Decatur Two Die In Weekend Traffic Crash And Others Hurt
A two vehicle collision at Grant Street and Somerville Road in Decatur Saturday killed Charles Clifton Hicks 39 and left a city woman hospitalized. Ten or more people injured in six other Saturday accidents due to rain slick roads. Minor injuries reported on U S 20 when a car hit a utility pole. Statewide, four more traffic deaths occurred from highway crashes including Harvey Eugene Nichols in Etowah County and others in Cherokee Choctaw and Florence counties.
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Grant St
Somerville Road
Charles Clifton Hicks
Decatur General Hospital
Morgan County
John McBride
Phyliss Simmons
Elizabeth Ave
Hick
Nelda
Simmons
Lowell
Earl Cottingham
Cottingham
Hicks
Gunthorp Funeral Home
Harvey Eugene Nichols
Gadsden
Etowah
James Lewis
Port City
Piedmont
John T. Williams
U. S. 278
Cherokee County
Larry L. Sikes
Gilbertown
U. S. 84
Choctaw County
Gary W. Green
Florence
Alabama 17
Mamas and the Papas not broken up says spokesman
Fans puzzled by rumors learn the group is on vacations rather than split. Mama Cass will pursue solo work while remaining part of the group.
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Apollo 7 Astronauts Play Celestial Tag
Apollo 7 astronauts chase and rendezvous with a tumbling spent Saturn stage above the Pacific. Walter Schirra, Donn Eisele, and Walter Cunningham close to 70 feet, hover for nearly 30 minutes, report window problems, and plan in-flight TV imagery while testing the command module’s main engine and navigation systems.
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Science
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Houston
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Moon
Pacific
Schirra
America
Space
Donn F. Eisele
Walter Cunningham
Gadsden Beauty Named Alabama Maid of Cotton
Jane Sims a 20 year old from Gadsden was chosen Alabama Maid of Cotton from 46 contestants at a statewide event. The Jacksonville State University student stands 5 11 and weighs 119 pounds with 34 24 36 measurements. She will compete nationally in Memphis in January and receives a 500 dollar scholarship plus a cotton wardrobe.
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Gadsden
Jacksonville State University
Miss Sims
Charles R. Sims
Etowah
Jeanie Muse
Scottsboro
Sylvia West
Houston County
Herbert C. West
Dothan
Sharon Herman
George S. Herman
Birmingham
Alabama
Memphis
Marines Repels Big Red Force Near Thuong Duc Camp
US Marines repelled a major North Vietnamese assault after a 37 hour battle near the Thuong Duc Green Beret camp 27 miles southwest of Da Nang. Eight Marines were killed and 20 wounded while the enemy suffered 31 dead as weather limited air support. The clash occurred in jungle foothills as part of a larger operation to relieve pressure on the Thuong Duc camp.
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Thuong Duc
Green Beret
da Nang
5Th Regiment
Wallace denies 1970 gubernatorial bid at Morgan County fundraiser
Circuit Judge Jack Wallace, in Morgan County to back his brother’s campaign, rejected reports he would run for governor in 1970. At a $2 plate barbecue, about 150 supporters heard a quiet speech blaming violence on past Republican administrations and Nixon era politics. Wallace emphasized no new George Wallace and praised his brother’s record.
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George Wallace
Georgia
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Decatur
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