Apollo 15 moon landing fuels historic lunar exploration
Explorers Scott Irwin and Worden pilot the Falcon to a dawn landing near Hadley Rille on the moon’s Apennine frontier. They deploy a rover for soil study and map 20 percent of the surface while Worden operates a $17 million instrument array from orbit. The crew aims to age map the moon with data returned by Aug. 7.
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Wordert
Scott
Irwin
Falcon
Mission Control
Alps
Tetons
San Juans
Earth
Hadley Rille
Worden
Moon
Solar System
Woman Injured In Two Car Collision at City Intersection
Decatur police said a two car crash at Moulton Street and 5th Avenue injured Sandra Bennett 27 of 804 8th Street SW. Bennett was transported to Decatur General Hospital by AAA Southend Ambulance. hospital condition not reported. The other driver was Renat B. Pichera 23 from Huntsville.
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Moulton St
5Th Ave
Decatur
Sandra Bennett
8Th St
Renat B. Pichera
Huntsville
Bennett
Decatur General Hospital
AAA Southend Ambulance Service
Apollo 15 Descent and Moon Landing Schedule
The schedule lists times in CDT for Apollo 15 as follows: 5:03 p.m. Lunar module begins descent to the moon surface, 5:15 p.m. touchdown televised, 6:44 p.m. Dave Scott Apollo 15 commander opens the lunar module hatch to view the landing site area.
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Moon
Dave Scott
Vaccination Plan for Area Dustries Animals
Milligan outlines free VEE vaccination for area animals with a single injection. Certificates and tags will show protection. A two week federal quarantine will follow before interstate movement. Final immunization details to be announced.
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Milligan
Electrical Worker Injured In Fall At Developmental Center
Florence electrician Glen Harper, 22, fell from a wall while working on a construction project at the Lurleen B. Wallace Developmental Center. He was employed by Garnett Electrical Contractors and is reported in good condition at Decatur General Hospital.
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Florence
Lurleen B. Wallace Developmental Center
Glen Harper
Garnett Electrical Contractors
Decatur General Hospital
Harper
Tell Me Why Tell Me Why Win The New Book Of Knowledge
Today the winner is Scott Crews age 8 of Fort Worth Texas who submitted the winning question for the Tell Me Why contest. The piece explains that clay forms from decomposed rocks and consists mainly of silica and alumina, with natural clays containing impurities giving them varied qualities. It notes ancient use of clay for molding and firing into hard objects.
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Scott Crews
Fort Worth
Texas
Board sets teacher pay and student fees at Morgan County schools
DHS reports cafeteria staff sent home without pay while a 170 day minimum pay is set. The board approves training and background rules for lunchroom managers and a job description for the post. A standardized fee schedule is adopted for elementary to high school students with several line items for high school activities. Fees are voluntary though allowed under local law. about 45000 dollars is collected annually from city students. The board also allocates 760 dollars for its share of the Dental Health Component Project of the Tri County Appalachian Regional Health Planning.
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Sellers
Morgan County
Tri-County
Appalachian Regional Health Planning
Decatur Selected to Represent Nation at Curriculum Conference
Decatur public schools were chosen to represent the nation’s middle schools at the American Association for Curriculum Development conference in Chicago October 28 to 30. Supt Curtis Sellers and middle school director Robert Bumpus will attend and present a one hour program on planning and development of Decatur’s middle school system. The Decatur program is the sole middle school presentation at the event. The conference theme is The School of the Future Now.
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Decatur
American Association For Curriculum Development
Chicago
Curtis Sellers
Robert Bumpus
Sellers
Decatur board reviews five year program and Title I plan
Wayne Hicks outlined a five year project starting its third year in September with a goal to raise 25 percent of funds to match 75 percent Appalachian grant. The district will spend 195 149 for Title I funds in 1971 72 on a reading program with 2 500 books loaned in summer library program.
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Wayne Hicks
Decatur
Hicks
Alabama Association of School Boards
Ciy
Sellers
Austin
Patricia Ann Jones
Cora Lee Reagan
Jean Ward Smith
William D. Kirkham
Austinville
Anita L. Suttles
Brookhaven
Brenda Kay Guthery
Robert J. Richardson
Gordon Bibb
David Lee Scarborough
Oak Park
John Philmont Martin Jr
Somerville Rd
Loyd Owen Johnston
Pamela McCulley
West Decatur
Lynne M. Brister
Woodmeade
Betty Kay Stone
Nora L. Noe
Ring Found in Back Yard Bulldozed Over Years
A lost ring from 1955 reappears in a Hales Corners backyard after its owner George Polakowski mislaid it while building his home. Found by his 19 year old nephew Dale Demski during patio work, the ring lay buried under years of yard work. Nearby census data notes population growth in North Alabama counties with Morgan County among leaders.
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Hales Corners
Wis
George Polakowski
Dale Demski
Polakowski
North Alabama
Alabama
Morgan County
U.S
Unclear fragment hints at a future discovery
A fragment suggests a person foresees someone in a century tearing down a house to uncover something hidden. The text is incomplete and lacks identifiable names, places, or events to specify details.
Migrant Camp Violations Highlight Suffolk County Report
The 1970 Suffolk County migrant labor camps showed 965 sanitary and housing violations including widespread rat infestations. The health department logged 1000 inspections across 79 camps, with 25 tuberculosis cases, 22 epilepsy cases, and 33 venereal disease cases among workers.
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Hauppauge
N.Y
Suffolk County
County Health Department
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Sixth Avenue
Call Henery Lopez
Sheffield
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DHS
Scotts
Paul C. Davis
E. Moulton St
Neel Bar-B-Que
Neel
Iron Man Road
Danville Road
Hartselle
Danville Rd
Pauline
Malcolm Mason
Chuckle Box
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Book of Knowledge
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Joe Wheeler Electric Co-op
Joe Wheeler Co-op
Board of Trustees
Congress
REA
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