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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1971
Page
7
John W. Morrison president of Local 10903 CWA thanks the public and city officials for cooperation during a Bell System strike. He notes inconvenience to some but says the cause was just and apologizes if major trouble like hospital disruption occurred. He signs as CWA Local 10903 president.
The article describes SR-71 missions over Asia with high altitude cameras able to spot details from 80,000 feet. It notes SR-71s based in Okinawa, flown by civilian contractors for the CIA, and their speed of over 2,000 mph preventing easy interception. It also covers U-2 flights, Ryan Firebee drones launched by C-130 mother ships, and China’s protests over airspace incursions.
Astronauts reported in excellent condition and prepared for a 67 hour lunar exploration. They will drive a moon buggy to study the Apennine mountains, Hadley Rille, and nearby craters, amid checks on a damaged radar meter pane and helium pressure loss.
TVA workers spray Abate over Point Mallard and Wheeler Reservoir areas after floods spawn thousands of mosquitoes. John Matthews says spraying began Tuesday and will continue weekly until infestation ends. Bedsole expects normal conditions by mid August.
A 12 volt battery was stolen from an Allied Service and Supply Co. truck Wednesday night. Police reported the theft after a firm representative on McEntire Sn. notified them. Thieves cut a cable on the battery during the theft.
Sala Brown, 18, was named 1972 Limestone County Maid of Cotton at the Limestone County Farm Bureau meeting. Runner ups were Vicki Gey and Jan tor. Brown will compete in the state contest in Huntsville next spring. County Agent F. K. Agee praised a strong cotton crop and urged timely boll weevil spraying to protect yields.
The report says metric manufacturers generate billions but warns delaying action could cost the nation more. Branscomb, director of the Bureau of Standards, states after two centuries of debate the time has come for a national decision on a positive course in a foreword.
A Southeast Decatur woman told police a man exposed himself as she parked near a laundry in the 1400 block alley of 6th and 7th Ave SE. He was 30 to 40, medium build, light hair, wearing a tee shirt and green trousers. police could not locate him. Agee praised county farmers on weed control as cotton acreage rises 24 percent, boosting county income from last year’s 9.855 million to over 12 million.
Government scientists report a 75 000 square mile area on Mexico's east coast slides into the Gulf of Mexico each year. The slow landslide has persisted for two million years with earth layers beneath the gulf seafloor showing a crumpled pattern.
Ringling Bros. circus reaches Los Angeles after switching railroads to dodge a strike. Fifty two horses and ponies remain in Texas due to the sleeping sickness outbreak, with arrival expected later this week or early next week once the embargo ends.
Scotts CLOUT promises a single application to curl and wither crabgrass seeds as they ripen. The ad notes a 50 cent discount at Paul C. Davis Store located at 8 E Moulton St for this week.
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