Contempt Motion Defeated in Nixon Subpoena Debate
The House Judiciary Committee charged President Nixon with failing to comply with a subpoena for Watergate tapes after a party line vote. Chairman Rodino will inform Nixon that edited transcripts do not meet the committee’s request, with Doar stating noncompliance could be impeachable.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Nixon
Peter W. Rodine Jr
D-N.j
John Doar
Peachment
John Conyers Jr
D-Mich
Committee On the Judiciary
Waldie
Doar
House
Jaworski
Sen
Sam J. Ervin Jr
Senate Watergate Committee
Alioto Links Zebra Killers to Nationwide Death Angels Network
San Francisco Mayor Joseph Alioto described the group Death Angels as a nationwide ring boasting a puritanical code and teaching youths “martial arts” for killing. He cited a list of 73 victims linked to zebra slayings and attacks across California, while officials said no statewide pattern was proven. Police arrested seven suspects in a pre-dawn sweep related to Operation Zebra.
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San Francisco
Joseph L. Alioto
Death Angels
Alioto
California
Atty
Evelle J. Younger
Tom Manney
San Francisco State University
Newsprint Prices Rise Again Across Industry
A new price round raises newsprint to 220 dollars a ton from 200 with July 1 implementation. Consolidated-Bathurst of Montreal accounts for about 11 percent of U.S. shipments. shortages loom for 1973.
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Consolidated-Bathurst Ltd
Montreal
U.S
Consolidated
Messenger
Weather: Showers Tonight Then Cloudy Expect 70s Friday
Showers and thundershowers tonight with lows in the low to mid 50s. Cloudy Friday with a chance of showers and thundershowers and highs in the 70s. Details on Page 3.
Court Postpones Deadline For Reply To Jaworski
Nixon lawyers win six extra days in a Watergate subpoena dispute. Judge Sirica set May 8 hearings on White House bid to quash the 64 conversation tapes and related documents. Jaworski seeks material for the cover-up trial while Ford defends the President.
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Washington
Nixon
U.S
John J. Sirica
White House
Sirica
Jaworski
John J. Sim
Judiciary Committee
No-Fault Passes Senate Aims at Insurance Reform
The Senate approved a no-fault auto insurance bill 53 to 42, sending it to the House Commerce Committee. It would require states to adopt minimum no-fault plans by 1975 with full standards by 1978, guaranteeing victims medical and wage-loss benefits from their own insurer.
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Senate
House
Washington
Commerce Committee
Frank Moss
Dutah
Roman Hruska
R-Neb
Congress
Nixon
Kissinger Push Aids Mideast Peace Efforts Amid Risks
Secretary Kissinger returned to Israel to push a Syrian Israeli disengagement on the Golan Heights. U.S. officials warned Nixon might cancel his upcoming Middle East trip if talks fail. Israeli officials called chances slim as protests and heavy security surrounded the airport.
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Kissinger
Israel
Syria
Egypt
Mt. Hermon
Golan Heights
Hafez Assad
Alexandria
Anwar Sadat
Sadat
Henry
U.S
Amman
Jordan
Tel Aviv
Damascus
U S Plane Transports Viet Cong Prisoners
U S Ambassador Graham A Martin acknowledged that Air America transported North Vietnamese prisoners from Moc Hoa to Can Tho after a battle. He said the move was for humanitarian reasons and did not know six additional prisoners would ride the flight. The incident raises questions about cease fire terms and CIA linked air operations in Indochina.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Air America
U.S
Central Intelligence Agency
Graham A. Martin
Martin
Vietnam
United States
Associated Press
Mekong Delta
Moc Hoa
Can Tho
Indochina
CIA
Laos
International Commission of Control and Supervision
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Edward Hutchinson
R-Mich
William S. Cohen
Maine
Rodino
Conyers
Jerome R. Waldie
Sterner
Rodine
Conyer
Peter Rodino
Rmich
Lillian Vincent
Pepper Pike
Ohio
Sciato Teachers Strike
Chillicothe
U.S. Steel
Pittsburgh, Pa
U.S. Steel Corp
James St. Clair
Leon Jaworski
Gerald R. Ford
Ford
Mideast
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