Caulfield Testifies on Clemency Offer At Nixon's Perimeter
John J. Caulfield told Senate investigators he believed the clemency offer he sent to James McCord could have come from President Nixon and said his loyalty to the president overrode obstruction of justice concerns He said he had no knowledge that anyone above John W Dean III authorized the offer The President has denied authorization or knowledge of such an offer.
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Washington
John J. Caulfield
James McCord
Nixon
White House
Caulfield
Senate
United States
John W. Dean III
Dean
McCord
Caulfield testifies on clemency offer linked to Watergate
Caulfield tells Senate televised hearings he believed he acted as a messenger for the President in offering clemency to McCord during his Watergate case. He says loyalty to the President and his staff drove his actions, though he knew the clemency offer was wrong and could not be justified.
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Caulfield
Senate
Lowell P. Weicker
R-Conn
McCord
Morris Daily Herald May 23 1973 front page snippet
A Morris Illinois newspaper dated May 23 1973 reports local news brief items and notices. The page bears the Morris Daily Herald masthead and price ten cents.
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Morris
Illinois
Seneca Memorial Day Parade Sets 9 30 Start
Seneca’s Memorial Day parade begins at 9 30 a m Monday with two gathering sites. Veterans groups, the Legion, auxiliary, Gold Star families, city officials, fire department and sirens join from 9 a m at the fire station.
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Seneca American Legion
Kasal Post
Seneca Legionnaires
The
Legion Auxiliary
Gold Star Mothe
Gold Star Sisters
Seneca Fire Department
Seneca Fire Sirens
Seneca
Carnival Opening Delayed By Wet Grounds In Grundy County
The Grundy County Chamber of Commerce Spring Fling Carnival opening was postponed to 6 p.m. Thursday due to excess rain making grounds too wet for rides. Ground conditions between Shabbona School and Morris Community High School prompted the delay after talks with carnival owner Bob Reid and chamber official James Meysembourg. Advance ticket sales were extended one day with outlets Liberty Walgreens Hornsby’s Family Center and Mr Quick selling tickets until 9 p.m.
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Grundy County
Carnival
Liberty Walgreen's
Hornsby's Family Center
Mr. Quick
Walker Daley hold summit in Chicago club over tax relief education
Gov Daniel Walker and Mayor Richard Daley met at a Prudential Building luncheon to discuss tax relief state aid for education and a Chicago mass transit district. They reported no agreements and hinted at further talks. Walker paid the tab as a Mid-America Club member.
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Chicago
Daniel Walker
Richard Daley
Walker
Prudential Building
Daley
Plymouth
Crosstown
Norton Kay
Mid-America
Infant dies at carnival grounds at Spring Fling
A 3 week old infant, Scott Wood of Hayward California, died at Morris Hospital after being brought from Reid's Spectacular Carnival grounds. Coroner James Reeves ruled death due to natural causes sudden infant death syndrome. no autopsy or inquest ordered. Body to Sorenson Funeral Home.
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Reid
Morris Hospital
James Reeves
Scott Wood
Edward Wood
Hayward
Cali
Reeves
Wood
Sorenson
Shabbona Grade School
Morris Community High School
Injury trial opened in Grundy County over scaffold fall
A Grundy County jury heard opening statements in a 750000 damage suit filed by Russell Hodgen of Coal City against Ray J Benoit and Sons Co of Bradley. Hodgen alleges a scaffold guard rail collapse caused a 14 foot fall at Lowell High School in Indiana injuring his right leg and ending his early return to work.
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Grundy County
Russell Hodgen
Irving St
Coal City
Ray J. Benoit & Sons Co
Bradley
Hodgen
Lowell High
Lowell
Ind
Hodger
Lockport Plaster Co
Benoit
Benoit Co
Adcock
Parklake Village planning panel presses City on unfulfilled items
Morris Planning Commission votes 7-0 to urge the City Council to address nine missing submissions for Parklake Village, a 500 condominium project north of George Street and east of Lisbon Road. The issue centers on required documentation and compliance with the Planned Unit Development ordinance before final approval can stand.
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Leon Apanas
Morris Development Corp
Parklake Village
Morris Planning Commission
George St
Lisbon Road
Richard Bauer
Clyde Baker
Allen Kracower
Apanas
First National Bank
Austin Bollen
Baker
Bauer
Robert Chitwood
Dennis Hackett
Jack Strobel
James Crupi
Kracower
State of
Illinois
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Lowell Weicker
Morris Daily Herald
MCHS
Daniel Wacks
Ann Marie Struck
Wacks
Norman Wacks
Woodland St
Miss Struck
Walter Struck
Spruce St
Northwestern University
Illinois Wesleyan University
Herald
Seneca Oak Street
Boy Scouts
Cub Scouts
North End
Legion Color Guard
Main St
Scott
Centennial Park
Emil Blobaum
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church
Noble Miller
Seneca United Methodist Church
Seneca Township High School
Vernon Anderson
Walker and
Richard
Dresden Island Locks and Dam
Wests Cafe
Liberty
Ank 6 Price Co Inc
Ent
Gary Eltrevoog
Rte. 1
St. Joseph Hospital
Joliet
Interstate 80
Stephen D. Cook
David Cepiel
Park Blvd
Donna M. Conroy
Liberty St
Rodney Johnson
John Watkiss
Watkiss Masonry
Gould Park
Watkiss
Morris Construction Co
Morris Construction
Parklake
Vised
Donald Caisley
Gerwin Rohrbach
Bollen
Planning Commission
Hackett
Wilfred Dix
Mr. Apanas
James Hougas
Morris Unit No. 2914
American Legion
Legion
Hougas
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