Segretti details sabotage role in Democratic primaries
Segretti testified before the Senate Watergate Committee that Dwight Chapin hired him to conduct political sabotage against Democratic hopefuls in about six states. He received about $45,000 for salary and expenses, using aliases Don Morris Don Durham and Don Simmons. A bomb threat interrupted the hearing, prompting adjournment after 11 a.m. EDT as police cleared the Caucus Room. Segretti, who pleaded guilty to three election-law misdemeanors, expressed regret and emphasized wrongdoing.
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Senate Watergate Committee Today
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White House
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Rufus Edmisten
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Edmisten
W. W. Kirby
Ervin
Howard H. Baker Jr
R-Tenn
Grand jurors warned to ignore Agnew leaks
Federal Judge Walter Hoffman in Baltimore warned grand jurors to disregard news reports as they consider indicting Vice President Spiro Agnew. President Nixon echoed concerns about leaks saying Agnew deserves presumption of innocence and that trials should not be conducted by press.
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UPI
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Spiro T. Agnew
Agnew
Hoffman
Nixon
Washington
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Justice Department
Elliot L. Richardson
Henry G. Petersen
Criminal Justice Division
Administration of Justice
Earthquake rattles Bay Area with no major damage
A quake woke thousands in the San Francisco Bay Area shortly after 3 am but caused no major damage or injuries. Authorities reported no significant structural harm or casualties, and aftershocks were not immediately noted.
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San Francisco
UPI
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Chemical ban on Amino Triazole in roadside spray
County Health Officer Dr. Robert Holtzer and Agricultural Commissioner Ted Eriksen won approval to ban Amino Triazole in the roadside weed abatement program for the coming year. Betty Whaley of Mendocino challenged spraying of berries for consumer pickers. Bids for the new contract open Oct. 19 with environmental review required for coastal areas.
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Mendocino
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Eriksen
California Department of Agriculture Laboratory
County
Mendocino board backs rehab center grant bid
Mendocino County supervisors by a 3 2 vote approved applying to CCCJ for 1.05 million in federal funds to build a misdemeanor offender rehabilitation center off Low Gap Road. Opposition cited tax limits and future costs. supporters urged progress and regional planning. The plan would match 1.05 million CCCJ grant with 305 thousand county funds for a facility for 96 men and 20 women with projected annual operating costs over 300 thousand. A request to place the matter before voters was not acted on.
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California Council On Criminal Justice
CCCJ
Low Gap Road
Burgess Williams
Augie Avila
Ken. Hewitt
Deep Valley Christian School
Rerio Bartolomie
Gap Road Center
County backs shorter abalone season and keeps five per limit
County supervisors agreed with the Fish and Game advisory committee to shorten the abalone season to May 1 through Oct 31 and retain a five abalone limit. They rejected a license requirement for anyone over six possessing abalone. The resolution was unanimously supported and sent to the state Fish and Game committee.
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Mendocino board weighs revised burial ground ordinance
Five supervisors delay action on a proposed permit system to excavate or disturb Indian burial grounds and sites. A 30 day committee report will amend the law after input from archaeologists, Native representatives, and county officials.
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Hopdass
Thomas King
California Archaeological Society
Art
Pheland
Mendocino County
King
Burgess Williams
Gas station dealers push weekend shutdowns amid price freeze
United Press reports gas station owners staged a Tuesday protest at a Rochester New York federal building and parade of 75 town trucks. Dealers demand price increases beyond 21.4 cents per gallon, plan vacations and refusals to close or pass higher costs to motorists as nationwide action looms.
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Pennsylvania
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Long Island
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Ames
Iowa
Craig Severansee
Iowa Highway Commission
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Highway Commission
Boston
Senate
Massachusetts
Redwood Valley couple seeks building moratorium over water
Mr and Mrs Hunter Smith call on the Ventura County board of supervisors to halt all new home construction in Redwood Valley until the water district’s new system is in operation. They cite dropping water tables and long-standing water shortages. The board referred the letter to the health department for scope and debated a moratorium, with Supervisor Ernie Banker supporting the idea and Chairman Augie Avila cautioning about political backlash.
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Pheland
King
Genny Marrufo
Augie Avila
Tim Steen
Redwood Valley
Board of Supervisors
Water District
Hunter Smith
Health Department
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