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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1973
Page
1
Simulator weighs in on space weightlessness and plans to start real tests today. Officials hope to deploy a large curtain that would shield Skylab from the sun’s intense rays, enabling accurate exposure studies and equipment protection.
Odle, former admin director for the Committee for the Re election of the President, testified that Mitchell made major DOJ decisions before resigning in 1972. He said ultimate political control for the Nixon campaign rested in the White House and that memoranda reached Mitchell starting May 1971.
Deputy Treasury Secretary William E. Simon plans public hearings to decide if a mandatory oil allocation program is needed. The aim is to judge if voluntary allocations by major oil firms work to fairly share scarce fuel. No date set. shortages hit independents municipalities and farmers.
Seminole County Sheriff Dan White reported the missing vehicle of one Alday family member was located in Livingston Alabama. In Paris, Henry Kissinger and Le Duc Tho met for the first time in three months to discuss enforcing the Vietnam ceasefire reached last winter.
Police and animal shelter officials chased a three foot tall peacock that blocked traffic on College St SE. Pat McDaniel said the bird landed on a rooftop after a two block pursuit and the chase ended when the owner became irate. The shelter has received several complaints about fowl blocking gardens and the city lacks a leash law for birds.
A dark blue vinyl curtain about 20 by 20 by 6 feet could be installed over Skylab I to lower interior temperatures. The device, described as a giant bandage, would cover the habitable section and address temperatures that have reached 120 degrees or more inside the craft.
The Space Agency announced a five day delay in the Skylab 1 launch to Friday May 25 to fix an overheating problem on the 294 million dollar orbital lab. John Discher said engineers will design a sunshade and astronauts will possibly perform a space walk to install it during a repair mission.
Astronauts Kerwin Schweickart arrive at Marshall and others join at Johnson Space Center for testing. NASA leans toward a curtain sunshield with multiple deployment concepts as engineers race to ready MSFC simulators and prepare the planned 28 day and two 56 day Skylab missions.
On this date in 1954 the US Supreme Court ruled that racial segregation in American public schools was unconstitutional. The page also notes regional weather and other daily sections.
Gold prices eased in London Frankfurt and Zurich while the dollar rose on foreign exchanges. The London ounce opened at 103.50 dollars after a 5-dollar drop from the week’s highs, and Zurich quoted 101.50 dollars as official price pressures rise against a government price increase.
The Senate Watergate investigators have a broad mandate to expose wrongdoing and suggest reforms, unlike grand jury probes focused on legality. Open hearings are public and televised, drawing criticism of past panels for politics over policy, while the panel vows no witch hunts.
A part owner of Thornton's Trailer Court is charged with assault with intent to murder James W. Hobbie after a fast driving dispute. Hobbie, 34, is in critical condition at Decatur General Hospital. Nix, 38, told police Hobbie approached with a hammer during an argument near a mobile home. Nix was jailed awaiting bond.
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