Stans Denies Knowledge Of Any Watergate Raid
Maurice H. Stans denied knowledge of wiretapping, sabotage, or campaign-law violations amid Watergate hearings. The former Commerce Secretary faced immunity testimony as the committee weighed his NY trial in a 1972 campaign contribution case tied to Robert Wesco.
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Washington
Maurice H. Stans
Nixon
U.S
John J. Siria
White House
John W. Dean III
Jeb Stuart Magruder
Stans
New York
Senate Watergate Committee
Sam J. Ervin
D-N.c
Robert Vesco
Mitchell
Robert W. Barker
Barker
John N. Mitchell
Robert Wesco
USS
John J. Sirica
Campaign
Sirica
Watergate
Archibald Cox
Senate
Herbert L. Porter
Magruder
Frederick LaRue
Robert Mardian
H. R. Haldeman
First Female Page from Alabama Heads to Senate
Erin Curley, 15, daughter of Mr and Mrs Jack Curley of Decatur, will report to Sen John Sparkman as Alabama’s first female Senate page. She will perform duties for the senator during a Washington month, has campaigned with Sparkman, serves as sophomore class treasurer, and aims to become a lawyer active in politics.
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Erin Curley
Sen
John Sparkman
Alabama
Senate
Jack Curley
Jackson St. SE
Tony Estes
Langton
Erin
Jackson
I.S.E
Washington
Sen. Sparkmen
Sparlman
Decatur High
Oak Park Middle School
Shannon
Maureen
Pipper
John
Jeff Curry
Sen. Sparkman
St. Ann’s Catholice Church
Hier
Skylab crew to monitor earth resources across U S
Skylab astronauts will pass over the north central and Eastern seaboard states today to study earth resources. President Nixon calls in top economic advisers for a White House session amid reports of a possible tightening of the economic program on Wednesday.
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Washington
Nixon
White House
Court reverses 1970 burglary conviction in Alabama case
The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals reversed Norman Owens 1970 second degree burglary conviction tied to the 1969 Diamond Jewelry Co. break in in Decatur. Owens, 40, faces retrial or dismissal in Morgan County Circuit Court. The court also denied a mandamus for Billy Jack Curtis and dismissed Wilburn Callahan’s appeal.
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Montgomery
St. Louis
Decatur
Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals
Norman Owens
Morgan County
Owens
Diamond Jewelry Co
Johnston St. SE
Gateway Shopping Center
Town Creek
Newton B. Powell
Owen
Sheffield
Billy Jack Curtis
Somerville
Wilburn Callahan
Callahan
John O. Harris
Curtis
John P. DeCarlo
Tuskegee Man Charged In Slaying Of Teacher
Varnall Weeks, 21, of Tuskegee was charged with first degree murder in the slaying of Eloise Benefield, 49, on the Tuskegee Institute campus last month. A warrant was issued by Macon County Judge Charles Conley and signed by Tuskegee Police Chief Rayford Tapley after cooperation between local and state detective divisions.
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Montgomery — Aj
Tuskegee
Eloise Benefield
Cullman
Tuskegee Institute
Varnall Weeks
Macon
Charles Conley
Rayford Tapley
Tapley
Tuskegee Police Department
Public Safety Department of Alabama
Axis Sally Graduates Fifty Years After Enrolling at Ohio Wesleyan
Mildred Gillars known as Axis Sally receives a BA from Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware as commencement ceremonies unfold this weekend. She was arrested by the Army in 1946, tried and convicted of treason, and served 10 years in prison.
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Ohio Wesleyan University
Delaware
Ohio
Mildred Gillars
Axis Sally
Thomas
Wenzley
AAU Cancels July Diving Meet in Decatur
The National Amateur Athletics Union will not host the international diving invitational in Decatur this July after only two nations accepted invitations. Local committee voted to withdraw. Decatur remains the site of the next summer’s AAU national diving championships with no contract signed.
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Decatur
National
Amateur Athletics Union
Ray Nixon
U.S
West Germany
Nixon
CBS
AAU
Olympic Pool
Point Mallardark
Indianapolis
City
100 Named To Education Panel
More than 100 Decatur residents were named to the Committee for Quality Education to back a temporary one cent sales tax for education. The referendum on the measure runs countywide next Tuesday, with Lynn Fowler noting broad representation.
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Ben Windham
Decatur
Lynn Fowler
Fowler
Newton Allen
Lindsey Allen
Fernando Arias
Johnny Aycock
Horace Beggs
Paul Byrd
John R. Boyd
Preston Brogdon
Mabel Bowman
John Black
Hollis Birdwell
Athelyne Banks
Jack Campbell
Theo Compton
George M. Cagle
David Chairs
James H. Crow Jr
John Chenault
John A. Caddell
Eugene Chenault
George Cooper
Shirley Coleman
A.J. Coleman
John Cook
Denisa Day
Murray Dodd
Murray DeMoss
Bernard Dawes
Daren Easter
Tommy Edgil
Billy Farris
Cloyce Frost
Anne Lee
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Atty
Muskie
Justice Department
Committee
Porter
Commerce
Nixon Campaign
Lee Stans
Washington Bound
Puppy
Basil
Ashton’s Circus
Sydney
Australia
Jenny
DHS
Weeks
Benefield
Landers
New York City
Athens
Tennessee Valley
Robinson Furniture
Second Avenue
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