Thunderstorms and Tornado Injure Dozens Across North Alabama
Severe storms and a tornado tracked through North Alabama injuring at least 37. The system touched down near Hazel Green in Madison County and moved southeast to Fort Payne with damage including overturned mobile homes, damaged roofs, power lines, and a gas leak near Plainview. Morgan County saw no injuries but widespread damage from the late afternoon to overnight storms.
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Tommy Stevenson
North Alabama
Hazel Green
Madison County
Fort Payne
Morgan County
Somerville-Florette
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Plainview School
Watts
Morgan County Sheriff's Department
Civil Defense
Claude Ragsdale
Calhoun Coed Named Miss Point Mallard 1973
Pamela Wynn Osborn, a 20-year-old Calhoun Junior College sophomore, was crowned Miss Point Mallard for 1973 after singing and piano performances. She cited education as her goal at Alabama and answered a hostage question with cautious support for safe release.
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Calhoun Coed
Miss Point Mallard
Linda Parham
Pamela Wynn Osborn
Calhoun
Rhonda Salene Vaughn
Russellville
Patricia McClellan
Teresa McClellan
James M. McClellan
Point’ Mallard
Sherry Smith
Miss Osborn
James P. Osborn
University of Alabama
Dean Jones
Morgan County High School
Jones
Alabama
Frieza Fuller
Skylab faces poisonous gas risk amid sunshade tests
NASA's Skylab crew and Mission Control contend with toxic gas buildup from urethane insulation as astronauts rehearse installing a sun shade. Venting to purge fumes caused brief loss of attitude while teams prepare new breathing masks and sensors for the emergency repair mission. Severe storms also cause local damage in Decatur and Morgan County with overturned mobile homes and gas spills.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Space Station
TDI
Royce Hawkins
Life Sciences
Johnson Space Center
Skylab
Charles Conrad Jr
Joseph P. Kerwin
Paul J. Weitz
Mission Control
Charles Lewis
Conrad
Kerwin
Weitz
Athens College Grants Degrees to 135 Seniors
Threatening skies and cool weather marked a memorable graduation as 135 Athens College seniors received degrees amid family and friends.
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Linda Parham
Athens
Athens College
Beauties Crown Miss Point Mallard Contest Winners
The Miss Point Mallard pageant named Pamela Osborn and Pamela Jones among top finishes after shifting from the Aquatics Center to the T C Almon Center due to weather. Athens College President Sidney Sandridge praised graduates at a garden party before commencement weekend events.
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Point Mallard
Pamela Osborn
Mallar
Jones
Patricia Mead
Kathidee
Iri
Teresa McClellan
Rhonda Vaughn
Aquatics Center
Point Mallard Park
T. C Almon Center
Ricky Brooks
Athens College
Sidney Sandridge
Athens College graduation honors three civic leaders
A worship service and graduation at Founders Hall and Founders Green featured Athens College trustees chair Julian Harris presiding. Rev Curtis D Coleman led worship and invocation. the combined Athens College Choirs sang. Degrees were conferred and honorary doctorates awarded to Rev Monroe C Lewis Bishop Carl Sanders and Barrett C Shelton Sr.
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Founders Hall
Carl Sanders
Curtis D. Coleman
Founders Green
Julian Harris
Athens College Board of Trustees
Coleman
John M. Fowler
Athens College
Harris
Sandridge
Thomas A. Rodger
Board of
Monroe C Lewis
Bishop Sanders
Barrett C. Shelton
Lewis
First United Methodist Church of
Nixon To Seek Speed Cutbacks
The Nixon Administration will urge all 50 states to reduce speed limits to save gasoline. The request, likely from President Nixon, accompanies a plea for drivers to slow down and for strict enforcement of existing limits ahead of Memorial Day weekend.
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Washington
Nixon
Moulton Resident Sells Tractor and Seeks More Buyers
Moulton resident Louie Melson reports selling a B Farmall tractor with cultivator and disc harrow for 450 dollars and lists a Ford 3 point hitch tractor for 750 dollars with no equipment. The Decatur Daily advertises a Want Ad service offering 10 days for four dollars and promising further responses from buyers.
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Louie Melson
Moulton
Decatur Daily
Ford
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