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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1973
Page
1
The French Revolution began in 1789 as the Bastille in Paris was stormed and captured. The entry notes the historic event and marks it for Today’s date.
White House lawyer Richard A. Moore testified Nixon knew nothing of Watergate entanglement before public disclosures. He said the President relied on FBI and grand jury investigations and had no intimation of a cover up.
President Nixon remains in Bethesda Naval Medical Center with viral pneumonia. Doctors estimate a 7 to 10 day stay with antibiotics and inhalation therapy as he rests and plans to review legislation and sign bills. White House aides say the president will continue essential work and not delegate powers.
Doctors at NIH and CDC question the White House diagnosis of viral pneumonia as the cause of President Nixon's Bethesda Hospital stay. They note the term is broad, often covering colds to influenza, with blood tests taking a week or more to identify a specific virus. If bacteria are found, antibiotics would be used.
ConAgra executive Newton Allen urged ConAgra southern feed staff to set clear objectives for future profit and production at the fourth annual division meeting at Skycenter Hotel. Auburn coach Shug Jordan is scheduled to address conventioneers at the 7 30 p m banquet while award winners are recognized.
Lt. Gov. Jere Beasley said a bill to make the lieutenant governorship a full-time post will pass in Alabama, effective after 1974. The plan would set duties, create a development office, cabinet status, and allow up to nine staff with a salary near $22,500. The bill is opposed by lawmakers seeking the office part-time. Lon Chaney Jr. dies at 67 in California after illness.
Researchers say a second study supports earlier findings that drinking one to five cups of coffee daily raises heart attack risk by about 60 percent while six or more cups raise it by about 120 percent. The Boston University program notes it is too early to claim causation.
Prosecution rests in murder trial of a former Decatur man and three others tied to the 1971 slayings of two Marietta pathologists. Abbie Kidd testifies the four were present at the murders as courtroom disputes over procedures delayed proceedings.
In a rebuke to environmentalists the Senate refused to delay construction of the Alaska oil pipeline and rejected a study of a Canada route. In London the dollar weakened slightly but closed the week well above Monday's low.
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