Area men serving aboard USS Oriskany and USS Rich
COAST OF CALIFORNIA Ed die Higdon Bobby Henderson and James Craig serve aboard the attack aircraft carrier USS Oriskany as part of a 10 day Navy training exercise Pork Barrel. LUBECK West Germany Bob Hall serves aboard the destroyer USS Rich which visited Lubeck May 4 14 as part of the largest U.S. naval force to enter the Baltic Sea since World War II.
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Coast OF California
Eddie D. Higdon
USN
C. P. Higdon
Falkville
Bobby H. Henderson
Commissaryman 3
Lubeck
West Germany
Bobby C. Hall
R. H. Hall
Town Creek
Rich
Baltic Sea
Soldier Willis Leads Army in Five Day German Exercise
U S forces specialist Robert C Willis of Decatur participated in Grand Slam I, a five day Central Army Group drill in Germany. A driver in Company A, 8th Infantry Division’s 20th Transportation Battalion in Bad Kreuznach, he previously completed basic training at Fort Hood and arrived overseas last July. The 21 year old son of Mrs Nell Schulen of Clearwater Florida attended Trinity High School.
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U.S
Germany
Army Pfe
Robert C. Willis
Judy
N. 7Th Ave
Decatur
Willis
8Th Infantry Division
20Th Transportation Battalion
Bad Kreuznach
Ft Hood
Tex
Nell Schulen
Drew St
Clearwater, Fla
Trinity High School
Daily Records Move Between Young Adults In Athens
A list records transfers or engagements involving teens and young adults in Athens plus nearby towns. Names include Carl D Putman 17 and Donnie Mae Kimbrough 16 both in Athens 3, with others like Robert B Hanserd 18 Elk mont and Margaret Marie Allen 19 Athens, plus Sallie Frances Cowart 18 Athens and Edith Marie Boyd 17 Athens.
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Carl D. Putman
Athens
Flanagan Lumber Co
Donnie Mae Kimbrough
Robert B. Hanserd
Elkmont
Margaret Marie Allen
Athens de
Bobby G. McGlocklin
Toney
Annie Marie Andrews
W. Grand Ave
Muscle Shoals
Macon A. Brock
Sears-Roebuck Co
Sallie Frances Cowart
East St
Marlin B. Wilson
Edith Marie Boyd
5Th Ave
Pattillo Agency Sold To Speake In Hartselle
Hartsel le Lamar N. Speake buys The Pattillo Agency from Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Pattillo after 30 years of operation. The firm becomes The Speake Agency on N. Sparkman Street with Ann Kimbrough assisting, while Paullo remains as civil engineer and land surveyor at the same address.
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Hartselle
Lamar N. Speake
L. C. Pattillo
Pattillo
Speake Agency
Speake
Ann Kimbrough
N. Sparkman St
Paullo
Pickets Keep Cool in Nogales Strike
Telephone employees in Nogales Sonora went on strike and formed picket lines around the company building. As the temperature rose to 82 degrees the pickets moved across the street and paced beneath tall shade trees to keep cool.
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Nogales
Sonora
Mexico
Future Space Observations In Orbit By Astronauts
Dr J M Levitt of the Franklin Institute discusses future orbital experiments to observe comets near the sun and the zodiacal light with clean, dark-adapted eyes. He notes the need for a vacuum windshield wiper, a reliable shield, and clear windows to count faint stars and study Earth's satellites at libration points, referencing Glenn and expected Mercury flights.
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Earth
Col
John Glenn
Mercury
Glenn
Pleiades
Asteroid researcher suggests manned orbit tasks
Astronomer Dr. Kordylewski from Krakow Observatory photographed faint clouds near the Earth, noting an angle of 60 degrees between earth, sun and libration point. He envisions astronauts observing predetermined points from orbit with a mechanical system, advancing Earth and sky knowledge for future long-duration missions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tronomer
K. Kordylewski
Krakow Observatory
Earth
Daily U S Air Traffic Sees Six Hundred Foreign Arrivals Departures
About 600 planes depart to or arrive from a foreign port in the United States each day, reflecting steady cross border air movement. The count highlights ongoing international travel and airport activity across major hubs, with federal and industry data tracking routes, security, and scheduling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Permits Total 185033 For May In Hart County
An estimated 185033 in building permits were issued in May by the City Clerk's office. Major items include Ray Childs Black-Chandler Hospital addition worth 120659 and several dwellings and a service station with smaller project values across multiple addresses, totaling 185033.
Name for Axel Heiberg Island Honored by Sverdrup
Otto Sverdrup, renowned Arctic explorer, named Axel Heiberg Island in Canada's north after a Norwegian patron, honoring their support and influence in early polar voyages.
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Axel Heiberg
Canada
Arctic
Otto Sverdrup
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Limestone
Pattillo Agency
J. M. Levitt
Fels Planetarium
the Franklin Institute
Dick Coffey Ford
Sixth Ave
General ~ Features Corp
Larry Holladay
W. Main St
Willian. Howell
Williams St
Morgan County
Sheriff's of
Knox L. McRae
Ala
AIR CO
R. R. Street
Hortselle
Hotpoint
Westinghouse
RCA Victor
Curtis Mathes
Hotpoint—Admiral
Coolarator
Bank Street
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