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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Oct 14, 1973

Page

3

Ford Begins First Day As Nominee With Swim

Gerald R. Ford, chosen by President Nixon to be Vice President, spends a quiet dawn swim before a packed day of high office briefings, a Capitol welcome, and public appearances. He meets Senate leaders, attends a news conference, and plans to remain in the House until confirmation votes.

Marjoire Hunter NEW York Times News Service Washington Gerald R. Ford Nixon United States White House House Capitol Secret Service Michigan Jerry Ford Cedar Springs Fords Virginia Ford Senate Mike Mansfield Hugh Scott Carl Albert John Nance Garner

Skylab to be visible over Decatur this week schedule

Skylab will be visible over Decatur three times next week weather permitting. On Wednesday at 6 02 a m it will pass from northwest to southeast for about 6 minutes 40 seconds reaching 55 degrees elevation at roughly 319 miles. A second sighting is planned for Thursday at 5 16 a m with similar duration and path.

Decatur

Work Permits Required for Student Employment in Decatur

City schools remind that students must obtain work permits before employment. Alabama rules impose fines from 10 to 500 dollars for violations. Since January about 10 children were found employed illegally, including a 13 year old working late shift. Permits are issued at no charge by Mrs Henson or Morgan County officials, with parents and physician consent, birth certificate, employer statement, and school permission. Under 14 faces strict limits. 14 and 15 year olds may work four hours on a school day and 28 hours weekly during school. no more than eight hours daily or 40 weekly when out of school.

Betty Henson Decatur City Schools Alabama Henson Morgan County Jewell Carr Sybile Tomlinson State of Alabama Department of Industrial Relations

Vague Flight Data Mentions Elevation and Range

Fragmentary UAV like report notes an elevation of 86 degrees and a range of 267 miles, then a movement on Friday at 6 10 a m west to south for 3 minutes 25 elevation of 13 degrees and a range of 820 statute miles.

Alcohol and pills raise driving risk beyond alcohol alone

Insurance reports warn mixing alcohol with medications can impair driving. Even a cold pill with alcohol may make a normally sane driver act dangerously, increasing crash risk and endangering others on the road.

Skylab Films Match Data From Eleven Rocket Launches

Films prepared for French scientist Dr. Georges Courtes equal the data he would obtain from eleven sounding rocket launches, providing a comparative measure of observational content and scientific insight.

Skylab Georges Courtes

Yanomamo Chant-In Believed To Halt War

Yanomamo people of Venezuela hold that a powerful chant-in can end hostilities. The practice centers on communal singing to restore peace and unity among rival groups.

Venezuela

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