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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 23, 1973

Page

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I Shall Not Resign Nixon Defies Calls Over Watergate

President Nixon declares I shall not resign at a news conference in California as Senate Watergate probes continue. Senator Ervin says no new light was shed and vows to exhaust every avenue. hearings resume Sept. 10.

Nixon San Clemente Calif Senate Sen Sam J. Ervin Jr Dn.c Joseph Montoya D-N.m Congress White House

Alabama Senate Surprises By Repealing No Visitors Rule

The Alabama Senate freed outsiders from the hallway ban to allow in backing groups as it opened today amid a looming end to the 1973 session. The Commerce and Transportation Committee moved a $172.5 million plan for school building needs while debates over filibuster threats and visitor rules dominated proceedings.

Montgomery Ala Alabama Senate Senate Chamber Commerce and _ Transportation Committee House Senate Commerce and Transportation Committee Joe Fine Franklin County Fine

United States Basketball edges Brazil at World University Games

MOSCOW AP The U S team, tense after a fist fight with Cuban rivals, squeezed out a 66 60 win over Brazil at the World University Games. WASHINGTON AP Chairman Stein predicts lower inflation next year, while Sen Carr vows filibuster against a measure cutting 200 000 from Snead State Junior College allocation. The House backed a loan bill with scaled rates, but amendments threaten passage. See SENATORS On Page A 5

Moscow United States Brazil Aubrey Carr Marshall County Senate Snead State Junior College Carr House

Library project at Wheeler's Basin HQ resumes with new contractor

Work on the Wheeler Basin Regional Library headquarters in Decatur restarts under J E Johnson Construction Co after Thompson Co halted in July. USF&G of Birmingham assumes overrun costs and pays unpaid subcontractors as total project cost climbs beyond the $466,000 estimate by about $20,000. Architect Fred Underwood says completion is expected by early November with 80 percent done, delays blamed on material ordering. The Decatur Civic Center site will host Morgan and Limestone counties library activities, funded partly by public subscription.

Wheeler’ Basin Regional Library Fred Underwood Thompson Co Usf&g Birmingham Albertville Underwood J. E. Johnson Construction Co Decatur

Indicted Baltimore County leader Dale Sanderson faces bribery counts

Baltimore County stalwart Dale Sanderson, Agnew’s successor as county chief, was indicted by a federal grand jury on bribery and extortion charges amid a wide corruption probe in Maryland. The single named defendant heads a major political operation in the third largest Maryland county, with about three dozen counts in the indictment. Co conspirator William E. Fornoff is named though not charged, tied to a tax matter linked to county contractors. The probe also examines Spiro Agnew’s earlier county and gubernatorial kickback links.

Baltimore Mid Spiro T. Agnew Baltimore County Maryland Anderson Agnew William E. Fornoff Fornoff Lee Agnew

Federal panel weighs cigarette ban as standards eyed

Richard O. Simpson, chairman of the new Federal Consumer Product Safety Commission, signaled readiness to seek a ban on all or some cigarettes if the surgeon general findings hold. A petition from congressmen to set tar and nicotine limits could prompt action, with the commission possibly banning brands above those levels.

Gerald Gold New York Times News Service Newark N.J Richard O. Simpson New Federal Consumer Product Safety Commission Surgeon General Simpson John E. Moss Senate Commerce Committee Utah Democrat Commission College of Engineering

Katzenbach Denies Kennedy Burglaries

Former Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach and former Johnson aide George Christian dispute Nixon claims of large scale burglaries during Kennedy and Johnson years. Nixon cited Ellsberg case links. DOJ would not confirm past actions. FBI reportedly halted such activities in 1966 according to Nixon.

Washington Nixon Daniel Ellsberg Johnson Kennedy Atty Nicholas’b. Katzenbach Justice Department John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson George Christian San Clemente Calif Pentagon Papers White House Gerald L. Warren Ixon Watergate FBI

Daily Calendar Classifieds and Weather Note

In Today's DAILY Calendar Classifieds and Comics editorial E tammer Financial. To Place A Want Ad Dial 353-4612 Athens 232-1535 Quick Weather: high today in the upper 80s low tonight mid 60s high Friday near 90 with a 30 percent chance of rain. Complete weather map river page B-4.

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