Alabama News Briefs Include Shootings and PSC Update
A state trooper in Birmingham was injured after a Friday night shooting by a man who allegedly slashed him with a knife. the suspect identified as Andrew Johnson unknown address. PSC Commissioner Sibyl Pool, hospitalized since Nov 28, is out of intensive care in satisfactory condition. Eugene Bull Connor, PSC chair, recovering from a stroke in a Birmingham hospital. Also, a federal grant to train 175 auto mechanics and body repair apprentices in Montgomery, with Alabama Department of Public Health receiving funds to continue air pollution control efforts.
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Birmingham
E. E. Flanagan
Bessemer Memorial Hospital
Andrew Johnson
Sibyl Pool
Montgomery — Public Service
Baptist Hospital
Miss Pool
Witet Sine
Ine Hooper
Eugene Bull Connor
PSC
Montgomery
Lister Hill
John Sparkman
Hill
Alabama
Department of Public Health
U.S. Department of Public Health
Divorce Suit Filed by 125-Year-Old Former Slave in Mississippi
Sylvester Magee born May 29, 1841 in Carpet North Carolina claims to be 125 and seeks divorce from Marie Magee who left him in 1953. He does not seek custody of their 16-year-old daughter Marie born in 1950. Magee, who says he remains married, lives in Mississippi with records in Forrest County.
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Hattiesburg, Miss
Sylvester Magee
Forrest County
Magee
Marie Magee
Poughkeepsie
N.Y
Marie
Carpet, N.C
Dick Gregory cancels Hanoi visit due to bombing
New York comedian Dick Gregory, back from London, says U S bombing of Hanoi blocked his planned trip to North Viet Nam. He waited in London for a visa when informed travel to Hanoi was not possible. He cites a telegram from Bertrand Russell noting the postponement but promising the visit would occur soon despite attacks.
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New York
Dick Gregory
London
Hanoi
Viet Nam
Gregory
Bertrand Russell
Wales
U S Troops Hit Beach at Vung Tau in Viet Nam Action
About 1 700 American troops landed at Vung Tau as leading elements of the 199th Light Infantry Brigade joined the Viet Nam war effort. The unit, activated at Fort Benning, began ashore operations 40 miles southeast of Saigon. UNICEF Funds Promised: UNICEF marked its 20th birthday with over 17.7 million dollars in pledges from six governments.
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U. S
Vung Tau
South Viet Nam
U.S
Viet Nam
199Th Light Infantry
Bridgade
Ft. Benning
Saigon
Unicef
United Nations
N.Y
U.N. Children’s Fund
Pope Paul urges continuous cease-fire to seek peace
The article reports Pope Paul asking belligerents to extend holiday truces into one long period to explore a peaceful understanding. U S officials say no doubt about回应 if such a long cease-fire leads to an honorable peace, amid ongoing war concerns and strategic cautions.
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U.S
Pope Paul
Decatur Area Weather and Sky Tonight
December 12 forecast calls for gradual clearing and continued cold. Tonight and Monday remain fair and rather cold with northeasterly winds 5 to 15 mph diminishing. Visible planets Saturn due south at 6 05 pm Jupiter rising at 8 11 pm Mars low in east at 1 05 am Denebola and Pegasus provide a sky guide. Sunrise 6 45 am Sunset 4 38 pm New Moon at 9 14 pm.
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Saturn
Jupiter
Mars
Ioto Pegasus
Denebola
Decatur
Obituary for Harold W Grantland 29 Decatur Native
Harold W Grantland age 29 formerly of Decatur died Thursday in Pompano Beach Florida. Services set for 2 p.m. Monday at Flint Methodist Church with Rev Don Dowden and Rev Jesse Shackleford officiating. Burial at Rose Lawn Cemetery under Gunthorp Funeral Home. Survived by widow Mrs H W Grantland daughter Amona Diane Grantland son Raymond Scott Grantland parents Mr and Mrs E C Grantland of Pompano Beach Florida a brother from Pompano Beach three sisters Brenda Grantland of Pompano Beach Florida Mrs Thurman Holmes and Mrs Joe G Decatur grandfather Tomas Roy Grantland of Decatur Pallbearers listed. Body arrives in Decatur Monday morning and will be in state one hour before services.
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Harold W. Grantland
Decatur
Pompano Beach
Fla
Flint Methodist Church
Don Dowden
Jesse Shackleford
Roselawn Cemetery
Gunthorp Funeral Home
H. W. Grantland
Amona Diane Grantland
Raymond Scott Gratland
E. C. Grantland
Porsano Beach
Brenda Grantland
Thurman Holmes
Edward Mitchell Dies in Knoxville Area at 84
Edward S. Mitchell, 84, of Knox ville Tennessee died Saturday night in a Russellville nursing home. He lived with his daughter Mrs. Virginia Walker of Decatur. Burial plans are in Knoxville with Marcar Mineral Home directing. Survivors include three daughters and three sons, all in Tennessee. He was a Methodist.
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Edward S. Mitchell
Knoxville
Tenn
Russellville
Mitchell
Virginia Walker
1St Ave
Decatur
Marcar Fy Mineral Home
Leta Tucker
Albert Harvey
R.S. Walker
Karl “Mitchell
Franklin Mitchell
Gene Mitchell
Wonders Of The Universe Return From The Moon Hazards
Astronauts face serious hazards on possible near parabolic re entry from the moon. Key risks include high decelerations and exiting the atmosphere along a path risking life for onboard systems. An independent reliable monitoring system is urged to manage heat and guidance.
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Earth
Moon
Robert C. Duncan
Manned Spaceraft Center
Houston
Accent
Apollo
Decatur Walker to Attend Eye Foundation Hospital Banquet
Guest Guy Walker president of Alabama Light Conservation will be a special guest at Birmingham event hosted by Eye Foundation Hospital. Walker member of Decatur Lions Club since July and involved with Lions Clubs of Alabama. Thomas S. Lucius of Birmingham named guest of honor and treasurer of the Eye Foundation Hospital since its formation.
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Walker Eye Hospital
Guy Walker
Alabama Light Conservation, Inc
Eye Foundation Hospital
Birmingham
Alabama Light Conservation
Lions Clubs of Alabama
Walker
Decatur Lions Club
Alabama Light
Hospital
Thomas S. Lucius
Lucius
Somerville Road PTA Christmas Program and DAV Auxiliary Meeting
The Somerville Road PTA hosts its Christmas program at 7 15 p m Tuesday in the school auditorium. The Wheeler Brown Hendrix chapter 11 DAV Auxiliary meets Monday at 7 30 p m at the DAV home on Church Street with a joint Christmas dinner and party at 6 30 p m prior. Cotillion Club members may call Mrs Barrett Shelton Jr at 353 4655 Tuesday or Wednesday 8 30 to 10 a m for Friday night Christmas dance table reservations.
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Somerville Road
PTA
Wheeler- Brown-Hendrix Chapter 11
Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary
DAV
Church St
Barrett Shelton Jr
Spacecraft flight path and guidance systems for ballistic recovery
The document outlines a multi phase descent plan ending with a ballistic lob or bypass to final touchdown. It describes velocity and position adjustments, skip maneuvers, and a final target area 600 to 800 miles distant. Two independent guidance systems will position the craft: a primary inertial guidance system and an EMS with four components.
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Houston Mission Control Center
Duncan
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