Nixon Refuses Watergate Subpoena. Impeachment Prospects Rise
President Nixon refused to comply with a House Judiciary Committee subpoena for Watergate tapes, fueling impeachment discussions. Lawmakers debate contempt citations and court enforcement as the panel presses for extensive recordings and related grand jury evidence.
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Washington
Nixon
House Judiciary Committee
George Danielson
D-Calif
Tom Railsback
R-Ill
Peter W. Rodine Jr
D-N.j
Congress
Rodino
Rodine
Republic
James D. St. Clair
White House
U.S. District Court
Gerhard Gesell
Gerald R. Ford
Judiciary Committee
Hearst Faces Life Term in SLA Kidnap Case
Los Angeles prosecutors lodge 19 felony charges against Patricia Hearst and the Harrises after her dramatic kidnap case. Charges include four robberies five assaults with deadly weapon and two kidnappings. A 19th aiding and abetting assault charge raises question of Hearst's location.
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Los Angeles
Patricia Hearst
Symbionese Liberation Army
Los Angeles County
Dist
Joseph Busch
Busch
Hearst
Miss Hearst
William and
Emily Harris
Harrises
SLA
San Francisco
Los
Ohio Senate considers shifting state suits to new claims court
Ohio state senators debate an amendment to establish a State Court of Claims to hear suits against the state, replacing the Sundry Claims Board. House leaders, led by Vernal Riffe, question chances of reviving a broader omnibus bill creating dozens of new judgeships. Other actions include abortion regulation measures advancing and a failed bid to curb Saturday night special handguns.
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Columbus
Ohio
Europe
House
Vernal G. Riffe Jr
C-89
New Boston
Riffe
John A. Galbraith
Maumee
Delaware
Appropriations Vote Slated In Ohio For Gilligan Plan
Gov. John Gilligan faces a Tuesday floor vote on a 13.5 million supplemental appropriations bill to fund human needs next fiscal year. The measure passed the House Finance Committee 15-3, with changes reducing the Ohio Development Center allocation and patient worker wages. The plan seeks lottery revenue and faces Senate Finance Committee hearings on a 63 million GDP version starting Tuesday.
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Columbus
Ohio
John J. Gilligan
House Finance Committee
House Rules Committee
Gilligan
Ohio Development Center
Senate Finance Committee
Gilligan Denies Deleting Appalachi n Highway Funds
Gov. John J. Gilligan denied removing 2.5 million dollars for the Appalachian Highway from a state lottery revenue package. He defended the move as vital for Southeastern Ohio and said the funds would leverage about 7 million more from the Appalachian Regional Commission to finish the Athens area project.
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Fred Whissel
John J. Gilligan
Gilligan
Ohio
Appalachian Regional Commission
Richley defends road delays amid energy and cost pressures
Ohio Department of Transportation Director J Phillip Richley cites inflation and the energy crisis as factors behind a 24 percent drop in state highway construction over four years. The Ohio Contractors Association and its executive vice president Karl Rothermund Jr challenge the explanation, saying insufficient funding and high unemployment drive the slowdown. Richley notes Gov. Gilligan opposes tax increases while federal money is exhausted, and costs rise as maintenance and payroll strain the budget.
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Columbus, Ohio
J. Phillip Richley
Ohio Department of Transportation
Richley
Ohio Contractors Association
OCA
Karl L. Rothermund, Jr
John J. Gilligan
Ridley
Ohio
Rettermund
Department of Highway Safety
Education Proposals Endorsed by Ohio College Association
The Ohio College Association backed 31 of the Citizens' Task Force on Higher Education recommendations to the General Assembly and Ohio Board of Regents. Presidents from 72 colleges opposed uniform regional planning and urged broader fee reciprocity with surrounding states. They also proposed limiting underclass fee freezes to the 1975 77 biennium amid ongoing inflation.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio College Association
Citizens’ Task Force On Higher Education
General Assembly
Ohio Board of Regents
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Kentucky
The
Association
Kissinger Plans Damascus Trip Amid Israel Syria Talks
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger travels to Damascus for the tenth time to bridge gaps with Israel and Syria. He will host a luncheon for Syrian leaders after talks with Prime Minister Golda Meir, as differences over buffer zone U.N. presence and force levels persist.
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Jerusalem
Henry A. Kissinger
Damascus
Israel
Syria
Kissinger
Nancy
Golda Meir
United Nations
United States
Golan Heights
U.N
Washington
Priest Called to Boston in Wake of Nixon Controversy
Jesuit Rev. John McLaughlin, a presidential aide who backed Nixon’s profanity defense, was summoned to Boston for prayer and reflection. Jesuit provincial Father Richard Cleary hinted he could be dismissed or reassigned, while noting questions about vows and poverty. Health plan talks draw Kennedy praise of broad agreement between Nixon team and Congress.
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Boston
John McLaughlin
Nixon
Richard T. Cleary
Jesuit Fathers of
New England
Father McLaughlin
White House
Father Cleary
Watergate
Washington
Edward M. Kennedy
Congress
The
Nation
Ellington Hospitalized With Serious Respiratory Infection
Jazz great Duke Ellington is in Columbia Presbyterian Hospital with a serious respiratory infection at age 75. His manager says he is getting restless in the hospital.
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New York
Duke Ellington
Columbia- Presbyterian Hospital
Cress Courtney
Weather Outlook: Partly Cloudy and Cooler Tonight
Partly cloudy and cooler tonight with overnight lows near 48. Friday brings more clouds and milder temperatures with highs in the mid to upper 60s. Details on Page 3.
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