No Indictments Expected In Wallace Grand Jury Probe
A federal grand jury probe into alleged income tax fund irregularities tied to Gov. George Wallace’s campaign funds is over and no indictments are expected. A Justice Department source said the panel will not reconvene unless fresh evidence appears, and there is no anticipated case to indict Wallace or associates.
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Montgomery
George Wallace
Decatur Daily
Justice Department
Wallace
Washington
Chicago
White House
Sparkman Seeks 1972 Reelection Talk Patchy in Decatur Visit
Sen. John Sparkman toured Decatur on Tuesday acknowledging an early campaign feel but refused to commit to running in 1972. He said he is always running and dismissed reports of a definite decision. He named possible Democratic foes and GOP prospects while dodging the reelection question. He spoke at Sears Roebuck and to local groups, predicting a Paris talks settlement for POWs and noting the Berlin airlift as a reference.
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Bob Lowry
John Sparkman
Decatur
Cullman
Sparkman
Mobile
Lambert Mims
Tom Turnipseed
George Wallace
Jimmy Faulkner
Baldwin County
Winton Blount
Jim Martin
Gadsden
Morgan County
Sears Roebuck & Co
Paris
Berlin
America
Old church pews for sale in two lengths
Church pews measured 6 and 8 feet priced at 8 dollars each or 200 dollars for all. Contact numbers 353 8954 or 393 5849 for details or pickup.
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New Home Primitive Baptist Church
Senate Pursues Highway Package Amid Late Night Talks
Alabama Senate meets after midnight to negotiate Gov Wallace's 135 million highway plan facing a filibuster. House clears a health board revamp and a constitutional amendment to abolish justices of the peace pending Senate approval and voter ratification.
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Senate
Montgomery
Ala
State Senate
George C. Wallace
Wallace
State Board of Health
House
Justices of the Peace
Alabama
Jps
Stolen car and truck losses peak in three months
State Public Safety Director Col. W L Allen says nearly $3 million in stolen vehicles has been recovered in three months. Six investigators locate 50 to 60 stolen cars weekly, with 22 found last week in North Alabama valued at about $200,000. Most are 1971 Cadillacs and Lincolns worth $8,000 to $9,000 each.
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State Public Safety Department
Col
W.L. Allen
Allen
North
Alabama
R. P. Sorrell
Decatur
On This Date In 1918 Pershing Organizes First American Field Army
The notice recalls World War I events as the first American field army in France is announced under Gen. John J. Pershing. Weather Gulf region shows a 50 percent rain chance today, 20 percent tonight with highs near 89 and lows around 66. It's a privilege to live in the Tennessee Valley.
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France
John J. Pershing
Tennessee Valley
Nixon aims desegregation with minimal busing
White House officials said President Nixon has ordered federal agencies to pursue school desegregation where possible without busing. Press secretary Ziegler warned that noncompliant bureacracy staff would face reassignments. The Supreme Court has ruled that busing remains legal.
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Associated Press
Washington
White House
Nixon
Ronald L. Ziegler
Supreme Court
Texas Mississippi Keep Records Clean
Texas and Mississippi extended unbeaten runs in the Dixie Boys World Series at Point Mallard Park as Mississippi defeated Decatur 6-3 in Tuesday’s session. Tennessee's Terry Woodward led a 6-1 Florida loss while Louisiana fell 6-0 to Georgia, and Texas beat Alabama 4-1 in the evening game.
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Billy Mitchell
Decatur
Dixie Boys
Florida
Louisiana
Georgia
Bobby Butler
Texas
Alabama
Tennessee
Georgine
Mississippi
Lindsay switches to Death party amid leadership bid
New York AP reports John V. Lindsay left the Democratic Party to join the Death party to push for new national leadership. He refused to confirm any run for the Democratic presidential nomination next year. A separate Detroit AP item notes Mt. Sinai surgeons implanted a partially mechanical heart device in a 63 year old man. Washington AP adds Cambodian Acting Prime Minister Sisowath Sirk Matak says the army plans a major winter offensive with U S air support and South Vietnamese ground forces against North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces.
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New York
Plos
John V. Lindsay
Death Party
Detroit
Mt. Sinai Hospital
Washington
Sisawath Sirk Matak
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Byrd R. Latham
Dick Cooper
Robinson Furniture
Second Wee Decatur
Sears
Youth Conservation Corps
Wheeler Refuge
Decatur Lions Club
Tuscaloosa County
Bert Bank
County Boards of Health
T.E. Posey
Sorrell
James Marshall
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