Senate Watergate report hedges on Nixon role
The Senate Watergate committee released its 2217 page final report detailing the break in and cover up with no conclusion on President Nixon’s involvement. It urged new campaign laws and a permanent prosecutor, while noting incomplete evidence due to Nixon’s refusals to surrender tapes. The panel urged ethical reform and vigilance by the public as a check on leaders.
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Cyprus National Guard deposes Makarios and names Sampson president
Cyprus National Guard troops led by Greek officers ousted President Archbishop Makarios and installed newspaper publisher Nicos Sampson as president amid shelling of the palace. Turkish forces opposed union with Greece and warned of renewed confrontation while reports on Makarios’ fate varied.
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Salmon names successor to Gilbert as PSB head
Gov. Salmon appointed Martin C. Miller 36 to chair the Vermont Public Service Board, replacing William Gilbert who had lost public confidence amid industry ties. Miller, deputy attorney general since 1973, will join John Burgess and Daniel Ruggles III to form a full three member PSB.
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Convicts Ready to Leave D C Court in Government Deal
Two convicts Frank Gorham and Robert Jones, who seized a basement cellblock, stood to be transported to a federal prison hospital in Springfield Missouri under a tentative deal. Gorham agreed in principle but resisted the move. The plan included escort assurances, guns sent up by elevator, and Gorham’s mother accompanying them to ensure their safety. The two, ages 26 and 23, had held out for four days with seven hostages escaping via an elevator key hidden in a box of sanitary napkins.
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George McKinney
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Springfield
Sheehan
WASH
Debbie Collins
Calvin Mouton
Japanese hijacker demands passage to North Korea
A knife wielding Japanese youth hijacked a domestic airliner today in Tokyo. He demanded passage to North Korea, creating an urgent security incident as authorities negotiated to resolve the crisis and ensure passenger safety.
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Inside FBI crime rate climb details and hijacking incident
An FBI crime rate report outlines rising crime. A JAL DC8 hijack from Osaka to Tokyo ends with a demand to free a Red Army leader and bring Shiomi aboard to fly to North Korea. The ordeal involves hostages, police siege, and negotiations, with authorities seeking a bloodless settlement.
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Red Army
Pyongyang
Tokyo
Fukuoka
Pianist Eugene List recounts summit memories in Vermont
Eugene List, 53, pianist and director of the Rochester Chamber Players, discussed his experiences at Potsdam in 1945 and the Nixon Brezhnev summit while performing at the Southern Vermont Art Center. He recalled Shostakovich preludes, Rubenstein and a line about Rosemary Woods, noting the ominous military presence at the Moscow and Potsdam gatherings.
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House Debates Bill to Regulate Strip Mining Begins
Washington UPI reports a high stakes House debate this week on a strip mining bill approved by the Interior Committee. Industry argues the measure is too strong while environmentalists say it is too weak. The floor action will feature two substitute bills and up to 20 amendments as Congress considers stricter land reclamation and more limits on mining in Appalachia and elsewhere.
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