Local executive builds home telescope and astronomy hobby
Smith, a Decatur native and vice president of Decatur Tron and Steel Co., has a home telescope setup in his yard costing 2000 to 3000 dollars. He hopes to add a larger rotating dome telescope in ten years and involves amateur groups and students in observations to validate scientific data.
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Nancy Edwards
Meadowbrook Rr
Smith
Decatur
Rocket City Astronomical Association
Astronomical Society of the Pacific
Decatur Tron and Steel Co
Khrushchev backs Yugoslav communism and twists bury you remark
In Split Khrushchev endorses Tito’s communism and praises the nuclear test ban treaty while warning Western workers will bury capitalism. He predicts Soviet production will surpass the United States by 1980 and clarifies he will not personally bury anyone.
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George Syvertsen
Split
Yugoslavia
Khrushchev
Tito
Peking
North Atlantic Alliance Nations
Israel
Red China
School Peace Hope Mounts in Civil Schooling Push
Federal officials cautiously anticipate progress as 120 districts plan mixed race classes this fall. It would be the largest set of integration plans since the 1954 ruling. a trend following earlier waves in 1956 and the prior years, with 20 of 100 districts already moving toward partial integration this year.
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Joseph E. Mohbat
Washington
Supreme Court
Deep South
Astronomer Smith Sees Astronomy Beyond Hobby
At his home study desk surrounded by astronomy books an astronomical clock and photos of celestial bodies Smith says astronomy is more than a hobby. He emphasizes deep passion and lifelong study of the stars and space science.
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Ronomy
Smith
Pro-Buddhist Protests Roil Saigon Amid Martial Law
In Saigon protests mount as Buddhist leaders challenge President Diem. police arrest three Western journalists and confiscate coverage while leaflets denounce Diem and Nhu. U S ambassador Lodge plans to present credentials as martial law expands. a U S sergeant dies and four more Americans are wounded in Viet Cong clashes. Clergy and students speak out under the banner of religious freedom and social justice amid the crisis.
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Bert Glinn
Life Magazine
Ngo Dinh Diem
Diem
Ngo Dinh Nhu
Nhu
South Viet
Henry Cabot Lodge
U.S
United States
Viet Nam
U.S. Army
South
Hue
Saigon
Mixed Desegregation Plans Across Southern Districts Stir Tensions
Across 17 southern and border states about 1,100 of 3,053 school districts will approve some desegregation as classes resume. Alabama faces court orders in Birmingham Mobile and Huntsville amid Gov Wallace opposition. Some states announce gradual integration while Mississippi and South Carolina have not yet pursued public school integration below college level. In Charleston a court orders 11 Negroes admitted this fall. The Danish Faeroe Islands lie 400 miles north of Norway with 35 000 residents.
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Alabama
George C. Wallace
Birmingham
Mobile
Huntsville
Texas
Virginia
Kentucky
North Carolina
Tennessee
Florida
Arkansas
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
South Carolina
U.S
Charleston
S.C
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Department of Pensions and Security
Community Services Planning Council
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Retired Teachers Association
Don Huth
Unical
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Faeroe Islands
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Tennessee Valley Council
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Tommy Counts
Wolverine Tube
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Earl Dyer
Joe Hullar
Southern Bell Telephone
Albert St. S.W
Brookhaven
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LEE Price - Builder
Columbian Mutual Life
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