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Cloudy and coo! \mmmLxgJz with showers and thunderstorms Nixon to speak tonight Kleindienst 3 others quit WASHINGTON (AP) — Pres- that Kleindienst "asked to be She attitude that led them to In discussing the departures his resignation with regret and ident Nixon announced today relieved as attorney general be- it." of Ekrlichman and Haldeman, with deep appreciation for his the resignations of Atty. Gen. cause he felt that he could not Effective immediately, Nixon Nixon said: dedicated service to this admin- Richard G. Kleindienst and appropriately continue as head said, special consultant Leon- "I emphasize that neither the istration." three key White House aides. of the Justice Department now ard Garment will "take on ad- submission nor the acceptance that it appears its investigation ditional duties as counsel to the of their resignations at this The 52.year-old Richardson, Nixon named Secretary of once a law clerk to the late Su- Defense Elliot Richardson to be of the Watergate and related President and will continue act- time should be seen by anyone cases may implicate individ- ing in this capacity until a per-, as evidence of any wrongdoing preme Court Justice Felix acting attorney general and top Frankfurter, served as U.S. at- coordinator of all federal inves- uals with whom he has had a manent successor to Mr. Dean by either one. Such an assump- close personal and professional is named." tion would be both unfair and torney for Massachusetts and tigations of the Watergate con- as that state's elected attorney spiracy. association." The chief executive said Gar- unfounded. Saying he -would nominate ment "will represent the White "Throughout our association general. Resigning from the White Richardson as attorney gener- House in all matters relating to each of these men has demon- He had moved to the Penta- House staff were chief of staff al, Nixon said that pending Sen- the Watergate investigation and strated a spirit of selflessness gon just a few weeks ago after H. R. Haldeman, domestic pl- ate action to confirm his will report directly to me." and dedication that I have sel- serving as secretary of Health, icy assistant John D. Ehrlich- choice, "I have asked him to Ziegler said Haldeman and dom seen equalled. Their con- Education and Welfare. man and presidential counsel involve himself immediately in Ehrlichman had asked to con- tributions to the work ; of this In his letter of resignation, John Dean III. the investigative process sur- fer with Nixon at Camp David, administration have been Kleindienst said he acted "with After making these announce- rounding¦ the Watergate mat- where the President has beeh enoribous. I greatly regret deep regret and after long and ments, press secretary Ronald ter." - :¦ • since Friday evening, and met their departure." searching thought." L. Ziegler said Nixon has asked with him there Sunday after- Speaking of Kleindienst, Nix- He told Nixon that Asst. Atty. for nationwide" radio and tele- "As attorney general, Mr. noon. on said the former attorney Gen. Henry Petersen and two vision time ta talk to the nation Richardson will assume full re- general "acted in accordance other Justice Department offi- on the Watergate case at 8 p.m. sponsibility and authority for The press secretary said cials including Watergate pros- TEMPORARY HOME . Elsie Schallen- town after floods forced her from her home. c o o r d i n a t i n g all federal Kleindienst and Garment also with the highest standards of set CDT. public service and legal eth- (Continued on page 11) berg, whose home is in West Alton, Mo., set Vandals stole the second tent after she Nixon said in a statement agencies in uncovering the met with Nixon at Camp David up quarters in two tents on the outskirts of up camp. (AP Photofax) whole truth about this matter on Sunday. ics." He said, "I am accepting Watergate and recommending appropriate changes in the law to prevent Thousands sti ll hpnriel^ss future campaign abuses of the Unless Congress acts sort recently uncovered. He will have total support from me in getting this job . done." The Watergate case stemmed River begins flattening ouf from the break-in and bugging Wage-price controls By THE ASSOCIATED PKESS The river stood at 43 feet late Sunday at St. Louis after of Democratic National Com- hitting a record e?est of 4$.3 feet late Saturday, 13.3 feet mittee headquarters in the Wa- Major sandbagging efforts on levees along the Mississippi above flood stage and breaking the previous record of 42 tergate complex here last sum- River north of the St. Louis area have baited for the first feet set in 1785. mer. It has widened into broad- time in days as the mighty river began "flattening out" along er charges of political