St Clair Wins Narrow Scope For Nixon Impeachment Defense
Attorney James D St Clair opens Nixon impeachment defense before the House Judiciary Committee which rejects his bid for six witnesses. The panel agrees to two witnesses from St Clairs list and may add others if staff interviews show relevance. A 19 19 tie blocks full witness approval and widens partisan split.
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Washington
James D. St. Clair
Nixon
House Judiciary Committee
St. Clair
Congressional veto power urged over presidential orders
The Senate Watergate committee is urged to back a congressional veto over every presidential order directive or proclamation. Dr Arthur Miller, the committee's consultant, proposed the idea to curb presidential law making under emergency powers.
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Washington
Senate Watergate Committee
Arthur Miller
Protest March Expected in Atlanta
Blacks protest the killing of 17 year old Brandon Gibson and plan another march in Atlanta. A mock funeral procession sparked a clash with police the previous day injuring six people, including three officers, all treated and released.
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Atlanta
Atlanta, Ga
Brandon Gibson
Grady Memorial Hospital
William R. Breyer
Nixon orders indefinite wheat import quota suspension
President Nixon ordered an indefinite suspension of U S wheat import quotas, extending an earlier hold that would have expired June 30. The move follows baker concerns of a potential wheat shortage driving bread prices higher.
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Washington
Nixon
U.S
White House
Senate approves GI Bill extension to save benefits
The Senate passes a measure to prevent benefits from expiring for four million veterans who served between 1955 and 1966. It would immediately aid about 206000 post Korea veterans and 79000 Vietnam era veterans currently receiving education benefits. without extension, benefits would end this week.
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Washington
Senate
House
Mediately
Senate approves VP residence at Naval Observatory
The Senate passed a resolution to establish an official VP residence at the Naval Observatory in northwest Washington. Vice President Gerald R. Ford would move into the 81 year old house now occupied by the chief of naval operations, with modernization costs estimated at 760000 dollars by the Secret Service.
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Washington
Senate
Gerald R. Ford
Naval
Chief of Naval Operations
Secret Service
Skeleton Of Missing Spy Found In London Home
An inquest opened into the death of former British spy Sir Peregrine Henniker Heaton whose skeleton was found in a locked room at his London residence three years after he disappeared. The coroner noted family strain and adjourned the case for a week for further inquiries. He served with British intelligence in World War II and vanished after a walk on October 5, 1971.
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London
Peregrine Henniker-Heaton
Henniker-Heaton
Presbyterians Endorse Impeachment Process Amid Crisis
The United Presbyterian Church policy body backs impeachment as a just means to resolve the national governmental crisis over Watergate. In a 1,200-word statement approved by 725 commissioners at the 186th General Assembly, Nixon is not named.
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Louisville, Ky
United Presbyterian Church
General Assembly
Nixon
Hughes Maheu defamation trial jury instructions challenged
Los Angeles AP Norbert A. Schlei accused U S District Court Judge Harry Pregerson of unfair remarks about Robert A. Maheu during the Hughes Maheu defamation trial. Pregerson refused to amend his comments as the six jurors began deliberations after a verdict was not reached Wednesday.
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Los Angeles
Howard Hughes
Norbert A. Schlei
U.S. District Court
Harry Pregerson
Robert A. Maheu
Silly Voter Comments and Nixon Cant Swim Prank
Aiken County voter muses about voting Democratic for governor and Republican for state office to blame both parties if results go awry. Cliff Brown repurposes nursery cans as cement piers for an Alpine Drive porch. A Washington press event ends with the joke Nixon cannot swim after crossing the Potomac.
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Aiken County
Cliff Brown
Aiken Tec
Brown
Alpine Drive
Washington Press Corps
Potomac
Nixon
Washington Post
South Carolina Wrecks Show Drop in Death Rate
State Highway Department 1973 traffic report shows SC deaths cut by half since 1953 from 10.5 to 4.7. In 1973 total 967 killed, 20,440 injured, $180 million loss. Aiken County had 30 deaths, 2,358 accidents, 484 injuries. Pedestrian and alcohol related crashes highlighted. safety belt data indicate belt use greatly reduces fatalities.
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South Carolina
State
Aiken County
Greenville County
Highway Patrol
District III
Anderson
Greenville
Oconee
Pickens
Spartanburg
State Highway Department
Nixon arrives in Moscow for nuclear summit amid crowd control
President Nixon lands at Vnukovo Airport to a mixed crowd as police steer onlookers away with bullhorns. Brezhnev greets him. about 400 waiters greet Nixon and a brief military parade precedes his motorcade into the city. The visit aims to push a pause on underground nuclear tests and slow arms development.
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Moscow
Nixon
Kremlin
White House
Gerald Warren
Communist Party
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Vnukovo
Brezhnev
Nixon Nixon
County Gets Treatment Plant Grant
Aiken County received a $932,450 federal grant for a $22 million wastewater treatment project at Horse Creek Valley. Construction is set to begin June 1 1975 after engineering work is approved to unlock funds for construction, says County Commission Chairman Harold V Graybeal.
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Aiken County
Horse Creek Valley
Harold V. Graybeal
Round The Clock Talks Under Way In Plant Strike
Negotiations between Owens Corning Fiberglas officials and Teamsters Local 86 in Augusta continue after a 1:30 p.m start. The strike involves about 1,700 workers sparked by a May 30 rejection of an 11.7 9.1 6.5 percent three year raise package.
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Augusta
Owens- Corning Fiberglas
Owens-Corning and
Teamsters Local 86
Fede
Sizzler Weather Guess Contest At Aiken Bank
The Farmers and Merchants Bank hosts a Guess the 100 degree moment contest with cash prizes. Post cards with guesses are invited. subscribers win extra prizes and bank customers gain further bonuses. Rules appear on Page 6A of the Aiken Standard.
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Farmers and Merchants Bank
F&m Bank
Aiken
F&m
Flash Flood Warning Issued for Aiken County Area
The National Weather Service issued a flash flood watch for the state today and tonight as skies darken. Temperatures stay mild with highs near 80 and lows around 65. Rain is expected tomorrow with easterly winds 5 to 15 mph.
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Aiken
National Weather Service
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