Weicker Defies White House In Watergate Hearing
Sen Lowell Weicker Jr excoriates White House tactics during the Watergate Committee session reading a March 28 tape transcript between Ehrlichman and Kleindienst. He accuses attempts to smear him and impede the investigation, defending Republicans and condemning illegal acts as he voices partisan loyalty. The room erupts in applause.
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Washington
Lowell P. Weicker Jr
John W. Dean III
White House
Senate Watergate Committee
Dean
Weicker
Atty
Richard G. Kleindienst
John D. Ehrlichman
Ehrlichman
Kleindienst
Howard H. Baker, Jr
R-Tenn
Baker
Senate
Charles Colson
Colson
Archibald Cox
GOP
Connecticut
Community events calendar highlights church singings and fundraisers
Readers are notified of multiple gospel and religious singing events at New Center Baptist Church, Flint Elementary, Antioch United Methodist Church and other venues near Hartselle, Five Points, and Decatur. Benefits for Betty Jones and Betty Sue Jones are planned with admissions or offerings, plus bake sales and raffles. Many gatherings start at 7:30 p.m. local time, with occasional daytime clinics and meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Jones
Flint
The
King’s Messengers
Melody Five
Gospel Five
New Center Baptist Church
Hartselle
Corinthian
Antioch United Methodist Church
Lawrence County
Dear Springs Baptist Church
Vic
Tree dispute ends in damage suit against city of Hartselle
In an $8,166 case, Dr. Troy Kilpatrick challenges the city over cutting a willow oak on his Main and Milner Street corner. Witnesses include Kilpatrick, horticulturist Johnny Johnson, and forester Colin Bagwell as attorneys prepare briefs for Circuit Judge Newton B. Powell. The case hinges on property boundaries and whether the city abused police power to enhance traffic visibility at the intersection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartselle
Troy Kilpatrick
Newton B. Powell
Powell
Kilpatrick
Main St
Milner St
Johnny Johnson
Decatur Horticulturist
Colin Bagwell
Huntsville
Johnson
Bagwell
David Buckelew
Bob Horton
Willie Lott
Morgan County
Bazaar benefits church building fund at United Methodist church
A bazaar sponsored by the United Methodist Women of West End United Methodist Church on St. Clair Street in Hartselle runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. through Saturday. All proceeds go to the church building fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Grove ‘Methodist Church
Old Moulton Rd
Altrusa Club
Busy Bee
Vine St. NW
UMW
West End
Lawmakers Expected To Okay Social Security Boost
Congress was set to approve a 5.6 percent Social Security increase as part of a broader bill also extending the federal debt limit and funding a Cambodian operation cut, with President Nixon reportedly ready to veto if the Cambodia funding is removed. The boost would raise the average retired payment from 161 to 170 dollars and a couple’s from 277 to 293 dollars per month.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Treasury
Senate House
Nixon
Lawrence Site for Emergency Aid Survey in North Alabama
Lawrence County MOULTON selected as test county for the Disaster Mutual Assistance project under Civil Defense. Lehman Wood directs efforts to identify all resources for disaster response, including private and governmental equipment and personnel, to enable rapid delivery to the scene. The project aims to standardize mutual aid across counties if successful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moulton
Lawrence County
Federal
Civil Defense Preparedness Agency
Civil Defense
Lehman Wood
Lawrence County Civil Defense
Wood
Alabama
North Alabama Association of Regional Planning Agencies
Defense Department
Robert E. McGukin
Cullman
Patsy Frost
Shooting Aftermath in Cleveland Leaves Man Dead
Marian Roguis comforts by a police officer outside the house where Jose Rayes aged 24 was slain after a confrontation with two members of the Mod group. Police say Rayes exchanged shots with the officers before he was killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marian Roguis
Jose Rayes
Cleveland
Rayes
Mod
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By Lee Byrd
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Lawrence County Singing Convention
Union Hill Missionary Baptist Church
Carrie Matthews Recreation Center
Torians
Soul Seekers
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Oak Ridge Methodist Church
Sparkman
Corum
Lexington
West Quartet
Betty Sue
Tootsie) Jones
Don’s
Decatur
Steve and the Full House
the Soft Winds
Country Boys
Country Rangers
L&m Bluegrass Boys
Redstone
North Alabama Railroad Club
Planning Commission
Huntsville City
John Martz
Railroad
U.S
Patillo Street
Church of God
Lowell McGee
Loretto
Enn
Rutherford
Camp Maxwell Campground
Winston County
Bobby Smith
Alabama Sheriffs Boys Ranch North
Salem United Methodist Church
Camp Maxwell
Moutton
Spring Ave
Morgan
Point Mallard
T. C. Almon Recreation Center
Robert McAfee
Mizpah
Masonic Temple
Jones
First Christian Church
Floyd Corbin
Prospect Dr. SE
American Postal Workers Union
First National Bank
By Edmond Lebreton
Lawrence
Senate Post Office and Civil Service Committee
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Miss Rouguis
Michael Niece
Decatur Daily
P.O
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