espion- to die at midnight The weather service said "without appreciable rainfall'! : . southeastern Missouri and cresting southward. age. the river will drop below flood levels at Hannibal on May 9 By JOHN LENGED McGee, D-Wy. A vote to be very, very difficult tb The President drew a dis- (AP ) close off debate on the reg- roll back," says Sen. Wil- More than 10 million acres.of land, much of it prime and St. IiOuis on May 14. tinction in describing the resig- WASHINGTON — farmland, remained under water along the Mississippi's 1,500 Wage-price controls die at istration bill was set for this liam Proxmire, D-Wis. In Louisiana, sunshine and receding waters eased flood- nations of Ehrlichman and Hal- Congress afternoon. mile route and thousands of families were left homeless. deman—"two of my closest midnight unless But other congressmen ing threats but officials were reportedly "guardedly opti- agrees today on a compro- However, McGee, ac- suggested that meat prices The Department of Housing and Urban Development, the friends and trusted assistants mistic" mise bill to extend presi- cording to aides, will not — which cannot exceed a Small Business Administration, the Internal Revenue in the White House"—and that budge from his position of of White House counsel Dean. dential authority to regulate: ceiling ordered by Nixon- Service and other federal agencies moved in to assist fami- In Nairn, La., a town o£ less than 500 residents 50 miles the economy. holding off wage-price ac- lies and businesses displaced by flood waters. could be rolled back if rais- south of New Orleans, emergency construction of a 7O0 foot . Nixon said he had "today re- tion until he gets a final . ed, should -presidential con- quested and -accepted" Dean If that authority is to be The Army Corps of Engineers said 30,000 persons had section of Mississippi, River levee was completed Sunday. 's renewed for one year, both vote on his measure. He trol authority expire. Man-. been evacuated along the Mississippi from the area between resignation but made no refer- has blocked action on datory controls also affect The levee had been sloughed off into the river Thursday. A ence to having forced the de- houses must act on the con- Hannibal, Mo., to the Gulf of Mexico. Some were being breakthrough of the levee would have flooded all towns trols bill. But the Senate- the controls bill when Con- the food, construction and placed in federal and state housing projects. parture of Ehrlichman and Hal- gress recessed 10 days ago. between Nairn and the Gulf of Mexico. floor route has been blocked health-care: industries. ¦¦ deman. In fact his statement Meanwhile, there was ap- '. Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz is scheduled to make an suggested they had initiated the by maneuvering over a Republicans dislike sever- aerial tour of the flood areas Tuesday. Ifear Beardstown, 111., some 200 National Guardsmen postcard - voter - registra- prehension over what might al Senate wage-price amend- step. He said: hajpen if President Nixon's worked into the .night Sunday to build up Uie McGee Levee, tion bill. ments ¦ that survived the The National- Weather Service said-tjie Mississippi Riven 7which protects , several thoasand acres of farmland. "I imjw that their decision to A minority of Southern largely voluntary Phase 3 AHovse¦•' Senate conference would crest at most points ia the -southertf par? of Missouri resign was difficult; my deci- and conservative senators controls are allowed to lapse. called to reconcile the dif- ¦¦¦ -' Illinois isi expected to crest there today while continuing to fall slowly at St, Louis and points . "This , Tuesday at 27.2 sion to accept it was difficult; has stalled the registration "In just one day prices ferent versions of :the_Jbill. to the north. Jfeei,-,li3.feet^bove flood -stage. * :: . but I respect and appreciate bill, sponsored by Sen. Gale could go up and ther,.WOidd These amendments would: • Beojuire big corpora- tions to make public their Under Nixon tax reform plan reasons foi raising prices Cambodians under certain conditions. • Give the president the power to allocate fuels throughout the nation and retake stretch Loo ph oles will be ti g hf e ned among independent and major oil companies. By R. GREGORY NOKES vide property-tax relief for the administration's long-awaited Shultz said the great majority WASHINGTON (AP ) - The elderly, an investment tax tax-reform plan to the House of high-income persons are re- • Expand the ranks of , but "tax- the mostly working poor of river bank Nixon administration today un- credit for oil and gas explor- Ways and Means Committee, sponsible taxpayers, ation to meet the energy crisis, which isn't expected to act on it payers who have large income exempt from wage controls.