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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1974
Page
1
The Supreme Court will hear Nixon and special prosecutor Jaworski argue over executive privilege and the withholding of Watergate tapes and papers. A capacity crowd is expected as eight justices participate, with three Nixon appointees. Justice Rehnquist did not participate in earlier decisions.
The Supreme Court weighs executive privilege in a cover up trial scheduled for Sept 9 with several related issues. Oral arguments cite decades of precedents including an 1807 Burr letter case and a 1951 plane crash investigation. Nixon had said he would comply with a definitive order to produce tapes.
Presidential spokesman Gerald L. Warren declines to clarify while the case awaits high court action. U.S. District Judge John J. Sirica ordered Nixon on May 20 to surrender tape recordings and documents from 64 conversations to determine if they should go to Ja worski for use as evidence.
Washington AP reports the House Judiciary Committee remains in closed sessions hearing witnesses including John W. Dean III and Herbert Kalmbach. Public debate on impeachment grounds is slated for mid July as the panel prepares to release over 7,000 pages of evidence.
Guards at Lebanon Correctional Institution walk off early Saturday protesting wages to meet cost of living increases. AFSCME locals at multiple Ohio prisons prepare for a possible Tuesday strike if a pay boost is not considered. Local leaders say a statewide action could follow if concessions fall short.
Pope Paul VI commended Henry Kissinger for his efforts in the service of peace and urged the United States to persist in cooling world tensions. They discussed the Middle East, Nixon's Moscow summit, and Jerusalem impasse during a private, cordial visit at the Vatican.
In Ottawa Trudeau and Stanfield face voters in a tight race likely to yield a minority government. Polls show Liberal leads but Conservative gains shift the outcome, with voters citing inflation and limited focus on major issues. Trudeau, 54, and Stanfield enter a pivotal election.
Paul Morgan 91 spends 25 years daily at the Rio Theater in Miami. He arrives for 9 a.m. breakfasts and barely misses a day, watching films repeatedly and letting the theater change double features about twice weekly. He migrated from Yugoslavia in 1905 and worked in a Detroit auto factory before settling in Florida living alone. He supports his habit with Social Security and cleaning work, enjoying the cinema as his life.
President Nixon maintains a light work routine at his waterfront home in Key Biscayne, Florida. Doctors advised swimming and boating to aid his phlebitis affected left leg, and Press Secretary Ronald Ziegler said he is feeling fine.
An Amtrak passenger train carrying 385 aboard derailed near Melvern Kansas after a broken rail. At least 41 people injured as 13 of 18 cars left the track just after dawn Friday, according to Santa Fe Railroad.
The forecast calls for a chance of thundershowers this afternoon or evening with highs in the mid 80s and lows in the low 60s. Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Monday with details on Page A-3.
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