Freedom Train rolls through Decatur toward Huntsville opening
The big red white and blue American Freedom Train arrived in Decatur at 6 a.m. aboard a Reading T-1 locomotive saved from a Baltimore scrap heap. Engineer Ross E. Rowland Jr. led the journey as crowds greeted the event at the old Decatur Depot before the 6 p.m. opening in Huntsville.
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Decatur
Huntsville
Ross E. Rowland Jr
New York
Reading
Baltimore
Billy Smith
Cheri Shipper
Freedom Train rolls into Decatur on historic journey
The Freedom Train arrived in Decatur at 6 a.m. piloted by engineer Ross E. Rowland Jr. The train, a Reading T-1 steam engine, continues to Huntsville for a two day visit. Open to the public from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday. Organizers expect about 40 000 visitors during the three day stay. Local dignitaries and Huntsville Mayor Lee attended the opening moments.
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Birmingham
Decatur
Huntsville
Rowland
Tennessee River
Southern Railway
Huntsville Freedom Train Commission
Robert van Wert
Freedom
Lee Freedom
College chiefs warn over eight million state funding cut
Alabama college presidents warn that an eight million dollar reduction in state funds would devastate higher education and affect the state. The Senate committee proposes a cut to operate colleges and universities next year while 600 new teachers would be added to K 12. Dr Ernest Stone chairs the Council of University Presidents urging fairness.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
State Senate
Council of University Presidents
Ernest Stone
Presi- Lee College
Britain Iceland COD war truce talks advance in Oslo
In principle, Britain and Iceland back a six month halt over fishing rights beyond 200 miles. UK Foreign Secretary Crosland to meet Oslo ministers Agustsson and Bjarnason with optimism for an agreement.
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London
Britain
Iceland
Anthony Crosland
Oslo
Einar Agustsson
Matthias Bjarnason
Foreign Office
Legislation Aims To Curtail Browns Ferry Hearings
Rep. Bob Jones introduces bills to curb hearings delaying nuclear plants including Browns Ferry. The plan requires bond to cover NRC costs and possible damages to TVA from delays, with NRC deeming frivolous requests. Browns Ferry's operations return amid security alerts and potential summer cost impacts.
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Browns Ferry
Bob Jones
Jones
TVA
NRC
Cancer Claims Martha Mitchell
Martha Mitchell dies at 57 from multiple myeloma at Sloan Kettering Memorial Cancer Center after a period of treatment and hospitalization. She was known as a sharp Nixon administration defender who later criticized the White House amid the Watergate era. Her estranged husband was former Attorney General John N. Mitchell.
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New York
Martha Mitchell
Mitchell
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Sloan-Kettering Memorial Cancer Center
Klaus Mayer
Mitchells
Richard M. Nixon
Martha
Nixon
Athens State fund dispute sparks push for more dollars
Athens State College Superintendent Dr Wayne Teague denounces the Legislature for underfunding the college as a two member education team finalizes its outlook. Representative Tommy Carter and Teague say they will seek added funds via federal revenue sharing after urging enrollment to 1200 1300 students and a planned campus renovation is delayed. The current appropriation remains 1 million, viewed as inadequate by college officials.
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Sonny Turner
Athens — State School
Wayne Teague
Legislature Today
Athens State College
Teague
Alabama
Limestone
Tommy Carter
Athens
Carter
Livingston University
Truman Pierce
Galen Lee Athens
Sonar To Help Track Elusive Nessie
A stationary sonar device will scan Loch Ness as part of photographic operations to identify moving objects when matched with a photograph. Martin Klein notes higher resolution sonar for this summer, capable of distinguishing a solid body from a school of fish, with skeletal remains also search targets if bones lie within 200 feet.
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Martin Klein
Klein
Harold E. Edgerton
M.lt
Christopher McGowan
Royal Ontario Museum
Toronto
Family Understands True Meaning Of Flag
The Borden family of Decatur flies a worn flag awarded to Joseph W. Borden for Vietnam War service. He served 1967 to 1970 as a navy gunner in River Division 192, earning the flag after a July 1968 Mekong Delta attack.
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Susan Broad
Decatur
Robert C. Borden
Cypress St. SE
Borden
Joseph
W. Borden
7Th St. SE
Mekong Delta
Navy
Vietnam
Nixon Watergate ruling eyed by Supreme Court in 1974
On this date in 1974 the U S Supreme Court agreed to a quick decision on whether President Nixon could withhold evidence tied to Watergate crimes. Quick weather notes forecast highs in the upper 80s and mid 60s with a 20 to 40 percent chance of rain.
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Jackson, Miss
London
World Airways
Jackson
U.S. Supreme Court
Richard Nixon
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Nessie
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