Word: tennes
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Paul W. Ferris Murfreesboro, Tenn...
Unused railroad stations have provided a bonanza for thematic restaurateurs. In Chattanooga, Tenn., for example, when Motel Operator Allen Casey heard that the Southern Railway terminal was about to be razed, he put together $2.4 million to buy the gracious old building, which boasts one of the highest freestanding domes (85 ft.) in the world. The Chattanooga Choo Choo, as it is now called, has 2,000 seats and food that is as elegant as the ambience. Little has been changed inside. Diners enter through a ticket booth, scanning a big schedule board, and buy tickets printed with a destination...
...fearlessness inspired the highly acclaimed film Walking Tall (TIME, May 21, 1973), in which Pusser, as played by look-alike Actor Joe Don Baker, wielded a big stick against wrongdoers with devastating effect. Last week Pusser, 36, died when his new sports car ran off Highway 64 near Selmer, Tenn. Ironically, hours before his death, he had signed a contract to meld art and life by playing himself in the movie sequel to Walking Tall...
John Lincoln Wright and the Sourmash Boys are about the best band on the local bar circuit these days. They're mostly from Somerville but you'd swear after listening to them that they've gotten lost on a road trip between Rocky Mount, N.C., and Knoxville, Tenn., and somehow strayed up to Boston. They play exclusively country stuff, ranging from Hank Williams laments to Earl Scruggs bluegrass, and start the weekend shift at King's Thursday night. John Lincoln has almost perfected his twang and his fiddler and pedal steel guitarist are especially good. Hard to dance...
...bill has not yet been proposed by any member of Congress. Rep. Dan H. Kuykendall (R-Tenn.) says he is "interested" in the bill, but has not made any decision on whether to sponsor it, according to a spokesman in his office...