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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Mar 22, 1972

Page

13

Moon mission seamstress keeps Apollo 16 gear warm

In New Jersey space age seamstress Mrs. Ann Nieroda designs and sews Mylar thermal insulation blankets for Apollo 16 spacecraft. She explains the blankets require precision stitching and can have up to 27 layers to protect Ground Commanded Television Assembly and Lunar Communications Relay Unit gear during the mission.

Moorestown N. J Ann Nieroda Outer Space Earth Nicroda New York City Brooklyn Monmouth Junction Here GCTA Lunar Communications Relay Unit LCRU

Space Age Tailor Works on Apollo 16 Thermal Blankets

Mrs. Ann Mieroda is pictured crafting insulation blankets destined for lunar missions Apollo 16. The image highlights civilian seamstresses contributing to spaceflight hardware and the era’s engineering push.

Ann Mieroda Moon

Salmon Dish Pleases Spring Appetite

A Penacola feature promotes canned salmon as a year round nutritious protein source. It outlines a salmon and mushroom dish served over rice with avocado, plus a meringue wedge dessert. The recipe includes salmon with celery mushrooms onions butter flour salt cayenne cream sherry pimiento and avocado.

Town Gossip Hotline Encourages Reader Tips

Readers are urged to share local updates for the Women’s Page Newsline. Call 353-4612 Ext. 48 to report moves, assignments, and happenings in town.

Direct Women’s Page

Floral hat for spring at Parisian department store

Let flowers go to your head for spring and Easter with a luscious hat in citrus tones romance tones white tashe blue lilac and other spring colors. Available for 15.00 in the Millinery Department at Parisian Gateway Center Decatur.

Parisian Gateway Center Decatur

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