Ocean Of Gagarin Proposal Highlights Moon Names
Soviet cosmonaut Aleksei Leonov urged renaming the Ocean of Storms on the Moon to Ocean of Gagarin in tribute to Yuri Gagarin. He also supported honoring Grissom White and Chafee for the Apollo fire, while stressing the USSR’s aim to advance space leadership.
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Thomas J. Hamilton
New York Times
Vienna
Aleksei Leonov
Gagarin
Leonoy
Yuri A. Gagarin
United Nations
Cape Kennedy
Leonov
Gram
Soviet Union
Decatur Austin High Lunches Hiked Nickel This Fall
Decatur and Austin High Schools will raise student lunch prices by five cents at the start of the school year. Lakeside High avoids the increase due to voluntary labor and a new breakfast program funded in part by the Agriculture Department.
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Decatur
Austin
City System
Lakeside High
Leon Sheffield
Lakeside
Department of Agriculture
Supt
H. R. Leeman
First Of $350000 Planning Grant Heading For Region
The first of four quarterly checks totaling 350000 begins the grant to Alabama s first regional planning commission under the Appalachian program. Alabama officials say a strong start to NCAAPDC funding, with 1 million already spent in the three counties and more applications expected by October.
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Cullman
Alabama
Alvin Arnett
North Central Alabama
Appalachian Commission
Arnett
Iiing
Ncaapdc
Decatur
Gary Voketz
Commison
Appalachian
Cullman County
Morgan County
Lawrence County
Morgen County Fair Preview Draws Network Spotlight
Local reports note major television networks previewing the Morgen County Fair as part of their daily programming. Viewers are invited to see new features and attractions highlighted by station crews.
Allies Report Heavy Fighting on South Vietnam Front
US and South Vietnamese forces pressed near the northern frontier with tanks artillery and planes. Three South Vietnamese soldiers were killed and 30 wounded, while enemy losses were heavy after a day-long battle near Gio Linh and the DMZ.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
South Vic
Cres
U.S
Andre
Explosion at Louisiana Army Ammunition Plant Kills Two
Two men died early Friday when an explosion hit a bomb loading section at the Louisiana Army Ammunition Plant near Minden authorities said. The incident prompted investigations and raised questions about safety at ammunition facilities.
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Minden, la
Louisiana Army Ammunition
Minden
Poseidon Missile Soars On Maiden Flight From Cape Kennedy
Cape Kennedy Florida AP reports America's latest missile the Navy Poseidon lifted at dawn on its scheduled maiden flight and was described as a complete success by Navy officials.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
America
Navy
Markets at a glance in New York trading
Markets in New York show higher stocks amid moderate trading. Chicago grain prices weaken with wheat and corn down while oats slip. soybeans mixed amid fair demand. Hogs soften to 50 cents lower at 21.50 with slaughter margins mixed up to 28.50.
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New York
Chicago
Morgan County Board Withholds Comment on Bus Wreck
The Morgan County Board of Education will not issue an official comment on the grand jury report faulting brake failure in the Cotaco school bus crash. The April 23 accident killed four students and injured 43 others.
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Morgan County Board of Education
Grand Jury
Cotaco
Jury report urges school bus safety and maintenance funding
Copies of the grand jury report were issued at a board meeting to open bids on a new school. The panel faulted brakes on a wrecked bus and urged funds to hire more mechanics and retire buses after five to ten years. Recommendations include a maintenance program and a crash worthy bus design review. Morgan County legislators questioned officials over the findings.
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Morgan County
Ralph Slate
Leslie Doss
Schoo
Grand Jury
Supt
J. C. Pettey
Search Underway For TC Man In River Disaster
A 25 year old Courtland man William Robert Berryman was missing after his boat collided with another on Spring Creek near the river mouth Thursday. Rescue squads from four North Alabama counties searched the area for his body. he was to marry Brenda Dianne Parker Saturday.
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Courtland
William Guy Parker
Berryman
Joe Williams
Agnew Negro Aide Resigns Amid GOP Dissatisfaction
Dr. Gilbert Ware, Agnew s Negro liaison, resigns amid concerns over social justice comments and black dissatisfactions within the GOP. J Earl Dearing calls Negro mood revolt, urges engagement with ghetto communities. In New York Jackie Robinson backs Humphrey as McCarthy raises funds short of goal. See AGNEW On Page 15.
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Associated Press
Maryland
Spiro T. Agnew
GOP
Gilbert Ware
Agnew
Ware
Annapolis
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
San Diego
Calif
J. Earl Dearing
Louisville
New York
Jackie Robinson
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Hubert H. Humphrey
Robinson
WMSL-TV to Air ABC Next Month in Huntsville Area
WMSL-TV plans to switch to ABC broadcasting starting in September with a move to Huntsville studios expected by early October. Channel 48 will be used, and power will rise to 1.8 million watts. Local scheduling will adjust accordingly as audiences gain ABC for the Decatur Huntsville region.
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Wmsl-Tv
ABC
Ray Martin
Huntsville
Decatur-Huntsville
Waay-Tv
NBC
Maury Farrell
New York
Decatur
Quickies column snapshot with partial readability
A clipped Quickies column by Ken Reynolds covers miscellaneous items and humorous notes. The text includes camera references and local tidbits with uncertain names and dates, reflecting a 1999 era style but lacks clear events or complete details.
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Soviet Communist Party
Decatur Junior High
North Alabama
Tom Bevill
Bob Dunnavant
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Frigidaire Sales and Service
Robinson Furniture
2Nd Ave
DIAL
Morgen
Fairinit
Allies
Commie
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Pentagon
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Agnew Negro
Robert F. Kennedy
McCarthy
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Storm Windo Daily
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