Dean testimony splits White House and Democrats on Nixon Case
Washington UPI reports presidential attorney James D. St Clair says John Dean testified Nixon could not have any involvement in hush money payments while Democrats claim Dean solidified charges of presidential misbehavior. Eight hours of questioning showed Dean credible and recall strong on the Watergate cover up. St Clair asserts Dean’s testimony aids the President’s defense, citing newspaper accounts of Dean’s statements.
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Washington
UPI
James D. St. Clair
John Dean
Nixon
Dean
House Judiciary Committee
Ehrlichman
E. Howard Hunt
White House
H.R. Haldeman
Missing 19 Minutes of Nixon Ehrlichman Tape Revealed
Watergate prosecutors disclosed 19 minutes of conversation are missing from a Nixon Ehrlichman tape. The White House cited tape exhaustion as cause while defense lawyers disputed the disclosure and pressed for full transcript release amid ongoing impeachment inquiry and related testimony.
White House pressed IRS to jail Lawrence O'Brien before 1972 vote
Senate Watergate committee report says the White House urged the IRS to pursue tax charges against Democratic chair Lawrence F. O'Brien to influence the 1972 election. Ehrlichman said there were political motives to target O'Brien, and A taped meeting indicated plans to use IRS post election against opponents.
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IRS
Lawrence O’brien
Washington
UPI
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Democratic Party
Lawrence F. O’brien
Senate Watergate Committee
O’brien
Howard Hughes
John D. Ehrlichman
Nixon
Charles G
Bebe’’ Rebozo
F. Donald Nixon
Rebozo
Ehrlichman
Hughes
Three add'l candidates enter Bennington side judge race
Three more candidates joined the Bennington County Side Judge contest as the November election nears. Democrats Paul Sheridan and Marion McCarthy along with Republican Victor Harwood announced bids, joining incumbent-still-in-play John J. DeVito. An age-based constitutional amendment now bars Clyde Bryant Sr. and Howard C. Estes from running again, extending terms to four years. Probate judges Catherine Behan and Margaret Daugherty had earlier announced reelection.
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Paul Sheridan
Bennington
Marion McCarthy
Shaftsbury
Victor Harwood
John J. DeVito
Clyde Bryant Sr
Manchester
Howard C. Estes
Sheridan
Route
Catherine Behan
Margaret Daugherty
Inside Story on George Wallace at Democratic Gathering
Political coverage notes George Wallace headlining a Democratic gathering, with page 2 coverage. Other items include new welfare rules and their cost impact, plus assorted local political notes.
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George Wallace
Pete Horton
Oregon
Vermont
Environmental Commission
Manchester
Readsboro
Stamford
Bennington
Nixon feared Watergate probe would reach White House
Evidence released by the House Judiciary Committee shows President Nixon worried the Watergate inquiry could extend to the White House and to himself. A two-volume set of newly disclosed tapes reveals he told aides to “cut that back” as the investigation intensified, while he also sought to rebut claims of hush money payments to Watergate burglar E. Howard Hunt.
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Dean
Nixon
E. Howard Hunt
Henry E. Petersen
James D. St. Clair
William S. Cohen
Maine
Henry Smith
N.Y
Walter Flowers
D-Ala
St. Clair
White House
Hunt
Hamilton Fish Jr
R-N.y
George E. Danielson
D-Calif
Danielson
Supreme Court
Washington
UPI
House
Judiciary Committee
Ronald L. Ziegler
H.R. Haldeman
John N. Mitchell
Haldeman
Convicts seize DC courthouse. Ehrlichman trial moved
Two inmates holding seven hostages in the federal court building forced Judge George Hart to relocate the Ehrlichman trial to the DC Court of Appeals building. The standoff ended with the building closed indefinitely as police surrounded the cellblock and negotiated over safety and surrender.
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UPI
U.S
George Hart
John Ehrlichman
Hart
Ehrlichman
Robert Jones
Frank Gorham
D.C
U.S. Capitol
Venezuela
Jones
Gorham
Colorado
Justice Department
U.S. District Court
George L. Hart
Guest considered as PSB chairman in Vermont
MONTPELIER UPI Salmon administration officials floated Banking Insurance Commissioner James Guest as a leading candidate to replace William Gilbert as chairman of the Public Service Board. Gilbert stepped down after a stormy career amid rate hikes and low credibility with consumer groups. Guest, 33, joined last year and has pressed Blue Cross Blue Shield rate cases while opposing the Vermont Bankers Association on mortgage rate ceilings.
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Gilbert
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Norman James
Frank Howard Jr
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