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No Spalding County dams among those
in state listed as potentially hazardous
ATLANTA (AP) - Here is a
list of Georgia dams designated
as potentially “hazardous” be
cause they are located near
centers of population. The De
partment of Natural Resources
emphasized that none of the
dams listed are considered
structurally unsound.
FEDERAL DAMS
—Alatoona, in Bartow County
near Cartersville.
—Clark Hill in Columbia
County near Augusta.
—Jim Woodruff in Decatur
County near Chattahoochee,
Fla.
—Blue Ridge in Fannin Coun
ty near Copperhill.
—Buford in Forsyth County
near Buford.
—Hartwell in Hart County
near Augusta.
—Carters, Main Dam, in
Murray County near Carters.
—Carters Reregulation Dam
in Murray County near Carters.
—West Point in Troup County
near West Point.
—Nottely in Union County
near Reliance.
STATE DAMS
—Lake Lure in Bacon County
near Alma.
—Carrington Woods in Bald-
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win County near Milledgeville.
—Loyd Shoals or Wallace
(under construction) in Putnam
County near Milledgeville.
—Lakeside Park in Bibb
County near Macon.
—Tobesofkee Creek or Water
shed No. 1 in Bibb County near
Macon.
—Unnamed 659 in Chatham
County near Savannah.
—Lake Myer in Chatham
County near Savannah.
—Unnamed 297 in Clarke
County near Athens.
—Unnamed 1153 in Cobb
County near Whitesburg.
—Unnamed 1154 in Cobb
County near Whitesburg.
—Unnamed 1155 in Cobb
County near Austell.
—Unnamed 1156 in Cobb
County near Austell.
—Unnamed 1157 in Cobb
County near Blackwells.
—Unnamed 1158 in Cobb
County near Kennesaw.
—Unnamed 1159 in Cobb
County near Acworth.
—Unnamed 1160 in Cobb
County near Acworth.
—Unnamed 1161 in Cobb
County near Blackwells.
—Unnamed 1162 in Cobb
County near Woodstock.
—Unnamed 1164 in Cobb
Sign must come down
Toccoa Falls flood
Disaster struck while most were asleep
TOCCOA, Ga. (AP) - Unbro
ken 100-watt lightbulbs rest atop
the muck and debris, just yards
from cars crushed and trailer
homes overturned by the wall of
water that smashed into Toccoa
County near Atlanta.
—Unnamed 1165 in Cobb
County near Atlanta.
—Unnamed 1166 in Cobb
County near Whitesburg.
—Augusta Canal Diversion in
Columbia County near Augusta.
—Unnamed 316 in Columbia
County near Augusta.
—Silver Lake in Coulmbia
County near Augusta.
—Unnamed 875 in Coweta
County near West Point.
—Unnamed 876 in Coweta
County near West Point.
—Unnamed 892 in Coweta
County near West Point.
—Crisp County or Blackshear
in Crisp County near Albany.
—Goat Roock in Harris Coun
ty near Columbus.
—Echo Lake in DeKalb Coun
ty near Atlanta.
—Erin Lake in DeKalb Coun
ty near Atlanta.
—Unnamed 993 in DeKalb
County near Panola.
—Unnamed 999 in DeKalb
County near Panola.
—Murphy Candler Lake in
DeKalb County near Chamblee.
—Silver Lake in DeKalb
County near Atlanta.
—Simmons Lake in DeKalb
County near Atlanta.
—Flint River in Dougherty
Transportation says it can be seen from Interstate 40 and
that no matter whose message it is it has to come down.
The Hamblens refuse. (AP)
Falls Bible College.
“Up that way there were four
brick houses. I knew everybody
who lived there ... Now most of
them are gone,” said Dr. Har
old Windus, director of ele-
County near Albany.
—Unnamed 838 in Douglas
County near Douglasville.
—George H. Sparks Reser
voir in Douglas County near
Lithia Springs.
—Groovers Lake in Douglas
County near Lithia Springs.
—Garden Lake in Floyd
County near Rome.
—Atlanta City Water Works
No. 1 in Fulton County near At
lanta.
—Atlanta City Water Works
No. 2 in Fulton County near At
lanta.
—Little River No. 39 in Fulton
County near Mountain Park.
—Morgan Falls in Fulton
County near Atlanta.
—Nelson Lake in Gordon
County near Plainville.
—Country Club Lake in Grady
County near Cairo.
—Tugaloo in Habersham
County near Old Madison, S.C.
—Lake Haralson in Haralson
County near Tallapoosa.
—Bartletts Ferry in Harris
County near Columbus.
—Langdale in Harris County
near Riverview.
—Lake Spivey and Lake
deco in Clayton County near
Snapping Shoals.
—Unnamed 262 in Houston
mentary education at the tiny
school.
Everywhere was evidence of
family life disrupted.
Part of a child’s tricycle and a
pink and yellow baby book, its
pages blank, were stuck in the
mud. Mattresses, torn and
muddied, reminded that most of
the 38 victims were asleep when
disaster struck.
The few houses that still stand
are stained by a muddy
waterline.
Officials want to know whose
responsibility it was to inspect
the 37-year-old Kelly Barnes
earthen dam, which apparently
broke under the stress of an 80-
acre lake swollen by heavy
rains.
Survivors today are digging
out of the ruins of their homes
and classrooms — and pre
paring to bury their friends and
family members who perished
in the flood waters Sunday.
