Haldeman Accepts Responsibility for February Memo
Former White House chief of staff H R Haldeman acknowledged writing a February 1972 memo proposing to link 1972 demonstrations to McGovern and the Democrats as part of the peace movement. He defended earlier notes praising violent Charlotte rally rhetoric as a response to anticipated protests involving Billy Graham.
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Washington
H.R. Haldeman
McGovern
Haldeman
White House
Charlotte
N.C
Nixon
Billy Graham
Lowell P. Weicker Jr
R Conn
John W. Dean III
Teddy Kennedy
George McGovern
D-S.d
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Weicker
United States
Democratic Party
Dean
FBI
Local gasoline shortage shows little impact on Morris area
City Hall and local dealers report adequate supply. Morris two 500 gallon tanks remain stocked and Braceville dealer Bernadette Oster notes no change since March as she sources fuel from relatives and neighboring suppliers. Saratoga School relies on Farm Supply and NI Gas for bus and heating fuel with no anticipated problems, while Varland Bus Service expects continued deliveries from Standard Oil to serve Morris schools this year.
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City Hall
Morris
Braceville
Bernadette Oster
Wilmington
Harry Tjelle
Anderson Oil Co
Coal City
Oster
U.S
Adlai E. Stevenson
Ill
Saratoga
Arden Wills
Northern Illinois Gas
Wills
Varland Bus Service
Russell Varland
Standard Oil
Varland
Residents oppose sewage plan in Kankakee Illinois
At a public hearing on five wastewater treatment alternatives for the Chicago-Southern Lake Michigan area residents questioned use of farmland as a filter. They warned heavy metals could harm soil and crops while farmers argued soil types differ from Michigan. Colonel Wells said the system must show beneficial impact if used.
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Kankakee, Ill
Kankakee
Army Corp of Engineers
Kankakee River
Corps
Chicago- Southern Lake Michigan
CSELM
McHenry
Kendall
Grundy
Kenneth Senffner
Askum
Merle Lemenager
Clifton
Michigan
Illinois
Richard M. Wells
Move to impeach President Nixon
Rep. Robert F. Drinan introduces an impeachment resolution in the House over the secret bombing in Cambodia. Leaders greet it coolly and expect no early action. Drinan says a House hearing is needed to restore citizen confidence and considers impeachable offenses linked to Watergate and the Cambodia air war.
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Washington
Nixon
House
U.S
Cambodia
Robert F. Drinan
Dmass
Drinan
House of Representatives
America
Weather Summary for Dresden Island and Morris Area
Tuesday reached 79 degrees at Dresden Island Locks and Dam with a 59 degree low. Downtown Morris reported 67 at 10 am and 62 at 7 am. No precipitation on Tuesday. July total 2.84 inches. record low 54 on the 15th and high 95 on the 14th. Weather remains mostly cloudy and cool with highs in the mid to upper 70s and lows around 60.
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Dresden Island Locks
Morris
Grundy County issues 4500 personal property tax refunds
Grundy County Treasurer Pauline Coleman announced that about 4500 personal property tax refunds totaling around 200000 were mailed Tuesday. She urged anyone missing a refund to contact her office and noted sole owners must file an affidavit before refunds proceed. In line with a Monday court order, protested taxes paid by companies will be turned over to the taxing bodies.
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Grundy County
Pauline Coleman
Private plane forced down in subdivision
Cessna 150 piloted by E J Jennings of Oak Lawn made an emergency landing on Prairie Lane Drive in Van Acres Subdivision at 9 40 p m after reporting engine trouble. No injuries or damage reported. Residents heard the engine sputter before it landed. Sgt Ron Fox and Deputy Curt Leach investigated.
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E.J. Jennings
Oak Lawn
Prairie Lane
van Acres
Grundy County
Sheriff’s Department
Jennings
Prairie Lane Dr
Ron Fox
Curt Leach
Yorkville City Council Hires Patrolman and Reviews Lot Buy
Yorkville replaces R Clark Morrell with James A Eisenmenger of Aurora. Council weighs purchasing the downtown parking lot west of Illinois 47 from Kendall Township for 6000 but will have it appraised first. Also okayed bids for a city truck and maintenance building costing about 16500.
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Yorkville
James A. Eisenmenger
Aurora
R. Clark Morrell
Arizona
Illinois 47
Kendall Township
Robert J. Coleman
McHugh Road
Walnut St
Ron Ward
Six Die As Toll Road Crash Blinds Suffer
A noon Tuesday crash on the Indiana Toll Road in heavy rain killed six Illinois residents and left three others injured. A nine passenger wagon spun after grazing a car driven by Keith Clifford of Boonton New Jersey, overturned against a bridge culvert five miles west of South Bend. The dead include Ronald Fleming 24 Lillie Roberson 42 Beatrice Sanders 42 Vicki Johnson 34 Lonnie Thompson 3 Chicago and Nancy Sootiras 25 Melrose Park IA. Survivors Sharon Reed 18 Brenda Ross 18 and Diana Ross 21, all of Chicago, were listed in fair condition at South Bend Memorial Hospital.
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South Bend
Ind
Indiana
Illinois
Keith Clifford
Boonton
N.J
Ronald Fleming
Lillie M. Roberson
Beatrice Sanders
Vicki Johnson
Lonnie Thompson
Chicago
Nancy Sootiras
Melrose Park
Sharon Reed
Brenda Ross
Diana Ross
South Bend Memorial Hospital
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Secret Service
Graham
Sheehan Construction Co
Illinois River
Northern Illinois Gas Co
Illinois-Michigan Canal
Jugtown Road
Herald
Grundy County Regional
Iroquois Valley Association
Bernard Johnson
Da-De-Co
Ottawa
Lawrence Studio
Ilinois Bell
Rich Johnson
Robert E. Crouch
Price St
Crouch
Johnson
Illinois Bell
Naperville
James Crupi
Lawrence
Morris Daily Herald
C i
Wests Cafe
Liberty
H. B. Price Co. Inc
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