Editorial warns dangerous power grows with time and secrecy
The editorial recalls Jack Anderson in Decatur predicting Nixon era scandals and cites Watergate, Kissinger wiretaps, and Truman steel seizures. It argues executive overreach emerges gradually, urges judicial checks, and cites Pine and Frankfurter on limits to presidential power and national security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Anderson
Decatur
Nixon
Henry Kissinger
J.edgar Hoover
New York Times
Anthony Lewis
Truman
Pine
White House
Richard Nixon
Richard Helms
J. Edgar Hoover
United States
Supreme Court
Justice Frankfurter
Decatur Daily Publication Rates and Policy Note
In Decatur Alabama the Daily announces a misstatement policy and provides subscription rates for mail and carrier delivery including daily and Sunday service, with yearly and monthly pricing and tax inclusion. The notice reflects 1912 1924 era publication details and Associated Press membership.
Military industrial complex debate persists in Congress
Congress debates Eisenhower warning on a large military establishment and arms industry. Proponents cite rising defense spending at $55 billion in 1972 while opponents warn of excessive profits and monopsony risks. regional benefits and losses shift with installations and leadership changes in Georgia, Florida, and South Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warden Moxley
Congressional Quarterly
Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Otis G. Pike
New York
House Armed Services Committee
Pentagon
District of Columbia
1St
South Carolina
L. Mendel Rivers
House
Armed Services Committee
Florida
Robert L F. Sikes
House Appropriations Committee
Georgia
Department of Defense
Carl Vinson
Richard B. Russell
Senate Armed Services Committee
Senate Defense Appropriations
Defense Department
Naval Air Station
Glynco
Brunswick
Hunter Army Airfield
Savannah
Naval Air Station At
Albany
Congressional Quarterly Inc
Opinion At Crossroads Decatur Alabama 1973
Decatur Alabama June 10 1973 The Decatur Daily asks if Decatur and Morgan County schools can stay viable amid funding shortages. The piece urges a June 19 vote Yes to fund the system, emphasizing the need to retain teachers aides and resources. It quotes Russell Priest urging support for the source of funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Ala
Decatur Daily
Morgan County
Decatur’s
Alabama
Russell Priest
Redefining Death Through Faith and Hope
A reader counsels turning to prayer and scripture to cope with husband’s death. Emphasizes Christ’s high priesthood, accepting grief as natural, and reframing death as transition to life with God. Encourages imagining believers as one family, separated only by death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L.T
Jesus
Christ
Earth
Paul
God
Heaven
Nixon tied to plumbers by Kissinger in(privileged) plot
Washington columns recount Charles Colson’s testimony alleging Kissinger psyched Nixon to form the plumbers to clamp leaks from the Pentagon Papers. Colson says Kissinger sought to control the squad via David Young while denying direct involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Anderson
Washington
Henry’ Kissinger
Nixon
Plumbers
Daniel Ellsberg
White House
Charles Colson
Colson
Kissinger
David Young
Pentagon
Peking
Young
John Ehrlichman
Air Force
Bolling Air Force Base
Potomac
Bolling
Vietnam
Warren K. Bennett
Third Army
Ft. McPherson
Oscar Liu
Washington, D. C
Lawrence
Mass
Record Attendance Set At Point Mallard Park
Point Mallard Park reported a weekend total of more than 5,400 visitors to the aquatic center and about 250 campground units occupied. The center drew 2,612 on Saturday and 2,793 on Sunday, surpassing last August’s record. Campground data showed 125 of 175 sites in use with five to six persons per site. North Alabama square dancers performed at the T. C. Almon Center over two nights, with many dancers staying at the campground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Mallard Park
Frank Shepherd
Shepherd
North Alabama
T. C. Almon Center
Nixon Signals Change In White House Staffing
The President assigns Ron Ziegler to front the administration, Mel Laird to domestic policy, and Al Haig to manage White House affairs. The signals suggest stability, press relations shifts, and a plan to press on toward a full presidential term despite Watergate uncertainties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nixon
Ron Ziegler
Mel Laird
al Haig
White House
Ziegler
Haldeman
Gerald Warren
Laird
Congress
Wisconsin
United Airlines
Gen. Haig
Haig
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David A. Pine
Holmes Baldridge
Baldridge
Judge Pine
Fredrick J. Bonfils
THE
Associated Press
New York Times News Service
W. R. Shelton
Tennessee Valley Printing Co., Inc
P.O. Box
Decatur, Asa
William Proxmire
Congressional
Renegotiation Board
Proxmire
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Aerospace Research Center
Iceland
Great Britain
Liu
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Breggin
Peter Breggin
California
Hunter Brown
Brown
San Quentin
Peter
Glenn Beall
R-Md
James Buckley
D-N. Y
Ron Dellums
D-Calif
Evelle Younger
Pone
Greece
Paul Totomis
Totomis
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
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