NASA to cut support force at MSFC by 600 700
Marshall Space Flight Center will reduce its support contractor workforce by about 600 to 700 to meet the 1973 fiscal year expenditure ceiling. Dr. Eberhard Rees cites Apollo Soyuz and Skylab program continuity while seeking minimal impact on ongoing work. The cut affects all three space flight centers with Marshall remaining lead for Skylab and involved in Saturn Apollo flights.
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Huntsville
Marshall Space Flight Center
Eberhard Rees
Space Flight Center
MSFC
NASA
Marshall
Outer Space
Emergency Crisis Line Numbers For Help
Emergency phone guidance lists the Crisis Call Center number 355 8000 and urges calling the nearest hospital or family physician for possible poisoning. If unsure of the emergency number, dial 0 and explain the nature of the emergency. The DECA and Athens offices note night and holiday contact lines 353 4612 and 953 4739.
Two Decatur youths pose with goatcart for 19 photograph
Two young Decatur residents prepare for a ride with their goatcart named Whiskers on 3rd Ave. Homer Redding and Thomas Redding, sons of Mr. and Mrs. George D. Redding, stand with their goatcart as an old photograph is submitted to The Decatur Daily Looking Back Editor.
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Decatur
3Rd Ave. St
Homer Redding
Thomas
George D. Redding
Decatur Daily
Power Pause Photo From 1915 Alabama Power Crew
Image shows Alabama Power Co employees in Decatur paused before a residence for a 1915 photograph. A man pulls a pipe while two others stand nearby. Henderson died about 25 years earlier. The shot predates the Tennessee Valley Authority system. Who are the other two men?
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Alabama Power Co
Decater
Henderson
Tennessee Valley Authority
Dr. Roy D. Rouse named Auburn Agriculture Dean
Auburn University announces the appointment of Dr. Roy Dennis Rouse as dean of the School of Agriculture and director of the Agricultural Experiment Station effective Sept 1. He succeeds Dean E V Smith whose retirement takes effect Aug 31 after over 40 years. Dr. Philpott praises his experience and aims for continuity and new programs in agribusiness and regional agriculture. Dr. Rouse began as soil chemist in 1949 and holds degrees from UGA and Purdue. Fred Allien Garnett of Decatur pursues a BS at the University of West Florida.
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Auburn
Roy Dennis Rouse
School of Agriculture
Agricultural Experiment Station
Auburn University
Harry M. Philpott
Rouse
E. V. Smith
Dr. Philpott
Purdue University
Pot Haul Site Cited Causes Major Drug Arrest
A 17 year old Moulton Street boy was arrested on possession of marijuana after police seized 15 pounds of marijuana in a suitcase from a Moulton Street residence. Value estimated at about 4800 dollars. An investigation continues.
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Moulton St
David Smith
Smith
Doyle Ward
Powell Writes Opinion For Supreme Court
Alabama Supreme Court receives an equity appeal from Etowah County in a civil service promotion dispute within Gadsden Fire Department. Judge Newton B. Powell reverses an Etowah County dismissal and returns the case to the lower court under a new law enabling active circuit judges to aid the high court.
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Montgomery
Alabama Supreme Court
Eighth Judicial Circuit
Newton B. Powell
Powell
High Court
Howell Heflin
Edward Scruggs
Marshall County
Heflin
Etowah County
Gadsden
State Supreme Court
Alabama Court of Civil Appeals
Converted Into Floating Classroom by Austin High NJROTC
Austin High School Naval Junior ROTC uses the surplus ship YP 591 as a floating classroom after a 31 day voyage from Newport R I. Cadets will cruise and study on board while docked with plans to install a shower and better crew amenities.
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Austin High School
Naval Junior Rotc
Walter J. Braver
William Hatton
Navy
Austin
Austin Group
Detroit
Alabama
Newport
R. I
Cmdr
Hatton
Decatur
Curtis Sellers
Wheeler Dam
City Department of Education
Navy surplus boat becomes floating classroom in Alabama
Cmdr. Hatton oversees YP 591 a 75 foot patrol boat converted into a training vessel for Austin Cadets with midshipmen aboard for day cruises and limited galley facilities. Cadets cooked on a hot plate and coffee in an electric skillet during a 31 day Rhode Island cruise while plans to repaint and maintain the boat raise funds.
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Cmdr
Hatton
Rhode Island
Sen
John Sparkman
Bob Jones
Navy
Newport
Naval Reserve
Norfolk
Braver
Austin
Pensacola
Pascagoula
Miss
Decatur
Alabama Brick and Tile Co
Austin High School Naval ROTC Displays Floating Classroom
Austin High School Naval Junior ROTC showcases a 75-foot surplus Navy patrol boat repurposed as a floating classroom docked at the waterfront. Cadets observe operations, discuss naval history, and demonstrate seamanship during a public display event.
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Austin High School
Naval Junior Rotc
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Mobile
Ala
Mobile County
DECA
Athens
TUR Daily
Jenny Salladay
Dr. Rouse
AU Agriculture
Fla
Fred Allien Garnett
University of West Florida
6Th Ave
Church St
6Th Ave. NE
Dennis Farrell
Oaklawn, Til
Denna Rene Elkins
9Th Ave. SE
Margaret Mary Farrell
Oaklawn
Farrells
AAA South End
Decatur General Hospital
Miss Elkins
Redstone Arsenal Hospital
Jacqueline B. Harve
Tanner
Parkway Children’s
Miami
Bob Patton
Supreme Court
By Faye Brewington
Pickwick Dam
Savannah
Tena
Rhode
Island
Faye Brewington
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