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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 05, 1973

Page

5

Watergate spread shows White House campaign plot broad and long

Senate investigators say the Watergate break in was a small part of a broad, well funded effort begun in 1969 to influence the Democratic nominating process for 1972. They outline undercover networks, black advance, and efforts to discredit opponents including Ellsberg, Muskie, and Wallace, with records of Ulasewicz, Ehrlichman, and Haldeman.

Washington Senate White House Democratic Party Nixon Senate Watergate Committee Senate Select Committee On Watergate Senate Committee Massachusetts District of Columbia George McGovern D-S.d Anthony T. Ulasewicz New York John D. Ehrlichman Ulasewicz Chappaquiddick Island Edward M. Kennedy D.mass Edmud S. Muskie Maine Southeast Asia Ronald H. Walker H. R. Haldeman Charlotte N. C Billy Graham Haldeman Daniel Ellsberg Pentagon Elisberg Muskie Ehrlichman David R. Young Ofe Donald’ Segretti California Segretti Committee For Hubert H. Humphrey Minnesota Charles W. Colson Robert C. Mardian Colson George C. Wallace Alabama Wallace Albert P. Brewer

Skylab crew hit by spooky solar telescope outage

Space Center Houston AP reports the Skylab 2 crew faced a master alarm and a three second short circuit in the solar telescope power system forcing a shutdown of the telescope and likely canceling Monday's TV view of a space walk. Mission Control noted no major mission impact but rescue options loom as leaks in steering rockets prompt readiness for a fallback home plan.

Lewis Cape Kennedy

Neel School to Host Voter Information Update Session

Morgan County Board of Registrars will hold sessions at Neel School on Tuesday and Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. to update voter records with full names ages and addresses. Mrs. Ann Bell chair urges registered voters to provide needed details as ordered by the U S District Court Montgomery in conjunction with a reapportionment plan.

Neel School Morgan County Board of Registrars Ann Bell U. S. District Court Montgomery

Beecher’s Death Penalty Appeal Delayed by Transcript Pace

Johnny Daniel Beecher’s lawyers filed a notice of appeal after last June’s guilty verdict in his third first degree murder trial.Lawrence County court reporter Leon Eaves expects a 1000+ page transcript to take weeks beyond the Aug 21 deadline, with extensions likely. The defense then has 30 days for briefs, but that deadline may extend. hearings and rulings could span years given prior appeals. Beecher, sentenced to life in the 1964 Martha Jane Chisenall murder, has seen two prior appeals overturned by the US Supreme Court for coercion in confessions. He is now held at Mt. Meigs prison after moving from the Lawrence County Jail.

Lawrence County Leon Eaves Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals Montgomery Beecher Louise Holt Eaves US Supreme Court Powell Moulton Mt. Meigs

Dulcimer Craze Fad Yet Only Few Can Play

Article highlights mountain or Appalachian dulcimer as a little known instrument in country and bluegrass. Gary Nugester, a local player, discusses his second place at Smithville contest, handmade dulcimers, costs, tuning, and future plans while contrasting dulcimer sound with other strings. Includes notes on Fiddlers' conventions in Athens and future contests, plus a long list of Green Berets local camp participants.

Athens Gary Nugester Nugester Smithville Upper Cumberland Tenn Huntsville Nungesters Nungester Gatlinburg Tullahoma Hie

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