Gemini 9 Aces Fast Rendezvous With Satellite
The Gemini 9 crew led by Stafford matched orbit with a small target satellite after a 75 000 mile chase. A shroud around the satellite docking collar hindered approach and could prevent docking. Cernan is set to undertake a spacewalk of 2 1/2 hours on the weekend as part of the mission.
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Howard Benedict
AP Aerospace
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Atlas
Gemini
Es P. Stafford
Bega
Stafford
Surveyor 1 Sends Second Moon Photos From Sea of Storms
AP Science Writer reports Surveyor 1, the 620 pound U S spacecraft, sent a second stream of lunar pictures after a 63 hour flight to the Sea of Storms near the Moon equator. Some images are out of focus but many show details as small as one eighth inch. The craft settled on its three legs after a successful voyage.
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Pasadena
Calif
U.S
Westgate Store Plans Decatur Opening
Birmingham based Bargain Town U.S.A. announces a Decatur store at Westgate Shopping Center with a grand opening around August 1. Nine local residents will gain employment according to a company spokesman.
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Bargain Town
U.S.A
Westgate
Folsom Sued for 100000 in Morgan County Case
Former Gov James E Folsom faces a 100000 lawsuit in Morgan County Circuit Court over a May 16 crash on US 1 in Falkville. Plaintiff Ruby Tankersley claims injuries medical expenses and loss of employment after her car was struck while stopped at a rain slick light. Folsom 58 sustained a collarbone fracture and was hospitalized. third vehicle driver uninjured.
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James E. Folsom
Morgan County
Falk
Jowrwew
Folsom
Cullman Hospital
Johnson proposals blanket Social Security boost for current and future beneficiaries
Washington reports President Johnson asks for a universal rise in Social Security benefits for all current and future beneficiaries. The State Department seeks clarification on Red China's stance toward nuclear first use and possible interest in a test ban treaty.
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Washington
Johnson
United States
Red
China
State Department
Johnson urges national auto safety standards
President Johnson told a delegation of governors that strict national safety standards for automobiles are necessary to address the traffic safety problem.
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Washington
Johnson
County GOP Delegates Convene to Nominate in Hartselle
Hartselle hosts Alabama county GOP convention tomorrow to select nominees for the November general election. About 144 delegates meet at J C Pettey Gymnasium to choose officers, Executive Committee members, and delegates to the Republican State Convention. John Grenier of Birmingham will give the keynote at 7 p.m. following a 5 p.m. business session.
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Hartselle
Organ County
Don Mayhall
Decatur
J. C. Pettey Gymnasium
Casks
Montgomery
John Grenier
Birmingham
John Sparkman
Mayhall
Grenier
Lee County
The Pill and Public Life Examined
The Pill has transformed American emotion and society with about six million users, around one fifth of child bearing age women. The New York Times analyzes the impact and politics as Reagan’s governor race echoes Goldwater’s presidential bid, with Reagan adopting a politician’s persona.
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New York Times
Ronald Reagan
Goldwater
The
Chemstrand Vessel Explosion Injures Two Workers
An explosion in a Chemstrand plant vessel injures two mechanics Everett Shelton and Kenneth Clark with facial injuries and burns. Three other workers receive minor first aid as fumes ignite from a welding torch. The incident caused a tank rupture but no fire or plant shutdown.
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Chemstrand
Everett E. Shelton
Trinity '1
Decatur General Hospital
Kenneth D. Clark
Danville 3
Cordes Wren
James Outman
Bob Alexander
Guardsmen Head to Camp Shelby for Two-Week Summer Training
Decatur Alabama Guardsmen from Company B near Hattiesburg part of the 279th Signal Battalion depart tomorrow for a two-week summer camp. Lt Col Lee R Jones states the 279th will again conduct annual training at Camp Shelby Mississippi, one of Alabama's largest guard companies.
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Decatur
Hattiesburg
279Th Signal Battalion
Alabama National Guard
Lee R. Jones
142Nd Signal Group
Camp Shelby
Miss
79Th Signal Battalion
National Guard
Alabama
Jones
Austin High School grants diplomas to first senior class of 126
Principal Quitman Henderson calls the milestone a momentous occasion as 126 seniors walk across the auditorium stage to receive diplomas marking Austin High School's first graduating class. He praises their example for future students and predicts they will raise the school’s standing.
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David Knight
Austin High School
Quitman Henderson
Henderson
Austin
Decatur High Speaker Reflects On Two Decades
Decatur High School graduating seniors heard House Speaker Albert Brewer mark the 20th anniversary of his own graduation. He noted the 1946 class had 80 members or about a quarter of students who began school together, while this year’s class totals about 60 percent of those who started. He contrasted past and present with memories of television, Batman, and early highways, then looked ahead to broader ambitions.
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Coral Blair
Albert Brewer
Decatur
Brewer
Outer Space
Lakeside High address urges youth to join productive public life
McDonald Hughes, principal of Druid High School in Tuscaloosa, urged Lakeside High School students to abandon protest signs and instead pursue study, training, and voting to gain a place in American society. He warned ignorance cannot survive in the scientific age and that production will judge individuals in the future.
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George Biggers
Alabama
McDonald Hughes
Druid High School
Tuscaloosa
Lakeside High School
Hughes
Lakeside
Market Report Roundup from New York and Chicago
AP dispatch notes mixed trading with uneven activity. Hogs fall 25 to 75 cents with top at 26.75, slaughter steers steady to 25 cents lower, corn and oats near steady, wheat down, soybeans mixed selling late profits. Indicates cautious tone in commodities and secondary markets.
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