Consolidated Metal Plans Decatur Plant for Skyline Services
Consolidated Metal Products a Schott Industries unit in Elkhart Ind announced a Decatur Alabama site for a five acre plant in the Chamber of Commerce Industrial Park. Initial investment exceeds 250000 with 20 initial jobs. The plant will serve Skyline Corp which is opening a Flint Michigan facility and earlier Decatur hosts Rivet Co and Patrick Plywood Co.
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Skyline Corp
Decatur
Consolidated Metal Products
Schott Industries, Inc
Elkhart
Ind
Chamber of Commerce
U. S. 31
Skyline
Flint
The
Rivet Co
Patrick Plywood Co
United States
Elkhart County
Norman W. Reedy
Alabama
Special Treat Sports Gourmets Preview Gator and Sun Bowls
DAILY Sports Editor Ron Tate travels to Jacksonville to cover Alabama versus Missouri in the Gator Bowl while City Editor Winford Turner reports Auburn against Arizona in El Paso for the Sun Bowl. Dick Bell coordinates both games from bowl headquarters at THE DAILY with first reports on D-1.
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Decatur Daily
Ron Tate
Jacksonville
Fla
Winford Turner
el Paso
Dick Bell
DAILY
Terrorists Attack El Al Jet in Athens Hiring Firepower
Arab gunmen attacked an El Al Boeing 707 on the Athens runway as it prepared for takeoff to Paris and New York. One Israeli passenger was killed, the plane caught fire, a stewardess injured, and attackers were captured by Greek police. The assailants claimed ties to the Liberation of Palestine, and a past hijack by Palestinian commandos was noted.
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Athens
Israel
Paris
New York
el al
Rome
Algiers
Beirut
Lebanon
The
Liberation of Palestine
Leon Shirdan
Buenos Aires
Maritime and Civil Engineering Co
Haifa
Philadelphia
Homeward Bound Apollo 8 Nears Fast Splashdown
Apollo 8 astronauts Frank Borman James Lovell and William Anders race toward Earth after lunar orbits with plans to enter the Pacific Friday morning. The crew reports good rest and high spirits while critics monitor a precise reentry path and speed of about 24 700 miles per hour.
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Frank Borman
Earth
Venus
Gerald Carr
Air Force
Borman
Navy
James A. Lovell Jr
William A. Anders
Carr
Interstellar Times
Anders
Lovell
Investigation Delayed In Capture Of Pueblo
Navy officials push back the start of intensive interrogation of 82 surviving Pueblo crewmen to Friday. They will undergo medical exams, debriefing, and routine inquiries about the Jan. 23 capture and events. Families report high spirits but physical toll from beatings and weight loss. one mother recalls her son Duane Hodges, killed during the capture.
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San Diego
Calif
Navy
Uss Pueblo
Duane Hodges
Pueblo
Lloyd M. Bucher
Rams Fire George Allen Over Personality Conflict
Los Angeles Rams dismiss head coach George Allen after a months long clash with General Manager Dan Reeves described as a personality conflict. New York City Mayor John Lindsay urged fuel suppliers to halt normal schedules and prioritize emergency deliveries amid record cold and widespread heating shortages.
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LOS Angeles
George Allen
Los Angeles Rams
Dan Reeves
New York
John V. Lindsay
U.S. Attacks North West Saigon After Cease Fire
U S forces resumed operations after a 24 hour Christmas truce and reported catching over 200 enemy troops on the move northwest of Saigon with at least 53 killed by bombs rockets and artillery according to U S Command.
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Saigon
U.S
Ruling Awaited In Death Of Infant
Decatur couple faced a Christmas tragedy when their two week old son Jeffrey Rogers died in their home on December 25. Morgan County Coroner John McBride announced the autopsy would determine the cause, noting the infant was born December 13 and the family’s other four children were at home.
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Morgan County
John McBride
Jeffrey Rogers
Jack Rogers
Austin St. SW
McBride
Sullivan Boys Fight Boredom versus School Closures
In Youngstown Ohio Mrs Jack W Sullivan says her three school age sons are bored at home as the public schools remain closed since Thanksgiving due to a funding shortage. The PTA president notes the district will reopen January 2 and laments the boredom and disruption for thousands of pupils.
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Youngstown, Ohio
Jack W. Sullivan
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Mobile
Pennsylvania
Fred Adams
FBI
Bureau
W. M. Alexander
Mobile-Fbi
Fred Adam Opalinski
Alexander
Opalinki
Pittsburgh
Opalinski
South Alabama
John Eyster
Chamber
Davidson Heating Service
Joe Namath
Billy Smith
Col
Cape Kennedy
World Book Science Service
Howard Benedict
AP Aerospace Winter
By Don Horme
Associated Press
U.S. Naval Hospital
Sullivan Boys
Dianastover
Robinson Furniture
Second Avenue
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