Nixon assigns Schlesinger defense chief and Connally adviser
President Nixon named James Schlesinger as defense secretary and added John Connally as a White House special adviser. He also promoted William Colby to CIA director and named J. Fred Buzhardt Jr. as counsel, with emphasis on Watergate matters. Connally shifts from Democrat to Republican as Kissinger's role overlaps. Weather: tonight partly cloudy with showers. Friday cooler with highs in the 70s.
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Washington
Nixon
CIA
James S. 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
Kleindienst
Schlesinger
Ziegler
Senate
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Atomic Energy Commission
Office of Management and Budget
Daniel R. Ellsberg
Richard Helms
Connally
Texas
Los Angeles Times
Henry A. Kissinger
Strip mining scars Southern Illinois land show damage
A Southern Illinois University preliminary report describes severe pre law strip mining damage in Southern Illinois with eroded hills, acid runoff, and barren spots. Some land has recovered with grasses and cattle while other areas remain lifeless and polluted.
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Karen Rothe
Ilinois
Southern Illinois University
Illinois study maps strip mined land and reclamation needs
A Southern Illinois University report catalogs 270 evaluation categories across Perry Williamson Jackson and Randolph counties. It highlights extensive unuseable land, identifying acid mine drainage as a severe issue in Williamson County and outlining the daunting costs and questions of reclamation and funding.
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Illinois
Williamson County
Jackson County
Perry
Randolph
Indictments Expected for Mitchell Stans and Vesco over Vesco Contribution
Former Atty. Gen. John Mitchell and former Commerce Secretary Maurice Stans, along with financier Robert Vesco, face indictment on charges tied to a $200 000 Vesco contribution to Nixon's reelection campaign. Grand jury probes include perjury obstruction bribery and conspiracy. Justice officials remain tight lipped as disclosures surface. The case links Vesco's contribution to attempts to influence a SEC investigation. Dean says White House resists acknowledging truth about Watergate while Nixon pledges justice for the guilty.
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Atty
John N. Mitchell
Commerce
Maurice H. Stans
Robert L. Vesco
Vesco
Nixon
U.S
Whitney North Seymour Jr
Mitchell
Stans
Securities and Exchange Commission
Illinois school aid plan freezes property tax rates
Sen. Thomas Hynes explains a revision bill that would freeze property tax rates in all Illinois school districts and add a 939 million dollar appropriation to fund the formula. The plan includes a revenue equalizer to assist high tax rate, low value districts and increases for dual districts and poverty-focused efforts.
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Michael A. Smith
Lindsay-Schaub News Service
Springfield
Illinois
Thomas Hynes
Chicago
Michael Bakalis
Daniel Walker
Hynes
Death of Fairfield Rep Ben Blades ends GOP one vote edge
Illinois House reacts to the death of Rep. Ben Blades 64 of Fairfield at Memorial Hospital. Speaker Blair notes funeral Saturday at 2 p.m. pallbearers include five House members and Gale Williams. Blades served five terms after a career as a state policeman and driver license official.
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Springfield
Illinois House
Ben Blades
Fairfield
Memorial Hospital
W. Robert Blair
Blade
House
Gale Williams
Murphysboro
Illinois House of Representatives
Blair
Blades
Secretary of State
General Assembly
Frankfort hospital chief fired after 19 years
William W. Lamont, administrator of Franklin Hospital at Benton for 19 years, was fired Wednesday night amid public sentiment. Margaret Walton fills in as temporary director of nurses. Unionization efforts have been active for two months and workers may meet with the board soon as some employees continue to picket.
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William W. Lamont
Franklin Hospital
Benton
Lamont
Margaret Walton
West Frankfort
Coal firm lands soil bank payout across Perry and Randolph farms
The Southwestern Coal Co received 46,442 in 1972 under soil bank rules for curtailing crops on company owned land in Perry and Randolph counties. About 5 percent of its 25,000 acres were affected. Meadowlark Farms, owned by Amax Coal Co, got 15,540 for Perry County land with 8,266 for feed grain and 7,724 for wheat. Meadowlark total farming payments reached 80,745 across Illinois Indiana and Wyoming on about 100,000 acres, with 39,000 mined and 33,000 reclaimed to date.
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Southwestern Coal Co
Federal Soil Bank
Perry
Randolph
Keith Thomson
Southwestern
Thomson
Meadowlark Farms
Amax Coal Co
James Brumitt
Reiss
House Democrats oppose bombing in Cambodia caucus vote
In a caucus showing 144 to 22 against bombing, Democrats signaled possible opposition to Nixon's $430 million transfer for Indochina military actions despite 76 absences. The vote on Addabbo's amendment sought to block the funding, while Nixon backers warned a defeat could foreshadow the first antiwar House vote. Gov Walker backs Oakley reservoir project near Decatur and supports Middle Fork Reservoir near Danville.
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Washington
House
U. S
Cambodia
Joseph P. Addabbo
D-N. Y
Nixon
Joe D. Waggonner
Dla
Waggonner
Indochina
Elliot L. Richardson
Congress
Senate
Cal Albert
Walker
Oakley
Springfield
Decatur
Daniel Walker
Middle Fork
Danville
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James B. Schlesinger
Family Living
Southern
Department of Mines and Minerals
S. R. Jewell
Ronnie J. Haynes
Willard Klimstra
Cooperative Wildlife Research Laboratory
Klimstra
Imstra
SIU
L. S. Weber
Mid-West Coal Producers Institute
Williamson
Jackson
Fancoph
Perry County
New York Times News Service
Associated Press
New York
Dean White
Justice Department
Dean
Frankfort Hospital
Coal Company
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