Fiddle Fete To Draw Wallaces At Athens College
Gov George Wallace to attend the Seventh annual Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Convention in Athens Alabama arriving tonight via Pryor Field. Wallaces plan to stay for tonight's session with press corps and 4000 contestants and spectators expected across Limestone County. Admission details include 1 for jam sessions and finals and 2 for contestant registrations.
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Sonny Turner
Athens
George Wallace
Athens College
Wallace
Billy Joe Camp
Pryor Field
Camp
National Press Corps
Limestone County
College
Agnew Lawyers Subpoena Newsmen Over Leaks Probe
Subpoenas were served on reporters from the Washington Star News Washington Post New York Times New York Daily News Time and Newsweek demanding records of conversations with official sources about the Agnew kickback inquiry. The order, approved by Judge Walter Hoffman, directs presence at the Baltimore federal courthouse next Thursday and seeks writings and drafts related to communications with government officials.
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Washington
Spiro T. Agnew
Agnew
Washington Star-News
Washington Post
New York Times
New York Daily News
Time Magazine
Maryland
Newsweek Magazine
Stephan K. Lesher
Newsweek
Justice Department
Agnews
Judah Best
Best
U.S
Walter E. Hoffman
Federal
Baltimore
The
Nick Gage
Times
Richard Cohen
Benjamin C. Bradlee
Post
William Sherman
Robert Walters
Ronald Sarro
David Kraslow
Star-News
Walters
Sarro
United States
Man Housed In Tunnel Lived Amid Junk And Rats
In Memphis a man named John Vasco lived for 17 years in a narrow tunnel under a viaduct beside the Tennessee Casket Co building. Demolition crews destroyed the tunnel on Wednesday revealing piles of junk, crosses, and a small shelf where Vasco slept.
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Memphis
Tenn
John Vasco
Tennessee Casket Co
Marlon Love
Vasco
Love
Two Youths Charged in Boston Stone Death
Police charged 15 and 16 year olds with murder and robbery in the slaying of a 65 year old fisherman near a Dorchester housing project. The case cites a mob of 30 to 40 black youths and follows a week of violence in Dorchester and Roxbury with residents in fear.
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Boston Stone
Boston
James McDonald
Dorchester
Roxbury
Daily Want Ad Sells Dining Room Set in Decatur
Mrs. Bobby Woodard of 812 Gresham Dr. SW sold her maple dropleaf dining room table with six chairs for 110 dollars after placing a low cost Decatur Daily Want Ad. The notice shows eager buyers and invites more used furniture listings.
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Bobby Woodard
Gresham Dr
Decatur Daily
Earthquakes Shake Central Chile Amid Widespread Panic
Three sharp tremors struck central Chile early today with many aftershocks and panicked crowds in the streets. No injuries or major damages were reported as buildings swayed and residents fled outdoors.
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Santiago
Chile
Teen robbers flee after cashier screams at Decatur store
Three would be robbers wearing jeans and red white ski masks fled the Jiffy Sure Save Food Store on Austinville Road after cashier Faye King screamed. Customer Jimmy Brown intervened as one robber pointed a toy gun and ordered him to lay down.
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Decatur
Frank Gardner
Jiffy Sure Save Food
Austinville Rd
Faye King
Jimmy Brown
Decatur Police Ask for Three Step Pay Raise
A Decatur police committee calls for an immediate three step salary increase to match sheriff deputies. Councilman Richard Lee backs higher wages after a survey of other area departments, while Mayor Russell Bolding and another council member oppose raises without broader city salary adjustments. The appeals come after unsuccessful talks with officials, with some officers holding part time jobs or pursuing college to improve status. See POLICEMEN On Page 5.
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Ben Windham
Decatur
Richard Lee
Lee
T.C
Almon
Russell Bolding
Byron Vann
Bill Lovin
Lovin
Disgruntled GOPer Had Own Medicine in 1970s
Florida laborer Robert Benz testified at the Senate Watergate committee about involvement in campaign harassment in 1970. He said he helped hire spies and pickets and ordered stink bombs and a sex-letter against Democratic targets to retaliate for past actions by Democrats. He pleaded immunity and could not prove Democrats’ direct role in the incidents.
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Washington
Florida
William Cramer
Senate
Robert Benz
Donald H. Segretti
White House
Benz
Senate Watergate Committee
ABC
NBC
CBS
Edmund S. Muskie
Henry M. Jackson
Hubert H. Humphrey
Tampa
FBI
Segretti
Martin Douglas Kelly
We Can Get There Faster Ambulance Rivalry
Athens and Decatur ambulance services dispute response times for crashes near the boat harbor. State Trooper Roland Webster cites traffic light rules and route distances, while owners Judy Gomes and Jerry Story claim faster, direct routes. Local incidents include two June drownings and swift responses at Swan Creek.
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Lee Sentell
Athens
Decatur Boat Harbor
Roland Webster
Decatur
6Th Ave
Boat Harbor
U.S. 72
State Highway Department
Limestone County
Southend
14Th St
Albert Brewer
Judy Gomes
Swan Creek
Jerry Story
South Limestone
U.S. 31
Nixon dismisses McGovern corruption charges in 1972
In Today's DATE ON THIS DATE 1972, President Nixon rejected Democratic candidate George McGovern's claim that his administration was the most corrupt in U S history. Weather today lists highs in the upper 70s and lows around 50s with a 20 percent shower chance. extended map and river page 5.
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Pres. Nixon
George McGovern
Nixon
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