Nixon aides undermine his statements on press meddling
Fred W. Friendly former CBS News president said Nixon chief officers undermined the president’s denial of meddling in news media. Friendly noted a George- and Tufts event honoring Edward R. Murrow, quoting Nixon’s interview and detailing White House pressure on outlets. He cited Agnew’s attack on CBS News and letters from Ziegler asking stations for specifics on “embarrassing failures.”
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Medford
Mass
UPI
Fred W. Friendly
CBS News
Friendly
Edward R. Murrow
Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
Tufts University
Columbia University
Howard K. Smith
ABC News
White House
Klein
CBS
Ronald Ziegler
Oval Office
Pentagon
C. L. Sulzberger
Eisenhower
Mitchell Defends FBI Over Earth Day Rally Surveillance
Attorney General John N. Mitchell defended the FBI amid charges from Sen. Edmund S. Muskie that agents spied on Earth Day rallies. Mitchell said the FBI monitored only to prevent violence and protect peaceful demonstrators and lawmakers.
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UPI
John N. Mitchell
FBI
Edmund S. Muskie
Mitchell
Muskie
Maine Democrat
Congress
U.S
At the Movies: George Segal leads in Where's Poppa tonight
A local cinema page reviews Where's Poppa and other titles. George Segal praised as an excellent actor in a controversial comedy rated R. The Himalaya features King Rat with Segal as a POW, while There’s a Girl in My Soup stars Goldie Hawn and Peter Sellers at Harte Theatre. Drive-ins present Skullduggery and Diary of a Mad Housewife, Diary noted as better than its X rating. Time clocks list showings in Williamstown Harte Manchester and area venues with dusk as estimate for drive-ins.
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Ruth Gordon
Poppa
Manchester
Segal
Himalaya
Goldie Hawn
George C. Scott
Peter Sellers
Harte Theatre
Bennington
Carrie Snodgress
Two Men Charged With Murder In Brinks Cash Heist
Chicago police charged Maurice Tyler and Allen Reed with murder and armed robbery in a Brinks driver ambush that killed Gerald T. O Connor and Gerald Creaney. The robbers fled with few coins and left about $60,000 in cash in the truck.
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UPI
Brinks
Maurice Tyler
Allen Reed
Gerald T. O’connor
Southway
Gerald Creaney
O’connor
Creaney
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Main St
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New York Times
Matthews, Shannon & Cullen Inc
Vermont
North ST. Bennington, VT
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Donald Hoagland
Bennington County Kennel Club
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