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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1973
Page
1
More than 2,000 southwest Decatur residents lost telephone service after a crane fell across power lines at 2nd Ave and 8th St SW. South Central Telephone Co. said restoration time is unknown and dial tones were delayed in many areas for hours, with service back by noon. See 2,000 on Page 5.
The Senate appears headed for strong approval of a large election reform bill with tighter limits on gifts and overall campaign spending. A mid afternoon vote on passage was set as the House prepared to debate possible 600,000 U.S. ground troop reductions and a $21.4 billion military procurement authorization. Both chambers planned busy schedules before Friday adjournment for a month long August recess.
The Tennessee Valley newspaper notes that on this date in 1619 the first legislative assembly convened in America at Jamestown Virginia. The edition provides a brief historical marker alongside quick weather, finances, and local notices.
John Ehrlichman testified for a fifth day that President Nixon asked eight times for a complete report on the wiretapping affair between last September and March 22, yet Nixon reportedly never felt satisfied. Senate Watergate panel plans seven more witnesses before a summer recess, with hearings likely to extend past August 3.
Astronauts Jack R. Lousma Alan L. Bean and Dr Owen K Garriott aboard Skylab 2 report motion sickness after a leak repair. Doctors hope full recovery today allows completion of station activation on the third day of the 59 day mission at Space Center Houston.
One person was killed and six rescued as a helicopter went down in Clark Hill Reservoir near Plumb Branch. Army officials at Fort Gordon, Georgia reported. President Nixon met with Australia's Prime Minister Gough Whitlam to discuss Pacific alliance relations. Craft workshop sessions run Tuesdays with Mary Cart Paint contact.
In Moscow and beyond, ordinary Soviet citizens express interest in American consumer goods and travel following Brezhnev's U S visit. They see limited access but hope for freer exchange, with many focusing on cigarettes, chewing gum, cars, and American technology rather than political gains.
Delays in Hillsboro water and Town Creek Moulton sewage projects stretch up to three and a half years due to funding gaps and regulatory red tape. FHA says bids exceed allocations, forcing plan resubmissions and cost revisions while officials seek loans and cost cuts.
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