Amputee Finds New Hope With Training At Gateway Car Wash
Dewey Shelton, an amputee who lost both legs in 1954, finds new purpose after years of drinking. With help from the Alcoholism Clinic and a rehabilitation center, he gains a job as a cashier at the Gateway Car Wash and a supportive network including his counselor Charles H. Rowe and Dick Coffey. He uses a wheelchair and artificial legs to work and plans to advocate against alcohol.
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Gateway Car Wash
Dewey
Birmingham
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Decatur
Alcoholism Clinic
Somerville Road
Huntsville
Dick Coffey
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Church
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Coffey
Roy Coffey
Decatur Daily
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Burglary Theories Cite Wire Trick At Nashville Station
Police could find no evidence of an explosion at the service station safe in Nashville Tennessee and $150 was missing. Investigators theorize thieves fished the bills out through a side hole using a wire and did not force the combination.
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Nashville
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Gin Destroyed Near Athens in 100000 Dollar Fire
Athens fire crews battled a blaze that destroyed Clem Brothers' gin and two nearby houses. Assistant Fire-Chief Larry Mobley said the fire, reported around 12 37 p.m., was out of control upon arrival. The gin stood about six miles northeast of Athens on the Old Ardmore Road.
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Here
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Ardmore “Rd
Space Age Signals Gulf Coast Exodus for MTO Project
The Space Age arrives as 2,630 people are moved from 142 550 acre tracts in Hancock and Pearl River counties to clear space for NASA's Michoud Test Operation. The plan aims to test 7.5 million pound boosters for Apollo 1970 launches, with Michoud near New Orleans expanding to 11 14 thousand jobs, many filled from outside the South. The relocation includes moving a graveyard to reduce sound, with first test firing anticipated March 1965.
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MTO
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Michoud Ordnance Plant
New Orleans
Mississippi
Michoud
Southeast
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