Secret White House unit investigated for undercover actions
Washington sources say the White House set up a 1970 intelligence unit named the Intelligence Evaluation Committee to monitor radical and antiwar groups. It allegedly reported to John W. Dean III and John J. Caulfield and was linked to Ehrlichman aides.
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New York Times News Service
Washington
White House
Intelligence Evaluation Committee
Justice Department
Internal Security Division
John W. Dean III
John J. Caulfield
New York City
James W. McCord Jr
John D. Ehrlichman
Nixos
Egil Krogh Jr
Ehrlichman
Intelligence Committee
Nixon
CIA Memorandum Implicates Nixon in Watergate Probe
Washington AP report notes a June 23 1972 CIA memo citing Haldeman saying it was the President’s wish the FBI be kept out of Mexican angles in Watergate. Walters Helms Ehrlichman present. Cox vows full responsibility under Richardson authority. Segretti probe expands to five new cities. Cox and Richardson on Judiciary panel.
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White House
H. R. Haldeman
CIA
FBI
Stuart Symington
D.o
Vernon Walters
Democratic Party
Richard Helms
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Symington
Walters
Helms
Haldeman
John D. Ehrlichman
Gray
L. Patrick Gray III
Texas
Mexico
Bernard L. Barker
Miami
Archibald Cox
Elliot L. Richardson
Cox
Richardson
John C. Caulfield
Frederick C. LaRue
Washington Star-News
Justice Department
Donald H. Segretti
San Francisco
San Diego
Pittsburgh
Portland
Ore
Milwaukee
Harvard Law School
U.S
John F. Kennedy
Senate Judiciary Committee
Mitchell
Stans
Robert
Gold hits record highs in Europe as dollar sinks
AP reports gold prices surged in Zurich to 113 dollars an ounce and London at 112.50 as speculation about Nixon resigning drives demand. The dollar weakened to fresh lows in Frankfurt and Paris while Swiss banks and Middle East oil interests boost activity. Pam Osborn of Hartselle shown jogging at Point Mallard as Calhoun College runner leads in 440 yards and wins Miss Point Mallard.
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London
Europe
U.S
Nixon
Zurich
Frankfurt
Paris
U. S
Pam Osborn
Hartselle
Calhoun Junior College
Point Mallard
Lindbergh completes first solo Atlantic flight in 1927
On this date in 1927 Charles A Lindbergh reached Paris, completing the first solo airplane crossing of the Atlantic. The item notes daily calendar details and weather outlook with a 20 percent rain chance for Tuesday as Tennessee Valley readers see a near eighty degree high.
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Charles A. Lindbergh
Paris
Atlantic
Dial
Athens
City Civic Center Plaza Plan To Honor Stephen Decatur
TVA proposes a memorial garden at the Civic Center featuring a statue of Commodore Stephen Decatur set in a circular pool with fountains and a nearby gazebo. Project cost a preliminary 90000 to 150000 dollars with annual flower care by the city. Mayor Bolding and officials will review detailed plans after council approval.
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City Civic Center
Stephen Decatur
Lee Sentell
Tennessee Valley Authority
Commodore Stephen Decatur
TVA
Gary Voketz
North Central Alabama
Julian Walker
City Parks and Recreation Department
Walker
Voketz
Russell Bolding
Skylab 1 crews rehearse first mission days before launch
Skylab 1 astronauts rehearse critical first two days to save the damaged station. NASA officials call the launch decision close, with plans to free a solar panel and deploy a sunshade to cool and protect the orbiting lab. Charles Conrad Jr., Joseph Kerwin, and Paul Weitz are the crew under a tight schedule as Johnson Space Center teams prepare for a possible Friday liftoff.
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Howard Benedict Cape
Orbiting Laboratory
Space Agency
Charles Conrad Jr
Joseph P. Kerwin
Paul J. Weitz
Supreme Court blocks desegregation power in suburbs
Washington AP reports the Supreme Court divided 4 to 4 denies a Richmond district judge authority to desegregate inner city schools by reaching into suburban counties. New York AP notes John N. Mitchell and Maurice H. Stans plead innocent to perjury conspiracy and obstructing a Libel Vesco case. Atmore AP says rioting erupts at Holman State Prison with a guard reportedly held hostage.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Richmond
NEW York
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Commerce
Maurice H. Stans
Robert L. Vesco
Man Killed In Crash Of Car Parked Truck
A Decatur man and father of three, Ralph Edward Longmire, 44, died when his car struck a parked tractor-trailer on 6th Ave between 5th and 6th streets SE just before midnight Saturday. The parked truck belonged to Paul Bowes, of 302 Mark St. SW. Longmire, traveling south, died at the scene. Funeral services planned with Shelton Funeral Home.
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Ralph E. Longmire
Decatur
6Th Ave
5Th
6Th Streets
Ralph Edward Longmire
Nell St
Shelton Funeral Home
Longmire
Paul Bowes
Mark St
APA Honors Go To DAILY Staff
Three members of the Decatur Daily news department were honored at the Alabama Associated Press Association awards in Tuscaloosa for 1972 work. Assistant Managing Editor Winford Turner and staff writer Ben Windham won two rewards. Women's Editor Phylliss Sidebotham won one. Turner was elected chairman of the AP news council. Awards included second place in spot news for the James F. Davis murder coverage and for reporting without a deadline on police academy funding issues. Sidebotham won second in women’s division for a body organ donation story.
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Decatur Daily
Alabama Associated Press Association
Tuscaloosa
Winford Turner
Ben Windham
Phylliss Sidebotham
Turner
Alabama Associated Press
News Council
James F. Davis
Alabama Law Enforcement Planning Agency
Calhoun Junior College
Sidebotham
Bill Lumpkin
Birmingham Post Herald
Anne Platt
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