1972-1977

I NEW DORM- Newly constructed Neshoba Hall houses 60 men stu- &r This dorm replaces the Old Neshoba Hall which will be torn

down in the near future.

Tennessee Valley Authority re- length of the Tennessee River'sii~? industrial development along itaterway was completed

nessee River ght Traffic

n a i n stem1 and on p~ r t i o r ~ s oft h e waterway. Private industrial/l%S. T ~ A * ~ preliminary estimate several tributary rivers Thcl;nvestment in waterfront facil

nf 27,471,oorj tons ol barge locks ar? operated by the U. S. freight in 1971 i s up some two mileon tons from the previous vcar and is more than double i1rmJ' Corps of Engineers. he 1971 traffic moved an estimated 3.7 billion ton-miles. .I slight increase over the prev

'IKE DEMAND HEAVY ~ E W YORK - ~ l t h ~the United States is the largest manufacturer, assembler user of bicycles in the world, U. S. dealers had to impopt nearly 2 million bikes in 1971to keep up bvith demand.

ities during 1971 was estlrnated at $13 milhon, the smallest an- ilual amount since 1950, as in- dustrial expansion cnotinued a low lelrel llationally for the

Tennessee River water- TVA dams create a chain of 'OUS record set in 1970. I pY tz.'.?ar. Industry has invested ive set a new record for 1-kes and locks for year-round The increase.:in frelght ton a:ore than $2 blllion in facilities nth straight year. t h r ~ c ~mme r c i a l navigation t he a age contrasted kith a decreaselalong the Tennessee since the