Alabama pilots rescue Bronger in clouded flight over Alabama
An FAA coordinated rescue near Huntsville sees Bronger, piloted by Bronger, guided by Fletcher and Rogoff to land at Huntsville jetport after two failed attempts to descend through a cloud layer. Rescue involved Birmingham and Huntsville FAA controllers and radar tracking over 60 miles from the jetport. Bronger, who landed safely in Chicago later, credits the FAA and the rescuers. investigators will review FAA regulations.
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FAA
Leegan
Birmingham
Bronger
Gordon Fletcher
Ken Rogoff
Ingall’s Iron Works
Pittsburgh
Fletcher
Rogoff
Huntsville-Decatur Jetport
Jetport
Glenn Phares
Marion Elmore
Randy Herrell
Raymond Harber
Richard Carmichael
Hunstville
St. Louis
Brenger
Huntsville
Chicago
Rosenberg
Sher
Tuscaloosa
Alabama
John Harrison
Decatur fundraiser boosts Miami trip with bumper sticker sale
Red Raider supporters will sell bumper stickers for 50 cents at Decatur basketball games to fund the Miami trip. The team and 75 staff will travel, with reported game proceeds plus new donations bringing total to 2,615.08 dollars. Harrison credited Birmingham pilots for a creditable rescue effort and cautioned further incidents may occur.
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Webb
Red Raider State Chamionship
Decatur
Miami
Arthur Calix
Cyril Brooks
Robert Kruidenier
Decatur Transit
Williams Auto Parts
McRae Motors
W. R. House
Tucker and Browder
Philip Shanks Jr
Coleman and Cauthen
William B. Eyster
B. P. Cartwright Jr
William J. Bryan
Thomas A. Caddell
Bob Harris
Loyd’s
Anonymous
H. H. Hunter
H. L. Ogle
Roger Ferrell
L. W. Yates
Joe Calvin
Daren Easter
Jon H. Moores
Gobble- Fire Lumber Co
M. E. Edwards
Dalton Guthrie
F. S. Hunt Jr
Hasting Rites Held In Athens Roselawn Cemetery
City burial service conducted with Grubbs officiating. Survivors include widow Celia Hughes Hasting of Decatur, father Billy E. Hasting of Slidell, mother Thaila May of San Antonio, four brothers Larry Gary Terry and Bobby Hasting, a sister Denise Hasting, both of Slidell, grandmothers Audrey Hasting of Athens and E M Wing of Cornersville. Pallbearers were David Cobb Stanley Cobb Donnie Cobb Curtis King Harley Brewer and Veto Wallace.
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Celia Hughes Hasting
Decatur
Billy E. Hasting
Slidell
Thaila May
San Antonio
Tex
Larry Hasting
Gary Hasting
Terry Hasting
Bobby Hasting
Denise Hasting
Audrey Hasting
Athens
E. M. Wing
Cornersville
David Cobb
Stanley Cobb
Donnie Cobb
Curtis King
Harley Brewer
Veto Wallace
Indian civilian government proposed with Bhutto as deputy PM
President Yahya Khan asked two prominent politicians to form a civilian government without a date set. Nurul Amin of East Pakistan was offered the post of prime minister with Zulfika Ali Bhutto as deputy prime minister. A Pakistani army source in Dacca said India has not made further headway, noting heavy fighting at Jessore and resistance at Hilli while predicting Indian victory if conflict broadens. Patel and Sanghir, students from Huntsville, plan to study at Auburn University before returning to India.
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Agha Mohammed Yahya Khan
Nurul Amin
East Pakistan
Zulfika Ali Bhutto
People’s Party
Dacca
Hilli
Jessore
India
Patel
Sanghir
Auburn University
Huntsville
Weather Stripping Aids Home Heating Efficiency
The piece notes that drafts from windows and doors raise heating costs by 15 to 30 percent and could waste over a billion kilowatt hours if widespread. It urges weather stripping at movable joints and caulking frames, explaining savings offset costs and improve humidity in winter. A follow up mentions storm doors and windows.
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Tennessee Valley Authority
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Westgate
Rev
C. E. Thomas
St. John A.M.E
A.M.E
Thomas
FHA
J. W. Goodson
Wayman’s Chapel A.M.E. Church
Department of
Yancey
Harrison
Grubbs
Athens Roselawn Cemetery
McConnell
Aioe
Broadhead-Cook Furniture CO
Moulton St
Pakistan
Comilla
Jenia
Jacob
Sears
Kenmore
DIAL
Martin
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