Nixon Briefs Congressmen Looks To Moscow Visit
President Nixon met two dozen congressional leaders to brief them on his Middle East tour. He thanked Cabinet members and National Security Council for their support and announced plans for a Moscow trip after a Brussels stop. He later described a profound change in the Middle East with renewed hope and friendship.
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Washington
Nixon
Middle East
Cabinet
National Security Council
Moscow
Camp David
Brussels
Andrews Air Force Base
Maryland
Tricia Cox
Julie Eisenhower
Eisenhower
David
Gerald R. Ford
White House
Andrews
United States
Portugal
Antonio de Spinola
Azores
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Haig
Assurance on Nuclear Aid to Egypt and Israel
Federal officials assure Congress Nixon nuclear aid to Egypt and Israel for power would not enable Middle East weapons. Safeguards including IAEA inspections and bilateral provisions were discussed as critics seek congressional approval and retroactive restrictions. Nixon wraps Azores talks with Spinola and outlines aims for Middle East diplomacy.
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Washington
Congress
Nixon
Egypt
Israel
Middle East
State Department
Atomic Energy Commission
U.S
Proxmire
Philip A. Hart
D-Mich
Mike Gravel
Alaska
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
Senate Appropriations
Sidney Sober
International Atomic Energy Agency
Nixon impeachment work heats up over tax deductions
Nixon tax returns entering the House impeachment inquiry focus on a 576000 deduction for vice presidential papers given to the government. The Judiciary Committee weighs fraud in a deed for the gift and reviews Nixon finances for possible use of government or campaign funds.
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Washington
Nixon
House
Judiciary Committee
Internal Revenue Service
Joint Committee On
Internal Revenue Taxation
Peter W. Rodine Jr
D-N.j
Cambodia
Henry E. Petersen
Nixon Aides Not Called as Senate Panel Rushes Report
The Senate Watergate committee will not call President Nixon’s brothers or Jake Jacobsen for testimony as it races to complete its report by June 28. The panel abandons contempt action and will not pursue Colson or Krogh. It also will not call C. G. Rebozo and seeks declassification of related CIA documents.
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Senate Watergate Committee
Nixon
C. G
Bebe’’ Rebozo
Washington
Milk Fund
Congress
Edward
F. Donald Nixon
Howard H. Baker
Tennessee
Sam J. Ervin
D-N.c
Nixon Brothers
Jake Jacobsen
Texas
Dairy Fund
Bebe
Howard Hughes
Charles W. Colson
Egil Krogh
White House
Baker
Central Intelligence Agency
Ervin
Leon Jaworski
Jacobsen
Ohio man dies during heart attack returns to law school
Thomas Zoller of Tiffin fell dead during a heart attack on April 1 at Ohio Northern University as he prepared for graduation. After treatment and a 400 volt shock, he revived and later attended commencement two months later, earning his law degree and planning to take the bar. He recalls no memory of the interval and calls the odds of revival a million to one.
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Findlay
Ohio
Ohio Northern University
Thomas Zoller
Tiffin
Zoller
Law School
Heidelberg College
Yard Sale Success Promoted in Messenger Ad
Chauncey resident Peggy McKee reports a successful yard sale selling almost everything after she used an Action Ad in Messenger. She notes they have used Messenger ads before with good results.
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Chauncey
Peggy McKee
Messenger
Gilligan Denies Any Tax Increase Plan
Gov. John Gilligan and aides deny any plans for a tax hike after the election. Rhodes accuses the administration of over spending by the Welfare Department and cites cabinet discussions about taxes. Welfare Director Bates sought more funds, but Guggenheim and Sommer urged dropping the topic.
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Columbus
Ohio
Gilligan
John Gilligan
James A. Rhodes
State Welfare Department
Rhodes
Charles Bates
Richard Guggenheim
Joseph J. Sommer
Bates
Israeli strikes hit five refugee camps in south Lebanon
Israeli planes bombed and rocketed five Palestinian refugee camps in south Lebanon. At least 40 were killed or wounded, as a third day of air attacks followed a guerrilla raid on Shamir kibbutz that killed three women. A U S team will visit Egypt for war insights, not weapons aid.
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Associated Press
Lebanon
Lebanese Defense Ministry
Shamir Kibbutz
U.S
Egypt
Washington
Pentagon
Cairo
House approves bill delaying postage hike timetable
The House approves final legislation extending postage increase dates for newspapers magazines books and nonprofit mailings moving the effects from three to eight years for most publications and from ten to sixteen years for nonprofits. In Ohio lawyers challenge 10 to 40 year marijuana sentences as potentially cruel and unusual punishment.
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Old Washington
House
Nixon
Ohio
Tuscarawas County
U.S
Glenn Misses Fund-Raiser in Columbus Fund Dinner
About 300 Democrats attended a $25-a-ticket fund-raising dinner in Columbus. Senate nominee John Glenn was absent after a last minute trip to New York to see Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and reportedly film broadcast spots for his campaign.
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Columbus
Ohio
Senate
John Glenn
New York
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Weather outlook with showers and warm days ahead
Partly cloudy tonight with a chance of thundershowers and upper 60s lows. Friday remains cloudy and warm with showers and highs in the 80s.
Congressional Privilege at Center of Watergate Row
A routine Senate measure to allow a Judiciary Committee aide to provide a federal court with procedural rules touches the broader Watergate dispute over executive privilege. President Nixon seeks to withhold White House tapes and documents from courts and impeachment investigators, while Congress asserts it may withhold material as it sees fit. The resolution clarifies Senate handling of court-ordered evidence.
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White House
Internal Revenue Service
Watergate
Walter R. Mears
Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Nixon
Congress
Mally
House
Senate Judiciary Committee
Supreme Court
House Committee
Peter M. Stockett Jr
Judiciary Committee
Nixon Defends Executive Privilege Over Senate Documents
The article outlines Nixon’s assertion of executive privilege and Senate control over its documents and testimony. It contrasts executive privilege with constitutional and congressional prerogatives, noting the impeachment context and the Senate’s power to withhold material from courts and outside bodies.
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de Torump
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