McCord Claims White House Plot In CIA Watergate Spin
Kalen Ar McCord says CIA chief firing aimed to install a White House ally and blame Watergate on the agency. He names Hughes, cites plans to break into Hank Greenspun’s Las Vegas Sun safe, and describes efforts to influence officials and test government wiretaps. He mentions Liddy, Greenspun material, and potential South American escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CIA
White House
McCord
Hughes
G. Gordon Liddy
Hank Greenspun
Las Vegas Sun
Gunman Goes Berserk Kills Five In Memphis Slayings
In Memphis a gunman identified as David Sanders, 30, shot five people dead on a quiet street and wounded several others including a federal parole officer before being killed by police after tear gas forced a confrontation. The victims included elderly William Farmer and four others near a liquor store. Police described the attack as a sudden outbreak of violence with multiple bystanders hit as the gunman fired from a rifle and lever-action weapon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis, Tenn
William Edward Farmer, Jr
David Sanders
John Aldridge
William Farmer
Jessie Dooley
Henrietta Watson
Lendora Farmer
William
Sanders
Bill Price
Sarah Wallace
Bobby Lott
Willie Record
James Crawford
Fuel Aide Challenges Price Rise Reports
Washington AP report shows Deputy Treasury Secretary William Simon disputing predictions of astronomical gasoline price rises this year. He notes crude oil costs only partly drive prices and outlines a voluntary allocation plan to aid supplies, with potential mandatory measures if needed. The note adds a separate hospital report on Sanders, including past arrests and a 1963 rape conviction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury
William Simon
House
Simon
Price
Sanders
Rockefeller Opens Bank In Moscow
Rockefeller opens Chase Manhattan Bank in Moscow at No 1 Karl Marx Square near Red Square and the Kremlin. David Rockefeller, 57, chairs the bank and calls the move a sign of changing times as the first American banking office in Moscow in half a century. He notes irony but sees rapid global change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
UPI
Chase Manhattan Bank of New York
Karl Marx Square
Red Square
Kremlin
David Rockefeller
Chase Manhattan
A Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Chuckle on politicians rocking the boat for belief
A wry quip notes a skillful politician can stand up and rock the boat and still persuade others he alone can save them from the storm. Copyright protection applies.
McCord accuses White House of ruthless Watergate plan
James McCord testified at Senate hearings that the White House sought to blame Watergate on the CIA with help from mystery billionaire Howard Hughes. He said Richard Helms was told Schlesinger would go along, and he wrote Caulfield warning of a scorched forest if the CIA blame shifted. McCord described pressure to plead guilty and noted E Howard Hunt’s bitterness over his refusal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCord
White House
Washington
Israel
Chile
UPI
James McCord
CIA
Howard Hughes
Senate
Richard Helms
James Schlesinger
Helms
Hitler
John Caulfield
Jack
Caulfield
Gerald Alch
E. Howard Hunt
Hunt
Watergate hearings to be shown nightly on KIIN Channel 12
Public television reports complete videotape coverage of the Watergate hearings airing at 7 p.m. each day. KIIN Iowa City Channel 12 will broadcast the sessions as they occur, giving viewers access to the proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KIIN
Iowa City
Channel 12
Two Decorah Officers Shot and Suspects Held
Police in Decorah pursued a car after traffic and disturbance complaints. A gunman fired on the squad, wounding Patrolman Michael D Antuono in the face and Auxiliary Officer Howard Smith in the hand. The suspects Dale Snyder and Duane Foltz were captured after a return volley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah
Winneshiek County
Dale Leroy Snyder
Duane Foltz
Michael D’antuono
Howard Smith
Polo Line Road
D'Antuone
Smith
D'Antuono
Snyder
Senate reopens Richardson attorney general hearings
Washington reports the senate judiciary committee resumes public questioning of Elliot Richardson after a surprise return to open session. He is asked about a meeting with former White House aide Egil Krogh who later admitted involvement in the Ellsberg psychiatrist break in.
Three Die as Kansas Battered by Storms
High winds hail and torrential rain swept central and eastern Kansas on Tuesday. Three people died in the storms with two women drowned in flash flooding on U S 75 near Carbondale. The Jacob Mitzner family suffered multiple injuries when their mobile home overturned near Abbyville. At Topeka windows shattered and roofs damaged as a possible tornado overturned campers at Vassar state park. Harveyville received five inches of rain while Hutchinson endured downed trees and power outages. A 170 foot communications antenna atop the Kansas Inn was toppled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Highway Patrol
US. 75
Carbondale
Kan
Kimberly Mitzner
Jacob Mitzner
Abbyville
Mitzner
Donald
Charles
Timothy
Topeka
National Weather Service
Vassar State Park
Harveyville
Hutchinson
Kansas Inn
April 0.7 Percent Rise in Living Costs Across Items
The Labor Department reports April consumer prices up 0.7 percent, driven by sharp gains in food, clothing, gasoline, and used cars. Food costs rose 1.6 percent in groceries, while overall inflation accelerates to a 9.2 percent annual rate over three months, with meat prices reflecting new controls not yet included. Average weekly earnings rose to 141.72 dollars, offsetting price increases and boosting weekly purchasing power by 0.4 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
U.S. Britain veto U.N. sanctions bid
The United States and Britain vetoed a Security Council resolution that would extend the Rhodesia sanctions to South Africa and Portugal. The move blocks extending economic penalties to additional nations, marking a setback for proponents of broader measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
U.S
Britain
South Africa
Portugal
U.N. Security Council
Rhodesia
Also Mentioned on This Page
Kalen
Liddy
Greenspun
UPI Telephoto
Democratic National Committee
Rexford Brown
By Doug Stone
Aldridge
Myrtle Mitchell
David Wayne Clark
Wall Street
John D
Las Vegas
Richardson
Gazette
Berry Creek
Noy Woodring
Margaret Stevens
Tot
U.N
Today's Index
Daily Record
Lea
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!