Ehrlichman says Nixon called Ellsberg break a national security inquiry
Ehrlichman testified to the Senate Watergate committee that Nixon described the 1971 Ellsberg psychiatrist break in as a vital national security inquiry. He said Nixon later claimed no authorization or knowledge of the act. Ehrlichman blamed Dean for alleged lies and noted occasional wiretapping while serving as counsel, citing a strict limits on his responses.
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Washington
John D. Ehrlichman
Nixon
Ellsberg
Ehrlichman
FBI
Justice Department
Daniel Ellsberg
Senate
White House
John W. Dean III
Hijackers Destroy 747 at Benghazi Airport
Hijackers blew up a Japanese Boeing 747 at Benghazi airport after hostages escaped via the emergency chute. Four hijackers were arrested by Libyan troops. the plane had been held since Friday with 139 aboard, including passengers and crew. No one was fatally injured during evacuation though a Japanese woman suffered a facial cut.
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Benghazi
Libya
Amsterdam
Dubai
Persian Gulf
Damascus
Mediterranean
Sons
Mt. Carmel
Sada
Red Army
Israel
Tel Aviv
Dubain
Nixon Faces Legal Battle Over Watergate Evidence
Washington AP reports President Nixon refuses to voluntarily hand over Watergate tape recordings and documents and is served subpoenas by the Senate Watergate committee, as he battles to withhold evidence amid questions of his innocence.
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Washington
Nixon
Senate Watergate Committee
Lampkin testifies self defense in fatal Hartsville shooting
Lampkin, charged with first degree murder for the Oct 15 Hartsville shooting of Reuben Orr, testified he acted in self defense after Orr pulled a knife during a craps game at 501 Pennylane St. The defense rested at 11:15 a.m. Witnesses disputed a threatening remark as prosecutors prep further pages.
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Ellis Lampkin
Reuben Orr
Hartselle
Orr
Lampkin
J. W. Orr
Pennylane St
Hartselte
Secret Cambodia bombings were authorized at highest level
AP reports Defense Secretary Schlesinger said covert bombing of Cambodia in the 14 months before May 1970 was approved at the highest levels. The Defense Department disclosed extensive secret intelligence operations by Americans in Cambodia and Laos during much of the Indochina war. The Shah of Iran arrived for a four day White House state visit to discuss Middle East issues and was welcomed by President Nixon as a world statesman of first rank.
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Washington (Ap
James R. Schlesinger
Cambodia
Washington
Defense Department
Laos
Iran
White House
Middle East
Nixon
On This Date 1946 Bikini Atoll Nuclear Test
The United States conducted its first underwater atomic bomb test off Bikini Atoll in the Pacific on this date in 1946. Quick weather shows highs in the low 90s and lows around 70 with a 20 to 30 percent chance of rain.
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United States
Bikini Atoll
Pacific
Harris Seeks LEPA Funds For Calhoun Police Academy
Alabama State Senator Bob Harris proposes an amendment to the general appropriations bill to fund a Calhoun Junior College police academy with LEPA money. The plan would restore a 450000 request and add a 500000 total by tying Calhoun's grant to funding other academies. Harris aims to curb politicized grants and has briefed only a few colleagues as the Senate session nears.
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Bob Lowry
Montgomery
Bob Harris
Alabama Law Enforcement Planning Agency
LEPA
Calhoun Junior College
Harris
SEPA
Calhoun
Senate
Senate Finance and Taxation Committee
Calhoun Academy
Robert
Bo) Davis
South Alabama
North
Decatur Gains in Title One Funds Amid Budget Caution
Alabama school leaders review budgets after Title One allotments promise Decatur a minimum of 216000 while overall funds face impoundment and possible cuts. Officials warn gains may not translate into program expansion as Nixon era restraints loom.
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Ben Windham
Decatur
Lightning Seen as Likely Cause in Ozark Flight Crash
Ozark Flight 825 bound from Nashville to St. Louis crashed in a thunderstorm killing at least 36. Pilot Arvid Linke reported a tornado and possible lightning strike before the Fairchild 227 disintegrated in a wooded ravine near Lambert Airport. The FAA traced the radar loss about a mile from the field at 600 feet.
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ST. Louis
Ozark Air Lines
Ozark Flight 825
Nashville
Tenn
Federal Aviation Administration
Arvid Linke
Linke
Lambert
FAA
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West Germany
U.S
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Ursula Mookel
Ralf
Gunner Spundell
Aé Landers
Athens
Tennessee Valley
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