Ruckelshaus Named Acting FBI Director Amid Watergate Turmoil
William D. Ruckelshaus, 40, known for EPA leadership and environmental clashes, becomes acting FBI director for about two months as L. Patrick Gray III resigns amid Watergate probe improprieties. Ruckelshaus has a track record of controversial rulings on pollution, DDT ban, and auto emissions, with prior political and legal maneuvering in Indiana and national politics.
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William D. Ruckelshaus
Nixon
FBI
Ruckelshaus
L. Patrick Gray III
Gray
J. Edgar Hoover
EPA
Flood disaster areas expanded as Mississippi basin floods grow
The Associated Press reports ten million acres across Wisconsin to Mississippi remain flooded as the Mississippi basin swells. President Nixon designates four more states for disaster aid and low interest loans to repair facilities. Damages run into hundreds of millions with Birmingham and Meridian, plus Stennis Naval Training Center dedication noted.
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Wisconsin
Mississippi
Nixon
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St. Louis
Missouri
Louisiana
Ohio
Illinois
Meridian
Miss
John C. Stennis
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Gun battle ends in second AIM death at Wounded Knee
Lawrence LaMont 31, an AIM supporter and Oglala Sioux member, was killed Friday during a prolonged gun battle with federal officers at Wounded Knee South Dakota. The siege has claimed two AIM related deaths and ongoing exchanges ended after a cease fire and LaMont’s removal. Russell Means was arrested in Los Angeles as part of the same occupation case.
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Lawrence LaMont
Pine Ridge Reservation
American Indian Movement
AIM
Interior Department
Thomas Oxendine
LaMont
Oxendine
Bureau of Indian Affairs
BIA
Lloyd
Toby
Eagle Bull
Pine Ridge
Frank Clearwater
Rapid City
Judge orders probe into files burglary
A memo in the Pentagon papers case says two Watergate conspirators burglarized the psychiatrist files of Daniel Ellsberg. Judge Matt Byrne ordered an inquiry and will review results before deciding on proceedings, noting potential taint of evidence if true. The memo cites E. Howard Hunt Jr. and G. Gordon Liddy as the alleged burglars.
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Justice Department
Daniel Ellsberg
U.S. District Court
Matt Byrne
Byrne
Elisberg
Watergate
E. Howard Hunt Jr
G. Gordon Liddy
Henry E. Petersen
U.S
Washington
Earl J. Silbert
Gordon Liddy
Howard Hunt
Ellsberg
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Middletown Area Sees Temporary Rain Subside
Weather in the Middletown area quiets after brief rainfall. Sunny skies and cooler temps bring a high in the low 50s today with tonight in the lower 30s. Sunday should bring sunny and warmer conditions with highs in the low 60s.
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Nixon heads to Camp David amid Watergate turmoil
President Nixon flew to Camp David after naming a temporary FBI head as Watergate troubles deepen. Ehrlichman and Haldeman stayed behind as aides reportedly fight to preserve their jobs while troubles spill into the Pentagon Papers case in Los Angeles.
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Camp David
L. Patrick Bray III
FBI
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Ehrlichman
H. R. Haldeman
Pentagon
Daniel Ellsberg
Anthony Russo
Los Angeles
Ellsberg
Swine Shelter in Abandoned House as Missouri Floods Subside
In Poplar Bluff Missouri swine sought shelter in an abandoned residence during Missouri floods. President Nixon faces Watergate fallout as Gray resigns to preserve FBI integrity while Ehrlichman admits meetings with Vesco and Dean considers immunity before testifying.
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Poplar Bluff
William J. Ruckelshaus
FBI
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E. Howard Hunt
Ehrlichman
Robert L. Vesco
Nixon
Vesco Associates
White House
Wallace May Miss Democratic Governors Conference
Gov. George Wallace of Alabama may be unable to attend the National Democratic Governors Conference at Sawmill Creek Lodge due to heavy flooding in his state. Gov. John Gilligan said Wallace put attendance at 50-50 after Friday contact. The event precedes the National Governors Conference at Lake Tahoe June 3-6 and includes 15 Democratic governors, with about half expected to join.
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Ohio
George Wallace
Alabama
Sawmill Creek Lodge
Lake Erie
John J. Gilligan
Wallace
Gilligan
Lake Tahoe
Two-Headed Baby Boy Dies in Argentina
A two headed baby boy named Carlos Alberto Arturo died of an apparent heart malfunction at a private clinic in Buenos Aires. Born in Tucuman by C section, he weighed nine pounds and was flown to the capital for better facilities. His parents, unnamed, had a normal 3-year-old daughter.
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Tucuman
Raul Schwam
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