Skylab trio thanks Marshall on visit to space center
Marshall Space Flight Center hosts Skylab astronauts Cmdr. Charles Conrad Dr. Joseph Kerwin and Paul Weitz for a two hour visit during a meet the workers tour They reflect on Marshall learned zero gravity work on the Neutral Buoyancy Simulator and fixes that saved Skylab They praise Marshall as part of the mission’s success and note records have been broken
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Pete) Conrad
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Houston
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Tony Boyle Charged With Yablonski Family Deaths
Former United Mine Workers leader Tony Boyle faces murder charges in the 1969 killings of Joseph Yablonski and his wife and daughter. A federal grand jury also indicted him for conspiring to deprive Yablonski of union rights.
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Tony’’ Boyle
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Joseph A. Yablonski
Yablonski
Boyle
William J.turnblazer
Tony
EPA seeks relaxed pollution controls in TVA plan
The Environmental Protection Agency plans to outline proposals to relax emissions rules, a move TVA says could save $40 million at two North Alabama plants while avoiding a 30 percent rate rise. The plan would let use of less costly controls and reduced generation on windless days, with scrubber options costing far more.
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North Alabama
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Widows Creek
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Power Resource Planning
Palestinian gunmen end embassy siege after 27 hours
In Paris a team calling themselves idealists not terrorists forced their way out of a barricaded embassy after a 27 hour siege. They fled with six Arab hostages believed held by authorities. The incident concludes a tense standoff with no immediate details on casualties.
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Dont Play The Purple Card Bingo Jackpot Final Night
Any color card except purple can win this week's 200 jackpot in Newspaper Bingo. With no winners last week, the prize doubles to 200 Bingo Bucks redeemable at participating merchants. Adults except Decatur Daily employees and families may play. check THE DAILY ads for Bingo Bugs and match numbers on your cards.
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Nixon Sets Plan for New State of the Union Message
President Nixon denounces a Democratic Congress as disappointingly active and will send a fresh State of the Union message Monday to push administration bills. He aims to curb spending, bolster defense, and advance energy, education, housing, and development measures while noting inflation and Middle East diplomacy. House leaders respond with mixed opinions amid Watergate questions.
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House
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D-Okla
Gerald Ford
Michigan
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Real Estate Leader Dies in Huntsville Hospital
John Eugene Wright, 48, a Decatur Realtor of 23 years, died after a brief illness. Services Friday at 11 a.m. at Shelton Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. A B Van Arsdale officiating. burial in Roselawn Cemetery. Survivors include a son, two daughters, parents, and a sister. Active pallbearers listed. See REAL On Page A4.
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Shelton Funeral Home Chapel
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Jane Barron
L. B. Wright
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William B. Eyster
Harold R. Russell
Maxie P. Blalock
Finis Morgan
George Horsley
McKinley Shot in Buffalo in 1901 Media Note
On this date in 1901 President William McKinley was shot in Buffalo New York by an assassin. He died eight days later marking a pivotal moment in U S history.
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William McKinley
Buffalo
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