McCord Paroled From Allenwood After Cooperation
James W. McCord Jr the first Watergate conspirator to cooperate slipped out a side gate of Allenwood Prison Camp before 6 am to begin his parole He met his wife and daughter on a public highway avoiding reporters Supt Larry Taylor voiced regret over the exit and noted plans to leave via the main gate prior updates showed he served less than four months of a one to five year sentence He helped trigger the Watergate investigation with a letter to Judge Sirica detailing White House pressure on burglars to plead guilty
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Allenwood
James W. McCord Jr
Richard M. Nixon
McCord
Larry Taylor
Taylor
Lewisburg Federal Penitentary
CIA
U.S
White House
Unspent federal student aid funds prompt rollover plan
Washington reports that $135 million of $535 million Basic Educational Opportunity Grants remained unused in the 1974 75 year. Sophomores joined in 1974 75 and juniors will be eligible next year. About 600 000 students received grants. 100 000 eligible students did not participate.
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Washington
U.S. Office of Education
Diane Sedhcum
Office of Education
Baldwin City tackles mobile home non compliance and street plans
Baldwin City Council discusses growing non compliance with mobile home setback rules as parks expand. They give operators two years to meet standards while outlining a street improvement program and water system plans including potential watershed and Clinton Reservoir sourcing. The marshal will issue summonses to dogs running free.
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Baldwin
Virgil Reeves
Reeves
Eisenhower Street
U.S. 56
Baldwin High School
Henry Ponzer
Ponzer
Clinton Reservoir
Road bids approved for Kansas highway projects
The Kansas Highway Commission approved bids totaling 3.84 million dollars for road resurfacing and construction across Kansas. Stannard Construction Co. won five miles of concrete pavement on the Ft. Riley bypass of K-18, and Fulsom Construction Co. secured 7.5 miles of signs on the K-10 freeway west of K-7. Rejected slurry seal bids will be re-advertised in June. An automatic railroad crossing signal will be installed at Union Pacific crossings on Sunshine and Kindieberger Roads in Kansas City Kansas.
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Topeka
Kansas Highway Commission
Kansas
Stannard Construction Company, Inc
Wichita
Ft. Riley
Ogden South
Riley
Geary
Paul J. Fulsom
Johnson Drive
Wyandotte County
Missouri Line
Union Pacific
Sunshine Road
Kindieberger Road
Kansas City
TRW Sees New Soviet Order For Pumps And Equipment
TRW Inc reports an additional Soviet contract valued over $27 million for pumps and related equipment used in petroleum production. Earlier orders totaled 20 million and 17 million with deliveries in 1973 1974 and 1975. The latest order covers more than 200 electrically driven submersible pumping units and parts to be shipped in 1976.
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Cleveland
TRW Inc
Soviet Union
TRW
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Lawrence Journal-World
Congress
Minnesota
Wickes Lumber
Borg-Warner
Nick
Wickes
Winchester Pecan
Galeans
Sa. Yd
Armstrong
COX
East Lawrence Turnpike
Sotaledh
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