Ambulance Collision Sparks Fuel Truck Fire Near Moulton
An ambulance on an emergency call collided with a petroleum truck on Alabama 24 three miles east of Moulton. The truck exploded, an inferno blocked traffic for hours, injuring Wade Whitlock Jr. 38 Gary Whitlock 18 and Raymond Owens 34. Gary and Owens remained in fair condition while Wade was hospitalized.
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Moulton
Here
Alabama
Gillespie Ambulance Service
Wade Whitlock Jr
Gary
Raymond Owens
Gary Whitlock
Huntsville Hospital
Lawrence County Hospital
Owens
Decatur General
J. E. Fuller
Melvin H. Segars
Hartselle
Segars
Decatur Daily
Hilda Terry
Five Gunmen Rob Bank After Holding Family Hostage
Five masked gunmen held Ed Maudlin and his family for over 12 hours in Colbert County before robbing the First Colbert Bank branch of more than 43000. Maudlin said the ordeal began at his home 8:30 p.m. and ended after dawn with his family released near Muscle Shoals.
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Leighton
First Colbert Bank
Ed Maudlin
Muscle Shoals
Maudlin
Colbert County
Mauldin
TVA Birthday Marked By Long Range Power Vision
The article recalls the 38th anniversary of the Tennessee Valley Authority, detailing Roosevelt's 1933 push with Norris Hill and Allgood to harness the Tennessee River for power, flood control, and planning. It notes low regional electricity rates, flood damage reductions, and a federal pledge to unite industry, agriculture, and land use.
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Lee Sentell
Tennessee Valley Authority
Congress
Franklin Roosevelt
Great River
TVA
Nebraska
George Norris
Coolidge
Hoover
Roosevelt
Norris
Alabama
Lister Hill
Miles C. Allgood
Muscle Shoals
Wilson Dam
George
Decatur
Grant St. Depot
Senate
House
Hill
FDR
Deep
South
Tennessee Valley Authority Created in 1933
In 1933 the Tennessee Valley Authority was established, highlighted in a local note. The message promotes Decatur as Alabama’s friendliest shopping area and mentions quick weather with sunny and warmer conditions.
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Decatur
Alabama
Tennessee Valley Authority
Higdon Linked To Fleece Firm In Vietnam Trial
Bank executive testimony links Maredem Ltd of Hong Kong to Higdon case as $1,200 checks flow through Georg Schell accounts. Prosecution argues relevance while defense questions proof of Higdon’s ties. Court hears details on cigarette promotional allowances tied to Long Binh clubs during 1967–68.
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Dick Cooper
Redstone Arsenal
George Little
William E. Higdon
Higdon
Vietnam
Martin Verboon
California
Bank of America
Georg Schell
Maredem Ltd
Army
William O. Woolridge
Glen Faulks
NCO
Long Binh
Southeast Asia
Liggett & Myers
James Henry Organization
Reilly
East Point
Mallard Marina Funds Sought In Two Phase Plan
The Regional Planning Commission proposes a $205 000 marina on the Tennessee River at Point Mallard with $162 000 in HUD funded support. The plan includes tennis and handball courts at T C Almon Recreation Center and a Stephen Decatur Memorial Gardens site near the Post Office.
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Tennessee River
Point Mallard
Regional Planning Commission
Gary Voketz
North Central Alabama
Internal Security probes subversive influence in antiwar protests
The House Internal Security Committee opened its controversial inquiry into alleged subversive influence among leaders of recent antiwar protests. The session drew opposition labeling it a witch hunt and proceeded amid partisan tension in Washington.
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Washington
House
Internal Security Committee
Congress
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Colbert Bank
Courtland
Austin
First National Bank of Decatur
Morgan City
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Macon County
Lucius Amerson
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Opelika
Athens
Tennessee Valley
Landers
Edward Hopper
Verboon
Maredem
Hopper
Georg Schells
Edward C. Reilly
Liggett & Myers Inc
Robinson Furniture Co
2Nd Ave
Downtown
Mallard Marina
Cairo
Aly Sabry
Anwar Sadat
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Public Service Commission
South Central Bell Telephone Co
PSC
Saigon
Ban Dong Hene
Senate Labor Committee
Signalmen's Union
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