Watergate Taint Expands With Magruder Resignation
Former Nixon campaign deputy Magruder resigns from the Commerce Department amid Watergate wiretap disclosures. Reports say L. Patrick Gray burned Hunt documents after Dean and Ehrlichman advised secrecy. Gray then resigned as FBI director.
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Nixon
Jeb S. Magruder
Commerce Department
Washington, Post
New York Times
New York Daily News
FBI
L. Patrick Gray III
E. Howard Hunt Jr
John Ehrlichman
Gray Quits as FBI Chief Amid Watergate Files Destruction
Acting FBI head L Patrick Gray III resigned amid claims he destroyed documents tied to the Watergate case. Senator Byrd urged a special prosecutor and Nixon to fire White House counsel Dean. Weicker confirmed Gray discussed deleting Hunt files including fake cables implicating JFK.
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Senate
FBI
L. Patrick Gray III
Gray
Lowell P. Weicker
Connecticut
White House
E. Howard Hunt
Weicker
John W. Dean III
John D. Ehrlichman
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Ehrlichman
Hunt
Byrd
U.S. Atty
Henry Petersen
Nixon
West Virginia
Senate Judiciary Committee
Nixon Visits Flood Areas Across Mississippi Basin
President Nixon and Sen. John C. Stennis toured flood zones from Greenville to Vicksburg with a pledge of full federal recovery aid. They announced disaster declarations for Arkansas and Louisiana while noting deaths and vast property damage from floods across seven states.
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John C. Stennis
Mississippi
Yazoo
Stennis
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Senate Armed Services Committee
Air Force I
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Vicksburg
Mississippi River
Louisiana
Arkansas
Missouri
Illinois
St. Louis
North Vietnamese deny knowledge of Kissinger Tho meeting
North Vietnam denies any knowledge of a Kissinger Tho meeting to discuss the Paris cease fire. The embassy said such reports were issued unilaterally by the United States as Sullivan and Thach hold talks on the cease-fire implementation and mine clearing.
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Henry A. Kissinger
le Duc Tho
United States
Ment
William Sullivan
Nguyen Co Thach
Hanoi
North Vietnam
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Democratic Republic of Vietnam
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Washington
U. S
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Thach
Seaman District teachers seek new contract talks
Dr. Melvin Neely of the Kansas National Education Association says the board's final offer would not keep teachers' net income after cost of living raises. Seaman District 345 faced a stay and walkout as 65 teachers were fired after protests over ending negotiations April 13.
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Seaman District Board of Education
Melvin Neely
Kansas National Education Association
Weather Outlook Sees Warm Saturday After Cool Spell
A cooling snap drops temperatures to the upper 30s tonight with 70s expected Saturday under sunny skies. Sunday brings a slight shower chance, with more statewide rain Monday and Tuesday, while April rainfall remains below normal after March deluge.
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Quincy
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Missouri
Illinois
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Lawrence
Weather Service
Daylight Time Arrives as Clocks Spring Forward This Weekend
Most of the nation will gain more daylight as Daylight Saving Time starts at 2 a.m. Sunday with clocks moved forward one hour. Hawaii and Arizona remain the only full holdouts as Indiana and Michigan navigate border time differences.
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Arizona
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Michigan
ALS Raney Drug Stores Offer Free Delivery of Prescriptions
ALS Raney Drug Stores announce free delivery for all doctors prescriptions, expanding access to medications. This advertisement highlights convenient service and nationwide prescription fulfillment.
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ALS Raney Drug Stores
Residents Urged to Help With Recycling Drive Sunday
Lawrence residents are asked to save newspapers and cleaned cans and bottles for donation to the Whamper reclamation center Sunday. Five deposit areas run 1 to 4 30 p m with Phi Delta Theta pick up. barrels will also be at three apartment complexes. The event kicks Whamper Week with a film showing and ecology information at KU and area schools. Craig Snook coordinates the cleanup day.
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Whamper Reclamation Center
Kansas University
Phi Delta Theta Fraternity
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Eighth
New Hampshire
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Potter Lake
Kansas Union
Whamper
Craig Snook
Topeka
Ehrlichman admits Vesco visit and denies aiding deal
President Nixon adviser John Ehrlichman acknowledged meeting Vesco representatives but said he later worked to keep Vesco associates from claiming White House backing for a Lebanon bank deal. The Los Angeles Times cited unverified sources alleging a pledge of U S government support in 1972.
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William P. Rogers
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Melvin R. Laird
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Lawrence B. Richardson
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