Bill Anderson, a Bible college
student from Glen Dale, Md.,
lost his wife, Karen, 29, and two
of their five children — Joey
and Becky — when their trailer
was ripped apart by the roaring
current. Services for them will
be held here at 10 a.m. Wed
nesday.
Services for six other victims
are scheduled at the Toccoa Al
liance Church at 2 p.m. Wed
nesday. Most of the victims will
be buried in their hometowns
County near Warner Robins.
—Unnamed 265 in Houston
County near Tarversville.
-McKenzie Mill Road in Ma
con County near Montezuma.
—Bull Creek No. 1 in Mus
cogee County near Columbus.
—Eagle and Phenix in Mus
cogee County near Columbus.
—North Highland in Mus
cogee County near Columbus.
—Oliver in Muscogee County
near Columbus.
—Twin Lakes in Pickens
County near Talking Rock.
—Hightower Lake in Polk
County near Rockmart.
—Unnamed 217 in Pulaski
County near Hawkinsville.
—Burton in Rabun County
near Tallulah Falls.
—Mathis-Terrora in Rabun
County near Tallulah Falls.
—Nacoochee in Rabun County
near Tallulah Falls.
—Tallulah Falls in Rabun
County near Old Madison, S.C.
—Unnamed 647 in Richmond
County near Augusta.
—Lake Olmstead in Rich
mond County near Augusta.
—Lombard Pond in Rich
mond County near Augusta.
—Lombards Mill Pond in
Richmond County near Au
gusta.
—Unnamed 592 in Screven
County near Milhaven.
—Barnes Lake in Stephens
County near Toccoa.
—Toccoa Water Works in
Stephens County near Toccoa.
—Yonah in Stephens County
near Old Madison, S.C.
—Unnamed 817 in Troup
County near West Point.
—Unnamed 184 in Washington
County near Oconee.
—Little Satilla Creek No. 1 in
Wayne County near Screven.
—Little Satilla Creek No. 2 in
Wayne County near Screven.
—Unnamed 1359 in Wayne
County near Doctortown.
—Treadmill Lake in Whitfield
County near Dalton.
—Lake Tohukilaho in Wilkin
son County near Gordon.
—Lake Rockdale in Rockdale
County.
—Little Tallapoosa River Wa
tershed No. 36 in Carroll County
near Carrollton.
—Sinclair in Baldwin County
near Milledgeville.
Dam safety
legislation
ATLANTA (AP) - The
deaths of 38 persons when an
earthen dam burst near Toccoa
early Sunday will prod state
legislators into considering a
dam safety bill when the Gen
eral Assembly reconvenes in
January, the chairman of a
House committee said.
Henry Reaves, chairman of
the Natural Resources Com
mittee, said Monday he has ap
pointed a subcommittee to
study a bill written by Rep. Tom
Phillips, R-Stone Mountain.
around the country.
The search continues for the
body of Paul Williams, 76, a
college maintenance worker
and the only person unac
counted for.
The body of Dr. Jerry Sproull,
45, a theology professor, was
found late Monday beneath an
air conditioner only a short
distance from where his home
had stood.
The bodies of his three chil
dren, Melissa, 6; Joslynn, 7, and
Joanna, 9, were recovered with
34 others Sunday. His wife, Pat
Sproull, survived.
Windus surveyed the battered
town of 9,000 and expressed dis
belief at the courage shown by
members of the inter
denominational college.
“I guess because they are
Christian young men and wom
en when tragedy does strike,
they have some inner
strength,” he said.
One young women spoke of
God’s presence on campus. “We
pray He’ll raise spiritual giants
from among us,” said Lorene
Hays, 24, a senior from Utica,
N.Y.
“I know that it is God’s col
lege,” said Dale Griffis, 22, a
student from Albion, Pa. “So
therefore God will take care of
his people.”
The dam was owned by the
school and once provided its
electric power.
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Celebrates 99th birthday
Today was the 99th birthday of Mrs. Millie E. Sangster, 824 West Solomon St. Mrs. Sangster
is the mother of 8 children, 4 of whom are still living. She is living with her daughter, Mrs.
Rozzie Dodd, who says that her mother still has a good mind, considering her age. The
family plans to have a quiet birthday celebration at the residence.
Pollster thinks Carter
will regain popularity
WASHINGTON (AP) - Pres
ident Carter’s pollster says the
president’s falling ratings in
public opinion samplings will
bounce back if Congress passes
an energy bill to the president’s
liking.
“The president knew from the
start that energy was a po
litically unpopular issue with
everybody,” said pollster Pat
Caddell in a recent interview.
"But it was a necessary in
itiative, and if he gets the bill he
wants, then he can say that
despite all the talk about energy
all these years, he was the first
president to really do something
about it.”
Carter is making a nationally
broadcast speech at 9 p.m. EST
tonight to push for his energy
package, which is now in a
House-Senate conference com
mittee. The speech will be
broadcast live on all three ma
jor networks.
On Monday, the White House
also announced that Carter’s
scheduled overseas trip to nine
countries has been postponed so
he could devote himself to ener
gy legislation.
Secretary of State Cyrus R.
Vance said Carter told heads of
state that "his personal in
volvement was vital to the de
velopment of a sound energy
legislation.” Powell said the
trip might be rescheduled
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cent were pleased.
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