Nixon tapes clash looms as Jaworski seeks more evidence
President Nixon faces a possible fresh court fight after his refusal to turn over 27 Watergate tapes and other records to Special Prosecutor Leon Jaworski. Jaworski warned that withholding materials hinders a complete probe, though he said indictments could still proceed. The dispute widens as political runoff dynamics unfold in Vermont and ongoing White House cooperation is questioned.
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UPI
Nixon
Leon Jaworski
Jaworski
White House
Archibald Cox
James O. Eastland
D-Miss
Senate Judiciary Committee
Eastland
Peter M. Stockett Jr
Sen
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Cox
Key Biscayne
Gerald L. Warren
James St. Clair
Wholesale prices jump 3.5 percent in January led by food and fuel
The Labor Department reports January wholesale prices rose 3.5 percent, the second fastest monthly rate in 27 years, with about 70 percent from fuels, farm products and processed foods. Industrial commodities climbed 17 percent year over year, and most major categories advanced while lumber fell.
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UPI
Labor Department
Agriculture Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Aiken Retires From Senate After 34 Years
Washington reports Senator George D. Aiken of Vermont will retire from the Senate after 34 years. The liberal Republican, renowned for foreign policy and agriculture work, cites a wish for more personal time and to return to his Putney farm and horticulture interests.
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UPI
George D. Aiken
Senate
Aiken
Vermont
Agriculture Committee
Foreign Relations Committee
Joint Atomic Energy Committee
Nixon
GOP
Joseph R. McCarthy
Supreme Court
Agriculture and Foreign Affairs
Vietnam
U.S
Lyndon B. Johnson
Capitol Hill
Putney
Watergate
Mike Mansfield
George
Scramble for Senate seats in Vermont after Aiken retirement
Vermont Democrats eyed the U.S. Senate after Senator George D. Aiken announced retirement. Governor Thomas P. Salmon weighed statewide roles, while Patrick Leahy signaled a run for high office. Republicans including Richard Mallary and Charles Ross also discussed possible Senate bids amid mounting speculation and regional political maneuvering.
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Vermont
Richard W. Mallary
Aiken
Capitol
Salmon
Senate
State House
U.S. House of Representatives
Chittenden County
Patrick Leahy
Leahy
Montpelier
St. Johnsbury
John Downs
Congress
Downs
UPI
Washington
George D. Aiken
Hinesburg
Charles Ross
Federal
Public Service Board
Ross
Mallory
James Jeffords
U.S. House
Salmon backs more highways in Vermont
Gov. Thomas Salmon told Vermont Highway Department staff he favors expanding roads over mass transit, calling Vermont a highway oriented state. He said his administration will press ahead with highway improvements, especially in southwestern Vermont, while noting mass transit goals are well intentioned but unlikely to unfold as imagined.
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Natorial
Deane C. Davis
Congress
John Burgess
House
Walter Kennedy
Chelsea
GOP
Burgess
Aiken
Mallory
Senate
Sen
John Alden
Windsor County
Richard Thomas
Inside Scoop on Julie Eisenhower Hospitalization
A brief page note reports Julie Eisenhower is hospitalized prompting brief public interest. Other items note a cold day soup recipe from the Wadsworths and various community briefs across pages.
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Wadsworths
Pete Horton
Sen. Aiken
Fortney
Recreation Department
Manchester
Hearst
Capital District
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