Six Routes Studied For 1-65 Spur
Alabama Highway Department seeks agency comments on six alternate routes to connect Huntsville with Interstate 65 via I-565 spur. Routes origin in Morgan County or through Mooresville or Belle Mina, with several crossing the Tennessee River or Redstone Arsenal. Estimated spur cost about 80 million dollars, project due by July 1976. Public hearing planned in July. agencies and individuals may present views. Route summaries outline southern-to-northern options crossing near jetport and Redstone, with Route A-6 and Route A-4 among endorsed paths.
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Lee Sentell Montgomery
Alabama Highway Department
Huntsville
Morgan County
Tennessee River
Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge
Mooresville
Belle Mina
Alabama 20
Redstone Arsenal Military Reservation
Huntsville — Planning Commission
Redstone
Jimmy Deas
Deas
Parkway
Jetport
18 Year Olds May Donate Blood Without Parental Consent
In Alabama 18 to 21 year olds can donate blood without parental consent for the first time this year. Atty. Gen. Bill Baxley issued the opinion after a Red Cross request. J W Sailors of Austin High School leads the county drive to meet the Morgan County quota by June 30 with students from Athens and Decatur signing pledge cards. The Austin High School Bloodmobile visit runs 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. with The Decatur Daily and Red Cross as sponsors.
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Morgan County
Bill Baxley
Alabama
J. W. Sailors
Austin High School
Athens
Decatur
Austin
Dan Whitson
Decatur Daily
Red Cross
Baxley
Montgomery
Birmingham
Roscoe D. Whatley
Storm Passes With Minor Damage Across Alabama
Severe weather Tuesday night triggered a tornado watch but left mostly minor damage. Power lines briefly failed in Joe Wheeler Cooperative area of Hartselle and Lawrence County towns reported outages and uprooted trees. Decatur Electric Department could not be reached. city police reported no storm damage in Decatur. Tornado watch covered northern Alabama and parts of northwest Georgia.
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Joe Wheeler Cooperative
Hartselle
Lawrence County
Decatur Electric Department
Alabama
Georgia
Morgan County GOP withdraws probate judge bid
Morgan County Republicans abandon a bid for probate judge noting the emphasis shifts to the statewide U S Senate race. Esteve Wagon had been listed as a candidate with county chair O Neal Browder but qualifying papers were not filed and Wagon is expected to withdraw. Incumbent Bryan McAfee qualified for reelection just before the March 1 deadline, having been appointed by Gov. Brewer in 1971.
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Morgan County
U.S. Senate
O'Neal Browder
Browder
Esteve Wagon
Wagon
Republican Executive Committee
Republican Party
James Bennett
GOP
Senate
Bryan McAfee
Attorney General's Office
McAfee
Albert Brewer
Brewer
No Competition Here Rivalry Forgotten in Blood Drive Pledge
Decatur High students line up to sign blood pledge cards to donate at Austin High School on Thursday. Seated are Vicki Duke and David Mathews. standing left to right are Berval Bennett Eddie Mitchell Paul Entrekin Frances Hardy Ginger Shelton and Jo Stamler. Austin principal J. W. Sailors notes students 18 or over no longer need parental consent to donate blood.
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Decatur High
Austin High School
Vicki, Duke
David Mathews
Berval Bennett
Eddie Mitchell
Paul Entrekin
Frances
Meat rationing begins in United States in 1943
In Today's DAILY ON THIS DATE IN 1943, meat rationing began in the United States. The notice also lists contact numbers for local ads and weather outlook with a 40 percent chance of rain, highs in the mid 60s, and lows in the mid 40s. It notes a full weather map on page A-3 and ends with a TVA motto.
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United States
Want Ads Highlight Selections For Today
Readers are urged to check today’s want ads for notable boats and related listings. The column promotes seeking bargains and unique vessels among the available notices.
18 Fishing Boats Wanted
Kenneth Floyd advertises 14 ft fiber glass and wood Carter Craft fishing boat with steering wheel and controls in good condition for $100. He notes the ad received at least 18 responses and promotes quick action in the Decatur Daily Want Ad. Call 355-0939 after 5 PM. Three lines for 10 days at $4.
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Kenneth Floyd
Sheraton St. SE
Decatur Daily
Carter Craft
Decatur Daily Want
Locally Classified Ad Information Lines
Classified lines list Dial numbers for nights Sundays and holidays with Athens extension and Decatur Daily ad service details for readers.
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Athens
Dial
Guaranteed Frigidaire Service Ad at Robinson Furniture
Robinson Furniture in Decatur on Downtown Second Avenue advertises guaranteed Frigidaire service with a contact phone 353 2370. The brief notice highlights appliance repair and warranty support in a local storefront.
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Robinson Furniture
Second Avenue
Decatur
FDA releases defect action levels for natural food defects
The FDA published a master list of defect action levels for unavoidable food defects. Peanut butter may contain an average of 50 insect fragments or two rodent hairs per 100 grams, and tomato juice may have up to 10 fruit fly eggs or two larvae per 100 grams.
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New York Times News Service
Washington
Food and Drug Administration
Commissioner of Food and Drugs
Federal Register
Protestants return to work after Northern Ireland walkout
Belfast brief reports Protestants resuming their jobs following a two day walkout that halted business and strained the economy. In Hartford Connecticut a Superior Court judge dismissed Ralph Nader's lawsuit challenging the ITT Hartford Fire merger tied to a Justice Department antitrust settlement.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Hartford, Conn
Ralph Nader
International Telephone & Telegraph Corp
Hartford Fire Insurance Co
Justice Department
ITT
Chicago Police Trigger Happy? Three Cities Slayings Compare
Chicago researchers claim the police kill at three times the rate of New York Philadelphia and Los Angeles, citing a two year study and IAPC data. Marshall Patner calls Chicago a trigger-happy society while the Patrolmen's Association questions the figures and context.
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Chicago
Northwestern University Center For Urban Affairs
International Association of Police Chiefs
IAPC
New York
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
Detroit
Patner
James
B. Conlisk
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Huntsville-Decatur-Athens
Environment Protection Agency
Wheeler Refuge
North Central Alabama
Decatur Boat Harbor
Bobby Herbert
Morgan Gopers
Winford Turner
Lee Morgan
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Tennessee Valley
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F.D.A. Bureau of Foods
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