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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1971
Page
1
Apollo 15 astronauts David Scott and James Irwin spent six hours and 13 minutes on the lunar surface rock hunting and setting up experiments after a two hour motor trip to a canyon and moon mountain base. Scott became the seventh man on the Moon at 8 30 a m CDT and used more oxygen than hoped.
Astronauts David Scott and James Irwin study a rock on the moon noting glass-type material inside. They report energy use was higher than expected while driving the moon rover due to inoperable front power steering. they still covered five miles of terrain in one day.
On this date in 1876 Colorado joined the United States as the 38th state. Partly cloudy and warmer with a 30 percent chance of rain today and tonight. High 82, low 65, high Monday 85. Complete weather, map, river page.
Morgan County Judge C. Bennett McRae drafts a local bill to reorganize the county court without altering jurisdiction. The measure targets juvenile court staff by raising salaries for the judge chief probation officer and court reporter and allows additional officers if needed. McRae expects juvenile laws revisions and a Youth Services Department to influence the bill.
City Schools reopen on Aug 30 31 with staggered start for grades 8 10 7 and 1st full day Sept 1. Superintendent Curtis Sellers reports projected enrollment 9300 for K–12. Labor Day closure Sept 6. Frances Nungester notes 100 kindergarten pupils across four pilot sites.
The schedule lists key events for Apollo 15 with times in CDT. Scott and Irwin begin a seven hour second lunar exploration at 5 44 a m. Rover I camera operation starts at 6 04 a m for a six hour telecast. The second exploration ends at 12 44 p m as Scott and Irwin return to Falcon. They rest from 4 p m for seven hours. Worden begins lunar orbiting photographic work at 6 24 p m aboard Endeavour. Preparations for the third and final moon excursion begin at midnight.
Astronauts David Scott and James Irwin collect samples and peer into a lunar rille while experts worldwide observe from Houston. The crew and observers marvel at the moonscape’s dust deposits and rocks likely unchanged for hundreds of millions of years.
An Athens man was killed in a one vehicle crash on Oak Grove Road north of Athens in Limestone County around 1 a.m. Saturday. Coroner Dillard Feigley said the victim died of a broken neck and the body was found at 5:30 a.m. The incident marked one of several weekend fatalities in the state.
Gov George C Wallace opposes any home owner tax hike but may back a workaround. A federal court orders Alabama to equalize property assessments within a year, prompting a review of classifying real estate by use to ease residential burdens.
Classified line item seeks a male white PEEK-A-POO eight months old with all shots. Contact Pam Glenn at 2405 Murphree Rd SE after p.m. or call 350 0391. Fast-Action ad rate offered by Decatur Daily. Three lines ten days four dollars. Call 353 4612.
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