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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Mar 23, 1973

Page

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Liddy Faces Up to Twenty Years In Watergate Case

Former Nixon campaign official G Gordon Liddy received a six years eight months to twenty year sentence and a $40 000 fine after McCord alleged perjury and political pressure to plead guilty while sentencing for another defendant was postponed.

Washington (Ap James W. McCord Jr Democratic Party U.S. District Court John J. Siricia G. Gordon Liddy White House Nixon McCord Sirica Siricia

Guntharp Trial Set For 9 A.M. Monday

In Decatur court, former Mayor Charles E Guntharp and Stewart Weaver face first degree murder charges in the Dec 12 death of James Floyd Davis. Judge Coggin set trial for Monday at 9 am with jury selection first.

Charles E. Guntharp Tom B. Coggin Stewart Weaver Decatur 5 James Floyd Davis

Champion Plans Second Courtland Paper Plant

Champion International will build a second paper mill at Courtland for 70 million dollars with operation targeted mid 1975. Employment will rise from 470 to about 670 as construction starts this spring beside the existing facility on the Tennessee River.

Champion International Lee Sentell Decatur Daily Stephenson Courtland Champion

Wallace seeks disaster declaration for 24 Alabama counties

Gov. George Wallace pressed for a major disaster designation as flood damages prompt federal relief. OEP spokesman Gordon Gillis said the request arrived in Washington on Wednesday and action by President Nixon was anticipated soon. Civil Defense Director C. J. Sullivan voiced strong optimism, estimating area-wide damages at about 20 million dollars, with Limestone County alone facing at least one million in road and bridge damage. Hammons urged residents to report damages to the Civil Defense office in Athens.

George Wallace Alabama Washington Office of Emergency Preparedness Gordon Gillis OEP Wallace Nixon Wallace C. J. Sullivan Tennessee Thomas Lee Hammons Limestone County Commission Hammons Limestone County Posible Civil Defense Office Athens

USGS Eyes Predicting Quakes Near Hollister California

The United States Geological Survey announces a quake forecast near Hollister California predicting magnitude 4.5 with possible strong shaking reaching San Francisco area. Timing not specified, within the next several months, prompting precautionary advice.

Washington United States Geological Survey Hollister Calif San Francisco Robert E. Wallace National Center For Interior Rogers C. B. Morton

Scali threatened by Torrijos over Panama Canal veto

Washington AP reports Panamanian leader Gen Omar Torrijos warned US Ambassador John Scali of physical harm if the United States vetoed a UN Security Council resolution on the Panama Canal. The threat came as tensions rose over canal governance and US policy.

Washington John Scali Omar Torrijos United States U.N. Security Council Panama Canal

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