Athens College to Award 171 Degrees at May 31 Ceremony
Athens College will confer 171 degrees at graduation May 31 with 24 master's degrees in teaching and business. State Superintendent Ernest Stone will deliver the keynote, as Limestone, Morgan, and Madison counties report numerous bachelor and master candidates across multiple programs.
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Athens
Athens College
Ralph Savage
Ernest Stone
Limestone County
Nancy D. Broadwater
James E. Johnston
John W. Bradbury
Ceroleigh R. Collins
Robert Collins
Carl “Garry Hargrove
Robert W. Hicks
Kenneth Lewter
Doris J. Loggins
Maxie D. South
Kenneth Anderson
Barry Bryan
James A. Christopher
Mary D. Clark
Billie Hammond
Melinda Hobbs
Larry Holt
Wanda L. Merritt
James Minor
Nell H. Osborne
John Parker
Margaret Pepper
Brent P. Petersen
J. James Reed
Shelby Nelson
David Chisholm
James Fennel
Bobby Graham
Carole M. Herery
Walter J. Merritt
Susanne K. Ramsey
Thomas Rowan
Sharon Russell
Robert Simmons
Ellen S. Beattie
Dan Bennett
Carolyn Campbell
Rebecca G. Moldenhauer
Marion Milliston
John Moman
Carolyn M. Richard
Rita B. Smith
Sara A. White
Phil Holladay
Morgan County
Kandala Srinivas
Gilmer L. Ellis
Virginia S. Filler
Edith B. Sobotka
J. P. Thomas
Charles Blackwell
J. Tilden Dillard
Don M. Hendry
Richard Juntilla
William S. Lanier
Becky M. Meyer
Sally Rogers
James K. Sams
Eugenia K. Sharpe
Ronnie Sparkman
Brenda Crow
Majorie Farley
Winston G. Lovvorn
John E. Lynch
Jay. Martin
Majorie D. Moore
Margerite Stone
Jean R. Bolton
Annie S. Bowers
Tommie G. Campbell
Laura R. Dapper
Joel E. King
William Sharpe
Madison County
Marvin E. Anderson
Michael F. Ryder
Jane Ann Lorren
James O. Puckett
Randall R. Brooks
William O. Bullen
Edwin J. Butler
Douglas E. Chietzberg
William Ealy
Rey Edmondson
Charles F. Foote
Charles G. Hand
James E. Hatfield
Carl E. Jones
James Lamb
Jimmy D. Nash
Robert R. Owens
Reginald Skinner
William Tignor
Judy L. Chaney
Raymond James
Sandra K. Schussell
Glenda F. Benson
Melinda Mears
Lawarence B. Miller
Charlotte K. Montgomery
Margaret E. Morgan
Mable B. Sexton
Alabama
Robert
NASA Program Award Goes To City Student
Joseph R. Duncan, a 1961 Decatur High School graduate, is one of 20 chosen nationwide for a NASA fellowship. A 20 member college design team will study a long distance air transport system for the 1980s, including sociological and economic factors. Duncan will evaluate noise and air pollution. He holds a B S in civil engineering from the University of Alabama and aims for a master's in sanitary engineering in August. He is married to Patsy Ann Martin of Decatur.
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Joseph R. Duncan
Decatur High School
United States
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
U. S
Duncan
University of Alabama
Patsy Ann Martin
Decatur
Red Cross Swimming Registration Open in City Parks
Vacancies remain in Red Cross swimming classes for all levels from beginner to advanced and lifesaving. Courses run at Aquadome and Bluehaven pools with sessions June 9 to August 1. Junior and senior lifesaving start June 14 on Saturdays at Bluehaven. info via the city Park and Recreation Board.
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Red Cross
Jimmy Brown
Decative Park “and Recreation Board
Aquadome
Bluehaven Pools
Bluehaven Pool
The
City Park and Recreation Board
Missing Air Base Sergeant Steals C130 Flies Toward Atlantic
A sergeant at Mildenhall stole a six year old C130 cargo plane and taxied it before taking off toward the Atlantic. UK and US search aircraft scoured Britain as authorities speculated he may be over water or down in the sea. The crew chief from Missouri reportedly left behind a wife and three children in Poquoson.
