Ford faces delicate task of naming vice president
Washington United Press International reports President Ford must appoint a vice president as the nation lacks a ticket from an election. A list of 12 men and one woman backed by conservative senators seeks a balance between healing the country and reconciling the Republican Party. Names discussed include Nelson Rockefeller Elliot Richardson Melvin Laird Charles Percy Lowell Weicker John Anderson John Rhodes William Ruckelshaus Charles Goodell Edith Green Barry Goldwater Ronald Reagan Thomas Meskill William Simon and Albert Quie.
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Muskie deems Nixon farewell speech, not resignation
Senator Edmund Muskie of Maine called Nixon's resignation speech a fine farewell rather than a full resignation announcement. He noted potential criticism for not detailing resignation reasons while urging reconciliation as cases proceed. Archibald Cox also said Nixon’s move could help refocus the nation on core questions and urged support for Ford's administration. He praised the conciliatory tone and predicted it would leave a good impression overall.
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Nixon likely to appear in Watergate cases, says Bickel
Yale law professor Alexander M. Bickel said Nixon will probably be in and out of court as a witness or defendant in civil suits related to Watergate. He argued Congress cannot grant immunity, and resignation is in the national interest to restore stable government. Ford’s selection maintains the 1972 mandate. coalitions would weaken legitimacy.
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Alger Hiss Sees Nixon Exit as Start of Justice Era
Seer es ad VENICE France UPI reports Alger Hiss, longtime State Department official and 1950 perjury convict, calls Nixon resignation a potential beginning of a new era of justice in the United States. A houseguest read his statement as Hiss, ill with a chest infection, rests on the Riviera.
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Ford Faces Leadership and Economic Tests at Start
The United States enters Ford's presidency facing two intertwined tasks. Rebuilding credibility and setting policy to curb inflation and stabilize the economy top the agenda, with Congress wary of an expanded presidency and Foreign policy defining immediate priorities in the Middle East and with the Soviets.
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Citizen Nixon Faces Major Financial Crises Ahead
Washington reports former president Richard M. Nixon, now a private citizen, faces large tax bills nearing $284,706 paid last spring with more due. He must cover mortgage payments on San Clemente and Key Biscayne homes and possible legal costs, while resignation spares a $62,500 annual pension.
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Thieu orders air alert after Nixon resignation
President Nguyen Van Thieu ordered a nationwide military alert in South Vietnam after Richard Nixon's resignation. Troops were to stay near barracks and await possible call to battle as Communist forces in the north pressed attacks near Da Nang, about 370 miles from Saigon.
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