White House confirms Nixon ordered wiretaps in 1969
The White House said Nixon personally approved FBI wiretaps on more than a dozen National Security Council staff phones in 1969 to stem leaks. The CIA was linked to coverup testimony as aides allegedly sought CIA help, with Kissinger aware of tapped lines including a Halperin line and notes in the Ehrlichman safe.
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Washington
Cambodia
White House
New York Times
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
William D. Ruckelshaus
John D. Ehrlichman
Henry A. Kissinger
J. Edgar Hoover
Los Angeles
FHI
Daniel Elisberg
Bethesda
Morton Halperin
National Security Council
Halperin
Kissinger
Council
CIA
Vernon Walters
Richard Helms
Senate Appropriations
Helms
Iran
U.S
Stuart Symington
Td-Ma
Nixon
Symington
Senate
Reappraisal sparks fury over Vermont Grand List hike
Vermont state Rep Charles Sauer denounces Bennington’s Grand List based on Cole Sayer-Trumble reappraisal as unworthy of the paper it’s printed on. He demands resignations if the list is printed and cites land value surges including his Gore Road property. Selectman J C Jerome supports reappraisal but notes flaws. The dispute erupts at the May 30 hearings and signals broader open land fear.
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Jan Slusmon
Bennington
Cole Sayer
Trumble Co
Dayton
Ohio
Charles Sauer
D-22
Sawer
Laver
George Allen
Cole- Layer
Gore Road
Dorothy Sauer
Sauer
Cole -Layer - Trumble
Cal
Fox Police Chief Gets Raise Amid Directives
Police Chief William H. Fox received a 5.5 percent retroactive raise to 10 920 annually on a 3 to 2 vote after selectmen adopted performance directives for the department. Corcoran led in favor. Campbell and Jerome opposed citing unresolved results. The board warned improvements are needed or Fox could lose his job, while Lamb noted some progress and will enforce guidelines through a written standard operating procedure.
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William H. Fox
Timothy Corcoran
Fox
Corcoran
Sheridan
Perrotta
Campbell
Jerome
Edward R. Lamb
Lamb
Neil S. Maas
Nixon seeks bipartisan panel to study election law reform
President Nixon asked Congress to create a full eleven member bipartisan commission to study sweeping changes to the nation s election laws including term lengths for House Senate and President and campaign financing He urged a comprehensive overhaul rather than piecemeal fixes saying reforms must be considered in relation to each other and that the plan should come from a bipartisan group of experts.
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Uet
Nixon
Congress
White House
House
Carl Albert
Senate
Mike Manafield
Washington
UPI
Gold frenzy subsides as dollar regains strength
London markets calm after two days of frenzied gold trading while the dollar strengthens on European exchanges. Official price settings show gold near 111 dollars per ounce, with tensions remaining from prior peaks and varying rates across Paris, London, Frankfurt, and Zurich.
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Dollar
London
UPS
Middle East
Paris
Jess
Four Early and Late Evenings of Sequences in Black Music
Bennington College organizer Bill Dixon presents a festival of events titled Four Early and Late Evenings of Sequences and Events in Black Music in Commons Theater May 17 18 19 and 20 at 6 30 PM. Dixon argues that white audiences miss the art by focusing on the artist and outside life rather to listen to the music.
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Bill Dixon
Bennington College
Ezra Pound
Dixon
Commons
Bennington
Cal
Extortion Threat Forces Denver Plane Diversion to Denver
A 747 bound for Tokyo carrying 125 people was diverted to Stapleton after an anonymous caller claimed a bomb was aboard and demanded 30000. The plane landed at 12 15 am. FBI and bomb squads searched the jet for two hours and found no device. Flight originated in New York with Seattle as the next US stop.
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Denver
UPI
Tokyo
Portland
Ore
Northwest Airlines
Mexico City
Stapleton International Airport
FBI
New York
United States
Seattle
Washington City
Anchorage
Alaska
John Denman
Sage City Symphony in another concert Sunday
Sage City Symphony presents a fall concert schedule with guest performers and program selections for a Sunday performance, highlighting the orchestra’s ongoing regional engagement and repertoire choices.
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Shrlichman
CLA
Watergate
Democratic National Committee
Nean
Wihetaps
Hoff
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Zurich
Black Music Festival
Maa Yortoey
Mike
Bennington County
James Reston
George Connelly
Vermont
Shadsbury
Manchester Selectmen
Sage City Symphony
Henry Aaron
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