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Atlantic
Goose Bay
Labrador
Gander
Newfoundland
Langley Air Force Base
Virginia
Meyer
Mildenhall
Louisiana
Missouri
Mexico
Air Force
Poquoson
England
Mildenhall Base
United States
3Rd U.S. Air Force
Britain
Royal Air Force
Neighbor Confiscates .38 Pistol in Local Incident
McBride reported Vinson died almost instantly from wounds to the left side of his back near the waist. The victim wore a light blue shirt and brown slacks, with one shoe nearby. Moore was taken into custody without resistance in front of his home. deputies and officers assisted the investigation.
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McBride
Vinson
Moore
Dep
Pat. Patterson
Jep Tallent
Boyce Chapman
Charles Miller
William Hemphill
Berkeley Disorders Sparked by University Lot Feud and Influx of Violence
In Berkeley a protest over a university owned lot led to clashes as police used shotguns and tear gas. A nonstudent, James Rector, died from gunshot wounds amid a week of confrontations between residents, students, and authorities. Reagan defended police actions while narrowing loitering restrictions near the campus. A tentative pact between black and Puerto Rican students and the City College administration was announced with details to follow.
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Berkeley
People’s Park
James Rector
Reagan
Anaheim
Rector
Ronald Reagan
John L. Burton
San Francisco
New York
City College
Forty Pre Teachers Practice Here in Decatur Schools
About 40 student teachers from four colleges completed practice teaching in Decatur City Schools since January. Roughly one third signed contracts with the system. Funds from the Education Professions Development Act grant fund para professionals and community human resources projects. The district has $10,000 and expects $43,724 for Jan 1, 1969 to June 30, 1970. A summer workshop for 600 teachers is planned, eight Saturdays.
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Decatur
Supt. H. R. Leeman
Education Professions Development Act
Leeman
Lindbergh on aviation future and limits
Lindbergh says the era of aviation advancing as art and science without outside influence is ending. He notes technological limits can be measured more precisely, reducing sensational breakthroughs. He cites the SST as technically within reach but economically unclear, and says the industry's future hinges on economy politics war and unforeseen factors.
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Lindbergh
Lindberg
Twelve Decatur students to receive Southern degrees at Birmingham–Southern
Twelve Decatur students will graduate from Birmingham Southern College with May 31 commencement in Hill Amphitheatre. Speaker will be Winton Blount, U S postmaster general. Candidates include Akridge in secretarial studies, Clark in math, Jones in art, King in elementary education, McWhorter in religion and philosophy, Sundback in psychology, Wood in French, French in music education, Mays in English, Sidebotham in business administration, Troup in physical education, and Waddle in history, with sorority and fraternity ties noted.
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Decatur
Birmingham- Southern College
Hill
Winton M._ Blount
United States
Gerry Veazey Akridge
T. M’ Veazey
Patricia Nan Clark
Miss Clark
Cherles R. Clark
Wynne Elizabeth Jones
Wynne Jervis Jones
Miss Jones
Delta Zeta Sorority
Martha Jamie King
James King
Miss King
Alpha Omicron Pi Sorority
Alan McWhorter
McWhorter
Charles Roland McWhorter
Karen Sundback
Apollo 10 crew hovers and rendezvous near the Moon
The LEM can hover briefly to choose a touchdown area as Stafford notes boulders and craters near the site. After a tense near miss with docking alignment, Stafford and Cernan redocked with Young, exclaiming joy at reunion. The crew reports a hazardous tunnel depressurization delay and a 350 mile separation during mission maneuvers.
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Stafford
Cernan
Young
Snoopy
Charlie Brown
Moon
Mission Control
Galveston Bay
Cotillion Dinner Dance reservations and local market sale notice
Dinner dance reservations for the Cotillion on June 13 require calling Mrs. Bill Sexton at 353-4206 after May 25. Decatur Curb and Country Market at the corner of 1st Ave and Grant St will be open Saturday 6 am to 5 pm selling strawberries peas greens onions squash potatoes beans cabbages eggs peaches and homemade jams and cakes.
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Decatur Curb
1St Ave
Grant St
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