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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1968
Page
1
Apollo 8 astronauts at Space Center Houston heard a reassuring roar as the main propulsion engine resumed throb and functioned during a ground test. The moment followed days of checkouts as engineers prepared for the next launch phase.
Houston report traces Apollo program funding from early NASA plans to present. It notes Kennedy years and Defense Department influence, with figures pegged at 25 billion dollars and a shift from circumlunar aims to a manned lunar landing.
Decatur residents voiced awe at the Saturn 5 launch and Apollo 8 mission. Mayor Charles Gunthorp called it America’s finest achievement as locals followed the historic flight toward the moon with NBC updates and holiday shopping paused for the spectacle.
An escaped convict accused of kidnapping Barbara Jane Mackle and burying her alive was captured on a Florida island known for alligators. Authorities reported the suspect seized Mackle and buried her in a grave site before fleeing. The arrest ends a tense manhunt spanning multiple days and locations.
Decatur starts the 15 acre medical park with a 96 bed nursing home and a 13 doctor clinic in the southeast. The first phase costs about 1.2 million dollars and targets completion late next summer or early fall as Morgan County’s largest facility of its kind.
Reader asks if Boy's Club can reopen during Christmas week. Frank Shepherd says policy requires staff holiday. directors meet Jan 27 to decide. Club to stay closed this week though open next week 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. except New Year's Day.
Readers vote on the year’s top stories including a moon mission and other headlines. Ballot copy appears on Page A9 offering a chance to win a year's subscription to The Decatur Daily.
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