Watergate figure McCord cites perjury amid sentencing
Former Nixon campaign official James W. McCord Jr. claims perjury occurred in the Watergate trial and alleges political pressure to plead guilty. Judge Sirica delays McCord’s sentencing for a week and keeps five co-defendants on provisional maximums while reviewing new developments.
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U.S. District Court
John I. Sirica
G. Gordon Liddy
White House
McCord
Sirica
E. Howard Hunt
Democratic National Committee
Watergate
Solons See Small Impact From Property Tax Ruling
Kansas lawmakers react to the U S Supreme Court decision on school funding saying the ruling will have limited effect on ongoing state plans. They note possible shifts in how wealth is defined and the balance between state and local funding while maintaining Johnson County court mandates.
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U. S. Supreme Court
Kansas
U.S. Supreme Court
Texas
Johnson County
Republians
HOUSE
Pete Loux
Wichita
State Supreme Court
Tom van Cleave
Robert Docking
Supreme Court
Pete McGill
R-Winfield
U. S&s. Supreme Court
Donn Everett
Manhattan
Johnson County Court
Dave Waxle
Waxse
Continuing Showers Forecast Hit Lawrence Weekend
Rainfall in Lawrence totaled .02 to .25 inches by noon as clouds darkened skies. The National Weather Service warns of continuing showers and possible thunderstorms tonight and Saturday with more than 10 inches of yearly precipitation to date.
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Lawrence
National Weather Service
President Removes Oil Import Quota
The Florida White House said today President Nixon effectively has removed the daily quota on imports of petroleum and petroleum products.
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Key Biscayne, Fla
Florida White House
Nixon
Meat Packers and Banks Feel Pressure From Administration
Washington reports the Nixon administration pressuring meat packers and banks to aid housewives and homebuyers. Continental Illinois Bank & Trust and Franklin National Bank of New York consider or maintain a 6 1/4 percent prime rate amid a push for moderation. The Cost of Living Council orders cost passes to consumers, while economic adviser Herbert Stein notes possible declines in food price inflation.
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Washington
Nixon
Continental Illinois Bank & Trust Co
Chicago
Continental
Franklin National Bank of New York
Continental and
Franklin
Arthur E. Burns
Burns
Cost of Living Council
John T. Dunlop
Herbert Stein
President’s Council of Economic Advisers
Delay on POW Transfer Frays Vietnam Ceasefire Talks
In Saigon, the United States and North Vietnam failed to resolve the deadlock delaying 138 American POW releases. Both sides warned of retaliatory moves over a new antiaircraft site near Khe Sanh while a refugee camp attack in the Mekong Delta killed 24 and wounded 40. The Paris ceasefire deadline looms as talks stall and troop withdrawals remain suspended.
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Saigon
United States
North Vietnam
Vietnam
Joint Military Commission
Khe Sanh
South Vietnam
Mekong Delta
Hanoi
Paris
College Prexies Lament Nixon's Budget Actions
Kansas college presidents told the Board of Regents the state higher education system would lose over 13 million under President Nixon's proposed budget. Regents noted federal cuts include 2 million at KU Lawrence and 4.3 million at KU Medical Center Kansas City, with impounded funds worsening financial strain.
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Topeka
Kansas Board of Regents
Nixon
Regent
Jess Stewart
Wamego
Kansas University
Lawrence
KU Medical Center
Kansas City
Raymond Nichols
Congress
Paul Wunsch
Kingman
James McCain
Kansas State University
Perry City Council Race Faces Apathy and Write-in Interest
Perry voters face a non competitive mayoral race with only two filings and four council seats open. Incumbent Ted Grindel and write-ins Lloyd Baumgardner and Charles Brunkow join Roscoe Stubbs in seeking council roles, while residents cite apathy, low pay, and time constraints as barriers to candidacy.
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Ted Grindel
Lloyd Baumgardner
Charles Brunkow
Roscoe Stubbs
Hodson
Baumgardner
Perry LP. Gas Co
Brunkow
Perry
Perry-Lecompton
Grindol
Grindel
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FBI
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E. Howard Hunt Jr
Bernard L. Barker
Eugenio R. Martinez
Frank A. Sturgis
Virgilio R. Gonzalez
Hunt
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March
Church
Emeetseeenne Sane Eens
Enwewee
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Ns Tees Eneree Society
Eee
Edeeeenawe
Erenee
Npeneseee
Aeseee Waenenne
Stein
George Esper
Laos
Pathet Lao
U. S
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Regents
McCain
Fe -Call
Ve. Anene ‘Doane Agency
Stewart
Nichols
Kansas Union
Dyche Hall
Museum of Art
Corbin
Gertrude Sellards - Pearson
Bob Nordyke
Seetin
Roger Hodson
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