History starts for Nixon tapes in Watergate clash
Senate investigators press for access to White House tape recordings linked to the Watergate inquiry. President Nixon cites executive privilege as he seeks to keep presidential papers confidential. Former aide Butterfield says tapes preserve history for posterity.
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Watergate
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Affidavits Back Statement Concerning LBJ's Tapings
The Nixon administration released affidavits from two Johnson-era White House workers saying Johnson installed listening devices by 1965 in the Cabinet Room Oval Office Austin office and LBJ Ranch. A second affidavit says a 1968 baseboard mic near the Oval Office was used.
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Petition pushes Tri-County Rural Water District drive
More than 130 property owners within Douglas Jefferson and Leavenworth counties have signed a petition to form the Tri County Rural Water District. Ray Thornton says 133 signatures now. 72 signed Wednesday night and a late drive tonight at Sunnyside School. If turnout meets 51 percent, the district will pursue funding through a Farmer’s Home Administration loan.
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Power Agency Plan Debated in Kansas Assembly
Testimony before a Kansas legislative committee debated municipal power agencies. Louis Stroup Jr. of Kansas Municipal Utilities argued such agencies would provide a needed financing tool for 65 systems serving 409000 residents. Opponents from Kansas Power and Light and Kansas Gas and Electric warned against creating a new statewide, tax free power entity and urged careful study.
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Loan Volume Increases at Lawrence Land Bank Group
The Federal Land Bank Association of Lawrence loaned 3.4 million dollars in net new mobility across Douglas Jefferson Leavenworth and Johnson Counties in the year ending June 30. Manager Tony Mohr said this is a 178 percent rise from the prior two fiscal years as the local office serves first the association in Wichita and then Kansas Oklahoma Colorado and New Mexico.
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Leavenworth
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New Mexico
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