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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1973
Page
2
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The piece revisits how antiwar delegations to Hanoi were viewed as aiding the enemy. It cites POW torture reports from February 1972 and notes calls to charge the visitors under the Logan Act for influencing U.S. policy and prisoners. It highlights Navy officers and Lt. Cmdr. John S. McCain III as examples.
Highs near 85 today and 88 Sunday with lows 67 and 65. Partly cloudy today through Sunday with a 20 percent rain chance and only slight thundershowers. Earlier readings show 82 at 4 p.m. and 65 at 6 a.m. with a full 24 hour timeline of temperatures.
The 18th annual 4-H Regional Resource Development Conference was held at Fontana Village North Carolina with about 250 Tennessee Valley delegates. Among them were Bruce Hall Barbara Hall extension home agent and Beth Humphrey who studied wise use of natural resources. Hall is the son of Nancy R. Hall of Hartselle and Humphrey is the daughter of Wayne M. and Mrs. Humphrey of Hartselle.
Arab resident John Bowling 37 a data process manager for Computer Sciences Corp Huntsville seeks the Democratic nomination for secretary of state. He chairs Alabama Planning and Advisory Council on Developmental Disabilities and leads the Marshall Jackson County Mental Health Board. He also serves on the National Association for Retarded Children board and was a National Advisory Council consultant. Nixon commended his volunteer work.
Boatsmen from North Alabama join the Parade of Boats revived by the Alabama Mountain Lakes Association. The fleet departs Wheeler Dam this morning and reaches Decatur Boat Harbor by 1 30 p m for in review under highway bridges led by Austin High School Naval ROTC cadets aboard their training ship. A tourism hostess selection and 3 30 p m contest at Point Mallard headline activities coordinated by Gordon Mummert B Frank Chenault and Clete Quick.
Krasnow notes citizen groups press Congress to regulate broadcasting while lawmakers hesitate to act, opting to question the FCC during budget hearings and seek committee recommendations instead. The passage reflects the cautious stance of Congress on creating broad broadcast laws.
Senate Watergate testimony referenced Wallace Walters with Sloan admitting a $10,000 contribution to Nixon campaign worker Lyn Nofziger to keep Walters off a California ballot. Nofziger confirmed the payment, but Walters claimed he received about $8,400 from around 20 people and denied using party funds for voter reregistration aims.
The Decatur Daily provides emergency contacts for Limestone, Lawrence, and Cullman counties, including Sheriff and Highway Patrol lines. It advises calling 0 to reach an operator and Crisis Call Center numbers for personal crises and poison emergencies.
Mission commander Conrad, Kerwin, and Weitz completed a space walk on June 20 to retrieve film from telescope cameras. They set an American space endurance record early Friday, surpassing Gemini 7’s 13 days 18 hours 35 minutes as the crew aims for the 24 day international record held by Soviet cosmonauts.
Ed Eades and son Dale revived boxing in Decatur after 30 years with a team training in a renovated barn. The first hometown match on a borrowed ring drew a near capacity, excited crowd at the Decatur Boys Club amid uncertainty about reception and fan support for the sport’s return.
Ed Eades reports 18 man squad after trimming from 30 as Decatur prepares second home match at the Decatur Boys Club. He notes an outstanding card including a Birmingham fighter bound for the 1976 Olympics and aims to build a portable ring costing about 800 dollars, sponsored by Jaycees. The plan is a year round schedule with monthly matches and five state champions expected.
Former Commerce Secretary Maurice H. Stans could testify as the Senate Watergate Committee weighs his involvement in the $200,000 secret Nixon campaign contribution from Robert Vesco. Stans pleaded innocent to conspiring to defraud the government obstructing justice and perjury.
The Kalmbach testimony links him to Haldeman and Ehrlichman through unspent 1968 campaign contributions held partly by France Miller Raine Jr. and describes Kalmbach as honest yet naïve. Officials warn destruction of records may violate the 1922 Act while portions funded a Newport cash reserve.
Harold E. Martin editor and publisher of the Advertiser Journal was elected for a three year term to Huntington College board of trustees by the United Methodist Church. Other trustees named were Rev. Ralph Hendricks, Rev. Roy Sublette, and Phillip Jackson Jr.
Funeral services announced for Angela Y Griswold 14 of Athens following a brief illness at Baugh Wiley Smith Hospital. Survivors include Mr and Mrs Paul Griswold. Also funeral services for Thomas W Lee Haynes Sr of Athens held at Shackelford Funeral Home Chapel with burial Savannah Memorial Gardens. Survivors include widow Mabel Haynes, three daughters Estel Abernathy Linda Richardson Cathy Putman, sons Raymond Lee Haynes Jr Ted Haynes, two brothers William Haynes March Haynes, two sisters Lottie Gamble Lillian Milliam, and Savannah Baptist Church member. Haynes resided in Limestone County since 1952.
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