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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1974
Page
1
AP dispatch notes Nixon retreating from broad support as disclosures pile up. A Camp David meeting discussed resignation but chose to fight on, while key lawmakers threaten impeachment absent solid proof of guilt. Rep Wiggins signals possible vote to impeach if Nixon does not resign.
President Nixon acknowledged two years ago he tried to derail a key FBI Watergate inquiry and withheld information from Congress. A Cabinet session was called as demands for his resignation or impeachment grew, while Vice President Ford suspended public defense of Nixon amid mounting speculation of resignation.
President Nixon acknowledges serious omissions and promises 64 White House tape transcripts to the Senate trial after turning over tapes under a Supreme Court order. He admits the impeachment is virtually certain and faces sharp backlash from allies following the Cox firing.
Fighting between Turkish forces and Greek Cypriot troops flared again along the western Kyrenia mountains. An armed clash on the east coast at Famagusta drew in the intervention of United Nations peacekeepers.
Mrs Agnes Penrod of Glouster arranged a home relocation after placing a 3.16 dollar action ad. In Cyprus, fighting renewed near Lapithos and Kyrenia as UN rushed reinforcements and Turkey and Greece blamed each other, with Famagusta port tensions threatening island economy.
Rep. Charles W. Sandman Jr. urged Nixon to resign and said he would vote for impeachment if he does not. Several Republican Judiciary Committee members shifted position after the president’s disclosure of evidence, with others reassessing and some insisting resignation is needed.
New transcripts released by President Nixon reveal conflicts with his May 22 1973 denial of involvement in Watergate and his claim that memory errors shaped his past statements. He admits he misremembered and that he tried to limit FBI inquiries to avoid implicating associates linked to his re election campaign.
The Hiroshima mayor urged world leaders to eliminate nuclear arsenals to avert the threat of personal ruin. He spoke at ceremonies memorializing about 85,000 victims of the first atomic attack in World War II.
The Associated Press reports Missouri Michigan Kansas and Idaho voters select candidates for state and national offices in today’s primaries. Little opposition challenges U S Senator Thomas Eagleton of Missouri who faced no serious Democratic contest after his 1972 vice presidential nomination withdrawal.
A bomb exploded in the Pan American Airlines terminal at International Airport in Los Angeles. Firemen on the scene reported one dead and six injured, though officials had not yet confirmed casualties.
Tonight will be clear with lows in the upper 50s to low 60s. Wednesday brings sunny skies with high temperatures in the low to mid 80s and pleasant conditions across the region. Details on Page 2.
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