Nixon declares flood water disaster areas
President Nixon toured flood ravaged areas along the Mississippi and declared Arkansas and Louisiana major disaster zones. He pledged full federal aid and noted prior declarations for Missouri Illinois and Mississippi. The declaration allows low interest loans for small businesses and supports recovery efforts.
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Louisiana
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Missouri
Illinois
Tennessee
Iowa
Phil Regan Ill Forces Delayed Court Sentencing
Sudden illness of Phil Regan led to a continuance of a Superior Court session to Tuesday May 8 for his sentencing after conviction on bribery. Judge Arden T Jensen noted a doctor report cites high blood pressure. A probation report found no justification for probation. Regan faces maximum prison term and fine.
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Jensen
Robert Schultz
Gray reportedly burned Watergate case papers
Acting FBI Chief L Patrick Gray acknowledged destroying papers taken from the White House safe of a Watergate figure. He said he did not know if they related to the bugging conspiracy and burned them after a meeting with Ehrlichman and Dean. Weicker called Gray's actions understandable but ill judged.
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John W. Dean III
E. Howard Hunt Jr
New York Daily News
State Department
Hunt
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Ngo Dinh Diem
Edward M. Kennedy
Chappaquiddick Island
Massachusetts
Petersen
Dean
Justice Department
Sen
Lowell P. Weicker Jr
Rconn
Senate
Watergate
Weicker
Pat Gray
CIA
Ehrlichman
Nixon
Mississippi River reaches historic high at St Louis
The Mississippi River rose to 42.02 feet at St Louis the highest on record and threatened levees across eight states. Rescue workers describe hopelessness as volunteers retreat to defend remaining dikes. Damages reach about 400 million with potential to hit 1 billion. eight deaths confirmed with earlier floods killing about 20. Upstream floodwaters turned into a lake several miles wide as families evacuate.
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St. Louis
Arnold
Iowa
Louisiana
Mississippi
Bill Waller
Kissinger Tho Meeting Doubts Emerge In Hanoi Stand
North Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Co Thach said there are no plans for a Kissinger and Le Duc Tho meeting as of now. He and Hanoi officials cast doubt on a mid May encounter while negotiators held five hours of talks on Vietnam ceasefire violations and planned to resume Sunday.
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Former Lompoc councilman faces arraignment for burglary and theft
Former Lompoc City Councilman Fred Christiansen aged 48 is to be arraigned in Solvang Justice Court on grand theft and burglary charges tied to crimes in Lompoc and Santa Ynez valleys. His son in law Puett L Willcox, 23, was arrested. three golf clubs linked to the cases were found in Christiansen’s car and four televisions from Teleprompter Inc. were recovered in Willcox’s home.
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