— HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — A member of Wernher von Braun's rocketry team in Alabama has died.
NASA says Jesco von Puttkamer died Thursday after a brief illness. He was 79.
Von Puttkamer moved to Huntsville in 1962 and worked with von Braun at the Marshall Space Flight Center. He was an engineer.
Von Puttkamer transferred to NASA Headquarters in Washington in 1974. He most recently worked as a technical manager for the International Space Station.
Von Puttkamer is survived by his wife, Ursula.
Main Street Family Pharmacy of Newbern, Tenn. shipped the tainted medicine to clinics in 13 states, including to one clinic in Alabama.
Athens Police Chief Floyd Johnson said more officers will be out in force this weekend. More patrol cars will be seen in high-density areas, he said, while officers may also be conducting roadblocks in lower traffic areas.
New Hope man arrested for failing to register as a sex offender
Gov. Robert Bentley has signed two bond issues into law, along with a bill changing Alabama's campaign finance law.
A one-vehicle crash in western Limestone County killed two people. Their pickup truck had an out-of-state iicense plate, according to Limestone Coroner Mike West, who declared both occupants dead at the scene. He referred to both as "subjects" instead of male or female victims because both bodies were burned in the crash.
People will be allowed to walk around with an alcoholic beverage in the districts on Thursdays and Fridays starting June 20.
Earlier this spring, Carpenter officials told The News Courier that the plant’s 100-ton forge, also known as a hydraulic radial press should arrive this summer from Germany and will be delivered via barge up the Tennessee River.
WAFF-48 in Huntsville is reporting that two people were killed in a single-vehicle wreck in Limestone County this morning.
The station is reporting that the wreck happened shortly after 4 a.m. near the intersection of U.S. 72 and Glaze Road.
A pick-up truck reportedly crashed and caught fire, state troopers said.
The News Courier will have more on this story as information becomes available.
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