Longmire Perishes In Auto Truck Collision Funeral Plans Set
Police report that a salesman named Longmire died when his car wedged under a truck after a collision with a parked vehicle. Two hours of rescue efforts followed as witnesses said he did not attempt to stop. Funeral services are scheduled for Tuesday at 11 a.m. in Knoxville with burial at Knoxville. Survivors include two daughters a son and his mother and sister. Longmire held memberships in several fraternal groups and was former owner of a Knoxville restaurant. The story notes at least 15 traffic deaths statewide that weekend and adds a separate fatal lightning strike near Guntersville Lake where J D Patterson, 34, was fishing when struck. his boat was recovered with his clothing burned.
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Irby Johnson Ford Co
Blue Circle
6Th Ave
Shelton Funeral Home Chapel
Russell Lance
Knoxville
Shelton
Debra Longmire
Cheryl Longmire
Decatur
Steven Longmire
Bertha Rydner
Walter E. Coomer
Royal Arch
Decatur Shrine Club
Cahaba Shrine Temple
Demolay Commandery
Aihe
Alabama
Marshall County
J. D. Patterson
Grant
Guntersville Lake
Patterson
Decatur Civic Center Master Plan Aims for Final Phase
City leaders under Gilmer Blackburn unveil the Operation New Decatur master plan as the last Civic Center phase. Plans include a courthouse on Lee Street and a mall between city hall and Davis Street, requiring demolition of the Morgan County Commission building. Estimated cost up to 12000 dollars.
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Gilmer Blackburn
Blackburn
Lee St
City Hall
Davis St
Morgan County Commission
TVA
Voketz
Bolding
District Health Service
Rhodes Ferry
Decatur
Tripoli
Vecco and Segretti Chronology Ties to Watergate Probes
The report links L Vesco to a campaign donation while under SEC scrutiny and notes he fled the country. Lawyer Harry Sears pleads innocent to conspiracy and obstruction. Segretti’s travel and long distance records are cited as investigators pursue connections to hush money rumors and Kalmbach financing. Federal probes tie Kalmbach and Liddy to the Watergate burglary network with ongoing accusations.
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Vesco
Harry L. Sears
Star-News
James R. Polk
Segretti
California
Florida
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Nixon
Herbert W. Kalmbach
Star News
G. Gordon Liddy
Democratic
Space Mission Salvage Set Amid Tight Launch Schedule
The plan calls for launch at 8 a.m. CDT Friday with Conrad Kerwin and Weitz aboard the Cape Kennedy flight. Delays remain possible as four days of fast-moving events proceed while sun shields and hardware are moved in and mission control purges the 85-ton lab of toxic gas and prepares gas masks.
Secret suspect linked to Dean's use of intelligence estimates
A secret suspect contends that Dean relied on intelligence estimates from the committee to justify a White House intelligence operation during last year's Democratic and Republican national conventions in Miami Beach.
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Dean
Committee
White House
Miami Beach
Soviet Leader To Meet Nixon in Bonn Dinner Pact
Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev and West German Chancellor Willy Brandt agreed to sign a joint statement referencing Bonn West Berlin ties. A Bonn spokesman said the document would be signed tonight at a dinner Brezhnev hosts for Brandt. Brezhnev also noted plans for talks with Nixon in June despite Watergate, while discussions covered Berlin, troop reductions, the European security conference, the Middle East, the Common Market, and Soviet West German business deals.
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Leonid Brezhnev
Willy Brandt
Bonn
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Brandt
Berlin
Moscow
West Germany
Brezhnev
Nixon
America
United Nations
East Germany
Europe
Middle East
Decatur NAACP Meeting and Local Activities Calendar
Calendar notes multiple Decatur area events: NAACP chapter meeting at 6 30 p m Carrie Matthews Center, Christian Women’s Fellowship at First Christian Church 7 30 p m, TOPS meeting at 7 p m 3102 Spring Ave SW. Bloodmobile 10 a m to 7 p m Red Cross 305 Cain St SE. Calvary Baptist revival 7 p m nightly through Saturday Rev Johnny Camp Smyrna Ga evangelist. Morgan County Board of Registrars sessions 8 30 a m to noon and 1 4 30 p m. Salvation Army scouting program at corps building 1000 6th Ave SE brass instrument music class 5 p m Salvation Army corps cadets Bible study leadership training 7 p m youth ration 7 p m headquarters area youths invited.
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Calvary Baptist Church
Alabama
Decatur
Johnny Camp
Smyrna
Corps
Salvation Army
Ters Atép
Scandal and notices crowd late Alabama page
Scandal discussion notes possible Nixon resignation rumor as markets remain nervous amid devalued dollar. Revival services at Moulton Church of God begin 7 15 p m today through Sunday. Alabama Archeological Society meets City Hall courtroom at 7 30 p m with John Walthall on Copena Woodland culture. Bible study repeats at Christ's Mission 10 a m led by Rev George Cree. Burningtree Country Club hosts Ladies Golf Invitational Friday. Christian Women's Club luncheon 11 45 a m at the Decatur Inn with Frank Barker speaker and music by Mrs Earl Pettey. Craft demonstration by Mrs W J Fesmire. reservations via two listed numbers. Photographers and bylines for Class AA and A spot news, features, and sports credited to various Alabama papers.
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The
Alabama Archeological Society
City Hall
John Walthall
University of Alabama Arist
Tennessee Valley
Christian Women’s Club
Decatur Inn
Frank Barker
Birmingham
Earl Pettey
W. J. Fesmire
Bill Eyster
June Wilson
Kissinger and Tho Meet in Fourth Paris Talk
In Paris Kissinger and Le Duc Tho held their fourth meeting since Thursday to press the Vietnam cease-fire. Deputies Sullivan and Thach conferred 12 hours as top negotiators paused. Hanoi accused U S reconnaissance flights of violating the cease-fire and warned the talks face negative effects.
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Henry A. Kissinger
Hanoi
le Duc Tho
Kissinger
Tho
William Sullivan
Nguyen Co Thach
Nixon
Kissinger-Tho
Washington
United States
North Vietnam
U.S
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First Christian Church
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Red Cross
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6Th Ve. SE
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Moulton Church
George Cree
Sheffield
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Montgomery Advertiser
Alabama Journal
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Dudley Campbell
Huntsville Times
Tom Self
Birmingham News
Spot
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Dothan Eagle
Kathryn T. Windham
Selma Times. Journal
Barry Fikes
Tuscaloosa News
Calvin Hannah
Tuscaloosa
Herb Cawthorne
Opelika Auburn News
Ken Elkins
Anniston Star
Jerrell Rowell
Carl Berquist
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