Richardson to Name Watergate Special Prosecutor Soon
Atty. Gen. designate Richardson may name an independent Watergate prosecutor by his confirmation hearings. Senators urge outside probe. Coleman eyed as candidate. Ehrlichman and Haldeman testified before a grand jury. Martha Mitchell alleges White House leaks.
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Price Commission
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Nixon studies staff shakeup as Haldeman exits
President Nixon moves to flesh out a shrunken White House team following Haldeman and Ehrlichman resignations and Dean's firing. He will name a new top assistant while weighing whether the recruit serves temporarily or for the full term. Advisers say operations remain steady as senior staff stay in crucial roles.
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John W. Dean III
Washington
Roy Ash
Office of Management and Budget
Kenneth Cole
Domestic Council
William Timmons
Secretary of the Treasury
George P. Shultz
Nixon Watergate poll shows half blaming Nixon
Gallup survey finds about 50 percent think Nixon involved in Watergate while two of three say administration no more corrupt than prior 25 years. More than 90 percent aware of Watergate, 80 percent followed Nixon speech, 53 percent call it a great national issue.
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Beirut Quiet After Third Cease-Fire Ends Fighting
At dawn a third cease-fire halted two days of savage fighting between the Lebanese army and Palestinian guerrillas in Beirut. Only a few random shots echoed through the shell-torn capital as the nation faced the threat of wider war.
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Packard Seen as Nixon's Pick for Defense Secretary
AP reports California industrialist David Packard is Nixon’s top choice for defense secretary. Sources say Nixon offered the post after Packard’s unannounced White House visit on Thursday. In Columbus, Ohio, Paul Holland was freed on $10,000 bail after bribery charges, the third motor vehicles official arrested in a week.
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State Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Nixon Cautions Soviets China Over Vietnam Policy
President Nixon warned the Soviet Union and China that U S relations could worsen if they continue arming North Vietnam and do not press Hanoi to observe the cease-fire. He also cautioned Hanoi against using force to exploit the January 27 agreement, in a state of the world report to Congress.
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Judge Considers Hunt Testimony In Pentagon Papers Trial
In Los Angeles the judge weighs sealed grand jury testimony by E Howard Hunt Jr about the burglary of Daniel Ellsbergs psychiatrist. Sirica ordered the Hunt transcript released to Byrne as he seeks details while defending Ellsberg and Russo.
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Daniel Ellsberg
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Vietnam
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E. Howard Hunt Jr
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Anthony J. Russo
John J. Sirica
Washington, D. C
Grand Jury
Watergate
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Beverly Hills
Elisberg
John D. Ehrlichman
FBI
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Martha Mitchell says White House framed Watergate attack
Martha Mitchell testified she felt half crucified by the White House after the Watergate scandal and that Republicans accused her of insanity. She said her husband Nixon campaign manager John Mitchell quit after the June 17 break in. She described White House top echelon pushing that she was ill and recounted discussions with Magruder and Dean without alleging direct involvement by Nixon aides.
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Martha Mitchell
White House
Nixon
Democratic Party
Washington
Watergate Complex
Mitchell
Henry B. Rothblatt
Jeb Stuart Magruder
Jeb Magruder
H.R. Haldeman
John D. Ehrlichman
John W. Dean III
Dean
Little Ad Coupon Lets You Reach 16 000 People
An advertising blurb invites readers to mail a simple Action Ad coupon promising to reach up to 16 000 readers at once. It claims the service can sell large or small items from cats to Cadillacs via a statewide or local distribution through a newspaper’s ad feature.
ACLU Presses Kent State Grand Jury Probe Request
The ACLU of Ohio asks Attorney General Elliot Richardson to convene a federal grand jury to determine if Ohio National Guardmen violated civil rights in the Kent State killings. Representing Sandra Scheuer's family the telegram urges action during law week ceremonies. Benson Wolman warns leaders to heed the Bill of Rights and pursue justice.
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Benson Wolman
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