Walker to sign coal tax bill in Mt Vernon ceremony
Gov. Daniel Walker will sign a bill allowing local sales taxes on minerals mined in Central and Southern Illinois at a 5 p.m. ceremony Wednesday at the Holiday Inn in Mt Vernon. Rep. Richard Hart led the measure, which passed 107-46 in the House and 32-14 in the Senate, despite Chicago opposition.
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Springfield
Tlinois
Daniel Walker
Mt. Vernon
Richard O. Hart
Dbenton
Holiday Inn
Hart
Walker
David Vaught
House
Clyde L. Choate
D-Anna
Choate
Vaught
Illinois
Captain says reports falsified in Cambodian bombing system
Former Air Force Captain George R. Moses testified that he was secretly ordered to falsify reports of tactical air strikes in Cambodia as late as April 1971. He described a dual reporting system and said higher authorities in the Nixon era ordered misreporting of missions near the Ho Chi Minh trail and Mekong River area. Moses said he raised concerns but was told 7th Air Force Headquarters wanted it that way.
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Air Force
Cambodia
George R. Moses
Nixon
Moses
Senate Armed Services Committee
America
U.S
Mekong River
Robert Laggett
Dcalif
7Th Air Force Headquarters
Beating the Heat in Southern Illinois Summers
Heat and humidity race to 100 degrees during August with the comfort index guiding how people feel. Experts advise staying in air conditioned spaces, drinking water, salts, wearing light clothes, and limiting activity while pets stay cool.
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Southern
Illinois
Ralph Stacy
Southern Illinois University At Carbondale Physiology Department
Metropolis center arson and fraud charges to be considered
State and local investigators meet in Metropolis to consider filing arson and fraud charges against center administrators and inmates. Massac County officials confirm a July 8 fire damaged the work release center office and wiped out financial records. Allyn Sielaff orders center closed by Sept 1 and suspends Don Thomas and Tom Thomas on suspicion of arson and fraud.
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Metropolis
State
Massac County
Oscar Mizell
Massae County
State Dept. of Corrections
Tropolis
Allyn Sielaff
Dept. of Corrections
Don Thomas
Tom Thomas
Don
Sielaff
Mizell
Astronaut Garriott Studies Sun From Skylab Telescopes
Space Center Houston reports Skylab 2 crew members Garriott Bean and Lousma carried out solar observations with the sun telescope while the others conducted medial experiments. Mission Control allowed extra sleep after a record space walk and Garriott’s solar training enables on the spot decisions.
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Garriott
Phase 4 curbs target big firms as prices face delays
The Cost of Living Council announced Phase 4 rules preventing large wholesalers and retailers from raising prices until Sept 12, with smaller firms allowed to raise costs immediately if justified. Aug 12 begins the new regime covering industrial, service, wholesale and retail sectors, while food price ceilings shift under separate provisions.
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Cost of Living Council
Council
John T. Dunlop
Petroleum and Insurance
Dunlop
Agnew Says Under Probe For Possible Violations
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew announced he is under investigation for possible criminal violations. Reports cite bribery extortion and tax fraud tied to Maryland contracts in 1967 68 and federal deals since 1969. The probe is led by U.S. Attorney George Beall with Justice Department involvement.
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Spiro T. Agnew
Agnew
J. Marsh Thompson
United States
The
Wall Street Journal
Maryland
General Services Administration
Washington Post
Baltimore Sun
Baltimore County
the Journal
U.S. Atty
George Beall
Baltimore
Justice Department
White House
Nixon
Journal
Atty
Elliot L. Richardson
Archibald Cox
Weather Outlook Then Warm Humid Nights Ahead
Humid tonight with fair skies and warmer temperatures. Lows 68 to 73. Wednesday partly sunny hot and humid with highs in the 90s. Thursday through Saturday variable clouds with occasional showers and thunderstorms.
Nixon challenges Cox subpoena in court fight
Lawyers for President Nixon told Judge Sirica the court lacks jurisdiction to enforce Cox subpoena. They argued tapping presidential tapes would violate separation of powers and asked for more time to respond. The Senate Watergate committee postponed its own suit to seek tapes pending Nixon's reply and study of White House responses.
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Nixon
Watergate
Archibald Cox
J. Fred Buzhardt
White House
Cox
Senate Watergate Committee
Sam J. Ervin Jr
Dn.j
U.S. Dist
John J. Sirica
Buzhardt
Sirica
Watergate Committee
Richard M. Nixon
The
United States
Nixon told of Watergate aides’ accusations, Kleindienst says
Former Atty. Gen. Richard Kleindienst testified Nixon was dumbfounded when told April 15 that aides including Dean and Magruder faced accusations in the Watergate case. Kleindienst said the briefing did not implicate Nixon himself and noted Nixon was agitated by the report.
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Washington
Atty
Richard G. Kleindienst
Nixon
Kleindienst
Senate Watergate Committee
Justice Department
John W. Dean III
Jeb Stuart Magruder
White House
Dean
United States
Magruder
John N. Mitchell
Frederick C. LaRue
H. R. Haldeman
John D. Ehrlichman
Robert C. Mardian
Nixon orders disclosure on purchase of homes
The White House, Secret Service and GSA disclose nearly 10 million dollars spent since 1969 on security, communications and work at Nixon family residences in California and Florida. A private audit will detail acquisitions since 1969 as part of a full accounting of purchased homes and property.
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Nixon
California
Florida
White House
Secret Service
General Services Administration
First Family
Gerald L. Warren
San Clemente
Calif
Key Biscayne
Fla
GSA
Arthur Sampson
Sampson
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Lindsay-Schaub News Service
Kevin Williams
Mike Miller
Carbondale
Butch Nevious
Stacy
R. Gregory Nokes Washington
Watergate Unit
San Clemente den
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