Officials To Inspect Flood Damages In North Alabama
Sen Jim Allen and reps of Sparkman and Jones head to Decatur to survey flood losses potentially in the hundreds of thousands. Civil Defense Director C J Sullivan plans helicopter inspections of Morgan County and nearby counties as Gov Wallace weighs declaring a major disaster.
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Ben Windham
Jim Allen
John Sparkman
Bob Jones
Decatur
Civil Defense
C. J. Sullivan
Alabama
Huntsville
Florence
Sullivan
George C. Wallace
Tennessee
Wallace
Nixon
Morgan County
Alabama 67
New Cut Rd
McKendrie Church
Alabama 36
Whitesburg Bridge
Falkville
Commission
Dick Fleming
Bill Levin
Courtland Clinic Evacuated as Big Nance Floods Town
Flooding from Big Nance Creek forced evacuation of Courtland Health Center as waters rose to sills. Twenty eight patients, fourteen unable to walk, were carried to Courtland High School and later housed in lunch room and gym. Town Creek also flooded with 75k to 100k damage. Towns across Lawrence County evacuated amid seven inches of rain. See COURTLAND on Page 2.
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Tommy Stevenson
Courtland
Big Nance Creek
Here
Courtland Health Center
Lawrence County
Courtland High School
Big Nance
W. J. Lee
Town Creek
Global currency crisis ends as major powers float rates
United States and other non Communist trading powers agree to allow major currencies to float without fixed exchange rates for an indefinite period, aiming to resolve the 1973 dollar crisis. The move signals a shift in post gold standard policy and broad market stabilization efforts.
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Paris
United States
Limestone Flood Damages Could Reach One Million
Limestone County flood damage may reach about 1 million dollars, Civil Defense Director Spencer Black warned. The heaviest 24 hour rainfall in 25 years flooded streets and homes, forced evacuations, and was linked to the death of Athens man Calvin Brock who reportedly electrocuted repairing a vehicle near Meadow Gold Dairy. About 50 civil defense and law enforcement workers have been on scene since Thursday night guarding properties and assisting residents.
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Athens
Limestone County
Spencer Black
Black
Litestone County Civil Defense Office
Pensions and Security Office
National Guard
Crutcher
Town Creek
Athens Plaza
British evacue Boston ends siege in 1776 date
On this date in 1776 British troops evacuated Boston, ending a siege that followed the Battle of Bunker Hill seven months earlier. Weather notes predict cloudy cooler today with highs near 55 and clear cool tonight and Sunday.
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Boston
Bunker Hill
Dunn elected first African American AEA president in 33,000-member body
James Dunn of Calhoun County Training School Hobson City was elected president of the Alabama Education Association, the second Black to hold the post. He vows to review courses and teaching methods, seek hospital and medical insurance for teachers, and push for educational excellence while urging lawmakers to act. Ralph Nader urges tax reform and use of political clout to end inequitable property tax practices in Alabama.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama Education Association
James Dunn
Calhoun County Training School
Hobson City
Dunn
AEA
Alabama
Ralph Nader
Nader
Alabama Georgia gambling ring crackdown extends across Chattahoochee
Federal and local officers arrested 20 in Alabama and Georgia in what is called the largest gambling raid in the area since 1954 Phenix City vice cleanup. Indictments name 25 as conspirators in an alleged football betting operation spanning Phenix City Columbus and nearby states.
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Opelika
Ala
Alabama
Georgia
Phenix City
Nevada
Columbus
Chattahoochee River
Philip A. MecNiff
FBI
Mobile
Montgomery
Clarence C
Revel
Albert L Patterson
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Mooresville
DAILY
Billy Smith
Courtland Clinic
Frank Babacy
Moulton
Stardust Mobile Homes
Litterell Ready Mix
Alabama 24
Clark Air Base
Philippines
Wounded Knee
S.D
Sydney
Australia
Duke of Edinburgh
Washington
Richard G. Kleindienst
Senate
Sonny Turner
Russell Bolding
Charles Martin
Morgan County Civil Defense
Howard Proctor
Ricky Brooks
Region
Dial
Tennessee Valley
Atlanta Federal Penitentiary
McNiff
U.S
Atlanta
Chattahoochee Valley
F. E. Leonard
William M. Chesser
Enterprise
Dotton
Cullman
Las Vegas
Newman
William R. Coskrey, Sr
Senace
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