Floodwaters Recede. $12 Million Damage to Tennessee Highways
Weather forecasters predicted water levels would fall as Civil Defense and county officials surveyed flood wreckage across Tennessee. Damages to roads and bridges were preliminarily listed around 10 to 12 million dollars with multiple counties hit hardest. Governor Blanton planned a helicopter tour with officials as federal disaster aid possible.
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United Press International
Civil Defense
H.E. Bixler
Transportation Department
Bixler
Ray Blanton
Eddie Shaw
Shaw
Cheatham
Smith
Macon
Jackson
Clay
Overton
DeKalb
Lawrence
Wayne
Sumner
Cannon
Maury
Robertson
Blanton
Ex Governor Hall Awaits Jury Verdict
Former Gov. David Hall awaited the jury’s verdict on bribery and extortion charges in Oklahoma City. The federal jury of five women and seven men recessed without announcing a verdict as deliberations continued for Hall and Dallas financier W W Doc Taylor. Hall compared his fate to Jean Valjean from Les Miserables, saying he felt haunted by the case though he never served in the galleys.
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Harry Culver
Oklahoma City
UPI
David Hall
Victor Hugo
Hall
Dallas
W.W
Doc” Taylor
Jean Va
Jean
U S Resumes Airlift Amid Rebel Rocket Fire
In Phnom Penh American aircraft continued an emergency airlift after rebels fired 18 rockets and artillery into the city. The attack damaged no aircraft as land routes and the Mekong lifeline remained disrupted. Government forces pressed to clear firing positions near Tuol Leap and Prek Phieon while Sihanouk urged evacuations and Lon Nol named Suk Sutsakhan to replace the fired commander.
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Phnom Penh
UPI
Pochentong
Tuo Leap
Pochenting
Prek Phieon
Tuol Leap
Khmer Rouge
Phnom Pehn
Thailand
South Vietnam
Norodom Sihanouk
New China News Agency
Sihanouk
Peking
Lon Nol
Suk Sutsakhan
Sosthene Fernandez
Middlesboro Garden Club and local events list March 14 to 21
Middlesboro Garden Club meets at Holiday Inn 10 30 a m March 14 with Reg Omiska Tribe No 149 degree work. refreshments served. Boone Trail Square Dance Club at Village Square Shopping Center 8 30 p m March 14 with A D Coleman caller. APO Presentation Dance March 15 Civic Center 8 12 semi formal dress $5 drag $3 slag. Chili Supper Ellen Myers School March 15 5 8 p m adults 2 children 1 at door.
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Middlesboro
LaFollette
Tenn
Boone Trail Square
Village Square Shopping Center
P.m. A. D. Coleman
APO
Pendorric” Civic Center
Ellen Myers
ARH
ECF
Cumberland Gap
Bell-Whitley Community Action Agency
Slusher's Restaurant
Tax Cut Extended For Families With Children In Senate Plan
The plan would give about 10 percent of earned income up to 4000 dollars to eligible families, with payments tapering as income rises from 4100 to 8000 dollars. A broader proposal would have paid all low income households, but the Senate chose to limit benefits to families with children.
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Senate
March 14 1975 history and star signs date note
Friday March 14 1975 marks the 7ard day of the year with a full moon still in crescent phase and visible morning stars Mercury and Mars while Venus Jupiter and Saturn shine at night. Einstein born 1879 is noted along with key historical events in 1743 1852 and 1984 and a Truman quote.
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United Press International
Mercury
Mars
Venus
Jupiter
Saturn
Albert Einstein
America
Boston
U.S
Flood, Snow Drench Kentucky With Evacuations Rising
A week of heavy rain and snow caused flooding across eastern and western Kentucky. The Cumberland River neared spillover in Knox County with 100 to 150 families needing aid as the Red Cross surveyed damaged homes. Gov. Carroll activated the National Guard to assist evacuations near Barbourville. City officials urged caution as several major highways closed and conditions worsened. Midwest storms tracked into the state, with forecasters predicting more rain and unsettled conditions into mid-April.
