Nixon reshapes White House team over Watergate
President Nixon announced resignations of Atty. Gen. Kleindienst and aides Haldeman Ehrlichman, firing John Dean III. Elliott Richardson named acting attorney general to oversee Watergate probes, Garment to counsel. Nixon plans national TV address at 9 p.m. EDT.
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Washington
Nixon
Richard G. Kleindienst
White House
H. R. Haldeman
John D. Ehrlichman
John Dean III
Elliot Richardson
Ronald L. Ziegler
Kleindienst ‘R
Justice Department
Richardson
Senate
Democratic National Committee
Watergate Complex
Ehrlichman
Haldeman
Dean
Leonard Garment
Garment
Ziegler
Talks Tuesday Ozark May Fly Despite The Strike
Ozark Air Lines and the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association resume talks in St Louis amid speculation the carrier will restart some flights despite a grounding caused by a strike. union officials report no progress, while Ozark may resume limited routes using mutual aid funds.
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ST. Louis
UPI
Ozark Air Lines
Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association
Washington
Ozark
Samuel R. Smith
Charles Ehlert
Smith
Agnew Leads GOP 1976 Nomination Poll
Princeton AP report shows Vice President Spiro T. Agnew leading GOP voters for the 1976 nomination with 35 percent in a Gallup poll of 798 Republicans. California Governor Ronald Reagan is second at 20 percent, former Treasury Secretary John Connally at 15 percent.
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Princeton
N.J
Spiro T. Agnew
Gallup
Agnew
Gov
Ronald Reagan
California
Damage Suit Filed Over Wrong Collinsville Drug Raid
A Collinsville couple says they may press criminal charges against narcotics squad members after a wrong address raid last Monday night. Herbert and Louise Giglotto describe waking to gunfire and a commotion as agents forced entry without warrants. A similar raid near them prompted a $100,000 civil suit filed in U S District Court in Springfield by Donald and Virginia Askew.
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Collinsville
Herbert Giglotto
Louise
St. Louis
Giglettos
U.S. District Court
Springfield
Donald Askew
Virginia
Giglotto
Federal Drug Abuse Enforcement Program
Myles J. Ambrose
Electric Coop Receives 215000 Rural Development Loan
Tri County Electric Cooperative secured a 215000 loan from the Rural Electrification Administration to fund 305 new connections and 17 miles of distribution lines across Jefferson Marion and Washington counties. The Mt Vernon area coop serves nine southern Illinois counties and will use funds for additional system improvements. Rep Kenneth Gray's office announced the loan.
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Tri-County Electric Cooperative
U. S. Department of Agriculture Rural Electrification Administration
Jefferson
Marion
Washington
Herb Downey
Mt. Vernon
Kenneth Gray
Boy Drowns In Family Pool In DuQuoin Illinois
Tracy Allen Lively seven drowned in his family pool after heavy rains filled it. Authorities say he was playing when he apparently fell in. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Lively of Route 1 DuQuoin.
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Duquoin
Ill
UPI
Tracy Allen Lively
Jerry Lively
Rt. 1
Mississippi River floods ease as sandbagging halts
The Mississippi River levees north of St. Louis halt sandbagging as the river flattens and crests slowly along Missouri and Louisiana. Government agencies mobilize aid for displaced families and businesses while 35,000 residents evacuate from Hannibal to the Gulf Coast. Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz to survey flood zones. Levees near Nairn, Louisiana, hold after a Sunday repair.
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Associated Press
Mississippi River
St. Louis
Missouri
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Small Business Administration
Internal Revenue Service
Weather Service
Hannibal
Louisiana
Nairn
New Orleans
Gulf of Mexico
James E. Fitzmorris Jr
Munitions Train Blast Ravages Grand Oaks Subdivision
In Roseville California Associated Press reporter James K. Staley describes Grand Oaks after a munitions train blast Saturday. Sunday settlers describe eerie peace with few people, while Saturday left shattered homes, skewed doors, blown windows, scorch marks, and charred remains.
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James K. Staley
Associated Press
Roseville
Calif
Grand Oaks
Nixon Tax Reform Aims Tight Loopholes And Elderly Relief
The Nixon administration proposes a tax reform package to close loopholes and curb artificial losses, with a minimum taxable income and limits on deductions. It offers elderly property tax relief, an investment tax credit for oil and gas, a tuition credit for nonpublic school students, and a simplified 1040S form. The plan, presented by Secretary George P. Shultz, would not raise general taxes, but would affect high income taxpayers and certain investments, with credits for qualifying elderly taxpayers and a refundable property tax credit for low and middle income seniors.
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R. Gregory Nokes
Associated Press
Washington
Nixon Administration
Secretary of the Treasury
George P. Shultz
House
Ways and Means Committee
Shultz
Nixon to address nation on Watergate tonight
New York AP reports President Nixon will speak to the nation by radio and television at 9 p.m. EDT about the Watergate situation. NBC CBS and ABC spokesmen said the address is expected to run about 20 minutes.
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New York
Nixon
NBC
CBS
ABC
Rogers Sees Hopeful Signs for Vietnam Cease-Fire
Secretary of State William P. Rogers told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that despite violations of the January 27 cease-fire, there are encouraging signs in Vietnam. He cited lower fighting levels in the south, ongoing prisoner exchanges, and Paris talks on a political settlement as factors that may lead to peace for South Vietnam.
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Washington (Ap
William P. Rogers
Vietnam
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Paris
New Meat Boycott Suggested by Two Consumer Groups
Two national consumer groups urge a meat boycott starting this week. One group seeks price relief until costs drop, while another plans a week long protest matching an earlier boycott. June Foray Donavan of Los Angeles, FIT organizer, says a longer boycott could succeed as demand has rebounded.
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Los Angeles
June Foray Donavan
Fit
School Litter Contest A Success in Mt. Vernon
The Jaycees and partners collected 51 truckloads of junk from 51 locations in Mt. Vernon Saturday as part of Operation Big Sweep. City and township trucks hauled trash to the landfill with help from Kingsmen Auto Club and Interaction youth center. over 500 bags were gathered at one school. The program runs through the weekend, with results due tomorrow.
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Jaycee
Mt. Vernon
Kingsmen Auto Club
Interaction Youth Center
Jaycees
Mt. Vernon Township
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