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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1973
Page
6
Havana radio said Russian viewers will receive color broadcasts of the 15th anniversary ceremonies on Jan 2 via a new satellite station near Havana, marking the second phase of the project financed by Russia and directed by Soviet technicians.
Dr. Lubos Kohoutek presents the newest image of the comet he discovered this year using the Skylab telescope. He discusses findings with the Skylab crew while pointing out the comet’s position as it nears the sun in the AP wirephoto.
General Motors plans 38000 indefinite layoffs and 10 day pre strikes affecting 48000 workers to cut production by about 530000 passenger cars by next fall. The moves target standard size and luxury cars while trucks and small cars rise.
In Laurel and Hattiesburg areas, floods from up to nine inches of Christmas Eve rain forced about 1,000 people from their homes. Creeks Tallahala Tallahoma and rivers Leaf Bowie rose well above flood stage, but Civil Defense officials said conditions improved and most victims returned home by Saturday.
A Southern Railway System spokesman says the railroad already complies with most stringent ICC passenger rules. He notes near capacity loads on the Washington Atlanta Crescent during the four day Christmas holiday. He adds Southern has not suffered wide delays despite an upsurge in travel due to energy concerns, attributing southbound delays to AMTRAK connections.
A 66 year old woman, Mary Schramm, was shot in the face from ambush as she and her husband Edward rode in a car near St. Helen Michigan. She died hours later at Grayling Mercy Hospital. Her husband escaped injury as two other bullets hit the car. Deputies traced the sniper’s footprints to a highway and a getaway car.
A four year one thousand dollar scholarship for high school seniors entering the University of Alabama as engineering majors honors Willard F. Gray, former electrical engineering professor. The award, funded by the university and Capstone Engineering Society, weighs ACT scores grades and references with financial need as a factor.
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