Ford's Rise May Offset Nixon Problems
The article discusses Vice President Ford possible influential role as staff churn hits Nixon administration. With Melvin Laird and Bryce Harlow resigning, Ford could replace them as liaison to Congress and bring political savvy to a strained White House amid Watergate fallout. Ziegler criticizes legal staff quality as tensions rise.
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Bryce N. Harlow
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White House
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Harlow
Ronald L. Ziegler
J. Fred Buzhardt
Ford Becomes 40th Vice President Amid Impeachment Talk
Gerald Ford is sworn in as the 40th vice president by Chief Justice Burger in a packed House chamber. The Senate and House approved his confirmation with strong votes as Watergate shadows linger and impeachment questions swirl around Nixon. Ford pledges loyalty to the Constitution and pursuit of truth while restoring credibility aboard a tense political landscape.
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Hawaii
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Spiro T. Agnew
United States
Mike Mansfield
Michigan
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
Rep
John Anderson
R-Iii
Robert H. Bork
Bork
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FBI
Kelley
NBC
Carl Stern
Freedom of Information Clearinghouse
Ralph Nader
Gap In Watergate Tape Blamed On Sinister Force
Federal judge waits for technical opinion on an 18 minute gap in a June 20 1972 Watergate tape. President Nixon aide Dwight L Chapin faces grand jury perjury charges. Alexander Haig testified about theories including a devil theory and a possible sinister force replacing tape tones. Rose Mary Woods admitted pressing record briefly perhaps causing five minutes.
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Nixon
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Chapin
Donald H. Segretti
John J Sirica
HR Haldeman
Mary Woods
Miss Woods
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Sirica
Stephen Bull
Secret Service
Trucker Blockade Snarls I-280 Traffic Near Ohio Turnpike
Patrol detours traffic around an I-280 blockade southeast of Toledo while a 32 mile section of the Ohio Turnpike from Maumee to Fremont remains closed after Thursday’s trucker action. Walter Barclay, spokesman for the protesters, vowed to continue the disruption.
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Nixon Administration Seeks Oil Savings Without Gas Rationing
The administration says gasoline rationing won’t start before March while a House committee advances a compromise auto exhaust rule delaying further cleanup to 1977. The Senate considers a $20 billion energy research bill as Simon says rationing would be a last resort and cites oil shortages tied to the Arab embargo. Protestors rally as Brinegar meets truckers seeking price relief.
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Ash
Henry A. Kissinger
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Ohio
Claude Brinegar
Unemployment Rate Rises Amid Fuel Shortage
Washington reports the unemployment rate climbing to 4.7 percent in November, with 200,000 more people out of work than October. The government attributes the rise to the fuel shortage and notes a sharp increase in joblessness across the nation.
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Chapin Pleads Innocent in Watergate Case
Dwight L. Chapin aged 32, former presidential appointments secretary, pleaded innocent to charges of lying to the Watergate grand jury about Donald H. Segretti’s activities. Judge Gerhard A. Gesell released him on personal recognizance.
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Esso Executive Kidnapped by Guerrillas at Oil Refinery
Eight armed guerrillas raided a dining room at the Esso oil refinery 160 miles north of Buenos Aires and abducted Victor Samuelson, 36, manager and Cleveland native. Exxon said no ransom demand had been received as of reporting.
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Nixon Nominates Stoessel Ambassador to Soviet Union
President Nixon nominated career diplomat Walter J. Stoessel Jr. as ambassador to the Soviet Union. He also announced the resignation of Joseph J. Sisco who will become president of Hamilton College in New York.
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Nixon
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Soviet Union
Joseph J. Sisco
Hamilton College
New York
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Federal Stipulations Snag Appalachian Highway Plan
Ohio led effort to cut state match for Appalachian Highway work across 13 states. ARC members in Columbus July meeting failed to back two federal resolutions tying priorities and timetables to a new 70 30 funding split.
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John J. Gilligan
FBI Memos Confirm Covert Counter-Intelligence Campaign
The FBI disclosed two memos detailing a three year counter intelligence operation started by J Edgar Hoover and terminated in 1971 aimed at disrupting New Left groups and other radicals. The program used infiltrations and provocateurs against leftists and possibly violent acts, with further actions authorized in exceptional cases.
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