Watergate Testimony on Nixon Awareness of Wiretaps and Cover Up
Excerpts from Senate hearings compare what witnesses said on key issues about President Nixon and the Watergate affair. The document lists Colson Dean Ehrlichman Haldeman Hunt Liddy Walters and others with focus on Nixon’s knowledge of the wiretaps and cover up and notes Nixon denial of any authorization or awareness.
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New York Times
Nixon
Dean
Haldeman
Democratic National Committee
Walter Rugaber
Liddy
White House
John Dean
Hunt
Ehrlichman
Colson
FBI
CIA
Watergate
Guideline Pay Scale Question Highlighted at Courthouse
An editorial notes a Jackson County Clerk raised six staff salaries outside the scale then corrected the move. The raises created jealousy and questioned authority, underscoring the need for strict adherence to the pay scale to prevent future hassle.
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Jackson County
Delmar Ward
Ward
End of Americas longest war reshapes public outlook
The article reflects on Indochina conflict costs and aftermath. It notes vast bomb tonnage in Vietnam and Cambodia, U.S. casualties, and uncertain futures for Cambodia and South Vietnam. It argues for a scaled back foreign role and reassessing the nation’s military commitments.
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America
Cambodia
Vietnam
Indochina
United States
Chamber of Commerce Criticizes Illinois Pollution Board
The state Chamber of Commerce blasts the Illinois Pollution Control Board over new solid waste disposal rules calling the language vague and the paperwork cumbersome. It argues the board ignores business needs while hearings allow objections and modifications. The chamber famously suggests drafting future regulations, a proposal the editorial says should be rejected.
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Illinois Pollution Control Board
State Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Pollution Control Board
Board
Chamber of Commerce
Oppose City Manager power grab over Fire and Police Board
A letter argues the Carbondale City Council should reject removing hiring and firing authority from the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners. The writer says the current system works, favors administrative pluralism, and stresses citizen participation and open government as essential safeguards. The issue is presented as a major local decision.
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The
Southern Illinoisan
Board of Fire and Police Commissioners
Carbondale
Fry
Government Corporation
SIU
Board of Trustees
Watergate
Dowell’s employment growth prompts call for shared methods
Reader Donald Walden praises Dowell for expanding operations including two year old workers and asks for insights on employment opportunities fund allocation and training programs. The letter follows Antonia Fielder of Dowell and notes national unemployment issues before mentioning political figures in a separate remark.
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The
Southern Illinoisan
Antonia Fielder
Dowell
John C Gardner Editor and General Manager
John C Gardner served as editor and general manager for the Southern Illinoisan, directing newsroom operations and overseeing daily paper production. He led editorial decisions and managed staff responsibilities at the publication.
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John C. Gardner
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Charles Colson
John Ehrlichman
Patrick Gray
H. R. Haldeman
E. Howard Hunt
G. Gordon Liddy
Committee For the
Vernon Walters
E. Howard Hunt Jr
Lon Nol
Phnom Penh
Nguyen van Thieu
South Vietnam
Thieu
U.S
Canada
John Kennedy
Tually
Foreign Relations Committee
Southern
James K. Adams
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