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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1973
Page
1
Government investigators reveal evidence of widespread Republican sabotage targeting the 1972 presidential race to favor George McGovern. H R Haldeman and John Ehrlichman oversaw espionage networks and infiltration of Muskie campaigns, with Watergate links and subsequent denials from Ehrlichman and Haldeman.
Outgoing White House aides Haldeman and Ehrlichman visited chief Watergate prosecutor Earl Silbert as they resigned from their posts. Both said they sought talks with Silbert and may face indictment over a White House coverup. They plan to meet Senate investigators Friday as immunity talks with John Dean III loom.
On this date in 1972 Asst Atty Gen L Patrick Gray was named acting director of the FBI following J Edgar Hoover's death. The calendar notes are part of the Daily section with other items listed.
Morgan County grand jury returned four indictments Wednesday charging kidnapping against four Texas residents connected to the abduction of a Hartelle child. Indicted were Judy Bates Cason Rita Bates Stephens Jerry B Stephens and Jack R Fairchild. They were arrested Saturday in Texas on warrants issued in Decatur and released on $100 bonds each. They plan to fight extradition. See INDICTMENTS on page A-5.
The House Appropriations Committee cleared a $2.85 billion supplemental measure for action by the fall House next week. Government data show April wholesale prices for food and farm products fell for the first time in six months, offset by a sharp rise in industrial prices not seen in 22 years. The House Judiciary Committee tweaked a legislative reapportionment bill and sent it back for possible Friday passage.
Local garden clubs sponsor a flower show at the armory on Beltline Road with the theme Nature Portrays the Arts. The Decatur Ballet Association will perform at Walter Jackson School after a history talk by instructor Mrs Marlene Kenneway. Also on Friday Decatur High School presents Hello Dolly at 8 p.m. and Athens College history drama outdoors at Fouriders Hall.
Today events include Nature Portrays the Arts by the Decatur Federation of Garden Clubs at Decatur Armory Beltline Rd 2 to 8 pm and Classic Ballet History Demonstration by the Decatur Ballet Association 7 pm Walter Jackson Elementary. Friday features Hello Dolly at Decatur High School 8 pm and Athens College Brand of Faith 8 pm Foundations Green. Saturday offers Jury Show Open House 10 am to 5 pm by Decatur Art Guild First National Bank and North Alabama Iris Show 2 to 6 pm at T C Almon Center plus Hello Dolly again 6 pm at DHS. Sunday In The Park 2 to 6 pm Degatur Arts Council Gordon Bibb Elementary School grounds.
A nuclear powered Navy attack submarine with over 100 crew nearly exceeded safe depth due to a faulty gauge during a March 27 Atlantic training dive. The sub returned to port safely and was later drydocked for checks. A Portsmouth Herald source claims pressure mounted as enlisted crews warned of danger.
Alabama lawmaker David Cauthen of Decatur files an amendment to the Henry Moore redistricting bill adding 1 582 Southeast residents to Decatur’s district to avoid a city split. The plan, facing a potential filibuster, would go to federal court for approval if adopted.
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