McCord Says Nixon Aware of Clemency Offer
James W. McCord Jr. testified that a former White House aide repeatedly offered executive clemency and that Nixon was aware of the proposal. He said John Caulfield urged him to stay silent and warned the administration could fall over Watergate. Caulfield claimed the message came from the highest White House levels.
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Washington
James W. McCord Jr
White House
Nixon
McCord
Caulfield
United States
Key Biscayne
Fla
McCord details Caulfield clemency offers in Watergate case
McCord testifies that Caulfield urged silence and offered executive clemency after meetings in Warenton Virginia and nearby areas. He says other offers came from E Howard Hunt and an unnamed friend of Caulfield, with prearranged calls to a public booth near his Maryland home. The White House denies involvement. Baker notes a subpoena on Caulfield and that he is to appear after McCord.
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Caulfield
Watergate
E. Howard Hunt
McCord
Highway 355
Maryland
White House
Hunts
Accu
Sen
Howard H. Baker Jr
R-Tenn
Baker
Richardson selects Archibald Cox as Watergate special prosecutor
Senate sources report Attorney General designate Elliot L. Richardson chose Archibald Cox of Harvard Law School to serve as special prosecutor in the Watergate case.
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Washington
Senate
Atty
Elliot L. Richardson
Archibald Cox
Harvard Law School
Agreement Reached to Halt Cocaine Flow in Colombia
Secretary of State William P. Rogers and Colombian officials agree on implementing a program to stop cocaine trafficking from Colombia to the United States.
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Bogota
Colombia
William P. Rogers
United States
Andy Gray Named Kansas Highway Director Successor
Gov. Robert Docking announced John D. Montgomery will retire as highway director on May 31 and be replaced by A. J. Andy Gray of Topeka. Montgomery will join the Kansas Turnpike Authority while remaining in state service.
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Kan
Robert Docking
John D. Montgomery
Junction City
Kansas Highway
A. J
Andy” Gray
Kansas Turnpike Authority
Docking
Statehouse
England
Germany
Israel
Montgomery
Gray
Andy Gray
No New Fund Effort For Kansas Schools
The Council of Presidents of six state colleges and universities will not seek extra federal funding to offset anticipated cuts. Regents official Max Bickford said the group finds the problem too large to justify new requests.
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Tope KA
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Kansas Board of Regents
State Finance Council
Kansas University Medical Center
Wichita ‘State University
Kansas State University
Regents Approve 48 Million Budget for Kansas University
The Kansas Board of Regents approved the Fiscal Year 1974 educational and general operating budget for Kansas University totaling 48,443,480 dollars with overall operating budget including auxiliaries rising to 55,640,378 dollars. The plan funds 1,049 unclassified employees with average raises 6.36 percent and 884 civil service staff with average raises 9.4 percent. KU will finance the budget from balances forward 982,800 dollars, legislative appropriations 25,995,361 dollars, and fee income 21,465,319 dollars.
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Topeka
Kansas Board of Regents
Kansas University
Regents
Kansas
Nice Weekend Could End Dry Spell in Lawrence
The National Weather Service predicts a mostly pleasant weekend for Lawrence with a 10 percent chance of rain, temperatures reaching the 80s Saturday and upper 70s Sunday. If showers hold off, Lawrence could mark 10 straight days without precipitation, following several sunny, warm days and cool nights.
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National Weather Service Today
Lawrence
Ziegler defends Nixon on resignation talk during briefings
White House press secretary Ronald L. Ziegler rejected questions about Nixon's knowledge of resignation discussions and said the President has much to accomplish in his second term. He emphasized Nixon did not participate in or know about offers of executive clemency and defended the election as the people’s expression.
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Montgomery
Docking
Citian
Junction City Daily Union
John
Washington
White House
Nixon
Ronald L. Ziegler
Ziegler
Senate Watergate Investigating Committee
James W. McCord
Bias Suit Filed on KCK Schools
The Justice Department filed a civil suit against Unified School District No. 500 in Kansas City Kansas alleging racial segregation in assigning teachers and staff. The suit targets the district's superintendent Orvin L. Plucker and the seven member board, seeking desegregation and equal employment compliance.
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Kansas’ City
Kan
Justice Department
Kansas City
U. S. District Court
Unified School District No. 500
Orvin L. Plucker
Asst
J. Stanley Pottinger
Civil Rights Division
Goodman to Join Kansas Delegation to Japan Seminar
KU history and East Asian studies professor Grant Goodman will accompany Gov. Docking and a 25 member Kansas group to Japan for the Japanese Reverse Investment Seminar May 24 to June 9 in Tokyo and Osaka. Goodman will act as guide and interpreter and promote Kansas investments while noting agricultural strengths and potential manufacturing interests.
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Grant Goodman
Kansas
Tokyo
Osaka
Ing
U.S
Japan
Goodman
Delegaton
University
Kansas Wheat Board
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A. Kansas University
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