Credence questioned on JFK Diem file hoax and Watergate links
The Washington Post The New York Daily News and The New York Times report fake State Department cables tied to JFK and Diem. Ehrlichman Dean discussed discarding Hunt files. Gray allegedly destroyed the documents after orders. The dossiers also touched on Sen. Edward Kennedy and the 1969 Chappaquiddick incident.
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Ngo Dinh Diem
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Watergate
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Daily News
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D-Mass
Chappaquiddick Island
Mass
North Vietnam Denies Kissinger Tho Talks In Paris
North Vietnam rejects U S talk of a Kissinger Le Duc Tho meeting to discuss the ceasefire. Paris discussions between Sullivan and Thach continue on implementing the Paris cease-fire as Washington hints at a mid May Kissinger Tho session. The embassy says no information on such a meeting exists.
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White House
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Kissinger
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Tho
Washington
U. S
Nixon Administration
Ho Chi Minh Trail
South Vietnam
Forces poised near Phnom Penh as river battles flare
Across the Mekong River forces loyal to Lon Nol face an enemy about two miles from Phnom Penh with 5000 troops holding roughly 30 miles of eastern riverbank. U S jets bombed positions while residents watched from a riverside mall. fighting also reported west and southwest of the capital. In South Vietnam the initial exchange of civilian prisoners was postponed to Saturday.
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Lon Nol
Mekong
Cambodia
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Mat Kras
Khnouh
Arei Ksath
South Vietnam
Magruder resigns Commerce post amid Watergate ties
Washington AP wires report the sudden resignation of Jeb S. Magruder from the Commerce Department. The former Nixon campaign aide’s exit appears connected to the widening wiretap scandal as prosecutors pursue accounts implicating John Mitchell and John Dean.
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John Mitchell
John Dean
White House
Quake shakes Hawaii but causes no deaths in Hilo
A tremor centered about a dozen miles north of Hilo damaged structures modestly and injured eight people. Police reported no fatalities as Bob Shanks of the state civil defense agency noted greater damage would have occurred if the quake had been nearer Hilo.
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Hawaii
Hawaiian
Bob Shanks
State Civil Defense Agency
Honolulu
Shanks
Nixon denies considering tax hike Shultz says
Treasury Secretary George P. Shultz says President Nixon is not considering a tax increase. He notes an adviser’s remark about studying tax raises was misunderstood. Shultz mentions a separate Monday proposal to improve tax equity and simplicity, not to raise taxes. Senator Proxmire vows to oppose any tax rise. Meany urges Congress to reject MFN status for the Soviet Union.
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George Meany
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Soviet Union
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New York
Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Fire damages warehouse and boxcar in Franklin blaze
A blaze at a Franklin warehouse and adjacent Penn Central boxcar on N Riley Boulevard burned for about 10 hours. Jute bales and shredded carpet smoldered with thick smoke over the city while firemen cut a roof hole to vent heat. Boxcar value is about $60,000. building owner is Mrs. Sam Mindlin. tenant Janesville Products. Cause under investigation.
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N. Riley Boulevard
Canal House
Second Street
Harville
Penn Central
Sam Mindlin
N. Sutphin St
Middletown
Janesville Products
Oxford Road
Telting
Ex-GI Cannot Keep $150,000 Found in Vietnam Cave
Donald W. Morrison, a former soldier, failed to regain $150,000 found during a 1968 patrol in Vietnam. Federal commissioner Kenneth R. Harkins ruled Morrison acted as an agent of the United States, not a finder, and the money should be turned over. Morrison had previously seen denials from the Defense Department and a Georgia court.
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Kenneth R. Harkins
US Court of Claims
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Georgia
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Georgia Highway Department
Onion and dinner throwers: Lorain County jury awards no damages
A Lorain County Common Pleas Court jury ruled no damages for Clifford Atkinson or restaurant owner Peter Mihas in an incident at a Lorain Elyria eatery. Atkinson sought bodily injury damages after he says Mihas threw an onion slice and later beat him. Mihas countersued for reputation harm.
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Cooler Weekend Weather Moves Into Southwestern Ohio
Cool, unsettled conditions spread to southwestern Ohio this weekend with cloudy skies tonight and light rain or showers likely. Temperatures will dip into the 30s by morning, followed by a partly cloudy, cooler day tomorrow with a high near 55 and no rain in the forecast. National details and the map are on page 5.
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