NORAD at Crossroads as Defense Needs Change
NORAD faces a choice between upgrading to counter new missile threats or remaining a warning system. With past emphasis on bomber defense, experts note no airtight defense against ICBMs, while plans like the Sentinel missile defense aim to shield against limited attacks. Defense policy shifts hinge on Washington decisions and evolving threat assessments.
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Sentinel and layered defense plans across NORAD era debate
Commanders urge 25 to 75 ICBMs by mid 1970s, while a modernized air defense centered on airborne radar is proposed. The Pentagon seeks to scrap many land based radars and older jets for a new system, but the Senate balks over using F-106s versus F-12s. Canada weighs modernization but rejects deploying Sentinel radars or nuclear missiles on its soil. The US intends a fortified defense complex costing 142 million dollars with deep underground protection and rapid emergency access.
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Four Teens Survive Capsized Tenn River Runabout Sinking
Four Somerville youths Jimmy Sharp Larry Osborn Phyllis Lawrence and Joan Osborn swam to shore after their 14 foot fiberglass runabout capsized on the Tennessee River about a mile east of Keller Memorial Bridge near the city water works plant. The boat valued at 800 dollars. Water patrolman Curtis Poe cited unusually rough conditions with six foot waves.
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Jimmy Sharp
9Th Ave
Larry Osborn
Phyllis Lawrence
Joan Osborn
Somerville
Osborn
Keller Memorial Bridge
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Alabama Water
Curtis Poe
Daily News Staff Wins Five State AP Awards
The Daily News staff won five Alabama AP awards at the luncheon in Montgomery, sharing the sweepstakes with Huntsville Times and The Birmingham News. The Daily earned for a special section on Gov. Lurleen Wallace and took firsts in Reporting Without A Deadline and Class A features. Turner and Benn won notable spots for coverage of a Star Texas accident and Hub Gardner pieces. Ken Elkins and Ed Bruchac were also recognized for photography.
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Decatur Daily
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DAILY
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Lurleen Wallace
Alabama
Mike Freeman
Winford Turner
Alvin Benn
George Biggers
Ray Martin
Cora Blair
Judy Jones
Ners
Star
Texas
Athens
Ed Bruchac
Montgomery Advertiser
Turner
Mooresville
Ken Elkins
Huntsville Times News
Tennessee Valley
Campaigning Begins for City Mayor Seat Change
Guntharp and Odom lead a mayor race as the switch to mayor council takes effect. Martin recalls 1966 council bid and announces candidate slate for five council seats including Terry Gardner Namie weighs run. Gunthorp leaves office Oct 7. only incumbent to seek mayor under new system.
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Joe Terry
Hub Gardner
Louie Namie
Namie
5Th Ave
Gunthorp
Guntharp Funeral Home
Setup. Com
Robbery at Spur Service Station Nets $105
Police investigate a 6th Ave Spur Service Station robbery that netted about $105. Attendant Roger Borden said two Negro men in their late 20s to early 30s drove in at 3:20 a.m. and grabbed him from behind before stealing his billfold containing the cash and two small checks.
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Cedar St
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Spur
Éth Ave
Holly St
Borden
Two Infants Die In Area Collision Near Danville
Two infants, Janie Marie Farley three weeks and Wayne Smith six months, were killed in a broadside two car collision at Alabama 157 and Morgan County 41 near Danville. Nine others were injured, some seriously, as State Troopers investigated the crash and identified the Farley child at the wreck site and the Smith child at Hartselle Hospital. Benjamin Lee Two was cited as a driver in the related early afternoon collision at Alabama 157 and Danville Road.
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Here
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Wayne Smith
Asper
R Webster
Theccident
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Smith
Hartselle Hospital
Anderson Selden urges Allen to disclose finances
The Associated Press reports Rep Armistead Selden challenged former Lt Gov Jim Allen during a Birmingham news conference to reveal corporate directorships and clients. Selden said since 1952 he has left his law practice and has not represented clients or earned fees, nor serves as a director in any bank or insurance firm.
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Jim Allen
Birmingham
Selden
Allen
Supreme Court Rejects Carmichael Appeal on Court Access
The Supreme Court today refused Stokely Carmichael and other Black Power militants’ bid to overturn limits on press and public access during trials. In a separate dispatch from Moscow, Izvestia accused U S Embassy second secretary Jon S Lodeesen of spying.
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Supreme Court
Stokely Carmichael
Moscow
Izvestia
U. S
Jon S. Lodeesen
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