Senate panel weighs immunity for Watergate figures
Senate investigators consider granting limited immunity to as many as eight Watergate linked figures including John Dean Ill and four Miami men arrested June 17. Also eyed are Jeb Stuart Magruder E Howard Hunt and G Gordon Liddy as hearings set to begin. Indictments for Mitchell possible. Hunt access to Vietnam cables confirmed. Judge to rule on Elisberg Russo case tainted evidence.
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Senate
White House
John Dean
Dean
Jeb Stuart Magruder
Nixon
E. Howard Hunt
G. Gordon Liddy
Sen
Howard Baker
R-Tenn
Mt Vernon faces loss of 10 city jobs as federal funds run out
Mt Vernon officials say Emergency Employment Act funds may last only part of the year, casting 10 city workers into doubt. Bruce Janken cites a $96,866.56 draw and a lack of new federal appropriation as the program winds down. The ten workers cover City Park, finance, streets, and sanitation, paid at city rates with federal funds.
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Mt. Vernon
Bruce Janken
Springfield
Congress
EEA
Janken
Vernon
City Park
Washington
Grants for EDA program extension in Greater Egypt region
The Greater Egypt Regional Planning and Development Commission won approval to request a $27,832 grant from the EDA to extend its economic development program from Dec 1, 1973, to June 30, 1974. Local matching funds of $17,129 bring seven month program costs to $44,961, with activities including recreational development, land use planning, census data gathering, and public works planning. The request will be sent to EDA today.
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Greater Egypt
Krogh Resigns as Undersecretary in Watergate Fallout
Egil Bud Krogh, head of the White House burglary group, resigns as undersecretary of transportation under pressure from Claude Brinegar. He admits the Ellsberg break in was beyond orders, takes responsibility, and cites damaged public confidence in government amid the Watergate crisis.
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Lawrence L. Knutson
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Egil “Bud” Krogh
White House
Daniel Ellsberg
Krogh
Claude Brinegar
Bringar
Elisberg
Transportation Department
John OD. Ehrlichman
Ellsberg
United States
Man Drowns While Fishing at Horseshoe Lake
Olive Branch Illinois Nelson P Hatter 55 of Millstadt drowned Tuesday while fishing on Horseshoe Lake in central Alexander County AP report states he was alone at the time of the incident and authorities were investigating the drowning
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Larry E. Gable
Lancaster
Gable
Horseshoe Lake
OLIVE BRANCH, _ Ill
Nelson P. Hatter
Millstadt
Alexander County
Monster hunt ends in arrests for hunting rules violation
Five men on a so called monster hunt near Enfield Illinois were arrested on hunting violations including carrying uncased firearms without valid licenses. Deputies confiscated a rifle and three shotguns but said they will be returned. One man said he saw a grey hairy creature and fired at it. officials warned against hunting monsters with guns.
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Springfield
III
Ilinois
E.J
Zeke
Giorgi
Illinois
House
William C. Harris
Pontiac
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George “Ray” Hudson
R-Hinsdale
Enfield, Ill
UPI
Roger M. Tappy
Elwood
Ind
Enfield
Tappy
Mike Mogle
Clifton R. Walden
Randall Austin
Wayne City
Roger Patterson
Somonauk
Mogle
White County
Jim Clark
Patterson
Clark
Ozark Air Lines Strike Faces New Turn Down Vote
Negotiators for AMFA Local 24 urge 560 members to reject Ozark Air Lines tentative contract. The 20 day old strike, begun April 19, idled about 2,400 workers and halted service in 62 cities across 15 states. A ratification vote is set in St Louis Thursday after mailed contract copies reached outstation members.
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ST. Louis
Ozark Air Lines
Ozark
Sam Smith
AMFA
Oil Boom Rumored After Illinois Drilling Surge
Nashville Illinois reports a major Devonian Silurian reef oil find as 17 drilling permits were issued in the past week. Collins Brothers Oil Co and partners in Marion County lead in permits while Amoco and Getty Oil along with Transamerica and Comanche Oil hold rights in Washington and other counties. Geological and industry officials note widespread staking along a 100 mile arc from Perry to Cumberland Counties and a weekend of 15 new claims. The gusher near Nashville and a Salem well test the reef with potential vast reserves, though size remains undetermined and operations are exploratory.
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Marion Counties
Collins Brothers Oil Company
Marion County
Collins Brothers
Brehm Drilling and Producing Co
Mt. Vernon
Perry Falk
Olney
Amoco Production Co
Houston
Texas
Washington County
Getty Oil Co
Robinson
Transamerican Oil Co., Ltd
Clay City
Comanche Oil Corp
Springfield
Nashville
Ill
Here
United States
Illinois Plain
Perry
Randolph
Cumberland Country
Geological Survey
George Lane
State Department of Mines and Minerals
Richard Collins
Collins Brothers Oil Co
Mount Vernon
Joe Cummins
Perry Falk Oil Co
Woman Charged With Hold Up At Stevens Home
Charlotte Richards, 19, of Mt. Vernon, faces armed robbery charges in the Stevens home incident last Thursday night. Stevens says she entered with permission to use the phone, produced a shotgun, took four dollars, and forced him to cut the telephone line. Bond is set at $10,000 and she remains in custody.
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Charlotte Richards
Mt. Vernon
James Stevens
Stevens
State's Attorney Office to gain staff and efficiency
The office of State's Attorney Donald Irvin adds Assistant State's Attorney Barry Chafetz and investigator David Bitter to boost efficiency. Chafetz will be trained to handle public assistance, case prep, appeals, and trial work. Bitter will interview witnesses and assist investigations. Bitter, a Mt. Vernon resident, is married with six children.
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Donald Irvin
Irvin
Attroney
Barry Chaftez
David Bitter
Chafetz
University of Illinois Law School
Bitter
Lee
Mt. Vernon
Irvin Said
New Official At Menard Prison
Dr. Terry Brelje age 35 will become the superintendent of the Illinois Security Hospital Monday. The Carbondale psychologist has led the psychiatric division at Menard Penitentiary since July 1970.
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