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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 22, 1959

Page

3

HAN WHO MISSED TREEDOM

A lone astronaut Kirk Hammond aboard Explorer Nineteen faces a doomed, solo flight into deep space after a mis-timed third stage, severing contact with Earth. He contemplates fate, glory, and the world’s prayers as his craft journeys far beyond the Moon. The narrative ends with a promise of continuation tomorrow.

Earth Canaveral Kirk Hammond Kirk Hammond Moon Sputnik John Willing

Trial ends in acquittal for Yale football star Crowley

Former Yale football star Joseph P. Crowley was acquitted in Tokyo District Court of fatally beating his brother in law in the Imperial Hotel suite. After 11 months and 36 court sessions the judges said the prosecution failed to prove its case. Crowley, 49, from New Haven, and T. A. D. Jones Jr. had been in Japan to discuss an oil tanker purchase when the incident occurred. The prosecution has 14 days to appeal.

Tokyo Yale Joseph P. Crowley Imperial Hotel New Haven Crowley T. A. D. Jones Jr Jones T. A. D. Jones Co Japan

Story Hour At Hartselle Library Delights Children

Forty eight youngsters attended a weekly Story Telling Time at the Hartselle Community Library. Mrs David Chandler read Doctor McCelligot's Pool and Rumplestiltskin with assistance from Miss Paige Maxwell. Next Saturday Mrs Joe Denison will lead the program.

Hartselle David Chandler Wheeler Basin The Hartselle Library Chandler Paige Maxwell Joe Denison

Queen Elizabeth II visits Canadian mines in Quebec

In Chicoutimi the Queen and Prince Philip tour an open cut mine in harsh conditions. Elizabeth speaks with six pit crew members and miners despite time pressures, shaking hands and observing red dust and heat on the floor 250 feet underground. The royal tour then moves north over Labrador’s rugged, glacier-formed landscape.

Conatax Elizabeth Philip Queen Labrador

Shrimp Boat Crewman Drowned Sunday in Alabama

Bayou La Batre police ordered an autopsy to determine if foul play was involved after a shrimp boat crewman drowned Sunday. An investigation continued as authorities released few details.

Bayou LA Batre Ala George Crawford

Couple sails to Gaspe resort coast on St. Lawrence

A couple met Montagnais and other Indigenous people in native costumes during a weekend journey. They traveled across the mouth of the St. Lawrence to Gaspe, a famed Quebec resort area, enjoying royal scenery and encounters with Eskimo-appearing faces along the voyage.

St. Lawrence Gaspe Quebec

Iceland's Hottest Springs Among World’s Best

Iceland features some of the hottest springs on Earth, attracting visitors and researchers alike. Thermal pools offer natural warmth, unique geology, and striking landscapes that draw travelers to geothermal hotspots across the island.

The Iceland

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