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Dam ruling ponders Tellico fate as fish halts project
In a 6 3 ruling the Supreme Court blocks finishing the Tellico Dam near Knoxville. TVA weighs options including leaving a dry dam or tearing it down, abandoning a 16500 acre lake and roadside industrial plans. Governor Blanton muses public funding to buy the site as a tourist monument to the snail darter.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Supreme Court
Ray Blanton
Department of Tourism
Tennessee Valley Authority
Tellico Dam
TVA
S. David Freeman
Lewis Powell
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Warren Burger