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Civil Defense
Jerry McFarland
National Guard
Maury County
Sheriff's Office
Columbia
Riverside
Sandy Hook
Hampshire
Duck River
Cumberland
Nashville
Bogota
Hood Stage
Dyersburg
Texas
Walter Anielunke
Louisville
Kentucky
Julian Carroll
Knox County
Barbourville
Troy Hampton
Heidrick
Hampton
Weather Service
Ohio
Cairo
David Reaves
Madisonville
Hopkinsville
George Atkins
UPI
U.S. 25
London
Corbin
U.S. #41
Benton
U.S
Clinton
U.S. 68
Bowling Green
Warren-Barren County
U.S. 460
Oil Springs
U.S. 23
Pikeville
Jenkins
Harlan and
Hyden
Livingston
White House Keeps Hands Off As Regan Lines up Delegates
Reagan allies seek delegates for the GOP nomination while Ford aides stay out of party jockeying. Ford's strategists and Hartmann see Ford likely to be nominated by acclamation in 1976 if the economy improves, else by default. Rockefeller is viewed as a potential running mate, with Ford weighing him amid GOP dynamics.
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White House
Regan
Richard H. Growale
UPI
Washington
UPT
Ronald Reagan
Ford
Denver
Robert C. Walker
Reagan
Robert T. Hartmann
Hartmann
Gerald R. Ford
America
Hartman
Jefferson County
Hollenbach
Julian Carroll
Barry Bingham
Louisville Courier Journal
Bingham
Louisville
Armory
Holiday Inn
Middlesboro High School
Hallenbach
Pineville
London
Corbin
Fort -Rockefeller
Barry Goldwater
Rockefeller
Franklin Roosevelt
Lyndon Johnson
Nixon
Park Program Postponed at Cumberland Gap National Park
Superintendent A A Hawkins announced the pioneer camp exhibit near the visitor center has been postponed one week. The camp by the luncheen area will show authentically dressed participants portraying camp life of early westward travelers. Now scheduled for March 22 and 23.
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A.A. Hawkins
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Cumberland Gap
Church Activities Calendar March 14 21
Church listings show singing events across multiple churches from Cannon Creek Baptist in Page Cut Off to East Cumberland Avenue Baptist in Sidney Ohio and Pineville, with names like the Truth Singers Calvary Way Quartet The Witnesses Gospel Sounds and The Advocates. Also schedule revival meetings ham dinner and special services with transportation provided.
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Cannon Creek Baptist Church
Page
Herbert Smith
East Cumberland Avenue Baptist Church
The
Truth Singers
Sidney
Ohio
Calvary Way Quartet
Witnesses
Middlesboro
Varilla Baptiat Church
Pineville
Gospel Sounds
Yeary's
Ewing
Robert McMurry
Pine Grove Baptiat Church
Hutch
All Singers
Faith Assembly of God
30Th Street Church of God
Don Sigman
East Tenn
Conference Supt
Pentecostal Holiness Church
Tri State Saddle Club
K. U
Elwood Comics
Rose Hill
Virginia Brooks 67 of Middlesboro dies in 1975
Virginia Brooks of Middlesboro dies at Appalachian Regional Hospital on March 13 1975 at age 66. Survived by son Johnny Gray and siblings Clearance Brooks Mollie Rainey. Funeral 2 p.m. March 16 at Cawood Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. W B Bingham. burial Yellow Hill Cemetery. Family to receive friends March 15. Charles Blackwell Rt 3 Middlesboro dies March 14 1975. funeral arrangements incomplete.
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Virginia Brooks
Nutwood Road
Appalachian Regional Hospital
Bell County
James
Sarah Brooks
Johnny Gray
Middlesboro
Clearance Brooks
Mollie Rainey
Cawoad Funeral Home
W.B. Bingham
Yellow Hill
Cawood Funeral Home
Charles Blackwell
Rt. 3
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Jack Ruby
Lee Harvey Oswald
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Ruby
Harry Truman
National Weather Service
Henry Block
Cumberland Ave
William Lane
William H. Lane
Glenwood Trailer Park
City
Reams Hardware
Richey Family
Blanchard
Oklo
35Th and
Exeter
Arlo Massengill
Thankful Baptist Church
30Th St. Church of God
Advocates
Irwin, Tenn
Pan
First Baptist Church
Lau
Harrogate, Tenn
Ado AM
Robert Ziegler
K. Maynard Head
Hornas
Usda Choice
Futura
Hart
Brumbach
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