Watergate anniversary marks Nixon era turning point
Two years after Frank Wills uncovered masking tape at Watergate, investigations traced the break in to the White House circle. James McCord and other operatives were arrested, linking to Nixon aides. Senate hearings and grand juries echoed with revelations about cover up and planners like Liddy and Hunt.
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John Milne Washington
UPI
Frank Wills
Watergate
Richard Nixon
Paul Leeper
Carl Shoffler
John Barrett
Wills
Barrett
Democratic Party
Lawrence O’brien
White House
Nixon
John W. Dean III
Senate
Watergate Committee
Supreme Court
O’brien
GOP
Jeb Magruder
Magruder
Senate Watergate Committee
G. Gordon Liddy
FBI
CRP
E. Howard Hunt
CIA
Plumbers
Liddy
Hunt
Frank Sturgis
Eugenio Martinez
Virgilio Gonzalez
Bernard L. Barker
Democratic National Committee
Barker
Woman killed as carnival ride Hurricane topples crowd
In Charleston a 20 year old woman died and 15 others were injured when the Hurricane ride lurched out of control at a weekend carnival. Police said disputes between carnival workers and roving youths may have sparked the crash. The operator fled his post after injuries in a fracas as a second operator tried to control the ride.
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Boston
UPI
Charleston
France detonates nuclear device in Mururoa Atoll
New Zealand Prime Minister Norman Kirk called the test a sizeable explosion and said the blast was under 20 kilotons. Australia and New Zealand protested, and Japan planned to lodge a protest once details were confirmed.
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United Press International
Australia
New Zealand
France
South Pacific
Japan
Wellington
N.Z
Norman E. Kirk
Mururoa Atoll
Bomb rocks Parliament as IRA bombing hits Westminster Hall
In London a bomb exploded in the Houses of Parliament injuring 11, with Westminster Hall badly damaged but no serious harm to its ancient timber and hall. police evacuated, firemen contained the blaze, and authorities warned of further threats while Parliament resumed operations amidst smoke and alarms.
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London
UPI
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Westminster Hall
Henry VIII
David Steel
Scotland Yard
Palace of
Westminster
Press Association
IRA
Palace of Westminster
Steel
Big Ben
John Davison
St. Stephens
Davison
Deputy Harper Resigns From Huron County Sheriff Role
Lt. Leslie L. Duke Harper resigns after 92 years with the Huron County Sheriff's Department to join CCC Highway in Sandusky as dispatcher and supervisor. He starts June 24, earns $9,600 as deputy with expected benefits over $1,000 yearly higher at the new job.
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Leslie L
Duke) Harper
Huron County Sheriff’s Department
Sandusky
John Borgia
Harper
CCC Highway, Inc
Borgia
Sheriffs’ Association
Las Vegas
Nev
Sheriff's Department
Hug Concrete Paving, Inc
Marjorie
Fruen St
Trio Arrested in Interstate Beef Heist Near Bloomfield
FBI agents and Trumbull deputies arrested Leroy Lumpkin Samuel Wilson and Raymond Thomas after they tried to steal a 40 foot tractor trailer carrying 40 000 pounds of hanging beef valued at 20 000 dollars near Bloomfield Township. The men face theft from an interstate shipment charges. In Michigan monkey shortages worry MSU researchers who say 56 000 monkeys are needed annually for research.
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Cleveland
API
FBI
Leroy Lumpkin
Windsor
Samuel R. Wilson
Raymond Thomas
U.S
Trumbull County
Bloomfield Township
East Lansing
Mich
UPI
United States
Michigan State University
W. Richard Dukelow
Michigan State
Harris faults lazy electorate over Watergate fallout
Washington attorney Patricia Roberts Harris told over 600 graduates at Wittenberg University in Springfield Ohio that a lazy electorate bears part of the blame for Watergate. She said hucksters makeup men and speechwriters have turned politics into a marketplace where candidates are packaged like cosmetics.
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Springfield
Ohio
UPI
Washington
Patricia Roberts Harris
Wittenberg University
Weather and Local Births Deaths Notice
Variable cloudiness and cool today. Highs mid 60s lows near 50. Partly cloudy Tuesday with near 70. 20 percent precipitation today tonight Tuesday. Winds W to SW 8 to 15 mph. Temperatures Sunday 74 50. Births list includes Edward Pollard Milan Memorial Caris Norwalk inhabitants. Deaths list includes Mrs Ruby Smith Norwalk Frances Wagener Cora Barnes Milan Elyria Vermilion and Daniel Percival 15 Milan.
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Ruby R. Smith
Norwalk
Frances Jane Wagener
Cora H. Barnes
Daniel Gerard Percival
Milan
James W. Allen
Elyria
Mabel B. Harrison
Vermilion
Boston Tops U S Cities as Most Expensive Place to Live
UPI reports based on Bureau of Labor Statistics data that Boston is the costliest U S city to live in, with an average four person family needing 14893 dollars on an intermediate level. New York area ranks second. Hartford third. Anchorage and Honolulu also high.
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Boston
UPI
America
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
New York
Hartford
Conn
Anchorage
Alaska
Honolulu
New York Area
New Jersey
San Francisco
Buffalo
N.Y
Nixon Seals Nuclear Aid Pact in Israel Journey
President Nixon wraps up his Israeli visit with a pledge to provide peaceful nuclear technology, reactors, and fuel Similar to Egypt pact last week The deal includes extra U S economic and military aid then moves to Jordan for a royal welcome Nixon notes Watergate placards during visit and a Soviet Jewry protest is dispersed by police.
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Jerusalem
UPI
Nixon
Egypt
Jordan
U.S
Israel
Yitzhak Rabin
Amman
Hussein
United States
Norwalk To Get Citywide Cable Alert System
Continental Cablevision of Ohio will install an emergency alert system in Norwalk to broadcast warnings into 3,300 homes. Police will issue alerts via channels 2 to 13 with receiving gear at Continental's tower. Delivery is 90 to 120 days with monthly tests.
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Norwalk
Continental Cablevision of Ohio, Inc
Robert Corbin
Continental Here
Cablevision
Police Department
Continental
Corbin
Tiffin
Willard
Clash With Police In Tiffin Ends With Arrests
About 150 people clashed with 25 officers in Tiffin Ohio after bottles and glasses were hurled from a downtown bar. Police used gas grenades to disperse the crowd, nine arrests were made and one policeman was injured.
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Tiffin
Ohio
UPI
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