Nixon pledges justice in Watergate amid Senate questions
President Nixon told a GOP fund dinner that the guilty will be brought to justice in the Watergate scandal. Senate testimony raises questions about high level involvement as CIA details surface about adviser Ehrlichman helping Hunt obtain materials for a 1971 burglary. Hunt later helped in the Watergate break in at Democratic headquarters.
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Washington
Nixon
Senate
Central Intelligence Agency
John D. Ehrlichman
E. Howard Hunt
CIA
James L. Schlesinger
Hunt
Ehrlichman
White House
Skylab 1 astronauts rehearse launch in Cape Kennedy
Skylab 1 crew Charles Conrad Jr Paul J. Weitz and Joseph P. Kerwin rehearse orbiting procedures in a Johnson Space Center simulator as the Saturn 1B target launch nears. They will test link up and orbital operations ahead of a July 1 mission to assemble the first space station aboard a 270 mile high orbit.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Charles Conrad Jr
Paul J. Weitz
Joseph P. Kerwin
Johnson Space Center
Houston
Conrad
Weitz
Kerwin
Bendix Field Engineering Division
Nixon Names Schlesinger to Defense Post
President Nixon named CIA Director James S. Schlesinger as defense secretary and added John Connally as a White House special adviser amid Watergate fallout. The moves, announced after Cabinet briefings, cut counselor roles and shift White House personnel as aides resign.
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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
Dmont
Robert P. Griffin
R-Mich
Griffin
Congress
Defense Seeks Dismissal in Elisberg Watergate Case
Defense for Daniel Elisberg and Russo argues for dismissal citing Watergate links and White House involvement. Judge Byrne plans to rule on the motion as prosecutors say no taint on evidence and rights were not violated. The trial integrates Watergate scandal with the Pentagon Papers case.
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Los Angeles
Daniel Elisberg
Russo
U.S. District Court
Matt Byrne
White House
E. Howard Hunt
G. Gordon Liddy
Ellsburg
Ellsberg
Asst. U.S. Atty
David Nissen
Justice Department
Elisberg
Watergate
Earl J. Silbert
Byrne
Frederick County approves line-of-duty insurance and judge raises
The Frederick County Board of Supervisors approved ordinances certifying deputies firemen and rescue workers for $10,000 line-of-duty life insurance and raised county court and circuit court judges' salaries. A July 1 group life policy for county employees at 42 cents per $1,000 monthly was also sanctioned.
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Frederick County Board of Supervisors
J. O. Ronalds
Winchester
General Assembly
Middletown
J.W. Arthur, Inc
Richard F. Madigan
Clarke County Board Retains 3 25 Tax Rate for Another Year
Clarke County supervisors voted to keep the tax rate at 3.25 dollars per 100 of assessed value for the coming year. The board had advertised 3.55 to fund a 2,558,838 budget, later cut to 2,430,858 with local levies reduced from 897,610 to 779,630.
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Lulu Williams
Berryville
Clarke County Board of Supervisors
Clarke County
Miller to Speak at Chamber Luncheon on Legislative Outlook
Virginia Attorney General Andrew P. Miller will address the Winchester-Frederick County Chamber Legislative Action Committee at a 12:15 p.m. dutch treat luncheon in the George Washington Hotel Lord Fairfax Room. He will discuss past and future legislation and take questions. attendees urged to notify the Chamber by phone or at 29 S. Cameron St. Irish cobbler seed potatoes offered at 5.50 per 50 lb bag by Ole McDonald's Farm Market.
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Virginia
Andrew P. Miller
Legislative Action Committee
Winchester-Frederick County
Chamber
S. Cameron St
Barr Will Not Seek Reelection as Winchester Revenue Commissioner
Taylor L. Barr, Winchester commissioner of revenue for 24 years since 1949, announced he will not seek reelection at the May 17 Democratic convention. A lifelong Democrat, he offered to assist the party in nominating a successor and detailed a long service record including roles in the fire company and local government. He and wife Eleanora Clevenger reside at 1423 Valley Ave.
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Taylor L. Barr
Winchester
Barr
Democratic Committee
C. Lee Barr
Philip Williams
Army
Army Air Force
C. P. McVicar
McVicar
Commissioners of the Revnue Association of Virginia
Winchester Knights Templar No. 12
Alexandria
Sarah Zane Fire Company
Braddock Street United Methodist Church
Eleanora Clevenger
Valley Ave
Beirut
Cyprus
Godwin Says No Plan to Abandon Democrats for GOP
Roanoke AP Mills E Godwin Jr says no plans to switch to the Republican party though he is seen as probable GOP governor nominee Polls show only about 30 percent identify with GOP and he will weigh any outright affiliation carefully He denies following Connally and cites potential endorsement at June Richmond convention He defends his record on the Virginia re elect committee and attends a Norfolk & Western stockholders meeting and meetings with Valley Republicans Swanson’s Barber Shop ad final line notes mental retardation concerns and hotlines.
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Roanoke
Mills E. Godwin Jr
GOP
Texas
John B. Connally
Republican Party
Godwin
Richmond
Virginia
Del
Don Barman
Harrisonburg
Earman
Norfolk & Western Railroad
Valley of Virginia
Lebanese Forces and Guerrillas Clash Along 55 Mile Front
Lebanese troops fought Palestinian guerrillas from Syria across a 55 mile Bekaa front from Marjayoun to Baalbeck as air force jets bombed guerrilla positions near Rayack air base. Arafat urged Syria to halt cross border infiltrations amid ongoing cease fire efforts.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Syria
Bekaa
Marjayoun
Baalbeck
Hasbaya
Rachaya
Rayack
Air Force
Yasir Arafat
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