GOP Wheels Urge Removal of Aides
White House aides urge Nixon to sweep out all Watergate aides and staffers. Senator Percy will introduce a resolution to appoint a politically independent special prosecutor, hoping Nixon makes a full statement and fires staff members lacking public confidence. Robert W. Meserve, ABA president, endorses a special prosecutor.
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Nixon
White House
Charles H. Percy
Justice Department
Percy
Robert W. Meserve
Boston
American Bar Association
ABA
Meserve
Calvin Coolidge
Sargent Shriver
Supreme Court
Lowell P. Weicker Jr
R-Conn
L. Patrick Gray III
FBI
Quick Decision On Wage Price Bill Looms In Congress
Congress returns from Easter recess to decide on extending the presidents wage price control authority before midnight Monday. A one year extension is expected but Senate maneuvering by Sen. Gale McGee could delay the vote. The bill includes price increase justifications, wage exemptions, and fuel allocation powers.
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Senate
Gale W. McGee
D-Wye
McGee
U.S
Cambodia
Indochina
House Appropriations Committee
Nixon
House
Ways and Means
Treasury
George P. Shultz
Joseph P. Addabbo
D-N.y
Pentagon
Pentagon Papers Trial Affidavit On Office Break-In Linked To Watergate
Defense lawyers to file an affidavit from Daniel Ellsberg's psychiatrist Dr Lewis Fielding claiming an office break-in in 1971 opened Ellsberg files. Time magazine identified Fielding and police noted a burglary linked to suspected Cuban intruders. Ellsberg's team weighs motions including possible dismissal on espionage conspiracy theft charges.
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saMl
Daniel Ellsberg
Time Magazine
Lewis Fielding
Beverly Hills
Calif
Ellsberg
U. S. District Court
Matt Byrne
Byrne
E. Howard Hunt
G. Gordon Liddy
Fielding
Robert Sachs
Time
New York Daily News
FBI
Sachs
Anthony Russo
Amarillo Postal Workers Boycott Special Stamps
The Amarillo Local American Postal Workers Union AFL-CIO has banned the sale of a commemorative stamps set honoring postal employees. Ten stamps go on sale today during Postal Week as union leaders call the week a political move amid ongoing contract talks in Washington.
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American Postal Workers Union
Afl-Cio
Postal People
Washington, DC
Mike Elliott
Amarillo Mail
Texas Postal Workers Union
Agnew Sees 1976 Bid Amid Watergate Probes
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew told UPI in a U News interview that he believes he can win the presidency in 1976 and that he regards himself a major GOP contender alongside Connally Reagan Rockefeller and Percy. He criticized the Senate Watergate committee for creating an inference of crime while the grand jury investigates and urged restraint until the grand jury finishes.
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UPI
Spiro T. Agnew
Senate
Watergate
Agnew
U.S. News and World Report
Treasury
John B. Connally
California
Ronald Reagan
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Charles H. Percy
Senate Select Committee
Mississippi River floodwaters fall slowly as millions still flooded
Flood levels on the Mississippi and Missouri rivers receded slowly Sunday while more than 10 million acres remained under water. The crest at St Louis is descending but not before 13 feet above flood stage. A 14 year old girl died in a Ste Genevieve hospital from sandbagging injuries, the 11th flood fatality. Federal aid arrives as seven states are declared disaster areas, with temporary housing as a top priority. About 35,000 people evacuated in Louisiana.
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Illinois
Ste. Genevieve
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VFW
American Red Cross
Frank Stanton
Hermann
Cuivre River
River Des Pere
Explosions Continue as Bombs Detonated in California Yard
Bombs aboard a munitions train continued to explode in the Roseville yard near Sacramento forcing bomb squads to enter the blast area. Injuries were minor with no deaths reported as investigators assess debris from 21 Defense Department cars.
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Calif
Bsos
Southeast Asia
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Army
Roseville
Southern Pacific
Duane Lowe
Defense Department
Hawthorne
Nev
Port Chicago
Southern Pacific Railroad
James C. Shea
Richard Sheffield
Mistake Raids Terrorize Families In Illinois
In Collinsville Illinois two families awoke to armed men breaking in during narcotics raids. The raids turned out to be a mistake and ended without warrants or warning. Federal agents from the St Louis office led the operation with some local police involvement.
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Donald Askew
Virginia
Michael
Askew
Myles J. Ambrose
Federal
St. Louis
Paul Cigliano
Collinsville
Weather outlook with cooler temps and storms likely
Mostly cloudy and a little cooler with a chance of thunderstorms through Tuesday. High today near 80, low tonight mid 40s, high Tuesday lower 70s. Winds SW 15 to 25 MPH. Precipitation chances 20 percent today and 30 percent tonight.
Meat Mislabeling Confuses Consumers
A brief report notes mislabeled meat products causing consumer confusion. Officials urge vigilance and label accuracy while shoppers question origins, pricing, and safety implications on grocery shelves.
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Washington Post
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Post
John Ebling
Lorie Quillin
Ellwood Park
Lorie
Paul C. Quillin
Oklahoma City
Mom
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Johnny Meadows
Odessa
Texas
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Ruth Maynard
Gloria Green
Dorothy Smith
Lik Il Workers
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Collinsville, Ill
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Louise
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Cigliano
Inside News
Bongo
New Mexico
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