Nixon rejects resignation amid Watergate dispute
Senate GOP Leader Hugh Scott and House GOP Leader Gerald Ford said Nixon's Tuesday denial was forthright and the country reassured. Nixon vowed not to resign and asserted he intervened only to shield national security while denying involvement in illegal activities.
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House
Gerald Ford
Frank Cormier
FBI
Herbert Kalmbach
CIA
Daniel Ellsberg
GOP
George Bush
White House
the Plumbers
H. R. Haldeman
John D. Ehrlichman
John W. Dean III
Ehrlichman
E. Howard Hunt
G. Gordon Liddy
Hughes to retire as SII director after 22 years
Christopher native Goffrey Hughes announces retirement as executive director of Southern Illinois Inc after 22 years in the post. He plans to retire September 30 but will advance his date to July 1 via vacation time, seeking a continued affiliation and an official title. Russell Davis, SII president, praises Hughes for expanding Southern Illinois business and tourism, with the board likely to act soon.
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Southern Illinois Inc
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Hughes
Christopher Native
Regional Chamber of Commerce
Carterville
Franklin County
Christopher Community
Christopher
Southern Illinois University
Siu
Southern Illinois
Richardson hearings close again on Richardson nomination
Senate Judiciary Committee held another closed session to review Elliot L. Richardson's bid for Attorney General amid renewed scrutiny over Ellsberg break in and the White House role. Ellsberg defendant Daniel Ellsberg questioned government misconduct and disclosure.
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Senate Judiciary Committee
Elliot L. Richardson
Richardson
Daniel Elisberg
White House
Ellsberg
Egil Krogh
Caulfield Testifies He Knew Clemency Offer Illegal
John J. Caulfield said he believed the clemency offer to James McCord came from Nixon and was illegal to make. Ulasewicz testified he knew the actions were illegal but assumed messages came from the White House and helped arrange meetings. Caulfield and Ulasewicz described a loyalty driven effort amid Watergate probe questions.
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John J. Caulfield
James McCord
Nixon
White House
New York City
Anthony T. Ulasewicz
Caulfield
McCord
Ulasewicz
John D. Ehrlichman
Senate
United States
John W. Dean III
Watergate
Samuel Cash
Watergate Committee
John Dean
Dean
Dry option vote threatens liquor licenses in Barren Township
Franklin County residents in 1945 chose to keep the area dry. The Sportsman's Club and the Kountry Kousins Klub, both near Sesser, were issued liquor licenses in April by Charles Dawson but face possible revocation after records show the county stayed dry. A hearing will be held to determine license retention with Dawson and other officials expected to attend. Owners Wayne Wendling and Wallie Shoemaker are named in the case.
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Barren Township
Franklin County
Sportsman’s Club
Kountry Kousins Klub
Charles Dawson
Dawson
Loren Lewis
Joseph Hickman
Benton
Wayne Wendling
Wallie Shoemaker
Sesser
Mass transit district plan moves to House today
A 160 million dollar per year mass transit district proposal for six northeastern Illinois counties heads to the House. The Illinois Transportation Study Commission shaped the plan after five hearings, funded partly by state lottery revenues, and includes a half percent sales tax cut for Downstate areas.
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Springfield
Illinois
Tery
Illinois Transportation Study Commission
General Assembly
Walker Daley lunch ends with discussion not decision
Governor Daniel Walker and Chicago Mayor Richard Daley met at a Prudential Building luncheon to discuss tax relief education funding and a Chicago mass transit district. No agreements were reached though both signaled willingness to cooperate on major issues. The transit plan would alter taxes and fund bus subway and rail service across Cook DuPage Kane Lake McHenry and Will counties.
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Commission
House
Senate
Cecil A. Partee
Daniel Walker
W. Robert Blair
Park Forest
Mass Transit Authority
Cook, DuPage
Kane, Lake, McHenry
Will
Senate panel approves smaller foreign military aid plan
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee backed a 740 million dollar foreign aid package for next year, far below the Nixon request of 1.3 billion. The plan moves military aid to South Vietnam and Laos from Defense to State and limits spending to equipment replacements per the January 27 cease-fire. Sen. Hugh Scott pledged to oppose the measure on the Senate floor.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
South Vietnam
Laos
State Department
Vietnam
North Vietnam
Hugh Scott
Senate
Weather outlook with storms and warm spells ahead
Mostly cloudy tonight with a chance of thunderstorms and low temperatures between 55 and 61. Thursday brings variable cloudiness and heat with possible afternoon showers or storms, highs from 77 to 83. Friday through Sunday turn partly cloudy with showers likely Friday or Saturday.
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