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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Mar 04, 1968

Page

8

Andy Griffith Turns From TV to Movie Roles in Angel In My Pocket

Andy Griffith plans a film shift from No. 1 TV star to movie work with Angel In My Pocket. He will play a southern Reverend whose brother-in-law moonshines in a church basement, after considerations of leaving television. Other notes mention music training and prior film work including A Face In the Crowd with Lee Remick and Patricia Neal.

Earl Wilson Andy Griffith Andy CBS Universal Angel Ed Mickey Raleigh Lee Remick Patricia Neal Walter Matthau Tony Franciosa Elia Kazan

Oil Slick Threatens Puerto Rico Beach Resorts

An oil slick four miles long from the Liberian tanker Ocean Eagle washed ashore at San Juan harbor covering beaches near Caribe Hilton and Condado. Coast Guard and Navy tugs sprayed chemicals to curb the spill as authorities warned swimmers to stay away.

R. Gregory Nokes Associated Press Ocean Eagle San Juan P.R Caribe Hilton Puerto Rico US. Coast Guard San Juan Harbor U.s.navy Carlos Santia- Caribe- Hilton Pangiotis Michaelopoulos

What is steel and how is it made

The article explains steel as an iron and carbon alloy with up to twenty possible added elements like manganese nickel and chromium to adjust properties. It compares making steel to cooking with layered inputs and describes open hearth furnaces using limestone steel scrap and pig iron, with a melter overseeing alloying and a 12 hour heat per batch.

Chuckle Box Man Comic Exchange

A hippie explains his beltless pants while the counselor asks about his problem. Randy asks about a skunk and Janet asks the meaning. Randy quips a cat with an exhaust pipe as the punch line.

Chuckle Box Randy Janet

Oil tanker abandons ship after loud blast near San Juan

A Greek crew of 35 fled an oil tanker after a loud explosion. Oil poured from the sides as the vessel listed, and the crew abandoned ship within about 20 minutes. The ship, owned by Transoceanic Tankers Corp and Northern Transatlantic Carriers Corp, was transporting Venezuelan oil to a Caribbean refinery in San Juan.

Transoceanic Tankers Corp Northern Transatlantic Carriers Corp Venezuela Caribbean San Juan

Titanium consumption in the United States in 1967

The United States used about 25 000 tons of titanium in 1967. Approximately 80 percent of this was consumed by aerospace applications.

United States

Lawrence County Man Escapes Fire In McWhorter Community

Austin McWhorter narrowly escaped a late night blaze that destroyed his McWhorter home in McWhorter Community. He woke at about 11 p m and was alone when the fire started likely from faulty electrical wiring adjacent to a tragedy last year when his father and stepmother were killed in a similar blaze nearby.

Moulton Lawrence County McWhorter Austin McWhorter Oak McWhorter

Right of Privacy I E TV and University Discussion

Alabama Education tele vision channels list and NET Journal 7 30 p m discuss the right of privacy with data center polygraph tests and pre employment personality tests. James Harless from The University of Alabama leads a journal discussion with faculty from Alabama and Auburn. An Auburn concert features Ramon Lavore at 9 p.m. and an art exhibit on the First Steam Engines by Richard Howard. The note remarks on dialing systems and letters versus numbers across nations.

Alabama Education Television N.E.T. Journal National Data Center James Harless University of Alabama University Auburn Ramon Lavore Auburn University Music Department Richard Howard Howard Birmingham Museum of Art Sweden New Zealand

Relative recalls man’s last act in street incident

Relatives say the victim saved only the clothes he wore during the street incident. Authorities have not released further details as the investigation continues.

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