtop with wind damage to barns. Decatur notes record water use amid hot, dry weather.
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North Alabama
Charles Rutledge
Morgan County
Hartselle
Limestone County
D. R. Salter
Mic
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Cullman
Bob Spear
Lebanon
Elmer Lee
Lee
Roundtop
Morgan County Civil Defense
Howard Proctor
Punkin Center
Winton
Decatur
George Godwin
Trinity
Godwin
Three Teens Escape Fire on Tennessee River Boat
Three Decatur youths escaped unharmed when their 16 foot ski boat burst into flames off Point Mallard in the Flint Creek confluence. John Guice, Jimmy Moore, and Jim Barnes donned life jackets and swam toward the river bridge before a runabout piloted by Lonnie Rains rescued them. The owner, Dr. John Guice, says the boat carried about 20 gallons of gasoline.
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Paul Foreman
Decatur
Tennessee
John Robinson
Decatur Marine
John Guice
Brookmeade Rd
Jimmy Moore
7Th St
Jim Barnes
Stratford Rd
Point Mallard
Flint Creek
Robinson
Guice
Lonnie Rains
Rural teens drink less in Hale County survey finds
University of Alabama researchers report rural Hale County high school students show less alcohol use than city peers with under half saying they consume. The study notes remaining drinkers show patterns linked to alcohol abuse and heads toward broader county coverage this fall.
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Cheri Shipper
Hale County
University of Alabama
Center For Alcohol and Drug Education
Alsikafi
Gerald Giobetti
University Center For Alcohol and Drug Education
Alabama
Autauga
Lowndes
Elmore
Montgomery
TVA Sued Over Sulfur Emissions at North Alabama Plants
Alabama Attorney General Baxley filed a suit to force TVA to cut sulfur dioxide emissions at Widow's Creek and another North Alabama plant. The action seeks shutdown of one unit if noncompliant by Sept 30 and immediate scrubber construction, with use of low sulfur coal in remaining units and funding for independent research into emissions dangers and controls.
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Ala
Alabama
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Tennessee Valley Authority
North Alabama
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Baxley
Widow's Creek
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U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
Alabama Air Pollution Control Commission
Widow’s Creek
Supreme Court Rules On Foster Care Rights And Other Rulings
The Supreme Court unanimously ruled state and city officials need not hold administrative hearings before removing children from foster homes, overturning a lower court. The court also favored equal access to scholarships for resident aliens and debated press freedom versus state governance. Justice Brennan cautioned on delicacy of the foster care issues.
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Supreme Court
New York
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U.S
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Naval Reserve
Martin
New York City
Navy
Continental Congress adopts Stars and Stripes as national flag
The note marks the 1777 date when the Continental Congress made the Stars and Stripes the national flag. Weather forecast details accompany the entry with highs near 90 and chances of rain throughout the period. The page teases a full weather map on page 2 and ends with a line about living in the Tennessee Valley.
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Continental Congress
State Prisoner Suit Planned
The Montgomery County Commission plans to sue the State Board of Corrections to remove state inmates from the county jail. They seek a deadline and a definition of the time limit for housing state prisoners locally. County officials cite overcrowding and a federal order, lifted last November, as causes.
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Ala
Montgomery County Commission
State Board of Corrections
Knox Argo
Athens planners urge study of south annexation
The Athens Planning Commission asked the city council to study annexing the area south of Athens including Calhoun Community College and the Saginaw GM plant. Council members split. two oppose, three undecided, with cost and service concerns raised.
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Sonny Turner
Athens
Athens Planning Commission
Calhoun Community College
Saginaw Steering Gear General Motors
Commission
Tennessee River
John Conlon
College
General Motors
Planning Commission
Decatur
Forest Service Defends Bankhead Timber Plan
Forest Service Supervisor Arthur Woody says the 10 year Bankhead plan reduces clear cutting and pine production while increasing hardwoods and wildlife benefits. The plan shifts to a longer hardwood rotation and lower annual regeneration, drawing opposition from Alabama groups citing multiple use concerns.
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Bankhead
Tony Estes
William B. Bankhead National Forest
U. S. Forest Service
Arthur Woody
Woody
Alabama Conservancy
Bowhunters of
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The
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Charles” Borcemt
Morgan County
Forestry Service
Cabinet level rights enforcer urged to unify federal civil rights
The U S Civil Rights Commission urged the President to create a cabinet level position to supervise and coordinate federal civil rights enforcement. A 201 page report cites lack of leadership and clear national direction, noting officers often set priorities without top level guidance.
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Washington
U.S. Civil Rights Commission
White House
Commission
Inmate recaptured after Beast Mountain prison escape
Brushy Mountain Tennessee authorities recaptured Douglas Shelton, 32, the last inmate to flee the maximum security Beast Mountain State Prison during the escape with conrt assassin James Earl Ray. Details on capture were not immediately available as search efforts continue. Authorities had focused on the Ray area following the weekend seizures.
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Beast Mountain State Prison
Conrt
James Earl Ray
Tennessee Corrections Department
Douglas Shelton
Ray
Earl Hill
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