Secretary testifies on wiretap logs amid Watergate hearings
Sally J. Harmony, a former Nixon campaign secretary, testifies she typed wiretap logs, intelligence memos, and a phony Democratic document. The Senate Watergate committee refused a three month delay and pressed ahead with televised hearings.
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Liddy
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Dollar sinks to new lows as gold hits new highs in Europe
The dollar dropped to multi year lows against the West German mark and Swiss franc with Paris francs, Zurich francs and London pounds showing weak values. Gold rose to about 127.50 an ounce as traders shift funds into bullion amid Watergate fears and doubts about floating exchange rates and global economic policy.
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George Shultz
Washington
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Senate approves funding for Marion deaf school wing
The Illinois Senate approved a bill by 42 to 1 to allocate 725000 for a new educational facility for deaf children in Marion. Sponsored by Sen. Gene Johns the money funds a wing at Jefferson School to serve deaf students from a 16 county Southern Illinois region and moves to the House.
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Illinois Senate
Gene Johns
Jefferson School
Illinois
Washington aides to observe Hanoi talks in Paris visit
Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler and national security adviser Henry Kissinger fly to Paris to meet Hanoi's Le Duc The, seeking progress in negotiations. Weather outlook shows showers possible tonight with a low around 60s and a high near 80 on Wednesday amid partly sunny skies.
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White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Paris
Henry A. Kissinger
Hanoi
le Duc
Walker Boosts Education Salaries With $10 Million Add
Gov Daniel Walker announced an extra 10 million dollars in state general revenue for fiscal 1974 to raise salaries across public universities and higher education agencies. The package, plus 9 million already proposed, would total 19 million and support a 4.5 percent raise, mostly for senior universities with remaining funds for junior colleges.
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Daniel Walker
Walker
SIU Health Education Grants Fund New Degree Programs
Illinois Board of Higher Education approved two new degree programs at Southern Illinois University Carbondale and allocated 2.5 million in health education grants. Over 2 million was designated for hospital construction at public university medical centers. Private Chicago area universities received 311 thousand for construction. Residency funding totaled 148 thousand at public medical schools. A 4.4 million capital grant to Chicago Medical Center awaits General Assembly action. Hospitals receiving construction funds included Doctors Memorial in Carbondale 234200 St John’s Springfield 623000 Memorial Springfield 875800. St John’s and Memorial each got 23000 for residency programs. New programs include a BS in Technical Careers and a BA/BS in University Studies at SIU Carbondale. The board also refined roles of the higher education board and the Illinois Junior College Board in reviewing junior college unit requests.
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General Assembly
Chicago
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Carbondale
St. John’s
Springfield
Memorial
Sprinfield
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Illinois Junior College Board
Johnson's withdrawal clarified in Illinois liquor post
A Walker administration source says Governor Johnson withdrew Lawrence Johnson as chairman of the Illinois Liquor Control Commission for not going along with proposed budget cuts. The official paper will outline the administration's stance, and a second point will be omitted.
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Richard H. Ieen Lindsay-Schaub
Springfield
Walker
Lawrence Johnson
Illinois Liquor Control Commission
Johnson
Congress
Commission
Petersen investigated over possible Watergate cover up involvement
Investigators reviewing the Watergate record say Henry F. Petersen the assistant attorney general who supervised the inquiry for nearly a year and led it in mid April may have been misled by White House superiors. Some see him as a victim of being gulled while Petersen denies compromising the investigation and asserts he did not conspire with anyone.
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Jeb Stuart Magruder
Nixon
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Mitchell
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Senate
Liddy
White House
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Egil Kogh
Socated Plumbers Investigation Unit
Gordon Strachan
H. R. Haldeman
New York Times News Service
Associated Press
Washington
Watergate
Henry F. Petersen
Archibald Cox
Petersen
EPA scales back nitrogen dioxide alarms on emissions
The EPA said nitrogen dioxide is not a widespread air pollution problem and a 90 percent reduction in auto nitrogen oxides is not required. The agency kept the national standard but noted earlier overestimation due to measurement methods. Only Los Angeles, Chicago, and Baltimore would exceed the 1977 standard if the 3.1 gram per mile limit remains.
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Environmental Protection Agency
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Baltimore
Senate Democrats push 90 day wage price freeze against Nixon controls
Democratic leaders urge an immediate floor vote by attaching a mandatory freeze to any suitable bill. The caucus says Nixon Phase III failed as prices rise at the fastest pace in 22 years and calls for a freeze on prices profits wages salaries rents and consumer interest rates.
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Walter F. Mondale
Dminn
Mike Mansfield
Senate
William Proxmire
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