Nixon Names Ruckelshaus to Lead FBI Amid Watergate Shakeup
President Nixon accepted L. Patrick Gray III’s resignation as acting FBI chief and named William D. Ruckelshaus, then EPA head, to take over temporarily. Gray cited concerns over burned files linked to the Watergate probe as the reason for his departure.
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UPI
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White House
L. Patrick Gray III
FBI
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Ruckelshaus
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Gray
Jeb Stuart Magruder
Commerce Department
J. Edgar Hoover
Hunt
Democratic
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Sen
Robert C. Byrd
D-W.va
Tion
John W. Dean III
John D. Ehrlichman
Lowell P. Weicker Jr
R-Conn
Senate
Home Edition 40 Pages Price 10 Cents
A compact home edition page line lists forty pages and a price of ten cents for the edition. The brief shows standard newspaper packaging and pricing, typical for late 19th or early 20th century editions.
Liddy and Hunt Linked to Ellsberg Case
Los Angeles AP the judge in the Pentagon papers trial released a memorandum reporting that G Gordon Liddy and E Howard Hunt burglarized the office of Daniel Ellsbergs psychiatrist to obtain Ellsbergs files The memo noted the informant did not know if any files were taken or shared with prosecutors The judge ordered an immediate investigation to see if Ellsbergs psychiatric records affected the trial and potential rights violations
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Los Angeles
G. Gordon Liddy
E. Howard Hunt Jr
Daniel Ellsberg
Ellsberg
U.S. District Court
Matt Byrne
Anthony Russo
U.S. Justice Department
Byrne
Leonard Boudin
Earl J. Silbert
U.S
Washington
Henry FE. Petersen
Silbert
Gordon Liddy
Howard Hunt
Justice Department
U. S
Pentagon
Watergate
E. Howard Hunt
Judge Byrne
Elisberg
Liddy
Hunt
DES Ban Sparks Debate At Texas Beef Conference
At the first annual Texas Beef Conference in Amarillo speakers debated the DES ban despite FDA action. Virginia Knauer urged consumer safety and dialogue, while Hollis Klett touted DES as boosting lean muscle in cattle. Industry leaders urged cooperation and noted plans to raise funds for beef promotion despite price pressures. Donnell and Herrick praised consumer awareness and agriculture as a bright economic hope.
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FDA
Virginia Knauer
Nixon
Hollis Klett
Texas Tech University Center
Amarillo
Des
Mrs. Knauer
Delaney
Knauer
Texas Cattle Feeders Association
TUCFA
Bill Dennell
Marathon
Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association
Fort Worth
Bad Is Good Beef Appreciation Day at Tri State Fairgrounds
The event promotes Beef Appreciation Day with sorghum-sweet beef available at the Tri State Fairgrounds. Notables include actors Andy Devine and Ben Johnson along with numerous politicians attending. The program starts at 9 a.m. and barbecue lines form by 4 p.m. It offers a free barbecue and aims to win favor with cattlemen.
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Tri- State Fairgrounds
Andy Devine
Ben Johnson
DST Arrives As Clocks Move Forward One Hour
The poem notes daylight saving time arrives with clocks set ahead one hour at 2 a.m. Sunday. It recalls the annual shift and the seasonal warmth implied by spring and summer.
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DST
Steven
Steve Cornett
Daily News
U.S. intensifies air war in Cambodia concept of civil war
Senate investigators disclosed that since mid March the United States has flown about 242 air sorties daily over Cambodia. Fighters and B52 strikes largely targeted Cambodian insurgents seeking to overthrow Lon Nol, with only about one fifth aimed at North Vietnamese supplies. The report notes U.S. intervention mirrors a Cambodian civil war, aided by Hanoi Peking and Moscow.
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UPI
Senate
United States
Cambodia
U.S
Phnom Penh
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
South Vietnam
James G. Lowenstein
Richard G. Moose
Subcommittee
Vietnam
Lowenstein
Moose
Southeast Asia
Lon Nol
Hanoi
Peking
Moscow
Jewelry Identified in Crash Recovered Burglary Link Found
Randall County Sheriff says six pieces of silver and turquoise jewelry found in the crash 142 miles south of Amarillo were identified by Albuquerque detectives as stolen in a burglary in Albuquerque. The owner and burglary date are not released.
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Canyon
Amarillo
Albuquerque
Randall County
Cliff Longest
Albuquerque Police Department
Longest
Roland Scheid
FBI
Scheid
Federal Aviation Administration
Weekend Warmth Brings Highs Near 80
The forecast calls for fair and warmer conditions through tonight with partly cloudy skies and mild temperatures. Highs today reach the middle 70s, with lows in the mid 40s, then Sunday highs near 80 with wind from the southwest at 5 to 15 mph, gusting to 25 mph.
Silver Anniversary Spelling Bee Champion to be Named
The 1973 Silver Anniversary Spelling Bee champion will be named today in Amarillo from 45 county champions. The winner joins the Golden Spread Honor Roll and will visit Washington DC for the 46th National Bee in June. The contest is free and open to the public at 1:30 p.m. in Stephen F. Austin Junior High School auditorium.
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Washington, D. C
Stephen F. Austin
Today News
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