Nixon Hospitalized At Bethesda For Viral Pneumonia
President Nixon remains at Bethesda Naval Hospital with chest discomfort from viral pneumonia. He had a restless night and a 101 to 102 degree temperature, and doctors expect a seven to ten day stay while he continues to work and rest. Dr. Sol Katz joined the White House medical team to monitor his condition.
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Washington
Nixon
Bethesda Naval Hospital
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Ziegler
Georgetown
Dean Intended To Tell Truth About Watergate Says Moore
White House lawyer Richard A. Moore testified that John Dean III told him six weeks before his firing that he planned to tell the truth about Watergate. Moore said Dean spoke of perjury by Jeb Magruder and that Nixon appeared unaware of the cover up until Dean informed him March 21.
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Washington
White House
Richard A. Moore
John W. Dean III
Moore
Dean
Jeb Stuart Magruder
Mareh
G. Gordon Liddy
Senate
Nixon
ConAgra Feed Session Opens With Southern Leaders
ConAgra personnel from seven Southern states began a two day meeting at the Skycenter Hotel in Newton to discuss operations and objectives for the next year. Allen the division VP GM addressed the opening session as corporate officers from Omaha arrived. About 150 management and sales staff from 12 Southern plants attended the session led by Earl Mitchell of Decatur. Corporate officers include Dr Burr Ross VP Nutrition and Technical Services and R F Morrison.
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R. F. Morrison
Conagra
Decatur Makes It Happen In Alabama Daily Calendar
On this date in 1863 rioting broke out in New York over the Civil War draft, killing about 1,000 in three days. The Alabama page notes weather in Athens with highs near 90 and a 40 percent rain chance Saturday.
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New York
Tennessee Valley
Kennedy Rapped For Speech Here
Goldwater attacked Senator Edward M. Kennedy for acting as judge and jury on Watergate. He said Kennedy’s Chappaquiddick past and July Decatur rally speech show his presidential ambitions in 1976.
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Atlanta
Barry Goldwater
Edward M. Kennedy
Goldwater
Arizona
Kennedy
Chappaquiddick
Massachusetts
Decatur
Ala
House passes Blue Law repeal bill in Alabama
The Alabama House approved a bill to repeal the Sunday closing law 49 to 33. Sponsored by Rep. David Cauthen and Rep. Richard Dill, it moves to the Senate with amendments to take effect 90 days after passage and to preserve local Sunday closing laws.
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Montgomery
David Cauthen
Decatur
Richard Dill
Birmingham
Senate
Cauthen
House
Ed Robertson
Tuscaloosa
Rick Manley
Demopolis
Watergate Guilty Pleas Tied To Deal
Henry B. Rothblatt said four Watergate defendants accepted offers of money and executive clemency in exchange for guilty pleas. The claim emerged at a secret meeting with the Watergate prosecutor's office after they waived attorney-client privilege. The men, arrested inside the Democratic National Headquarters, pleaded guilty to second degree burglary and wiretapping on January 15. Judge Sirica doubted their denials of pressure or inducement.
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New York Times News Service
Washington
Henry B. Rothblatt
Watergate Special Prosecutor's Office
Democratic
Frank A. Sturgis
Eugenio R. Martinez
Virgilio R. Gonzalez
John J. Sirica
Federal District Court Here
Confidence game costs man $6000 on 9th Ave
A man in his 60s gave $6000 to two strangers after a Thursday card game mishap. Harold Fields reportedly won $100 in a card game before a second man joined and disappeared with Fields savings. Police note the incident began around 1 00 am when Fields saw a stranger near his home. Page 5.
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9Th Ave
Harold Fields
Fields
Daily Want Ad Sells Electric Stove
Walter Harp of 810 Cedar St SW sold his electric stove using the Daily Want Ad and received 13 additional responses. The notice promotes selling or buying items via the Daily Want Ad under both Sell and Wanted To Buy classifications with a 3 line 10 day format. Open hours are listed for the office.
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Walter Harp
Cedar St
Decatur Daily
Ervin predicts panel will subpoena white house documents
Washington AP reports Sen. Sam Ervin Jr. said the Senate Watergate committee will vote to subpoena White House documents if President Nixon does not release them voluntarily. Johnny Miller leads after 45 holes of the British Open with a one stroke edge on Bert Yancey and two on Tom Weiskopf.
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Washington
Senate Watergate Committee
Sam Ervin Jr
White House
Nixon
Troon
Scotland
Johnny Miller
Bert Yancey
Tom Weiskopf
Weiskopf
Miller
Yancey
Robbery Talk Emerges in Powell Murder Trial
In Cobb County testimony a proseuction witness said two earlier convicted men argued about robbing a safe in Marietta a few weeks before the Matthews killings. Steve Oliver linked to Emmett and Creamer, who were convicted of the May 7 1971 home invasion deaths of Dr Warren Matthews and Dr Rosina Matthews.
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Marietta
Cobb County
Decatur
Steve Harold Oliver
George Emmett
Emmett
James Creamer
Drs
Warren
Rosina Matthews
Oliver
Creamer
Roswell
Matthewses
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Lloyd of
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Lacy
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Bobby Herbert
Daily Want
Dial
THE
Powell
Robinson Furniture
Second Avenue
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