Mobilians Back Busing Plan Amid Desegregation Tensions
Mobile Alabama officials push ahead with a desegregation busing plan despite warnings of potential disturbances in Mobile County and nearby areas. Oxford and Hobson City opened schools Aug 26 with limited disorder while executives emphasize constitutional compliance and community support.
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New York Times
Mobile
George Wallace
Public Safety
Alabama
Col
W.L. Allen
Mobile County
Prichard
Chicasaw
Grand Bay
Calhoun County
Oxford
Hobson City
Wallace
Mobile County Board of School Commissioners
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Soviet unmanned launches prompt manned lunar speculations
British and American space experts argue the Soviet Union has conducted four unmanned Cosmos flights in 10 months as tests of components for a possible manned Moon landing. They cite high apogees and distances, restartable propulsion tests, and greater in‑space maneuverability, while note Soviet denial of a manned program.
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Washington
Soviet Union
United States
Summer’s Gone Yet Susan Berry Proves Summer Lingers
September and Labor Day hint at fall while 18 year old Susan Berry shows summer remains in look and mood. Susan embodies the season’s lingering vibe as the newspaper notes the contrast between calendar and weather.
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Susan Berry
Susan
Missing Soviet Moon Rocket Boosts Space Race Narrative
The article identifies a large booster rocket, likened to Saturn V size, as the crucial missing hardware in Soviet tests. It notes the Cosmos 434 mission launched from Tyuratam on Aug 12 carried an engine with six times the thrust of a standard Soyuz propulsion system.
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Tyuratam
Drown Victim William Fry Identified In Limestone
The body of William R. Fry, 36, of Athens, a Redstone Arsenal employee, was recovered about 30 feet deep near Lucy's Branch after his boat capsized during a family fishing trip. His 14-year-old daughter Susan survived, later recounting the accident. Funeral services set for Tuesday at Spry Funeral Home Chapel. Fry leaves a widow and four daughters.
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Athens
Redstone Arsenal
Lucy’s
Flint
M.W
Buddy
Evans
Spry Funeral Home
Roland H. Clemons
Limestone Memorial Gardens
Mayflower voyage note and local weather brief
On this date 1620 the Pilgrims sailed the Mayflower from Plymouth England. Partly cloudy and warm today through Tuesday with a 30 percent chance of thundershowers this afternoon 20 percent tonight and Tuesday. Highs around 89 lows near 68.
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Plymouth
England
Woman Found Frozen During Survival School Exercise
A 21 year old Oregon woman died from exposure high on a central Oregon mountain during an Outward Bound survival course. A 19 year old missing student from an eastern state prompted a search by sheriff deputies and instructors. Pamela Sulliva 18 of Seattle was found safe. The group of 43 girls aged 16 to 23 had split into smaller teams during a ten day wilderness training in the Three Sisters area.
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Bend
Ore
Oregon
Pamela Sulliva
Seattle
Saurday
Eugene, Ore
Outward Bound, Inc
Bill Richards
Rescuers Reach Site of Alaskan Plane Crash
In Alaska near Juneau bad weather stalled recovery of 111 deaths after an Alaska Airlines jet struck a mountain Saturday. Officials said bodies would be moved from a high plateau by winches and helicopters as National Guardsmen bring in tents and supplies for recovering crews.
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Juneau
Alaska
Alaska Airlines
Juneau Municipal Airport
Harry McLaughlin
National
Labor Day Observances Across Region Highlight Reunion and Travel
Area residents marked Labor Day with beach outings and a Terry Club Reunion near Courtland drawing 1500 to 2000 attendees led by A. Guy Terry's legacy. Officials including U.S. Rep. Bob Jones and Atty. Gen. Sallie Maddox were expected. many services closed while voter registration remained open at the Morgan County Courthouse basement until 4 30. Traffic congestion persisted in Scottsboro and national safety forecasts warned of holiday driving risks.
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Terry Club
Courtland
A. Guy Terry
U.S
Bob Jones
Scottsboro
Miss Sallie Maddox
Decatur
I.E. Self
Gridiron Forecast Offers Free Tickets to Two Games
Readers in DECATUR are invited to submit entries for this week’s 1971 Gridiron Forecast in THE DAILY. The winner by 4 0 p m Friday earns a choice of tickets to either the Alabama Southern Miss game or the Auburn Chattanooga game, with the second place receiving the remaining tickets. An entry form and rules appear on page B3.
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Decatur Daily
Mississippi Woman Convicted in Belle Mona Biddy Death
Convicted Mrs. Carolee Biddy of Jackson was sentenced Sunday to 20 years for manslaughter in the death of her young stepdaughter Mona Biddy. This followed a second trial after Mona's body was found on the Pearl River bank near Jackson ten months earlier.
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Carolee Biddy
Jackson
Miss
Mrs. Biddy
Mona Biddy
Pearl River
Explosive Damage Rips Through Chattanooga High School
Police probe an explosion Sunday night that tore a hole in a portable classroom, shattered nearby windows, and flung debris up to 450 feet at a Chattanooga high school. Prime Minister Lynch arrives in London for talks with Heath to curb Northern Ireland violence. A gunman at a sheep farm near Adelaide kills ten, including eight children, and police detain the mother seven children’s husband.
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London
Jack Lynch
Ireland
Edward Heath
Northern Ireland
Adelaide
Australia
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