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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1960
Page
7
May passenger boarding averaged 9.1 people daily across 282 boardings, up 23.7 percent from April. Last month 192 passengers deplaned locally as the line operated 61 days with an average 8.1 boardings per day, and air mail shipments reached 142 pieces weighing 939 pounds.
Senator Lister Hill returns to Columbia University in New York to receive a degree, chosen by the university board of trustees. He previously earned law and academic degrees from the University of Alabama and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa.
NASA outlines a second stage engine for the Saturn rocket that could boost a 25 000 pound spacecraft to earth orbit 300 miles up or send a 12 000 pound craft around the moon and a 9 000 pound craft on interplanetary missions. Development is seen at about three years and 44 million dollars. The engine would be about twice as powerful as the initial second stage and is initially capable of a single start but can be modified for future use with the new stage.
Montgomery authorities freed James B. Peek Jr. after he claimed Klan threats spurred a predawn assault. The investigation continues as officers seek witnesses and review evidence in the fatal shooting case.
The account describes a late night telephone to Peek about a meeting related to a shooting. Horton was advised or pressured to accept the offer, but there was no real intention to comply. A gun blast struck Horton in the face as the events unfolded.
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