White House aides reshuffle amid Watergate files purge
The article reports that Ehrlichman and Haldeman may be replaced by new duties in the White House staff as Stephen B. Bull assumes short term scheduling roles. FBI guards monitor Watergate files while resigning aides review documents seeking innocence claims, and New York Times cites six possible indictments tied to the coverup.
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Mestic Council
Ehrlichman
Stephen B. Bull
Haldeman
Office of Management and Budget
White House
FBI
Ronald L. Ziegler
John W. Dean III
New York Times Today
the Times
Dean
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Nixon
Jeb Stuart Magruder
Frederick C. LaRue
Ellsberg
Floods push rivers toward record crests in Midwest
Iowa and Illinois rivers threaten to exceed last week’s records as rainfall accumulates. Gulf tides rise three to six feet fueled by southerly winds hampering coastal drainage. Mississippi, Missouri, and Illinois levels ease slowly with the Mississippi at St. Louis about 41.8 feet and a gapped crest near Grafton.
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Iowa
Illinois
New Orleans Weather Service Office
Gulf
Louisiana
Mississippi
Atchafalaya
Morganza
Morgan City
Missouri
Ilinois
St. Louis
Grafton
Trooper Foerster Shot Dead on Jersey Turnpike
The body of Trooper Werner Foerster, 35, of Old Bridge New Jersey, was found near the Turnpike Administration building. He died of multiple gunshot wounds at Middlesex General Hospital. A car with two men and a woman was found later. one man was fatally shot and the woman wounded. The woman, Joanne Deborah Chessmard, 25, was hospitalized in serious condition. The male companion escaped.
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Jersey Turnpike
Werner Foerster
Old Bridge
N.J
Turnpike Administration
Middlesex General Hospital
Foerster
Joanne Deborah Chessmard
Worker Injured After 20 Foot Fall At New Library
A Cache man employed by J. J. Cook Construction fell twenty feet from the top of the new library building at Fourth and B. Danny Chacon reported back and shoulder pains and was awaiting hospital condition updates.
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Fourth and B
Danny Chacon
J. J. Cook Construction Co
Airlines to cut discounts on fares through 1974
Air fares will drop to 83 percent for full fare passengers. On December 1 discounts for youths and family bookings rise to 89 and 92 percent, then are to be abolished entirely by June 1, 1974.
Ponca City Man Charged With Burglary
A 20 year old Ponca City man Howard Dexter Young faces a district court charge of second degree burglary for the April 9 break in at Richard Dalton's home 4636 Meadowbrook. A preliminary hearing is set for June 7 with bond at 3000 dollars.
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Ponca City
Howard Dexter Young
Richard Dalton
Meadowbrook
Connally Seen as Possible Boost for Nixon Amid Watergate Turmoil
Report states Connally may rejoin administration as Nixon seeks staff overhaul after Watergate resignations by Haldeman and Ehrlichman. Former Texas Democratic governor delayed party switch earlier, now seen as morale boost for Republicans. Connally led Democrats for Nixon in 1972 and once served in the Cabinet.
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Nixon
Connally
White House
R. H. Haldeman
John D. Ehrlichman
Texas
Republican Party
Fighting Around U N Camp Sparks Wide-Scale Clash
Gunfire and grenade blasts raged near a United Nations camp as guerrillas attacked with armor piercing weapons and hit and run strikes. The Kuwaiti ambassador fled in a limousine while soldiers were reported kidnapped and held near the camp as troops and police strengthened a U S Embassy command post.
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United Nations
Associated Press
Holger Jensen
Jensen
U.S
House Damaged by Fire on Bell Street
The Lawton Fire Department reported a fire at 310 Bell around 10 52 a m causing about 4000 in damage to a house occupied by Spec 4 and Mrs James Robinson. The blaze started near a living room couch possibly from a cigarette left in an ash tray. Living and dining rooms suffered heavy damage.
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Bell
Lawton
J. W. McCaig
Spec
James Robinson
Robinson
McCaig
Gourd Dance Slated At Faxon
The Southwest Inter Tribal Club of Faxon sponsors a gourd dance and box supper Friday at 7 30 p m in Faxon School. Head singer Lincoln Tartsah from Anadarko leads the event, with proceeds funding the club s second annual Powwow set for June 15 16 at Tia Piah Park north of Lawton.
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Faxon
Lincoln Tartsah
Anadarko
Tia - Piah Park
Lawton
Royal Canadian Military Institute Maintains 12000-Volume Library
The Royal Canadian Military Institute in Toronto operates a military and historical library housing about 12 000 volumes. The collection supports research and preserves military heritage for members and researchers.
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The
Royal Canadian Military Institute
Toronto
Funeral Rites Held for Billy Sams H in Elizabethton
Word has been received of the death April 21 in Honolulu Hawaii of Billy Jack Sams H 11 of Honolulu. Funeral and burial were held Friday in Elizabethton Tenn. He was born September 28 1961 in Lawton. Survivors include his mother Coleen Sams Kingston area grandparents W F Calaway Lawton area and an aunt uncle and two nieces. Contributions may be made to the Oklahoma Society for Crippled Children.
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Lawton
Billy Jack Sams H
Honolulu
Hawaii
Elizabethton
Tenn
Coleen Sams
Andrews
W. F. Calaway
Kingston
Oklahoma Society For Crippled Children
Oklahoma City
Talkback TV Courses Slated in Library Science
Two University of Oklahoma courses in library science will be offered statewide via Talkback TV through the Oklahoma Higher Education Instruction System. Cameron College is included. Courses are Library Science 5223 Books and Materials for Children and Library Science 5990 Problems in Elementary School Library Administration. Tuition is 24 dollars per credit hour in most cases. For information contact Milt Jarrett or Carol Anderson at the University of Oklahoma Off-Campus Classes & Resident Centers Norman Oklahoma.
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Norman
University of Oklahoma
Oklahoma Higher Education Instruction System
Cameron College
Milt Jarrett
Carol Anderson
Asp Ave
Okla
Brandt Sees Encouragement From U S Europe Talks
Brandt leaves Washington upbeat after talks with President Nixon. He says they listed common tasks and foresee productive groundwork for a June foreign ministers meeting in Helsinki on European security and cooperation. Observers note Brandt endorsement of Moscow’s proposal for heads of government to attend a second talks round, while U S opposition remains unclear. Brandt briefed Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Soviet troop reinforcement in Eastern Europe and reported ongoing East West talks in Vienna with limited progress.
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Germany
Finland
Brandt
Moscow
United States
Nixon
Vienna
Europe
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Phase 3 extends wage and price controls with disclosure rule
The plan extends the President's power to March 1974 with public disclosure for price increases over 1.5 percent while exempting trade secrets. Wage controls rise for workers earning over 3.50 per hour, and January 11 marks the shift to voluntary standards though executive authority remains to intervene.
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Congress
Fort La Tour, Saint John’s First 1631 Structure
The first structure at Saint John New Brunswick was Fort La Tour, erected in 1631 as an early colonial outpost. The fort marked a foundational step in the settlement and defense of the area led by French interests.
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Saint John, N.B
Fort la Tour
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Lawtonka
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New Library
Constitution & Press
Constitution Press
Don Wright
Pecan Grove
N. 40Th
Billy Sams II
Washington
Sears
Wagins
Easy Living
Sears, Roebuck and Co
Uth and
Gore
Lawton, Okla
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