Court Nixes State Reapportion Plan
Federal court panel in Alabama rejected the Legislature's reapportionment, ordering its plan to take effect. Morgan County is split across four House districts and paired with Lawrence County in the Senate. The court found the plan racially discriminatory and set a May 17 deadline for a substitute.
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Winford Turner
Montgomery
Alabama
Morgan County
Lawrence County
Senate
Decatur
8Th St. SE
Slate
Cauthen
Falkville
Hartselle
Cullman County
Marshall County
City
Morgan
Bob Harris
Gray Says Destruction Of Files Was Intended
Former acting FBI Director L Patrick Gray III testified he was not directly ordered to destroy sensitive files from Ehrlichman and Dean but believed destruction was intended. He said he moved the papers to his Connecticut home in late 1972 and burned them during Christmas week after briefly reading some. He described cables suggesting Kennedy involvement in Diem's assassination and noted the cables may have been forged by Hunt. Gray released his opening statement ahead of Senate Watergate testimony and disputed earlier CIA deputy Walters.
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Washington
FBI
L. Patrick Gray III
John D. Ehrlichman
John W. Dean III
Stonington
Conn
Gray
State Department
Diem
South Vietnam
Hunt
John F. Kennedy
White House
Skylab 2 Crew Trains Through Day Off For Possible Rescue
Skylab 2 astronauts Alan Bean Owen Garriott and Jack Lousma planned a full day of medical science and earth resources experiments despite a potential Apollo ferry ship deterioration that could force an emergency rescue. Cape Kennedy launch crews work around the clock while the crew forgoes a planned day off and first space shower toward a possible Sept. 25 Earth return.
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Earth
Rodeo Queen 17 Killed In Wreck
Athens Limestone County coroner reports Cynthia Lynn Benson 17 rodeo queen and Athens High School senior died in a head on collision on New Cut Road west of Athens. Driver Ricky Tribble 20 treated and released. Funeral See RODEO On Page A-5.
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Sonny Turner
Athens
Alabama
Cynthia Lynn Benson
Here
New Cut Rd
Limestone County
Ralph Padgett
Athens High School
Joseph Benson
Norton Dr
Athens Limestone Hospital
Benson
Athens Fairgrounds
Mac Wise
Athens-Limestone Hospital
Padgett
Environmental professor opposes Browns Ferry cooling towers
Vanderbilt environmentalist Dr. Frank Parker urged temporary AEC approval to block licensing, calling TVA cooling towers a $60 million waste. Hearing at Limestone County Courthouse drew few public comments as TVA rebutted environmental concerns and AEC kept an open mind on licensing.
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Lee Sentell Athens
Vanderbilt University
Browns Ferry
Atomic Energy Commission
Frank Parker
TVA
Alabama Water Improvement Commission
Parker
AEC
Limestone County
Sidney J. Kingsley
Huntsville
Daniel Payne Hale
Hale
Tennessee Valley
David Powell
Powell
Vanderbilt
Tennessee
Nixon proposes major changes in financial system
President Nixon unveils a seven item package aimed at phasing out interest rate ceilings over five years, boosting mortgage lending with tax credits, and allowing NOW accounts for banks and savings and loan associations. Deputy Secretary Simon calls it a timely restructuring, with hearings hoped for this fall.
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Washington
Nixon
White House
the Treasury
William E. Simon
Justice Dept orders new probe of Kent State deaths
Attorney General Elliott L. Richardson ordered a fresh Justice Department investigation into the 1970 killings of four Kent State University students by National Guardsmen. The action aims to reexamine the circumstances and accountability surrounding the shootings.
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Washington AP
Elliot L. Richardson
Justice Department
Kent State University
Elisberg Portrait Lauded As Patriot Motive For Pentagon Papers
CIA’s early psychological view of Daniel Ellsberg praised him as driven by a higher order of patriotism in releasing the Pentagon Papers in 1971. The August 1971 report, later rejected by a White House unit, described him as brilliant and mission driven. Ellsberg noted motives beyond Vietnam and questioned the timing of the assessment. Ehrlichman later acknowledged the break in to a psychiatrist’s office sought more data on Ellsberg. See Ellsberg on page A-5.
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Seymour M. Hersh
New York Times News Service
Washington
The
Central Intelligence Agency
Daniel Elisberg
Pentagon
New York Times
Ellsberg
White House
Los Angeles
Senate Watergate Committee
John D. Ehrlichman
Lewis I. Fielding
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