MSFC Ends Its Year On Note Of Diversification
Huntsville based NASA Marshall Space Flight Center closed 1966 with diversification and expansion. Three upgraded Saturn I launches marked a 13 straight success run, while new Apollo Saturn work began beyond the first lunar landing. Civil service payroll exceeded 82 million with 7,500 workers. contractors earned about 55 million for a total 1966 payroll near 137 million.
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Huntsville
NASA
Marshall Space Flight Center
Marshall Center
U.S
Center
Redstone Arsenal
Kennedy Space Center
Florida
Pacific
Alligator Lookalike Disk Fails to Jettison Cover in Gemini 9
During the Gemini 9 mission the Augmented Target Docking Adaptor failed to shed its fiberglass cover as astronauts Stafford and Cernan aimed cameras at the target vehicle. The Cape Kennedy launch preceded the event by about 100 minutes.
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Stafford
Cernan
Cape Kennedy
County Highway Unit Formed In Morgan County 1966
Morgan County forms a county wide construction and pav ed road maintenance unit to reduce duplication of equipment and costs. A 1.5 mile experimental section uses spike cement to cut paving and base costs. Twelve miles of road graded this year as part of a three year resurfac ing program.
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Morgan County Highway Department
Board of Revenue
Hartselle
a@ soils laboratory
Wheeler
Morgan City
State Highway Department
U.S. Bureau of Public Roads
Decatur Planning Dept Aims for 1967 Open Space Parks
Decatur plans to acquire 180 acres for two parks Hunt Park and Morgan Lake pending federal approval. A regional planning grant of 162000 for two years is sought via the North Central Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission formed in 1966. The body includes Morgan Lawrence Cullman counties and cities Decatur Hartselle Cullman Moulton with Mayor Gilmer Blackburn chairing. The department expects a park and recreation study and comprehensive plan by Charles M Graves of Atlanta to guide improvements, plus openings of the 14th St Overpass and the end of 1967. A planning assistant grant and neighborhood analysis on population and income are also planned.
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Decatur
Hunt Park
Morgan Lake
North Central Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission
Tri - County Planning Commission
Morgan
Lawrence
Cullman
Hartselle
Moulton
Gilmer Blackburn
Charles M. Graves
Atlanta
14Th St
Gary Voketz
Decatur Retail Sales Reach $64.4 Million in 1966
Decatur's retail sales rose to $64,395,990 in the fiscal year ending September, up from $60,914,056 in 1965 and $53,044,073 in 1964, signaling strong economic health with projected growth toward $100 million by 1975. The gains reflect new construction and additions, though spring and summer showed temporary dips.
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Decatur
City Drainage and Street Improvements Planned and Paid
The city spent 24 596 for Walter Jackson and Betty Rye Branch drainage and 13 137 for Cedar Lake Rd Sexton Rd and Sandlin Rd improvements with the county aiding Sandlin Rd. It spent 5 229 for streets while the state added over 20 000 for resurfacing highways through the city. Drainage for 8th St cost 4 674, Wright said. Improvements to 52 new blocks of streets were paid by property owners, including areas in ven Addition No 2 Avalon Avenue and Curtis.
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Walter Jackson
Betty Rye
Cedar Lake Rd
Sexton Rd
Sandlin Rd
8Th St
Wright
Avalon Avenue
Curtis
Decatur Expects Growth in 1967 Schools and Finance
Decatur projects enrollment rising to about 9,000 students next year amid easing conditions. A major multi million plant is expected to be announced early in the year. Retail sales reach around 70 million dollars with ongoing manufacturing job gains. The city plans higher spending in 1967 than the prior year.
Post Office Expects To Handle 35 Million Pieces Of 1966 Mail
Postmaster I E Self expects Decatur post office to process over 35 million pieces of mail by midnight, an 18 percent rise from last year driven by zip coding. Gross receipts are projected to exceed $623,000, by about $30,000, with almost four million more pieces not all destined for Decatur residents.
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Self
Decatur
Morgan County Crime Flurry and Post Office Staffing Notes
The article recounts a surge in Morgan County arrests from Eight to more, including indictments by a county grand jury. It details thefts and burglaries, a large coin burglary at the Tanners, multiple thefts by women, and counterfeit cases. It also notes post office mail handling efficiency and staffing changes amid an unusual early Christmas rush. Facilities in Decatur and surrounding areas are mentioned with various crime and public service updates.
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Morgan County
Athens
Athens Cemetery
Ardmore Bank
Rose Jewelry Co
Dennis Billings
Kentucky
Tennessee
Mississippi
Missouri
Indiana
Alabama
Orville W. Tanner
Crescent Dr
Hartselle
Lester 1
Dixie Home Feed
Passing Show District Leaders Named in Alabama
Many the Passing Show continues listing local officials for Cullman Limestone and Lawrence counties with figures including Thomas Montgomery Harvey Elliott Jewell Davis Raymond Higdon Robert Sapp Herman Plunkett Dane Estes Hollis Tucker David Moss James Bryant W C Pinehardt Fred Folson and Tom Drake. Ed Burgree and Robert Berryman noted for Limestone and Lawrence counties.
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Board of Revenue
Thomas Montgomery
Board of Education
Harvey Elliott
Cullman
Graves
Jewell Davis
Raymond Hidgon
Robert Sapp
Herman Plunkett
Dane Estes
Hollis Tucker
David Moss
James Bryant
W. C. Pinehardt
Fred Folson
Tom Drake
House of Representatives
Limestone
Lawrence
Ed Burgree
Robert Berryman
Tax Collections Continue Jump in Morgan County
Morgan County Tax Collector Pri ce M Bryant reports a steady rise in tax revenues over his 12 years in office. Current year projections hover around 2.25 million, up from 1.985 million last year, with real estate and personal property taxes included and motor vehicle taxes moved to the license office.
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Morgan County
Price M. Bryant
Bryant
Cleon Yates
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Indus
KSC
Apollo
Orbital Workshop
ATM
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Tri-Cities
Yates
City Revenue Department
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