Packard Seen as Nixon's Likely Defense Secretary Choice
California industrialist David Packard, a former deputy defense secretary, is reported as Nixon's first choice for defense secretary. Talks revolved around a possible trust arrangement to divest stock to avoid conflicts, with Stennis and other lawmakers weighing approval of such an option.
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California
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White House
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Pentagon
Congress
Hewlett-Packard Co
John Stennis
D-Miss
Senate Armed Services Committee
Elliot L. Richardson
Richardson
Congressmen Wary of Oil Companies Motives
Washington AP California and Ohio congressmen question whether oil companies will use funds from higher natural gas prices to expand supplies or merely pocket the proceeds.
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Congressmen
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California
Ohio
OEP
Darrell M. Trent
Trent
Charles A. Mosher
GM Cancels Saturday Production Amid Weekly Cutbacks
GM canceled Saturday work at U S auto plants and reduced output by about 7000 units from last week as overtime was shifted to weekdays. Ford and Chrysler limited Saturday shifts, with 208 897 cars planned versus 215 369 last week and 196 039 a year ago. An official said heavy overtime would continue through the month due to Memorial Day.
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General Motors
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Automotive News
Trade Journal
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Chrysler
Industry Journal
Autopsy sought in autopsy on former U.S. Sen Edward Long
In Hannibal Missouri authorities awaited autopsy results after Long's body was exhumed from Grandview cemetery for suspected poisoning. Four doctors performed the examination at Hannibal hospital with stomach samples taken for chemical analysis. A large pituitary tumor reportedly found may explain his death on November 6.
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Audrain County
U.S
Edward V. Long
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The
Kansas City Star
Grandview
Hannibal
Star
Florence Long
Washington
Thomas Q Osborne
Pentagon Papers Case Judge Considers Watergate Testimony
In Los Angeles AP reports Judge Matt Byrne weighs releasing sealed grand jury testimony by E Howard Hunt Jr on the Ellsberg Pentagon Papers burglary link. Hunt allegedly testified of Liddy and Hunt breaking into Dr Lewis Fielding's Beverly Hills office with Ehrlichman noting the burglary. The probe questions tainted evidence and defense seeks dismissal of Ellsberg and Russo charges of conspiracy theft and espionage.
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E. Howard Hunt Jr
U.S. District Court
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Byrne
John J. Sirica
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Grand Jury
Watergate
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Lewis Fielding
Beverly Hills
Ellsberg
John D. Ehrlichman
FBI
Liddy
Russo
White House
Pentagon
Nixon to name top aide as White House staff reshapes
President Nixon plans weekend moves to fill the shrinking White House staff after the Haldeman resignations and Ehrlichman departure. He has chosen one top-level recruit while final staffing decisions await, with interim measures to keep operations flowing amid the transition. Roy Ash, Kenneth Cole, William Timmons, and George Shultz are cited as key in-house figures guiding the process.
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Roy Ash
Office of Management and Budget
Kenneth Cole
The
Domestic Council
William Timmons
Secretary of the Treasury
George P. Shultz
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