Nixon fires top aides in Watergate shakeup
President Nixon announced resignations of Attorney General Kleindienst and White House aides Haldeman Ehrlichman amid Watergate. He removed White House counsel Dean II and named Elliot Richardson acting attorney general overseeing federal probes. Garment to take on counsel duties. Nixon praised departing aides while stressing ongoing investigations.
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Washington
Nixon
Atty
Richard G. Kleindienst
White House
H. R. Haldeman
John D. Ehrlichman
John Dean II
Elliot Richardson
John Dean III
Ronald L. Ziegler
Mexico
Kleindienst
Justice Department
Richardson
Sen
Democratic National Committee
Watergate
Ehrlichman
Haldeman
Dean
Leonard Garment
Garment
Ziegler
Camp David
Kleindienst and
Byrne
San Clemente
FBI Post
Daniel Ellsberg
Anthony J. Russo Jr
Pentagon
Tax Reform Package Targets Loopholes And Deductions
The Nixon administration unveiled a tax reform plan to close loopholes and curb artificial accounting losses. It proposes a minimum taxable income, limited deductions, property tax relief for the elderly, an oil and gas investment credit, and a tuition credit for nonpublic schools. A simplified 1040 form with an over 65 credit is included.
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Secretary of the Treasury
George P. Shultz
House
Ways and Means Committee
Shultz
Congress
Nixon cites authority to continue bombing in Cambodia
Secretary of State Rogers presented a 13 page document titled Presidential Authority to Continue United States Air Combat Operations in Cambodia to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The note stresses Article 20 and links Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam as parts of a single conflict.
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William P. Rogers
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Cambodia
Laos
Vietnam
Rogers
Beef Burglaries Hit Rural Farm Freezer Stash
Last week burglars broke into Leroy Hanson’s weekend cottage on a south Route FF farm and stole beef worth about 350 to 400 dollars from a deep freeze. They smashed the door, taking steaks and roasts, plus a Hallicrafters radio valued at 50 dollars. The meat was packed by Paris packing plant and stamped with the company name. Hanson lives in Centralia.
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Leroy Hanson
Route FF
Arthur
Bud) Riley
Hallicrafters
Paris
Mr. Hanson
Centralia
Governor And Mrs Bond Attend Dedication Of New Church
Governor and Mrs. Bond attended the dedication of Mexico's St. John's Lutheran Church, a 512-person ceremony with visitors from area Lutheran groups and several other churches. The event featured three former pastors with Rev. Richard Wohlers, and seating expanded to accommodate attendees.
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Bond
St. John's Lutheran Church
Mexico
Christopher Bond
Richard Wohlers
John
Richard Vance
Highlights of Tax Reform Plan
Washington AP reports the Nixon administration proposed tax reform with a 50 percent income tax minimum, limits on losses across businesses, a simplified 1040 form for about 20 million filers, and a $500 miscellaneous deduction allowance. It also includes an age credit, expanded child care deduction to 4800, a senior tax credit targeting real estate, a tuition credit for private schools, a 30 percent interest subsidy on state or local securities, a 7 percent investment credit for new oil and gas drilling, plus stricter rules and penalties for preparers of income tax returns.
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Washington
Nixon Administration
Congress
United States
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