Astronaut Skills Have Prevented Space Disasters
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP Eight of America's 12 manned space flights faced major problems yet astronauts' courage skill and training prevented disasters. Neil Armstrong piloted Gemini 8 to control spin using remaining jets. Grissom Carpenter Cooper and Conrad also faced life threatening contingencies. Atlas Agena 6 failure last Oct 25 marked the only unmanned issue.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
America
Neil A. Armstrong
David R. Scott
Air Force
Earth
Virgil J. Grissom
Navy
M Scott Carpenter
L Gordon Cooper
Charles Conrad Jr
Amoco Plant Expansion Hailed by City Leaders
City leaders hailed Amoco Chemicals Corp plans to double production at the new plant under construction here. Officials praised the decision as a boost to local industry and employment.
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Amoco
Amoco Chemicals Corp
Athens Man Dies In Mishap
A 40 year old Athens man Carlos Norman died after a 2 by 10 inch board fell on him while lowering a scaffold at the Amoco Chemicals Corp. site in Decatur. Employed by Sullivan Long and Haggert Construction Co. of Birmingham, he was rushed to Decatur General Hospital where he died about 30 minutes later from a skull fracture. An eye witness said the scaffold snagged on iron and Norman tried to free it with a rope, causing the board to fall about 50 feet. Funeral services are planned for 2 p.m. at the Athens See ATHENS on Page 2.
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Athens
Amoco Chemicals Corp
Morgan County
Lewis C
Pinkie) Brown
Carlos Norman
Decatur General Hospital
Brown
Norman
Sullivan, Long and Haggert Construction Co
Birmingham
South End
Decatur
J. Gilmer Blackburn
Herschel H. Cudd
Cudd
Paul Lamont
Amoco
Blackburn
Gemini 8 Emergency Re-entry After Space Tumble
CAPE KENNEDY Fila AP The Gemini 8 astronauts Neil Armstrong and David Scott faced a violent 30 minute tumbling in space with a true emergency control switch activated. They stabilized after seven hours in orbit and splashed down in the Western Pacific east of Okinawa at 10 23 p.m. EST. Rescue by the destroyer Leonard F Mason brought them ashore and they were bound for Cape Kennedy Friday. Officials need more time to determine the exact cause of the malfunction.
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Cape Kennedy
Fila
Neil Armstrong
Pacific Ocean
Armstrong
Mission Control Center
Houston
Tex
David Scott
Pacific
Okinawa
Leonard F. Mason
Naha
Knights of Columbus Meet at St Ann's Church Basement
Decatur diary notes a Knights of Columbus meeting this evening at 8 pm in the St Ann's church basement. It also lists the Apes Club gathering in Athens Saturday at the Masonic hall with a 6 30 pm supper. job openings at Redstone Arsenal seek pharmacists with GS 7 6269 to 7479 salaries.
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Knights of Columbus
St. Ann's Church
Apes Club
Athens
Masonic Hall
Skies May Dim St Patricks Day in Decatur Area
A Decatur area forecast warns of cloudy windy conditions for St Patrick's Day with a chance of rain Friday. Temperatures should reach 68 degrees and fall to a low of 52 tonight.
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St. Pat's Day
St. Patrick’s Day
Decatur
Buddhist leader hints at toppling South Viet Nam government
In Saigon a leading Buddhist figure calls the military government rotten and implies Buddhists and students may take to the streets to restore civilian rule. Monk Tri Quang condemns Ky after his Honolulu conference with Johnson, signaling renewed activism around Lt. Gen. Nguyen Chanh Thi and the ruling generals.
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Charles Mohr
New York Times
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Tri Quang
Nguyen Cao Ky
Honolulu
Nguyen Chanh Thi
Viet Nam
Thi
I Corps
United Buddhist Church
Wallace Seeks Special Session to Back Pay Raise for Teachers
Birmingham Alabama Governor George Wallace renewed his pledge for a special legislative session and told teachers he would propose a retroactive pay raise for them to Feb 1. The remarks surfaced as Wallace urged action on education funding and teachers’ salaries.
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Birmingham
George Wallace
Alabama
Regulars Hit Near Saigon
The U.S. Air Force dispatched B52 bombers against a North Vietnamese regiment spotted in the D Zone jungle about 35 miles north of Saigon. Intelligence officers said it marked the closest regular North Vietnamese forces to the capital to date.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S. Air Force
D Zone
Cuban refugee finds U S life a dream come true
Rita Ruiz arrived in Decatur from Cuba after 10 weeks in exile, praising the United States as a dream realized despite government propaganda. She traveled via Madrid with 135 other refugees as part of the resettlement process and expressed optimism about living standards in America.
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Decatur
Rita Ruiz
U.S
Ruiz
America
Bailey
Madrid
Spain
Cuba
Plane Lands After Wing Took Duck Strike
A Delta Air Lines DC9 carrying 60 passengers landed safely in Memphis after colliding with a flock of ducks at about 3,000 feet, tearing a two inch hole in a wing. Fire engines met the jet on approach as the crew kept calm and landed without incident. Captain David Thayer of Chicago led the flight from St Louis to Memphis.
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Memphis, Tenn
Delta Air Lines
St. Louis
Memphis
Delta
David Thayer
Chica
Security Mutual Finance Corp Mortgage Real Estate Loans
Security Mutual Finance Corp located at 714 Bank St advertises mortgage and real estate loan services under Adv.-2. The notice highlights loan options and contact details for potential borrowers seeking financing through the firm.
Markets At A Glance Irregular Trading Slow In Stocks
New York AP reports mixed bonds and quiet cotton as markets open. Stocks move unevenly with slow trading and little clear direction for the day.
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New York
Morgan County Tops Alabama in Industrial Investment
Morgan County leads Alabama in industrial development capital for 1963 to 1965 with 264 million dollars, far surpassing Mobile and Etowah counties. Amoco Chemicals Corp. announces a plant expansion doubling size under construction, signaling Morgan County’s push to retain the top ranking amid estimated multi million dollar growth.
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Morgan County
Alabama
State Planning and Industrial Development Board
Mobile County
Etowah County
Sterday
Amoco Chemicals Corp
Pre-Easter Citywide Sale Opens Today
The big three day pre Easter sale begins today and runs through Saturday. Merchants join in a continuous city wide effort offering bargains on new spring items. This marks the only joint sale across the city before Easter. PRE-EASTER on page 2.
Automobile Financing Ad From Security Mutual Finance
An advertisement lists Security Mutual Finance Corporation at 714 Bank Street with phone 353-0742 offering automobile financing. The brief notice notes financing services and contact information for potential buyers.
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Southern Railroad
Edward Oden
Stone Construction Co
Jim Garner
Tom Johnson
The
North Alabama Industrial Development Association
Johnson
Chemstrand
North Alabama
Howard Benedict
AP Aerospace Writer
Redstone Arsenal
John
Religious Affairs Institute
Ngo Dinh Diem
By Thomas A. Reedy
North
U.S. Command
Armando de Quesada
de Quesada
Armando Jr
Maria
de Quesadas
Harrison St
Morgan
Phil Walker
Bob Bates
Quickies
Ken Reynolds
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