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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1973
Page
1
Miss Chambers 21 says she could earn 20000 from her film Behind The Green Door and laments losing 1000 for a soap box picture. She slams the decision as very prudish. AP Wirephoto
Morgan lawmakers draft three measures to study consolidating Decatur and Morgan County school systems and to create a countywide tax official post. The package requires a statewide amendment to merge tax offices and proposes district representatives must run countywide, with a study commission to assess feasibility and funding.
A Senate source says Atty. Gen. designate Elliot L. Richardson weighs appointing a retired federal judge as special prosecutor in Watergate. The Justice Department studies whether the jurist can serve while remaining on the bench. Coleman is seen as a cabinet- job candidate, not prosecutor.
Former Nixon campaign finance treasurer Hugh Sloan testified in a sworn deposition that cash contributions raised by the Finance Committee to Re-elect the President were likely over 1 million dollars and not reported. Sloan said missing cash sheets showed about 900000 in disbursements, with no public record of unreported cash.
Decatur High School opens its Festival of Arts with a 8 p.m. performance of Hello Dolly tonight starring Miriam Mummert and John Sherman. The show involves more than 100 students and repeats Saturday night.
Decatur High School students present Hello Dolly at 8 p.m. in the DHS auditorium with admission 1.50. Also listed are Athens College Drama Department 8 p.m. at Founders Hall and Iris on North Alabama art event at C. Aimon Center with free admission.
The Alabama House approved a reapportionment bill 77 to 21 sending it to the Senate for possible final passage next week. Changes favored Jefferson Tuscaloosa and Lauderdale counties, while four amendments passed. opponents warned the federal court will scrutinize racial impact as blacks fear insufficient representation. The legislature must redistrict by May 17 under court mandate.
President Nixon named Army Gen. Alexander M. Haig Jr. as White House staff coordinator to replace H. R. Haldeman. In Washington, Donald H. Segretti faced charges tied to an alleged plan to disrupt Edmund Muskie's Florida campaign. In Cape Kennedy Skylab 1 crew began final countdown test ahead of May 14 space station launch.
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