Von Braun urges Alabama to fund Huntsville research magnet
Guest editorial notes Dr. Wernher von Braun warned lawmakers that Alabama risks losing its space race edge without $3 million for Huntsville facilities. He framed a north Alabama educational magnet to attract talent, boost contracts, and strengthen state economy, urging action rather than idle talk.
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Wernher von Braun
Alabama
Dr. von Braun
Huntsville
University of Alabama Huntsville Center
Marshall Center
von Braun
Sivley family holds 10th annual reunion at Woodall's
The Sivley family celebrates its 10th annual reunion this Sunday at Woodall's picnic ground with lunch at 1 p.m. The article notes Eleuthere Irenee Du Pont, founder of DuPont Co., was born 190 years ago on June 24, 1771.
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Sivley
Woodall’s
Eleuthere Irenee DuPont
The
DuPont Co
Alabama Dog Racing Bill Introduced in Legislature
A bill to legalize dog racing appeared in the Alabama House after legislators attended Florida races. The measure was later clarified as a statutory act with county referendums to decide racing, with proceeds split between pensions, education, and state security.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Florida
Wernher von Braun
State and Security Department
Old Guthrie
Seamen Reject Armistice In Ship Strike
Three major seamen unions rejected a government fact finding armistice in the eight day maritime strike. The moves end hope for Goldberg proposed panel to settle the deadlock as NMU urged limited fact finding on foreign flagships while others dismissed the plan as a surrender of collective bargaining.
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New York
Seafarers International Union
Marine Engineers Union
Masters, Mates and Pilots Union
Arthur J. Goldberg
Goldberg
SIU
Marine
Atlantic
Gulf Coast
Joseph Curran
NMU
Fidel Rejects Tractors for Prisoner Swap as Ridiculous
Fidel Castro dismissed the 500 tractors for 1,200 prisoners offer as ridiculous while leaving a door open for future talks. He invited a prisoner delegation to travel to the United States to explain the facts, condemning the proponents as a trick to mislead North American opinion.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
United States
Tractors For Freedom Committee
Castro
Detroit
Cuba
Decatur Youth Endorsed for National Children of the Confederacy Treasurer
A Decatur youth was endorsed to be placed in nomination for national treasurer of the Children of the Confederacy. Sammy Frazier, outgoing Alabama Division president, earned endorsement for Biloxi convention Aug 16 18. New officers were elected and installed at a Lyons Hotel banquet with a Gone With The Wind Ball to follow.
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Decatur
National
Children of the Confederacy
Sammy Frazier
Alabama Division of
Alabama
Frazier
Biloxi
Miss
Lyons Hotel
Jane Little
Eufaula
Ala
Anne Lee
Tuscaloosa
Jerald Allbright
Birmingham
Judy Whisenant
Mary Alice Clinard
Mobile
Carolyn Atchison
Cal Wilson
Billy Frazier
John Hudson
Charles Connor
Adeline Pepper
Mooresville
Old Methodist
Bible Home
McEntire
Market St
Gen
Joe Wheeler
Wheeler
American Legion and Auxiliary
Old Bank
Night Sky Figures Gemini and Scorpio Visible
The note for Decatur shows Sunday June 25 with sunset at 7 05 p m and sunrise at 4 37 a m. It identifies stars in the Sun's background as Gemini and those near the Moon, brightest Antares, as Scorpio, describing their constellations.
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Gemini
Antares
Scorpio
Weather and River Readings for Decatur Area
Tennessee River reading at Keller Memorial Bridge Friday night was 15.98 feet, down .07 in 12 hours, sea level 550.28 feet. TVA lake levels list Guntersville 595, Whitesburg 553.4, Wilson 507.3, Pickwick 413.7. Forecast calls for a few scattered thundershowers, mostly fair today and tonight, with little temperature change. high near 68.
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Decatur
Tennessee River
Keller’ Memorial Bridge
TVA
Guntersville
Whitesburg
Wilson
Pickwick
Rocket Plane Sets Winged Speed Record at Edwards
At Edwards Air Force Base Maj. Bob White piloted the X15 to 3,690 mph, the fastest winged flight. A ballooned space suit and cabin pressure loss hampered control, causing a vapor cloud and a five pound post flight weight loss after an 11 minute mission. White said he could still use the side stick despite restrictions.
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Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
Air Force
Bob White
White
City Election Set for Sept 18 in Decatur
Decatur voters will go to the polls on Sept 18 to elect three Commissioners for terms of one two and three years. The election will be called at the Aug 1 meeting, 40 days before the date, with a runoff possible the following week.
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Decatur
A.J. Coleman
Coleman
Murray Dodd
Wilson Morgan
Jack Higginbotham
Dodd
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Space Agency
Top Advisers Confer With President
President Kennedy met with top advisers at the White House to discuss the Berlin crisis and Soviet threats. Secretary McNamara said there are no plans to bolster Western Europe forces or increase Berlin garrison at this time. The session followed Kennedy’s illness recovery and included discussion of foreign aid and NATO matters.
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Washington
Kennedy
Berlin
White House
Robert S. McNamara
U. S
Europe
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
McNamara
Khrushchev
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Senate
National Security Council
Pierre Salinger
Salinger
Dean Rusk
Khrush
Benin
Redstone Rocket On Launch Pad For July Suborbital Flight
A Redstone rocket prepared on a launch pad for a mid July firing to put an American astronaut through a suborbital flight. The mission, similar to Alan Shepard's May 5 journey, will carry either John H. Glenn Jr. or Virgil I. Grissom aboard a Mercury capsule for a 15 minute test.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Alan B. Shepard Jr
Shepard
Atlantic Range
John H. Glenn Jr
New Concord
Ohio
Air Force
Virgil I. Grissom
Mitchell, Ind
Glenn
Grissom
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Oak St
Tamale
By Arthur Everett
National Maritime Union
Fidel
Jose Maria Orlando
Helene Hudson
Billy Wayne Roberts
Rocket Plane
By Gardner L. Bridge
Redstone Rocket
Howard Benedict
Frigidaire
Ans
Quickies
Ken Reynolds
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