Partisan wrangling delays committee vote on Nixon impeachment
Washington (UPI) The House Judiciary Committee postponed its first impeachment vote to secure more Republican support. Chairman Rodino sought a bipartisan outcome by revising charges while Republicans and some Democrats negotiated a middle course. Seven Republicans indicated potential support alongside Democrats, with Harold V. Froehlich reserving judgment for the floor vote.
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Rodino
Nixon
Harold V. Froehlich
R-Wis
Froehlich
Jury overturns will upends Buck heirs in Rutland case
A Rutland County jury ruled the late Pearl S. Buck will and a 1973 codicil invalid. The contest by Edgar S. Walsh on behalf of eight children claimed undue influence by Theodore F. Harris, Buck’s business manager and confidant. Evidence included Harris depositions and extensive business arrangements tying Buck to Creativity Inc. through royalties and annuity deals.
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Rutland
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New York City
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Rutland County
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Fred I. Parker
Peter Langrock
Harris
Arthur Murray
Tennessee
Jean Walsh Lippincott
Pearl Buck
Parker
Frederick Pope
William Drake
Danby
Pope
Gale Raphael
Newton, Mass
Creativity Inc
Creativity
House panel backs 20 billion mass transit plan with truck boost
The House Public Works Committee approved a six year 20 billion dollar mass transit program including a plan to raise Interstate truck weights from 18 000 to 20 000 pounds per axle and a 65 foot federal truck length limit while designating nine cities for fixed guideway aid and distributing funds to urban and rural areas.
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Froines Approved as Vermont Occupational Health Director
Former Chicago 7 defendant John Froines won approval to become Vermont’s director of occupational health after a brief delay. He will monitor radiation emissions at Vermont Yankee, bringing chemistry expertise from Goddard College and Yale.
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Weekend Weather Outlook Clouds and Showers Possible
A cloudy weekend with considerable cloudiness Saturday and Saturday night and a chance of showers. Highs Saturday in the 70s and Saturday night lows in the upper 50s. Sunday becomes partly cloudy and less humid with highs in the upper 70s to near 80.
Ceasefire near collapse in Cyprus sparks urgent actions
Five days into Cyprus cease fire the threat of all-out war looms as Turkish troops land and fighting erupts near Nicosia. UN Security Council convenes in New York while Geneva talks risk collapse as Greece accuses Turkey and Clerides warns of renewed war.
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New York
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Agreement on timetable for Watergate tape delivery
Special Prosecutor Leon Jaworski and James D. St Clair reached a plan in U S District Court to release 20 subpoenaed Watergate tapes by Tuesday and report in a week on the status of 44 more. President Nixon must approve. The deal aims to keep the Watergate cover-up trial on schedule for early September with private court access and staged releases as tapes are reviewed.
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UPI
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White House
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St. Clair
Nixon
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Supreme Court
Sirica
Watergate
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S Clair
Nixon confident as impeachment moves unfold at House
President Nixon, staying off TV, expressed confidence he will be vindicated when the House weighs articles of impeachment after Judiciary Committee deliberations. Aides said he is unlikely to watch proceedings and remains calm, relying on chief of staff Haig for updates while in California. A Gallup poll showed his approval at 24 percent. Nixon also met with Kissinger and German Foreign Minister Genscher in California before returning to Washington.
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Nixon
Judiciary Committee
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Washington
Gallup
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Hans-Dietrich Genscher
Genscher
Kissinger
California
Hungate Quips On Impeachment Debate Mocking Inferences
UPI reports Representative William L. Hungate of Missouri sparked laughter in the House Judiciary Committee during impeachment debate by likening Republican complaints about inferences to mice and elephants. He joked that skeptics might say an elephant entering a room is merely an inference or a mouse with a glandular condition.
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Hoisington Seeks GOP Nomination in Subdistrict 4-2
Bennington native Realtor William Hoisington formally announced his bid for the Republican nomination to the Vermont House from Subdistrict 4-2. He will face Michael Silver in the September 10 primary, with no Democrat yet announced. Hoisington promotes a middle-of-the-road stance and aims to increase native Vermonters in the legislature while opposing the capital gains tax on speculative land sales.
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Bennington
Vermont House
Hoisington
Michael Silver
Bennington County
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