Agnew Sees Career End, Defiant in Public Split
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew privately believes his political career is finished but publicly attacks accusers. He told California GOP leaders he would not resign if indicted, claims a frameup by Maryland officials, and vows to prove his innocence amid Watergate fallout.
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Palm Springs
Calif
Spiro T. Agnew
Agnew
California
Los Angeles
Maryland
Justice Department
Baltimore
Marvin Mandel
Grand Jury
Dale Anderson
Baltimore County
Atty
Cotton farmers plan suit over 1973 cotton contracts
Twelve Morgan and Lawrence County cotton growers file suit in Morgan County Circuit Court against five cotton buyers. Attorney Jim Thompson says the action aims to stop buyers from interfering with the 1973 crop and to require payment per contracts with escrow of the contract-price difference until a court rules on legality. The filing follows a similar Birmingham case and seeks to break individual contracts of the plaintiffs. Craft workshop notice follows.
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Tommy Stevenson
Morgan
Lawrence County
Morgan County
Jim Thompson
Birmingham
Hare, Wynn, Newell and
Thompson
North Alabama
Franco Named Spain Head of Government
In Today's Daily on This Date in 1936 Gen Francisco Franco was proclaimed head of the government of Spain. Weather note mentions highs in the 80s and scattered rain, with a 20 percent chance today. Complete weather and river map on page 3. It's a privilege to live in the Tennessee Valley.
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Francisco Franco
Spain
Athens
Tennessee Valley
Terrorists seek $1 million from Pan Am and Braniff
From Buenos Aires AP reports terrorists demand one million dollars from Pan American World Airways and Braniff International. In Washington AP says Judge Sirica tells Watergate conspirators he will not seek maximum sentences. In Saigon AP notes over 300 government and Communist casualties in a 24 hour weekend battle near Saigon, the largest near the capital since January cease fire.
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Buenos Aires
Pan American World Airways
Braniff International
Washington
U.S. District Court
John J. Sirica
E. Howard Hunt
Saigon
Weekend Accidents Claim Eight Lives
Weekend accidents across the area killed eight people. A Huntsville two vehicle crash near Huntsville killed four including Thomas Scott 43 Elkmont Joseph Belue 38 and Buford Cockrell 55 all of Anderson. Lawrence County three vehicle crash claimed Rilous Austin 66 Town Creek. Cullman County crash took James Winston Hawkins 52 of College Park Ga. A Huntsville Friday night drowning killed Betty Faye Long 19 of Belle Mina. Two Falkville boys Mark Gregory McNutt 8 and Kenneth Wayne Moore 6 drowned in a rock quarry near their home funeral services scheduled today.
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Huntsville
Thomas Scott
Elkmont
Joseph Belue
Buford Cockrell
Anderson
Lawrence County
Rilous Austin
Town Creek
Cullman County
James Winston Hawkins
College Park
Ex POW Kicks Off United Way Campaign
Ex prisoner of war Air Force Col. George R. Hall told Morgan County at the United Way breakfast that mutual prisoner support sustained morale during seven years in North Vietnam camps. He likened United Way to the fellowship prisoners created by sharing messages and resources. Hall credited both military training and youth instruction for preparing him to endure the ordeal.
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Lee Sentell
North Vietnam
Morgan County
United Way
Air Force
George R. Hall
Maxwell Air Force Base
Montgomery
U.S
Hall
Scouts
YMCA
Decatur Inn
Col. Hall
Meir to Fly to Vienna Over Schoenau Camp Closure
Premier Golda Meir plans a Vienna visit to press Chancellor Kreisky on retracting the pledge to shut Schoenau transit camp for Soviet Jewish emigrants. She will also likely inspect Schoenau Castle as refugees continue arriving under police escort.
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Vienna
Austria
Golda Meir
Bruno Kreisky
Schoenau
Israel
Tel Aviv
Meir
Western Europe
Soviet Union
Moscow
Elderly Welfare Patients Die Unnoticed for Hours
In Miami, two destitute elderly men, Clarence Brinson and Jim Jordan, died in hospital wheelchairs after hours in the emergency ward. Officials say they waited days for nursing home placement and were treated as boarders rather than patients. Jordan died of heart disease and complications, Brinson of chronic pulmonary disease.
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Morton—Jordan
Clarence Brinson
Brinson
Jordan
Jackson Memorial Hospital
Jackson Hospital
Bill Keck
Keck
Bo Oth Brinson
Wallace to Appear at Fiddlers' Meet
Gov and Mrs Wallace will appear at the Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Convention in Athens on Friday. The event opens with registration and jam sessions, with finals set for Saturday night.
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Athens
George C. Wallace
Tennessee Valley
Ham Burgers At 12 E Moulton St Decatur
Eat in or take out at C F Penn Ham Burgers located at 12 E Moulton St Downtown Decatur phone 355-0513 United Way lighter side advertisement.
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C. F. Penn
E. Moulton St
Decatur
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Mary Carter
Jane Aiaes
Bob Harris
Billy
Service Robinson Furniture
Second Avenue
Libya
al Ahram
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Wickett
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Tett
Tirst Phot
Mary Pugh
Shirley Pugh
Tennessee
Vajsey
Mtr
Bessie Pugh
Kendall Pugh
Watch
Iffame
Gordon
Trres
Katie —Lovelace
Jeff
Dianne
Major “Industries
McCormick
Tommy Counts
Billy Smith
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