Kleindienst recuses from Watergate probe over conflicts
Attorney General Richard Kleindienst says he will not participate further in Watergate investigations after reports tie former aides to the bugging plot. He cited personal relationships and asked Assistant Attorney General Henry E. Peterson to take over duties. Magruder reportedly named Mitchell and Dean as co-planners and faces grand jury testimony.
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Washington
UPI
Richard G. Kleindienst
John N. Mitchell
White House
John W. Dean
Kleindienst
Jeb Stuart Magruder
Nixon
Mitchell
Dean
Lowell P. Weicker
Rconn
Senate
Justice Department
Henry E. Peterson
Peterson
The
Washington Post
Committee For
Magruder
Gasoline outlets close or limit hours amid shortages
Independent dealers curb service as shortages bite the gasoline market. Crown Central halts supplies to some independents. In Louisiana, National Guard and residents rush to reinforce Atchafalaya levees as Mississippi overflow nears. Gov. Edwards declares state of emergency and evacuations possible. Industry officials press for relaxed import restraints and federal intervention to fix refinery capacity and supply.
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United Press International
Washington, D.C
William Snyder
Crown Central
Houston
Morgan City
UPI
National Guard
Atchafalaya River
Mississippi
Edwin Edwards
Louisiana
Edwards
Atchafalaya
Morganza
Mississippi River
Army Corps of Engineers
Snyder
Nixon
Ray Cross
Georgia Independent Oilmen’s Association
Cross
Congressional
Senate Judiciary Committee
Oil plan draws praise and questions from county leaders
County officials and Santa Barbara leaders weighed President Nixon’s offshore drilling proposal and a 35 lease oil-free sanctuary. GOO urged opposition to channel drilling while supporting sanctuary aims, and officials urged specifics before commenting further.
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Dick Praul County
Nixon
Channel Islands
Congress
Frank Sarguit
Santa Barbara
Gerald Firestone
Firestone
Levine
Santa Barbara Channel
Standstill in Wounded Knee talks as gunfire echoes
Negotiations between the government and Wounded Knee occupiers remain at a standstill after a government warning of quick federal response to a repeat gunfire exchange. Stanley Pottinger, the chief federal negotiator, cited ongoing risk and said no new talks are scheduled until Leonard Crow Dog resumes mediation.
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Pine Ridge, S.D
UPI
Wounded Knee
U.S
Stanley Pottinger
Pine Ridge Reservation
Pottinger
Rapid City
S.D
Frank Clearwater
Oklahoma
Leonard Crow Dog
Teen Shot Dead While Allegedly Stealing Near Santa Ynez Campground
An 18 year old male was shot to death near a Santa Ynez campsite in the Los Prietos area while apparently in the act of stealing. The camper's identity was not released. Sheriff's officials deployed major crimes investigators. the shooting reported at 4 57 a.m. near the Los Prietos area.
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Santa Ynez
Los Prietos
Antiwar lawmakers seek to halt Vietnam war funding
Senators Church and Case unveiled a bill to bar admin funds for U S military activity in Southeast Asia without congressional authorization. Representative Bingham introduced a parallel measure to cut off military spending in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, arguing it restores Congress prerogatives and ends a presidential war without constitutional basis.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
U.S
Southeast Asia
Frank Church
D-Idaho
Clifford P. Case
R-N.j
North
South
Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
Jonathan B. Bingham
D-N.y
Bingham
Nixon seeks Better Communities Act to revamp federal aid
President Nixon proposed a 2.3 billion dollar per year program to let towns and cities tailor funds to local needs. The Better Communities Act would scrap seven HUD grant programs and begin July 1, 1974, replacing rigid categories with flexible revenue sharing.
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UPI
Nixon
Congress
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
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Port Hueneme
Marvin Levine
Union Oil
Interior Department
Crow Dog
Rosebud S.D
Rosebud Indian Reservation
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