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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1971
Page
1
A 210 foot long Space Shuttle Orbiter designed by North American Rockwell Space Division engineers for NASA showcases maneuvers for rendezvous with a manned space station in the early 1980s. The Orbiter features advanced design concepts aimed at orbital docking and support.
River traffic on the Tennessee River resumes on a limited basis after the Southern Railway bridge was struck twice last week by the Molly M of Greenville Mississippi and the Mary Ethel of Decatur. Bridge openings are restricted to twice daily until repairs finish.
An Eva resident, James Charles Tankersley, 32, died when his dune buggy left Childers Road near Eva and struck a tree. James Lynn Patton, 32, and J. L. Compton, 34, both of Eva, were injured and treated at Cullman Hospital. Funeral services for Tankersley will be announced.
North Vietnamese forces pounded U.S. bases along the DMZ with rockets and mortars for a fourth night as American artillery answered with heavy barrages from Saigon.
Two people were shot and wounded in Chattanooga as mayor Robert Kirk Walker declared a state of emergency and imposed a 7 p.m to 8 a.m curfew amid reports of civil disobedience and vandalism by groups of young Blacks. Further details were unavailable.
Howard B. Hovis of 1802 8th Ave SW won first place in the seventh weekly Decatur Daily Biggest Fish Contest with a three pound eight ounce stripe. Billy Baine of Athens placed second and Charlie R. Dean of Hartselle third with two pounds one ounce. Final week begins at midnight Saturday for several counties. crappie is the final target and entry forms are at bait shops and marinas.
Local ad lists Frigidaire sales and service for 20 years by Robinson Burdnure Co. on Ave Couetaton Decatur with phone number 353 2370.
The newspaper recalls that on this date in 1701 Captain William Kidd was hanged in London after his piracy and murder conviction. The item is part of a date feature alongside other daily calendar notes and weather.
Twenty two contestants from Decatur Hartselle Athens Priceville Russellville Phil Campbell Ardmore Tenn Hanceville Cullman compete for Miss Point Mallard at Point Mallard aquatics center. The regional event precedes Miss Alabama and offers local and state awards totaling 38000 with open house 5 p.m. and pageant at 7 p.m.
A major earthquake struck eastern Turkey near Bingol causing massive damage. Officials fear hundreds dead and up to 2000 injured as most buildings including the prison and hospital lie in ruins. A mobile hospital and 1500 tents were dispatched while darkness fell over the city.
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