Magruder Testifies Nixon Didn’t Know Watergate Plans
Jeb Stuart Magruder told Senate Watergate hearings that President Nixon had no knowledge of the wiretapping plot. He said a White House aide was informed months before execution and that Mitchell approved the final $250,000 bugging plan on March 30, 1972 in Key Biscayne, Florida.
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Washington
Jeb Stuart Magruder
Nixon
White House
Magruder
Gordon Strachan
H. R. Haldeman
Senate
Strachan
John N. Mitchell
Mitchell
Key Biscayne
Fla
G. Gordon Liddy
Liddy
John W. Dean III
Obituaries Magnus Rasmussen and John Boyle Sr.
Magnus Rasmussen 61 of Dayton Wyoming died May 13 at Sheridan County Memorial Hospital after a long illness. He was born June 27 1911 in Morris and married Doris Hunt in 1939. they lived in Hardin Montana and Dayton Wyoming. Survived by wife two sons four brothers two sisters four grandchildren. John R Boyle Sr 55 of Joliet Illinois died Wednesday. He co owned Hickory Creek Supermarket in Wilmington with survivors including wife daughter and son and four grandchildren. Funeral details set for Joliet with visitation and burial arrangements and donations to the American Cancer Society.
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Magnus Rasmussen
Dayton
Wyo
Sheridan County Memorial Hospital
Morris
Doris Hunt
Hardin, Mont
Hardin Open Bible Church
Independent Order of the Odd Fellows
Bald Mountain Encampment No
Sheridan Canton No. 5
John R. Boyle Sr
Murphy
LaSalle County
Joliet
Hickory Creek
Wilmington
Billie Jean Wells
Thomas
Joanne) Fischer
Bolingbrook
John R. Jr
Robert J. Boyle D.V.M
Teresa (Donahue) Boyle
Robert J
Haley Funeral Home
S. Center St
St. Paul's Apostle Church
Mt. Carmel
Funeral
American Cancer Society
Westclox ends strike pact as IAM accepts three year deal
The International Association of Machinists at Westclox Peru plant agreed to a three year contract ending a four day strike, but the plant stays closed as United Steelworkers remain on strike. IAM cites policy changes feared to cut jobs and double workloads. Steelworkers oppose changes to seniority rights. About 1,500 workers are employed at the Peru facility.
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Peru, Ill
International Association of Machinists
Westclox
General Times Instruments Corp
United Steel Workers
IAM
Peru
Grain prices wrap in Chicago markets report
Wheat No 2 soft red 2.95. No 2 hard red 2.85. Corn No 2 yellow 2.45. Oats No 2 extra heavy white 1.00. Soybeans No 1 yellow 10.50. No 2 yellow corn Wednesday sold at 2.46.
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Chicago
Nixon era antiwar plan shift noted in Senate actions
GOP sources say Republicans dropped a bid to strike the Case Church antiwar amendment from the State Department bill as doomed to fail. Eagleton pushes a separate Cambodia and Laos bombing limits amendment despite Kissinger Tho accords. Kissinger to brief senators.
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Washington
Nixon
Southeast Asia
U.S
Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
State Department
GOP
Thomas F. Eagleton
D-Mo
Indochina
Paris
Henry Kissinger
North Vietnam
le Duc Tho
Kissinger
Eagleton
Senate
House
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Case Church
Scott
Foreign Relations Committee
Clifford P. Case
R-N.j
Frank Church
Idaho
Kenney Sentenced to 14 Days for DWI and Related Offenses
Robert E. Kenney, 28, of 810 Armstrong St., was sentenced by Associate Circuit Judge Robert Wren to 14 days in Grundy County Jail for driving while intoxicated and fined 100 dollars plus 10 dollars in costs for illegal transportation of liquor. He also faced charges of disorderly conduct and resisting arrest which were dismissed.
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Robert E. Kenney
Armstrong St
Robert Wren
Grundy County
Kenney
N. Liberty St
Redfern’s
Wren Kenney
Spt
Harold Carlson
Charles Olson
Set
Carlson
Award to Clarks in tar burn damage suit
Shaun Clark a minor and his father Daniel Clark won 625 damages in Grundy County Court in a case begun May 22 1972 against Marchi Marchi and Marchi Corp and John R Marchi. The 5 year old was burned Oct 16 1971 near a burning tar pile at a construction site in Mabel Court Evergreen Subdivision. The Clarks sought 25000 dollars for Shaun’s injuries.
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Shaun Clark
Daniel Clark
Grundy County
Marchi
Marchi, and
Marchi Corp
John R. Marchi
Clarks
Marchis
Mabel Court
Evergreen
Shoplifting sentence for Vern Pratt in Circuit Court
Vern Pratt, 63, of Route 2, was fined 50 dollars and 10 dollars in court costs and given six months probation by Associate Judge Robert Wren after pleading guilty to shoplifting. The Morris Kroger store manager Michael Schroers filed the complaint charging Pratt with stealing 2.14 dollars worth of merchandise.
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Vern Pratt
Rte. 2
Robert Wren
Michael R. Schroers
Morris Kroger
Pratt
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John R. Boyle
Ann Marie Struck
Walter Struck
Spruce St
Morris Community High School
French Club
Future Nurses of America
Miss Struck
Illinois Wesleyan University
Lillie Fannin
Judi Carr
Stell Korek
Jeanette Boyer
Vera Parlis
Betty Todd
Merle Norman Cosmetics
Los Angeles
Merle Norman
Liberty St
Paul Pierce
Shine’s
Linema
THURS
FBI
Spauhett
Haviel
Bish
Hal
the Kroger Co
Suny
Vewers
Kroger
Amr
Remy
FDA Margarine
Pete
Krafy
Daily Herald Kroger
KE Pew
Liberty
Helas
Aim Trim
Marseilles
Playtex
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