Comet Kohoutek to Light Night Skies in 1973
Fernbank scientists in Atlanta report Comet Kohoutek may outshine Halley’s 1910 display, with daylight visibility possible. It will brighten before predawn in late November and stay visible to naked eye through February, offering a rare chance to study solar system origins and cosmic scales.
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Decatur Board revises drug suspension policy and bids
The Decatur Board of Education revised the drug suspension code to suspend students for drug related offenses on or off school premises and allow counsel in hearings. The action adds off campus language and outlines expulsion for guilty students, along with a report requirement to police. The meeting also accepted a $37,564 bid from Insche Building Systems for a 60 by 120 foot metal warehouse to house maintenance and operations shops of the Lee School.
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Sweet Sue Kitchens Back In Operation After Pollution Probe
Athens plant Sweet Sue Kitchens Inc. resumes operations after a shutdown to install anti pollution devices. AWIC inspectors are probing pre treatment equipment that could trigger a 10000 dollar daily fine if malfunctioning. Co owner Jim Beasley says the system now works. prior order cited grease clogging sewers and raw sewage spills into an open creek.
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Agnew Nixon Meet Amid Rumors Of Resignation
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew and President Richard Nixon held a lengthy private meeting amid persistent rumors that Agnew might resign. A White House spokesman said there would be no report or discussion on the meeting or on rumors from unidentified sources. The article notes continuing reports of Agnew's possible resignation in the near future.
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Kissinger Approved as Secretary of State by Senate
The Senate approved Henry A. Kissinger as secretary of state to replace William P. Rogers. Consumer prices rose 1.8 percent in August the steepest in 26 years driven by food price jumps not seen since 1933. Alabama reports a miniature liquor bottle shortage amid a Louisville distillery strike under state law. Lebanon reports Egypt secretly warning Palestinian guerrillas it will break the three year Middle East cease fire.
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Decatur Magnavox Dealer Marks 16 Years in Town
Robison Furniture on Downtown Second Avenue, Decatur celebrates 16 years as the local Magnavox dealer with address 353 270 and ongoing sales and service offerings.
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Astros Seek Longer Stay in Skylab Mission
Astros prefer an extended stay aboard Skylab 2 with Alan Bean Jack Lousma and Owen Garriott saying after nearly two months in space that man could remain up there indefinitely and that they would welcome two more months aboard the orbiting lab while noting expected medical adjustment on Earth return next Tuesday.
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Local high school football thrillers spark tight wins
Addison edged Falkville 14 to 13 and Madison Academy narrowly beat East Limestone 74 in area action last night. A2 coverage notes a tax notice goof affecting 150 families and Morgan County’s water system plan proceeds despite funding gaps.
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Fight Inflation Eat More Penn Hamburgers
Decatur dining ad for Penn Hamburgers downtown. Cady contact at 355-0513 promotes affordable meals as a consumer tip.
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Decatur
Croce Killed in Plane Crash After College Show
Rock star Jim Croce aged 30 died when his chartered twin engine plane crashed shortly after takeoff near Nachitoches Louisiana. Also killed were Maurice Muehleisen Dennis Rast George Stevens Kenneth Cortese and Robert Elliott.
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Leroy Brown
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Trenton
N.J
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Englewood
Colo
Dennis Rast
Chicago
Kenneth Dominick Cortese
Robert Newton Elliott
Dallas
Tex
Leroy
Big Bad
Nachitoches
Northwestern State University
NASA studies frills and lace in space for women
NASA began five week tests at Ames California with 12 Air Force flight nurses to assess how women endure weightlessness and reentry. The research seeks differences in biorhythms biochemistry cardiovascular responses and endocrine changes compared with men as NASA aims to place a woman on shuttle flights planned for 1978.
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Ames Research Center
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First naval battle of the American Revolution on Lake Champlain
In Today's Daily On This Date 1776 the first naval engagement of the American Revolution occurred on Lake Champlain. Weather outlook shows highs in the mid 80s and lows in the mid 60s with a 20 percent chance of rain Saturday. Complete weather and map details appear on page B3.
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Moulton Resident Sells Couch Chair and Bicycle
Faye Thompson of 506 S Main Moulton sold a couch chair and an old bicycle. The ad notes 11 more wanting items like these and promotes Decatur Daily Want Ads as the marketplace reaching Morgan and nearby counties. Ads list early American floral coach and chair and a used 18 inch bike with training wheels.
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