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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 07, 1963

Page

11

Crater Valley saga unfolds with cliffside rescue

In a volcanic crater valley a rescued girl Kit meets Cliff Roberts a mineralogist who crash landed years ago. They discover a surviving tribe led by an elder and a wary girl Chinitza who plots to take the golden girl back to her world while a hidden danger nears Yucaipa the lonely keeper of the ledge eyes a future mate as tensions rise in the crater valley.

Kit Cliff Roberts Cliff Crater Yucaipa Chinitza Golden Girl Wasso

Opposition To TFX May Cause A Shift

Admiral George W. Anderson's firm stance against the Pentagon on the TFX fighter program could undermine his bid to remain chief of naval operations. The AP report from Washington notes the military leadership faces pressure as the TFX debate intensifies and reshapes defense policy.

Fred S. Hoffman Washington (Ap George W. Anderson Pentagon Naval

Kennedy plans sway as Anderson replacement looms

Knowledgeable officers say President Kennedy’s move to replace Anderson signals shifts in high command. LeMay faces a one year extension amid Senate probes as McNamara backs the GD plan over Boeing. Anderson weighs an undisclosed government post while Navy and Air Force eyes an optimized fighter proposal.

Kennedy Anderson Curtis E. LeMay Air Force Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara Senate LeMay Bhuntspoken Strategic Air Command Congress Boeing Ced McNamara General Dynamics Corp Navy Senate Investigations Fred Korth House Capitol Hill Pentagon White House

Stole the judge's knife at Miami Juvenile Court

Judge Ben Shepard reported a switchblade was taken from his office after being stolen from a juvenile. The incident raises concerns about security in the Juvenile Court facility.

Miami Ben Sheppard Juvenile Court

Pair Plead Guilty As Spies In Russia

British businessman Greville Wynne and Soviet official Oleg Penkovsky pleaded guilty in Moscow show trial. They admitted spying for Britain and the United States, with possible death sentences looming for treason. The indictment cited plans to obtain rocket, military and political data and noted related embassy officials. Wynne had visited the USSR eight times representing British firms and had been held incommunicado since his arrest in Hungary last November.

Moscow Greville Wynne Oleg Penkovsky Amerieee Ee Saat Eeagoagle Ey Gy Ccemas ‘Gumeniea’ Ke Tae Rtier Soviet Committee For Coordination of Scientific Research East Germany Soviet Union Red China Rodney W. Carlson Alcester Alexis Davison Atlanta Richard Carl Jacob Egg Harbor City

Rail Bridge Back in Service After Damage

The Corps of Engineers in Nashville announced that river traffic delays from last week’s bridge damage are resolved. Col James B Newman III said repairs continue for a few days, but pilots can pass outside restricted hours now. the tug Robin struck the bridge on April 25 around 10 p.m. causing end floor beam damage. Southern Railway reported trains halted for hours and limited tow passage between 7:30–8:30 a.m. and 3:30–4:30 p.m.

Corps of Engineers Nashville Southern Railway James B. Newman III Corps Robin R. W. Lee Southern

Vacationers Free Pelican With Arrow Barbs Removed

BEFRIENDED PELICAN MIAMI AP Vacationers Don Steele of Cincinnati and Robert Trudel of Atlantic City fishing near here helped by a Miami man captured a fat pelican with an arrow through its body They used bait to nab the bird and removed the barbless arrow The pelican then flew away apparently none the worse for its ordeal.

Miami Don Steele Cincinnati Robert Trudel Atlantic City

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Ami Ucaipa DeWitt de Witt Walgreen Agency 2Nd Ave Johnston St Oldsmobile Mobil CNO Adm David L. McDonald Ander G. W. Anderson Gen C. E. Lemay General Dynamics Subcommittee McCrory-Economy McCreary-Economy Gateway Shopping Center Margaret Armstrong R. L. Allen Ruben Morrow Bob Behl J. C. Mainwood Mark Davenport J. Gilmer Blackburn Bryan Jones Peek Oldsmobile Cadillac Lee Street Decatur Ala CLI A & H Insurance Russia By Preston Grover Pelican HERTZ Woolworths Second Avenue
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