Nixon reshuffles to bolster Watergate crippled admin
President Nixon nominated James Schlesinger as defense secretary and named John Connally as a White House adviser while promoting William Colby to CIA director and appointing J. Fred Buzhardt Jr. as special counsel. The moves, announced at a cabinet meeting, aim to shore up the administration after aides resigned amid Watergate turmoil.
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Nixon
CIA
James. Schlesinger
John Connally
White House
William E. Colby
Pentagon
J. Fred Buzhardt Jr
Ronald L. Ziegler
H. R. Haldeman
John Ehrlichman
Richard Kleindienst
Elliot Richardson
Klein
Lebanese Fight Foes On A Wide Front
Lebanese troops battled Palestinian guerrillas from Syria along a 55 mile front in the Bekaa Valley near the border. The fighting stretched from Marjayoun to Baalbeck with Hasbaya and Rachaya residents aiding the army. Airstrikes supported the defense as 13 soldiers were killed, 65 wounded, and six missing. Arafat called for cease-fire to restore mutual confidence.
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Lebanon
Syria
Bekaa
Marjayoun
Baalbeck
Hasbaya
Rachaya
Rayack
Yasir Arafat
Skylab launch countdown under way at Cape Kennedy
Skylab 1 astronauts Conrad Weitz and Kerwin rehearse in a Houston simulator as countdown continues for next week’s Saturn 1B launch to place the Skylab workshop in orbit 270 miles high. The crew plans four weeks of medical, science and Earth resources experiments aboard the.space station.
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Fla
Charles Conrad Jr
Paul J. Weitz
Joseph P. Kerwin
Johnson Space Center
Houston
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Weitz
Kerwin
Leaving Town With Family After Navy Discharge
Mike Kramer family traveled from Ottawa to Kansas City to collect travel pay and seek a job at King Radio in Olathe when a Miami County Sheriff’s patrol delivered news that 4 year old Tanya had a hairline leg fracture from a porch swing accident. They returned to Ottawa to find furniture delivery and a plant established at King Radio.
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State curbs use of state vehicles in fuel shortage plan
Topeka Kansas Highway Department imposes severe restrictions on vehicle use to address anticipated gasoline and diesel shortages. Highway Director John D Montgomery said most state vehicles are in motor pools with only a few kept for night calls by field staff and maintenance supervisors.
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Kansas Highway Department
John D. Montgomery
Montgomery
Kansas Libraries protest federal ax on library funding
Kansas libraries joined a national protest against Nixon administration plans to eliminate federal funds for libraries in fiscal year 1974. Topeka and Wichita libraries organized dimouts and posters while some librarians opposed the action.
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Kansas
American Library Association
Sarah Case
Washington, D.C
Association
Topeka
Topeka Public Library
Topeka West High School
Nixon
Hutchinson Public Library
Duane Johnson
Wichita Public Library
Ford Rockwell
Rockwell
Wichita
Dean Says He's Being Muzzled
Ousted presidential counsel John W. Dean claims the White House aims to suppress the truth about Watergate and discredit him. He cites efforts to limit his testimony and block access to records, as investigators push back on claims tying Nixon to the scandal.
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John W. Dean
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Senate
Justice Department
Nixon
Dean
Cambodia Suffers Big Losses In Cambodian Fighting
AP reports 29 Cambodian government soldiers killed in attacks north and south of Phnom Penh. A detachment guarding a bridge 94 miles south fell to an insurgent assault, 18 killed and five wounded. North of the city on Highway 5, 11 soldiers died and 18 were wounded. Takeo and Kampot defenses repulsed night attacks. In Vietnam, Viet Cong rejected 240 civilian prisoners, delaying a prisoner exchange deal.
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Cambodia
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Rice Bowl
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Kampot
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South Vietnam
Saigon
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Connally to Join Nixon Staff as Special Consultant
President Nixon told GOP leaders Connally will join his staff today as a special consultant in foreign and domestic affairs. Nixon also will announce a new defense secretary but the choice was not learned. Connally, a former Democrat who switched to Republicans last week, attended a White House meeting with top lawmakers.
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Senate Judiciary Committee
Washington
Nixon
John B. Connally
Defense
Connally
House
Senate
White House
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Robert P. Griffin
Michigan
Gerald R. Ford
Leslie C. Arends
Illinois
Nixon order on tax data sparks farm policy criticism
Congress critics warn a presidential order allowing access to farmers income tax data sets a dangerous precedent. Rep Jerry Litton charges the administration lacks candor amid ongoing probes and debates over government transparency.
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Congress
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Subcommittee
Earl L. Butz
Congressional Panel
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