Nixon guards keep watch as aides resign in Watergate chaos
White House says FBI guards protect private presidential papers, with strict limits on access. Nixon pressed cabinet to keep agents inside doors after resignations, while aides Ehrlichman and Haldeman linger on payroll for transition. Officials say investigators could review if documents relate to Watergate.
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FBI
Nixon
Ziegler
Haldeman
Ehrlichman
Yliegler
California
Dan
Flood impacts in Louisiana raise losses and cattle deaths
Floodwaters cresting near Jonesville threaten levee banks as 2,100 cattle killed and 86,000 moved or stranded in Louisiana. State projections show agricultural losses of 204.5 million dollars including 130.5 million in crops and 862 million in timber, with 2,356,200 acres flooded. Predicted Gulf tides may worsen flooding in Southeastern Louisiana.
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Jonesville
Plaquemine
Baton Rouge
Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation
Louisiana State University Cooperative Extension Service
Louisiana
Gulf of Mexico
The
Weather Service
Beirut siege deepens as Israeli commandos hit Sabra Camp
Guerrillas press Lebanon based groups expand after 1971 Jordan rout. Israeli raids in 1972 escalate, culminating in an April 10 commando strike on Beirut. Army appeals for civilian support while battles spread from Sabra Shatila to Burg el Barajneh and Jisr el Bacha camps. Civilians endure smoke, shelling, power cuts, and fear as residents shelter.
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Lebanon
Jordan
Ratz
Beirut
Sabra-Shatila
Burg el- Barajneh
Jisr El-Bacha
Sabra
U.N
Nixon outlines Phase 3 anti inflation steps and critiques
President sets new Phase 3 rules to curb price hikes with 1.5 percent cap and 30 day firm notification to the Cost of Living Council. Nixon spends a day briefing advisers and labor leaders, seeking labor management support to sustain growth without unchecked inflation. McGovern urges public backing to restore government credibility amid Watergate fallout.
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Nixon
Cost of Living Council
Labor-Management Advisory Committee
Labor-Management Committee
Choppers Led From Page One In Camp Parley Fight
Reported on April 7 a helicopter forced down west of Quang Tri City as the commission attempted to recover wreckage. Nine killed in an earlier crash including a Canadian Indonesian and two Hungarians. Ambassador Bogdan Wasilewski suspended flights to prisoner release points after Viet Cong refused a wide air corridor and ground security. Canada and Indonesia floated pulling eight nation peacekeepers from Ben Het Due Co and An Loc. malaria cases rose at Due Co. An Loc remains under South Vietnamese control but is VC surrounded. US airstrikes near Phnom Penh claimed no progress against 500 guerrillas on the Mekong east bank.
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Quang Tri City
Bogdan Wasilewski
Poland
Due Co
Indonesia
Ben Het
An Loc
U.S
Cambodia
Mekong River
Phnom Penh
Krogh and Young linked to White House plumbers group
Ehrlichman gives vague account of Krogh and David Young roles in the plumbers unit. Young resigned recently without explanation. Krogh had said he supervised the plumbers and coordinated with other government branches amid Senate Commerce hearings on Krogh’s nomination.
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Gerdmana
Ehrlichman
Krogh
David Young
National Security Council
Fourman Group
Young
White House
Senate Commerce Committee
Connally Declines New Administration Role Amid Watergate
Connally, stating no interest in another administration post, defended Nixon as Watergate unfolds. He called the scandal the act of individuals, not the party, urged stopping such acts, and praised Nixon's handling of foreign and domestic relations while urging perspective on the national crisis.
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Connally
Republican Party
Nixon
Byrnes Defends Self Amid Alleged FBI Bribe Charge
Judge Byrnes denied discussing the FBI directorship during the pending case. Ehrlichman’s FBI interview showed he ordered a White House probe of the Pentagon Papers, hiring Watergate figures Liddy and Hunt for the break-in connected to Ellsberg’s psychiatrist’s office. The defense argued the White House shown undue interest in the case and suggested a bribe attempt, while Byrne asserted no talks about the trial occurred with Ehrlichman or Kissinger.
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Free Press
ANSE
Graf
George McGovern
McGovern
ASNE
Bob Packwood
Oregon
Watergate Grand Jury
White House
New York Times
John N. Mitchell
Jeb S. Magruder
Frederick C. LaRue
Haldeman
Ehrlichman
Dean Mitchell
U.S
Robert L. Vesco
Vesco
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC
FBI
Byrne
Ellsberg
Pentagon Papers
G. Gordon Liddy
E. Howard Hunt
Hunt
Liddy
Leonard Weinglass
Kissinger
Ellsbérg
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Nissen
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Timothy
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Broom
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Detroit Free Press
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Page One
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Saigon
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