LaRue reveals Watergate cover up links in testimony
LaRue testifies he partook in payoffs and cover up details, implicating Mitchell and Magruder in approving or denying wiretap plans. He notes $75,000 payment linked to Hunt's lawyer and confirms Magruder anticipated the June 17 break in at Democratic National Committee HQ. Archibald Cox and Stuart Symington discuss related probes.
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LaRue
Watergate Committee
Sam E. Ervin Jr
Dn.c
Mitchell
Jeb Stuart Magruder
Senate
Watergate
Daniel K. Inouye
Hawaii
White House
Inouye
Dean
William O. Bittman
E. Howard Hunt
Hunt
Democratic National
Bittman
G. Gordon Liddy
Magruder
Democratic National Committee
Wash
Democratic
Liddy
Howard H. Baker Jr
Rtenn
Motions Hearing Set In Winters Case For July Twenty Sixth
A July 26 motions hearing is scheduled in Oklahoma City for charges against state Treasurer Leo Winters and 13 others. Judge Wesley Brown will rule on a request to transfer venue and dismiss a charge against Robert Grove. Cummings seeks change of venue citing publicity. only Winters Grove and Cummings requested the transfer.
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Oklahoma City
Leo Winters
U. S. District Court
Wesley Brown
Wichita
Kan
Winters
Robert G. Grove
Ross Cummings
Muskogee
Grove
Brown
Luther Bohanon
Gene Stipe
McAlester
Congress battles over war powers bill and 120 day halt plan
Ford defends a 120 day pause that Congress could require by joint resolution while critics warn it lets presidents wage war. Nixon calls the bill dangerous. Javits says 36 days would work better, and Stennis warns of public unity strain if war powers repeat Vietnam-era splits.
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Congress
Ford
House
Bella S. Abzug
D-N.y
Nixon
Senate
David W. Dennis
Dennis
Foreign Affairs Committee
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
Javits
Senate Armed Services
John C. Stennis
Thomas F. Eagleton
Dmo
Cameron faculty salaries near state median next year
Cameron College will rank mid range among Oklahoma senior colleges with an average faculty salary of 11546 dollars. Dr. Richard Murray notes that graduate programs and rank composition affect comparisons, while Northeastern State leads at 13640 dollars and Oklahoma College of Liberal Arts trails at 10603 dollars.
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Cameron College
Higher Education Alumni Council
Cameron
Northeastern State College
Oklahoma College of Liberal Arts
Richard Murray
Northeastern
Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma
Oklahoma State University
Central State University
East Central State College
Northwestern State College
Southeastern State College
Southwestern State College
Langston University
Panhandle A&m College
Final Vote on Labor Bill Extends Minimum Wage Coverage
The committee bill would extend minimum wage with overtime to over one million domestic workers and 562,000 small business employees, including bakery and lumber yard workers, while preserving existing exemptions. It also repeals exemptions for migrant and seasonal farm labor. Opponents warn it could undermine Nixon era stabilization while supporters call it humanitarian for low income workers. The bill would not broaden teen worker pay rules beyond current 85 percent of the minimum wage for certain students.
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Peter H. Dominick
Rcolp
Williams
Witness Held In Slaying Case
A 21 year old Lawton woman is jailed as a material witness in the June beating death of Mrs. Florence Glennan. Gerry Ashcroft, sister of accused slayer Marvin Glen Earnest, is held on 2000 dollars bond. Earnest was charged with murder after Mrs. Glennan’s body was found June 24 at her Lawton area home. Earnest was captured in Arkansas following a manhunt and awaits extradition proceedings to Oklahoma.
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Lawton
Florence Glennan
Gerry Ashcroft
Marvin Glen Earnest
Earnest
Glennan
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Fleet Program Could Cut Crime, Chief Says
Police chief says a three year fleet program could raise resale value of patrol cars and cut crime. He cites Indianapolis and Jefferson County to show reductions and estimates 40 new units funded by $155,000 federal revenue sharing with 12 to 15 replacements next year.
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Hennessee
Indianapolis
Ind
Jefferson County
Louisville
Indianapolis Police Department
Kentucky
Lawton’s
Comanche County
Lawtonians
George Mitchell
Direction 80
Citizens Advisory
Phase 4 controls outline for food and energy prices issued
The plan details Phase 4 lifting of food price freeze with exemptions for beef and raw agricultural products, mandatory 30 day price increase notices for large firms, and new ceilings for gasoline diesel and heating oil. It also outlines wage guidelines, health care exemptions, and enforcement boosts, aiming to curb inflation while protecting supply.
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Nixon
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Secretary of the Treasury
George P. Shultz
White House
Shultz
Oklahoma governor probes refuge staffing and access limits
Gov. Hall orders investigation into a wildlife refuge staffing drain and bureau rules that restrict public use. Lawmakers discuss state aid or funding to maintain facilities while Sen. Jackson and Rep. Hansen await responses. Tourism and recreation officials warn the refuge affects Oklahoma’s third largest industry.
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Johnson
Hall
Hardy
Oklahoma Park Department
State Wildlife Department
Henry
Scoop) Jackson
D-Wash
Senate Interior and Insular Affairs Committee
Julia Hansen
House
Oklahoma
Unionized workforce reaches near twenty three million
Nearly 23 million American workers belong to labor unions or employee associations involved in collective bargaining, representing about one quarter of the civilian labor force.
First Street Letter Boxes Installed in Boston and New York
In 1858 the first street letter boxes were installed in Boston and New York to facilitate mail collection and delivery.
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Boston
New York
Greek El Al Office Attack Highlighted by Guerrilla Assault
In Athens on November 17, 1969 a Palestinian guerrilla seized the El Al office during a hijack attempt. A two year old Greek boy was killed and several Greeks wounded as police negotiated under language barriers. El Al noted armored baggage compartments and repeated successful defenses.
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el al
Tel Aviv
Athens
Arnold Sherman
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Gore Blvd
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