Commandant Cushman linked to CIA role in Ellsberg break-in
Sources allege Marine Corps Commandant General Robert E. Cushman Jr then deputy CIA director authorized CIA material and research for the 1971 burglary of Dr. Ellsberg's former psychiatrist. They say he acted at Ehrlichman's request and he later faced FBI questioning as prosecutors scrutinize CIA involvement in Watergate.
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Robert E. Cushman Jr
Marine Corps
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Daniel Ellsberg
The
New York Times
Cushman
Marine
Nixon picks independent prosecutor to head Watergate probe
President Nixon’s nominee for attorney general Elliot Richardson announced he will appoint an independent special prosecutor to oversee the Watergate investigation once confirmed. Richardson said the prosecutor would report only to him and receive full independence, authority, and staff, signaling no direct presidential involvement. Reports from Time and Newsweek allege former aide John W. Dean III is ready to testify that Nixon congratulated him for concealing administration involvement, while other sources indicate Ehrlichman and Haldeman have joined to blame Dean for the cover up.
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Nixon
Elliot Richardson
Time
Newsweek
Richardson
Senate
White House
John W. Dean III
Key Biscayne
Fla
Florida White House
Wixon
Dean
The
Chicago Tribune Today
John Ehrlichman
H. R. Haldeman
Atty
John Mitchell
Grand Jury
Senate Investigating Committee
Haldeman
Ehrlichman
Senate Committee
Oval Office
H. R
Bob
John
Jeb Magruder
Kep
John D. Ehrlichman
John Here
U.S. District Court
John J. Sirica
Bella Abzug
D-N.y
House
James L. Buckley
Rcon
Time reports Hoover tapped reporters files vanished in 1971
Time magazine reports Hoover's wiretap authorization records signed by John Mitchell were hidden from his FBI files after Hoover threatened to reveal their existence to force Nixon officials from press leaks. W Mark Felt assigned to probe. Mardian urged asking the President or Mitchell.
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White House
Federal Bureau of Investigation
J. Edgar Hoover
Time Magazine
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Nixon
Time
Hoover
Justice Department
Kleindienst
FBI
Mitchell
W. Mark Felt
Felt
Robert C. Marcian
Internal Security Division
Mardian
Phoenix
Ariz
Rain Likely With Flood Risk Tonight And Midweek Outlook
A flash flood watch is in effect tonight with a ninety percent chance of rain and lows in the mid to upper 50s. Tuesday brings more clouds and a chance of rain with highs in the upper 50s or lower 60s. Locally heavy rainfall is likely, potentially flooding low lying areas and small streams. Showers may continue Wednesday, then partly cloudy conditions Thursday and Friday.
Percy recalls Nixon resistance to special counsel bill in 1951
Senator Charles Percy, an Illinois Republican, says he was surprised by President Nixon’s resistance to a proposal for a special Watergate prosecutor. He notes Nixon once introduced a 1951 bill to authorize special counsel and investigators for grand juries, which never passed. Percy compares it to the 1924 Teapot Dome measure and urges GOP leadership in cleaning up the affair.
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Washington
Charles Percy
Nixon
Percy
Illinois
Richard Nixon
Calif
Senate
Teapot Dome
Supreme Court weighs federal reach in credit card fraud case
The government won review of a Cincinnati circuit ruling that narrowed use of mail fraud statutes in credit card crimes. The case involves Thomas Maze who used a stolen card in 1971 to finance a cross country trip, with the court also preserving protections for a reporter's confidential source and allowing states to bar felons from voting.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Justice Department
U.S. Circuit Court
Cincinnati
High Court
U.S
Erwin N. Griswold
Circuit Court
Thomas E. Maze
Roomate
Louisville
Marion Governor opens regional office in Southern Illinois
Governor Daniel Walker and staff opened the Southern Illinois regional governor office in Marion at noon. The office will handle calls on toll free line 800 642 4351 and welcome visitors. Robert Arkell, 29, named director, with prior teaching roles and a master’s from Illinois State University, earns 15000 annually.
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Daniel Walker
Southern Illinois Governor’s Office
Marion
Walker
Robert Arkell
Spring Valley
Arkell
Illinois Valley Community Hospital
Oglesby
Illinois State University
State Regional
Dorothy Hughes
Johnston City
Rae Starr
James Rae
Christopher
U S Envoy Kidnappers Press New Demands in Mexico
U S Consul General Terrance G. Leonhardy remains in captivity as his kidnappers made fresh demands after transferring 30 prisoners to Cuba. Gov. Alberto Orozco Romero said the situation has grown extremely complex with undisclosed new conditions. A note from Leonhardy claimed he is being treated well and will be released at the proper moment, while his wife and daughters await updates. Thirty prisoners were freed in six Mexican states and flown to Havana to meet the captors’ ransom demand.
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Guadalajara
Mexico
U.S
Terrance G. Leonhardy
Cuba
Alberto Orozco Romero
Jalisco
Leonhardy
Havana
Truman Birthday Observed With Quiet Memorial in Kansas City
About 400 friends joined a commemorative luncheon honoring Harry S. Truman on the eve of his would be 89th birthday. Earl Warren received the first Harry S. Truman Good Neighbor Award during the gathering, held to avoid conflict with library ceremonies marking the sale of a Truman commemorative stamp.
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Kansas City
Harry S. Truman
Washington
Independence
Earl Warren
United States
Truman
Enfield Monster Sighted Again by Veteran in Doors Gap
A 50-year-old disabled veteran, Henry McDaniel, reports seeing the three legged six toed Enfield monster again near his home. He fired four times on April 25, then observed it walking along railroad tracks at 3 a.m. Sunday. WWKI's Rick Rainbow and hunter Edward Phillips collected plaster tracks and heard reports of others seeing strange events nearby.
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Enfield
Henry McDaniel
McDaniel
WWKI
Kokomo
Ind
Rick Rainbow
Rainbow
Edward Phillips
Phillips
Greg Garrett
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Krogh
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Hewes
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