Nixon offers sworn testimony on impeachment inquiry
President Nixon proposed sworn testimony in writing or a White House interview to speed the House impeachment inquiry. Some GOP leaders questioned openness, while Nixon pledged to surrender tapes and documents to the Judiciary Committee and be available for questions but not cross examination. He warned against a White House fishing expedition and discussed other topics at length.
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Washington
Nixon
White House
House
House Judiciary Committee
Watergate
Leon Jaworski
Rep
John Rhodes
Arizona
Judiciary Committee
Haldeman
Dean
President
Ellsberg Break-In Indicts White House Aides and Liddy
A federal grand jury indicted John Ehrlichman and Charles Colson along with Watergate conspirators Gordon Liddy Bernard Barker Eugenio Martinez and Felipe De Diego on civil rights charges for the Beverly Hills Fielding burglary aimed at Ellsberg related records. Liddy faces two counts for refusing to testify before a House committee.
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Washington
White House
John D. Ehrlichman
Charles W. Colson
Daniel Ellsberg
Watergate
G. Gordon Liddy
Bernard L. Barker
Eugenio R. Martinez
Felipe de Diego
Beverly Hills
Lewis J. Fielding
Ellsberg
Liddy
House
Democratic National Committee
Ehrlichman
FBI
Special Investigative Unit
Egil Krogh Jr
David R. Young Jr
Krogh
Fielding
Allenwood
E. Howard Hunt Jr
Colson
Baker
de Diego
Martinez
Barker
Eglin Air Force Base
Florida
Nixon
James D. St. Clair
Jaworski
Nixon Vetoes Oil Rollback As Prices Seen leveling
President Nixon vetoed a proposed oil price rollback and predicted energy prices may stop rising or fall later this year. He warned against recession and urged increased production while Senate and House debates continued over energy legislation and rationing options.
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Senate
Nixon
Washington
White House
House
Federal Energy Administration
Vesco sought diplomatic passport via secret 200000 gift
AP reports financier Robert L. Vesco aimed for a diplomatic passport and hoped a 200000 contribution to Nixon’s 1972 campaign would help. The probe centers on Mitchell and Stans accused of conspiracy and obstruction as Sears testifies about timing of the payment and reporting deadlines.
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New York
Robert L. Vesco
Nixon
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Commerce
Maurice H. Stans
Securities and Exchange Commission
Vesco
Harry L. Sears
New Jersey
Mitchell
Stans
Sears
Bob
General Accounting Office
Governors Call For Nixon Removal Or Impeachment
Governors from both parties call for Nixon to resign or be impeached amid Watergate fallout. Massachusetts Republican Francis Sargent urges impeachment, while Georgia Democrat Jimmy Carter favors removal and accountability. Governors Evans and Milliken support moving forward with impeachment procedures.
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Nixon
Washington
National Governors Conference
Convention Hotel
Francis W. Sargent
Massachusetts
Gerald R. Ford
Jimmy Carter
Georgia
Carter
Daniel J. Evans
William G. Milliken
Michigan
Streaking on Campus Becomes Talk of the Era
A survey of psychologists and educators analyzes why students run naked in public places. They cite thrill, notoriety, and rebellion against rigid schooling, noting streaking as a rite of spring. The piece recalls a 56 year old anecdote of Justice Fred Pierce who ran naked for a $5 bet at Stanford.
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Associated Press
Shelly Duval
University of Southern California Psychology Department
Zev Wanderer
Center For Behavior Therapy
Beverly Hills
Calif
Wanderer
Boldeson
California Appeal Court
Fred R. Pierce
Sorority Row
Pierce
Stanford University
Meir Forms Majority With Religious Party
Premier Golda Meir announced a new cabinet of socialists and liberals and said the National Religious party would join to give her 68 votes in the Knesset. The coalition would include Labor independents Liberals and three Arab Labor lawmakers. The Religious party vote would yield a solid majority. The party executive approved the shift 30-17.
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Israel
Labor
Knesset Sun
Mrs. Meir
Barber ad nets 17 calls for sofa bed
Mrs Inez Barber of Nelsonville received 17 inquiry calls after placing an advertisement for a sofa bed. She said she could not have asked for better reaction and noted the strong interest exceeded her expectations.
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Inez Barber
Nelsonville
Wholesale Prices Rise Again but Slower February Jump
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports February wholesale prices up 1.2 percent seasonally adjusted. Energy Secretary William E. Simon orders gasoline distribution to assure states receive at least 85 percent of their two year earlier levels, using inventories if needed. Britain’s coal miners end month long strike with a 230 million dollar annual wage deal. 280,000 miners return to work as a three day week is expected to end.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Federal Energy
William E. Simon
Simon
London
Britain
National Coal Board
Harold Wilson
Kent Jury Recesses In Kent State Shootings Case
The federal grand jury probing the Kent State University shootings recessed until March 25. Justice Department attorneys will decide recommendations for the panel, said Robert A. Murphy, head of the Civil Rights Division criminal section.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Kent State University
Justice Department
Robert A. Murphy
Department
Weather forecast and scattered details on Page 2
Partly cloudy tonight with lows in the upper 40s and low 50s. Variable cloudiness brings a chance of showers Friday with highs in the 70s. Details, Page 2.
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Sargent
Ford
William Boldeson
University of Missouri
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