Apollo 15 crew runs moon orbit science lab mission
In orbit around the Moon, Apollo 15 astronauts David Scott James Irwin and Alfred Worden operate a 17 million dollar scientific instrument array, mapping about 20 percent of the surface. They slept late after a tense wakeup and a suspected leak test forced Falcon jettison to be delayed.
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Space Center
Houston
Moon Orbit
Lunar
David R. Scott
Mission Control Center
Scott
James B. Irwin
Alfred M. Worden
Falcon
U.S. Space Agency
Joe Allen
Moon
Pacific Ocean
Donald K. Slayton
Irwin
David K. Slayton
Scott and
Worden
Endeavour
Mission Control
Huntsville Firm Plans $70,000 Private Pre-School
A Huntsville based educational company has bought property to build a private academic pre school at a cost of 70000 dollars. The firm's president stated the permit for the kindergarten has been filed today.
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Huntsville
City Building Department
SCI Plastics, Inc
6Th Ave
David F. Dishman
Tot Town
Real Life Schools, Inc
Somerville Rd
Lawrenceburg
Tenn
Indiana
Georgia
Decatur
Tri-Cities
Guntersville
Birmingham
Dishman
Rain dampens Decatur recreation but indoor venues hold steady
Wet cool conditions cut outdoor entertainment and golf attendance in Decatur over the past two weeks. Drive ins drop while some indoor theaters see crowds up during cloudy weekends. Local pools report slight attendance with out of town visitors still stopping by. Weather bureau ties the pattern to a deep stationary low over the northern Great Lakes pushing cool air into the central South.
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Decatur
David Richardson
Point Mallard
Richardson
Bill Burleson
Point Mallard Golf Course
Decatur Country Club
Glen Gilley
Decatur Theaters
Gilley
Funland Park
Aquadome
Huntsville Decatur
Great Lakes
Georgia
Alabama
Tennessee
Bryce Hospital ward cleanup after attorney visit
A Bryce Hospital ward in Tuscaloosa was cleaned after an unannounced visit by U S and state attorneys found patients living amid feces and urine on oak floors and without outside access or meaningful treatment. Dr Jim Folsom ordered an immediate crash program with a jump suit cleanup and plumbers called in.
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Tuscaloosa, Ala
Bryce Hospital
Ira DeMent
U.S
Montgomery
Jemison Hall
Bryce
DeMent
Jim Folsom
Folsom
Blount Praises Huntsville Space Center During Stamp Dedication
Postmaster General Winton Blount praised Alabama space achievement during a stamp dedication in Huntsville. He called Marshall Space Flight Center preeminent and toured space hardware, hand canceling eight cent stamps and presenting them to the Alabama Space and Rocket Center as Dave Scott remarked on Earth and Moon locations for cancellations.
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Huntsville
Winton Blount
Alabama
Blount
Marshall Space Flight Center
America
Houston
Alabama Space and Rocket Center
Dave Scott
Moon
NASA
United States
Nixon
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Center
Huntsville Center
Cape Kennedy
Alabama Center
Washington
John Sparkman
Senate
U.S. Postal Service
Jim Irwin
Council Approves Sewer Bond and Limousine License
City council votes 3 2 to authorize borrowing over 250000 for paving and sanitary sewer work in Westmeade with final assessments to come later A public hearing is set for August 13. A temporary limousine license for J A Stanford of Hartselle is approved 3 2 to run between Hartselle and Decatur amid ongoing public transit gaps.
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Decatur
Westmeade
Hartselle
J.A. Stanford
Stanford
Decatur Transit
Charles Martin
DeWayne Cameron
Mayors Back $8.8 Billion Urban Aid Plan Over Nixon Proposal
Washington leaders including Mayor Joseph L. Alioto press Senate Banking for three year 8.8 billion federal urban rehabilitation funds. They back Senator Sparkman plan over Nixon administration revenue sharing. In Denver a BOAC jumbo jet bound from Montreal to London was searched for a bomb after a high altitude alert. No device found. In Pittsburgh Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel backs price hikes around 8 percent as major producers raise costs amid industry moves.
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Washington
Joseph L. Alioto
San Francisco
Senate
John. Sparkman
D-Ala
Nixon
Denver
Colo
British Overseas Airways
Montreal
London
News tip contest offer from Decatur Daily
A telephone tip line promises candidates a chance to win 5 dollars plus a 5 dollar subscriber bonus if their tip is judged best. The offer invites readers to call 353 4612 when news occurs for eligibility.
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Decatur Daily
Guaranteed Frigidaire Service Ad at Robinson Furniture
Robinson Furniture on Downtown Second Avenue in Decatur offers guaranteed Frigidaire service with contact at 353-2370. Advertisement promotes dependable appliance repair and service for Frigidaire products.
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Robinson Furniture
Second Avenue
Decatur
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