Senate Watergate panel calls sweeping campaign law overhaul
The Senate Watergate committee proposed the most sweeping U S campaign law overhaul in history. It urged creation of an election commission and a permanent public prosecutor, said public financing of campaigns is unnecessary, and detailed the burglary cover-up and abuses linked to Watergate. The panel’s 2 217 page final report stops short of naming individuals guilty but supports a broader legal framework and notes House consideration of impeachment.
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Senate Watergate Committee
Nixon
Sevenman Panel
Election Commission
Senate Select Committee
Watergate
House Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
Reports on Watergate reflect alarm over public trust
The report condemns high office indifference to morality and public responsibility. Ervin accuses White House figures of aiming to destroy the election process in 1972 and of using campaign funds to hush Watergate defendants. The panel notes that cash payments totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars were made to keep defendants silent.
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White House
Ervin
Watergate
National Guardsmen Stand Watch At Luccasville Pen
National Guardsmen airlifted food medical supplies and relief workers to Ohio’s Luccasville Pen where guards stand in for striking staff. Meanwhile workers at two state mental health institutions joined the broader walkout. Dr John Delaney Wooster Apple Creek State Institute commented on the situation.
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Luccasville Pen
Lucasville
Ohio
John Delaney
Apple Creek State Institute
Wooster
Delaney
Hawthornden State Hospital
Cleveland
Southern Ohio
Scioto
Bounty Hunters Threaten Vietnam MIA Search
US officials warn bounty hunters and amateurs may hinder the MIA search in Vietnam as joint talks falter. Rumors of bounties for remains spread, risking evidence loss while volunteers gather and US experts provide guiding support from a distance.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Vietnam
JMT
United States
Mike Mielke
VIVA
U.S
Bloodless outcome hoped in DC courthouse hostage standoff
Federal authorities press for a nonlethal resolution as inmates outside the DC courthouse cellblock are released for transfer to other jails. Convicts Frank Gorham and Robert Jones threaten seven hostages and refused plans to move to El Reno penitentiary in exchange for safe passage.
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Washington
George K. McKinney
U.S
District of Columbia
Justice Department
Frank Gorham
Robert Jones
McKinney
Gorham
Jones
el Reno
Okla
Ford says House may impeach Nixon but full House unlikely
Vice President Ford told reporters in San Clemente that the Judiciary Committee might recommend impeachment of President Nixon, but he predicted the full House will conclude Nixon was not involved in a cover up and will not vote to impeach. He noted some committee members predated the inquiry with impeachment resolutions.
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Calif
Gerald R. Ford
House Judiciary Committee
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Ford
Judiciary Committee
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White House
Santa Fe
N.M
United States
Britain
Spain
France
Kenneth Bush
Roy Ash
Athens mayor pushes flood insurance plan amid protests
Athens Mayor Donald Barrett urged filing for flood insurance certification while contesting program rules after a heated Wheeling meeting with National Flood Insurance Administration officials. The gathering included over 100 representatives from Ohio and West Virginia as Barrett and Councilman Greg Hill criticized lack of local control and costs amid mandatory participation debates.
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Robert Ekey
Wheeling
W. Va
Barrett
Greg Hill
Hill
Congress
West Virginia
Robert Mollhan
Ohio officials link ink solvent MBK to nerve ailment
Ohio Health Department officials say evidence points to methylabutyl ketone MBK a solvent used to thin ink and clean surfaces as the cause of a nerve ailment affecting dozens at the Columbus Coated Fabrics plant. The same week the Ohio AFL-CIO endorsed all Democrats on the statewide ticket including U S Senate candidate John Glenn.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio Health Department
Columbus Coated Fabrics
Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Afl-Cio
U.S. Senate
John Glenn
Nixon signs budget reform law and inflation pledge
President Nixon signed a law revamping budget creation and expanding Congress power over spending. He urged a $300 billion cap and a balanced budget by 1976, calling inflation fight everyone's business. In Texas, Elmer Wayne Henley faces final jury arguments in Houston mass murders. state rested, defense did not call witnesses.
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Washington
Nixon
Police Strike Talks Continue in Baltimore
City and union officials report limited progress in contract talks to end a police and municipal workers strike in Baltimore. About 500 officers and 3,000 city workers participate, with looting and trash fires prompting 115 state troopers to assist 500 nonstriking officers.
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Baltimore, Md
Weekend Forecast Warm and Sunny With Scattered Showers
Weather forecast calls for sunny today with highs in the upper 80s to low 90s and fair tonight with mid 60s. Chance of showers on Monday noted. details on Page A-4.
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