White House aides push Nixon toward resignation plan
Washington reports top aides and GOP leaders maneuvered Nixon into resigning as the only option. Haig and lawyers pressed to release transcripts. Wiggins and Goldwater weighed in. Time and Newsweek cite meetings with Kissinger and Nixon to shepherd him through the crisis.
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Washington
UPI
White House
Nixon
Philadelphia Inquirer
Alexander M. Haig
James D. St. Clair
J. Fred Buzhardt
Senate
Haig
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
CBS
Newsweek
Charles Wiggins
Rcalif
FBI
the Inquirer
Wiggins
House Judiciary Committee
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Scott
House Gop
John Rhodes
Arizona
Goldwater
Time Magazine
Henry A. Kissinger
Time
Rutland Post 31 Wins 1974 American Legion Title
Rutland Post 31 defeated Bennington Post 13 Wild Bunch 11 to 3 at Spinelli Field to clinch the 1974 American Legion championship. Dave Walker powered the offense with a booming home run, securing Rutland’s win before they travel to Manchester New Hampshire to represent Vermont in the New England tournament.
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Rutland Post
American Legion
Bennington
Spinelli Field
Dave Walker
Rutland
Manchester
N.H
Vermont
New England
Congress Shrinks from Nixon Immunity Issue
Washington Sen Edward Brooke proposed a nonbinding resolution asking prosecutors not to charge Nixon, but support is weak. House Rodino weighs ending impeachment with final report or formal presentation as Ford seeks policy aims and a broken Washington accord. Goldwater proposes a 10 percent cut in federal salaries to curb inflation, including Congress and military pay.
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CBS
Face the Nation
House Judiciary Committee
Ford
Peter W. Rodine
D-N.j
Nixon
Rodino
House
William Brown
John M. Doar
Brooke
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Robert Byrd
West Virginia
Leon Jaworski
Norris Cotton
Senate Gop
Scott
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
Congress
White House
Capitol Hill
Washington
UPI
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Goldwater
Melvin R. Laird
Michigan
David
Julie Eisenhower
Mamie Eisenhower
Ford to address nation from Capitol tonight
President Ford returns to the House for a 9 p.m. EDT televised speech outlining urgent domestic and foreign issues. The address, Ford's first since taking office, aims to project unity and a steady policy path amid transition.
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Washington
UPI
Gerald R. Ford
House of Representatives
Congress
Administration
Ford
Richard M. Nixon
White House
Alexandria
Alexander M. Haig
Donald Rumsfeld
U.S
NATO
Henry A. Kissinger
Ford Administration
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
GOP
George Bush
Edward W. Brooke
R-Mass
Barry M. Goldwater
Elliot Richardson
Defense
Jackson urges closer ties with China to curb Soviet influence
Senator Henry M. Jackson argues the United States should strengthen diplomatic cultural and exchange programs with China to counter Soviet power. He cites Chinese concern over Soviet expansion and weakness in Europe and notes China seeks good relations with Japan while denying any alliance with Washington.
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Washington
UPI
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
United States
Jackson
Peking
China
Senate Armed Services Committee
Soviet Union
Europe
NATO
Asian Subcontinent
Persian Gulf
Iran
Pakistan
Democrats Name Vermont Delegates to National Midterm Convention
Emma Harwood of Bennington leads eight Vermont delegates chosen at Rutland convention to attend the December national midterm convention in Kansas City. The slate includes Gordon Paquette, Leo O'Brien, Carolyn Adler, Donald Webster, Madeline Kunin, Gilbert Godrick, and Jacqueline Lucy. Gov. Salmon, party chairman Hoff, and vice chairwoman Lucenti also attend. Hoff praised Harwood, who noted fundraising to cover Kansas City travel. Vermont party debt cut to 10,847 but funding remains tight with counties meeting varied quotas.
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Rutland
Bennington County
Emma Harwood
Vermont
Kansas City
Chittenden
Harwood
Bennington
Orange Counties
Gordon Paquette
Burlington
Leo O’brien
South Burlington
Carolyn Adler
Essex Junction
Donald Webster
Madeline Kunin
Gilbert Godrick
Jacqueline Lucy
Ely
Thomas P. Salmon
Bellows Falls
Phillip H. Hoff
UPI
Democratic Party
Richard Hubbard
Stowe
Hubbard
Grand Isle
Franklin
Orleans County
Orleans
Windham
Lamoille
Philip H. Hoff
Inside story lines and personnel notes from local pages
A mosaic of brief items from Page 2 to Page 12 covering Lester Maddox’s Klan endorsement embarrassment, a priest heading to Texas, Gerald Raftery on media bias, Sperling and Reston evaluating Ford’s image, Girl Scout Camp Sugarbush pictorial, firefighters winning state office, a review of Oldcastle’s Owl and Pussycat, a Post 13 baseball weekend wrap, an NFL strike in temporary halt, and Connecticut Route 7 problems.
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Lester Maddox
Texas
Gerald Raftery
Sperling
The
Monitor
Reston
Times
Ford
Sugarbush
Oldcastle
NFL
Connecticut
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Barber Conable
R-N.y
Gerald Ford
Pike’s Falls
Jamaica
North Branch
Stratton Corp
Orcutt Meadow
Conservation Society of
Stratton
Stratton Base Lodge
KC Convention
Hoff
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