Free Homes Multiplied as Floods Worsen Across Heartland
The Mississippi basin floods cover ten million acres from Wisconsin to Mississippi and displace hundreds more. President Nixon designates four more states as disaster areas enabling rapid federal aid and low interest loans. Damages rise into the hundreds of millions as Mississippi River swells and levee breaches threaten new areas.
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Mississippi
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Arkansas
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Missouri
Louisiana
Ohio
Illinois
Frazzled babysitter jokes about rushing home
A lighthearted insert moment shows a frazzled babysitter telling anxious parents not to apologize and that she wouldn’t be in a hurry to leave work either. The scene captures a humorous family moment amid a newspaper page blur of sections.
Nixon Alone at Camp David Shapes Watergate Response
President Nixon, secluded at Camp David, contemplates a path through Watergate turmoil after naming a temporary FBI acting head L. Patrick Gray III and resigning amid mounting pressures. Ehrlichman and Haldeman accompany him in retreat.
Burglary Probe Ties Ellsberg Case to Watergate
In Los Angeles a probe was ordered into a memo claiming two Watergate conspirators burglarized the psychiatrist of Daniel Ellsberg to obtain his files. Judge Matt Byrne will review results before deciding procedures, amid fears of tainting Ellsberg’s case.
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Justice Department
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U.S. District Court
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Ellsberg
E. Howard Hunt Jr
G. Gordon Liddy
Henry E. Petersen
U.S
Washington
Ear J. Silbert
Gordon Liddy
Howard Hunt
Daniel Elisberg
Elisberg
Silbert
Russo
David Nissen
Leonard Weinglass
Pentagon
Tral
Anthony Russo
Watergate
William J. Ruckelshaus
FBI
Ruckelshaus Named Acting FBI Director in Watergate Era
William D. Ruckelshaus, 40, steps to acting FBI director for two months amid Watergate fallout after L. Patrick Gray III resigns. Former EPA chief, he balanced environmental protection with industry demands, overseeing pollution cases, DDT ban, and auto emission policy. He ran for Senate in 1968 and later joined Nixon administration. His wife Jill advocates abortion legalization.
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William D. Ruckelshaus
Nixon
FBI
Ruckelshaus
L. Patrick Gray III
Gray
J. Edgar Hoover
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Indiana
Birch Bayh
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Harvard Law School
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Jill
National Women's Political Caucus
Bill
Jill Ruckelshaus
Nixon at Camp David As Watergate Revelations Grow
President Nixon stays at Camp David to map a response to Watergate fallout. William Ruckelshaus named temporary FBI head, EPA chief chosen to replace Gray who resigned after shredding Hunt documents. Ehrlichman admits presence at transfer of Hunt safe papers but denies asking Gray to destroy them.
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Camp David
William PD. Ruckelshaus
FBI
Environmental Protection Agency
L. Patrick Gray III
Gray
E. Howard Hunt
John D. Ehrlichman
Hunt
Gray Resigns as Acting FBI Chief Over Watergate Ties
Patrick Gray III resigns as acting head of the FBI amid Watergate criticism. He had been nominated for permanent director but the move stalled after disclosures of his handling of Watergate files. He acknowledged giving 82 of 186 FBI reports to White House counsel John Dean and said Dean requested the information for a separate inquiry.
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FBI
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H.R. Haldeman
Haldeman
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John C. Stennis
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Mississippi
Catoctin Mountains
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New York Times
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Topeka
Kan
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Nixon
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Committee For the Re
Students urged to stand up for their rights at Biddeford event
Representative Peter Kyros opened a youth rights workshop at Biddeford High School during the state student council convention. He urged students to push for education quality while noting school rules differ from broader society and emphasized the constitutional right to expression and due process.
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Biddeford High School
State Student Council
Kyros
U.S
U. S
Maine
Biddeford
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