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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1972
Page
3
A Morgan County Civil Court jury awarded a $1,000 judgment Tuesday to James H. Norris and his wife Annie against Mid-State Homes. The all male jury returned verdicts in favor of defendants Tom Sweeny and O. C. King after the judge ruled no evidence supported claims against them.
Marshall Space Flight Center confirms Apollo 17 liftoff won’t be visible in Huntsville Decatur or North Alabama within 500 miles of Cape Kennedy. Viewing tips include television watching or traveling about 250 miles south for best chance if skies are clear.
The weather service warns of strong northerly winds and colder temperatures across the state today as a cold front moves in. Showers and thundershowers with locally heavy rain are expected east of the front and warmer conditions ahead. The front should reach most areas by Thursday morning with rain Friday night and clearing Saturday. Flash flood warnings are in effect for several South Alabama counties.
Hudson urges caution as board weighs critical decision on ice rink. Bayne Vaughan supports the statements as representing the board. Joe McPherson declines comment and Bill Collins unavailable. The board will meet Friday with the council to discuss the ice rink and appoint an executive director.
Adm. Alan Shepard described the mix of veterans and youngsters as eager and confident. He cited Cernan as a two flight veteran and Evans and Schmitt as rookies who are charged and ready for their part of the countdown.
A list of admissions and dismissals at Decatur General and area facilities includes names such as Caroline Garnett Randy Tisdale Helen Webb Emma Sutherlin Margaret Ferguson Gordon Olson and Virginia Robinson. Births note a son for Edward Junior Gilbert in Athens and a daughter for Roy Charles Wright in Decatur. A Decatur Fire Department report covers a car fire on Canal Street and ambulance calls by AAA South End and Trinity.
The South Vietnamese delegation to the Paris peace talks did not meet Kissinger on Tuesday. Their last conference with Kissinger was Monday night after he met twice that day with the North Vietnamese.
Interstate 65 from north of Nashville to near the Kentucky line is set to open late next week freeing traffic from a 14 mile stretch of narrow curving U S 31. The opening is noted alongside local road incidents and hospital transfers in the Nashville area.
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