Nixon cites major exception to executive privilege
President Nixon announced three reasons for releasing numerous presidential conversation transcripts. He said the House must assess his role in Watergate, that confidentiality must yield to clear the air, and that the public and Congress deserve the evidence, asserting he has nothing to hide.
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Washington
Nixon
House of Representatives
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
Senate Watergate Committee
Nixon Transcripts Delivered To House Panel
The Nixon White House sent edited transcripts of Watergate talks to the House Judiciary Committee defending the President. The 1 200 pages were to be released later, with the White House citing no knowledge of a break in or cover up before March 21 1973. Rodino planned a Wednesday session as committee aides noted the move did not fulfill the subpoena.
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Washington
Nixon
House Judiciary Committee
United States
James D. St. Clair
Democratic National Committee
St. Clair
White House
John W. Dean III
Capitol Hill
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Commerce
Maurice Stans
New York
Peter Rodino
D-N.j
Rodino
Reactions Split by Party Lines to Nixon Transcripts Offer
Initial reaction outside the House Judiciary Committee divided largely along party lines over President Nixon's offer of Watergate tape transcripts. Prominent voices praised the move as sufficient and transparent while critics urged full tape access and warned the impeachment process remains active.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Nixon
Florida Senator Denies Violation of Election Law
Florida Senator Edward J. Gurney denies the indictment for failing to report campaign contributions, calling it political harassment. The one count charges him with accepting contributions without a campaign treasurer or bank account, carrying up to a year in prison and a $1000 fine.
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Florida
Tallahassee
Fla
Edward J. Gurney
Pearl Harbor
Leon County
Gurney
Washington
Senate Watergate Committee
Senate
Court ruling pleases EPA in power plant standards
The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency welcomed a U.S. Supreme Court decision affirming EPA authority to enforce emission standards on power plants. An Ohio EPA spokesman said the ruling upholds state regulations aligned with federal EPA standards.
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EPA
Columbus, Ohio
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Epa
Ohio Epa
Gaver Sees Lima Phase-Out
Dr. Kenneth D. Gaver Ohio's outgoing mental health director expects Lima State Hospital to phase out much of its operation within two years. He plans August departure to become Texas mental health commissioner on Sept. 1, a post paying about 50 000 dollars annually with a house and other benefits. Separately wage and price controls slated to end tonight as the 24 year program dies.
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Columbus, Ohio
Kenneth D. Gaver
Ohio
Lima State Hospital
Gaver
Texas Board of Mental Health and Mental Retardation
Washington
Chrysler hikes car prices amid profit plunge
Chrysler Corp posts a 98 percent drop in first quarter profits and raises its car prices by 99 dollars, with two more increases forecast in the next five months. Director John T. Dunlop of the Cost of Living Council denounces the raise as irresponsible.
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Detroit
Chrysler Corp
John T. Dunlop
Cost of Living Council
Chrysler
Weather Outlook Shows Showers Then Cooler Skies
A chance of showers or thundershowers tonight with cooler conditions. Lows in the upper 40s to low 50s. Wednesday will be partly cloudy and cooler with highs near 70. Details on page 3.
Mine Plans Shelved by AEP Amid Air-Quality Uncertainty
Columbus AP Officials of American Electric Power say they shelved plans for six underground coal mines in southeastern Ohio due to uncertainty over state clean air rules. They also discussed an $80 million plan for rail and barge transport to bring low-sulfur coal from Colorado Wyoming Utah and Montana to the Midwest. The plan was part of a hearing on delaying the July 1 1975 sulfur dioxide standards deadline.
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Columbus, Ohio
American Electric Power Co
Ohio
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
AEP
A. Joseph Dowd
Midwest
Colorado
Wyoming
Utah
Montana
Dowd
Ohio Power Co
No New Colleges In Ohio Task Force Recommends
A citizens task force on higher education urged Ohio to stop approving new two year or four year colleges. It also said no existing two year schools should expand to four year status. The report, to be released later, excludes projects already funded and indicates further study is likely before final decisions.
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Ohio
Columbus, Ohio
Citizens’ Task Force On
State Board of Regents
John J. Gilligan
OIP
Board of Regents
Kidnaped Executive Set Free in Miami
Victor Samuelson, a 36 year old Exxon Argen tina manager at Campana refinery, was freed after 144 days of captivity by ERP guerrillas. He arrived in the United States smiling and healthy, with Exxon officials at Miami International Airport and declined to reveal his destination. His release followed a record 14.2 million dollar ransom payment.
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Miami
Fla
Victor Samuelson
United States
Samuelson
Exxon
Miami International
Cleveland
Esso Argentina
South America
Chagrin Falls
Ohio
People’s Revolutionary Army
ERP
Campana
Buenos Aires
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Rmich
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