Baker probes CIA role in Watergate inquiry
Sen. Howard Baker Jr moved to study CIA involvement in the Watergate break in as part of the Senate committee agenda. The panel backed a permanent special prosecution force, strict campaign contribution limits, and broader federal oversight of investigative agencies, with Nixon's role to be addressed by the House Judiciary Committee.
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Washington
UPI
Howard H. Baker Jr
R-Tenn
Senate
Watergate Committee
Central Intelligence Agency
Baker
Elisberg
Sam J. Ervin
D-N.c
Nixon
House Judiciary Committee
CIA
Richard Bast
Charles W. Colson
White House
Ervin
Justice Department
Attorney General
FBI
Incumbents win school seats and pass budget and bond
Incumbents from Mt. Anthony Union and Bennington School Districts were reelected. BSD approved a 1974-75 net budget of 2,323,453 and a 1.5 million Catamount bond issue to buy the former Catholic high school and four other buildings plus renovations. Ballots showed Winslow 1,347 and Allen 821 in BSD. Burgess 1,356 in Mt. Anthony. Bohne 810. Mausert 769. Rice 469. Honan 162. Budget passed 1,382 to 545. bond failed 1,474 to 467.
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Mt. Anthony Union
Bennington
BSD
Bernard G. Winslow
David J. Allen
Mt. Anthony
Clyde Burgess Jr
Nancy S. Bohne
Allen
Ryerson Mausert
Steven Rice
Patrick Honan
Winslow
Burgess
Honan
Ms. Magazine
Guerrillas kidnap Mexican senator demand ransom and prisoner release
Leftist guerrillas led by Lucio Cabanas claim the kidnapping of Senator Ruben Figueroa and demand four million dollars, hundreds of prisoners’ release, and delivery of weapons. The communique also calls for freeing political prisoners and ending military actions in Guerrero mountains near Acapulco. The government has refused to bargain, while past ransom cases in Mexico show varied outcomes.
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Mexico
UPI
Lucio Cabanas
Poor People’s Party
Guerrero
Acapulco
Ruben Figueroa
Cabanas
Revolutionary Institutional Party
Figueroa
U.S
John Patterson
Hermosillo
Carlos Felton
Mazatlan
Terrance Leonhardy
Guadalajara
Massive 1972 car recall ordered over smog devices
UPI reports the EPA warned GM Ford Chrysler and VW that 1.4 million 1972 model cars may emit excess pollution, possibly triggering a historic recall to fix defective smog control equipment. Officials expect low owner response due to potential gas mileage impact.
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Detroit
UPI
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
Volkswagen
Herbert L. Misch
Misch
Russell E. Train
Nixon briefs NATO leaders ahead of Moscow talks
President Nixon met with 15 NATO chiefs in Brussels to brief them on forthcoming Moscow summit. He signed a declaration reaffirming the U.S. commitment to Western Europe, stressing an indispensable nuclear umbrella and urging Defense levels and alliance harmony. Nixon, showing no leg pain from phlebitis, sails for a day in Brussels before Moscow discussions with Brezhnev.
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Brussels
UPI
Nixon
NATO
Moscow
Western Europe
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
U.S
Harold Wilson
Helmut Schmidt
Mariano
Walter Tkach
United States
Tkach
Leonid Breshnev
Soviet Union
Washington
Lee Nixon
Ford urges broad federal law to curb government data use
Vice President Gerald Ford urged swift federal legislation to curb the use of government computer stored information on individuals. He called for no secret records, easy access to files, consent before sharing data, and strong data security as FEDNET plans faced scrutiny. Ford said the issue affects privacy, urges bipartisan action, and the privacy panel will meet in two weeks to draft tighter controls.
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Ford
Washington
UPI
Gerald R. Ford
National Broadcast Editorial Association
Fednet
General Services Administration
Federal House
Panel to release grand jury data
Washington UPI reports the House Judiciary Committee voted to release 7,200 pages of impeachment evidence to the public though some White House edited material may remain sealed. The panel can edit out vulgar language and material that could impair defendants’ rights as major Watergate trials begin in district court. The Ellsberg break in and Nixon’s potential role are among issues considered. The back page notes jury data.
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Washington
UPI
Grand Jury
Nixon
House Judiciary Committee
Leon Jaworski
Peter W. Rodine Jr
GOP
Edward Hutchinson
U.S. District Court
John D. Ehrlichman
White House
Lewis Fielding
Daniel Ellsberg
G. Gordon Liddy
Bernard L. Barker
Eugenio Martinez
Plumbers
Pentagon
House
Ellsberg
Senate Watergate Committee
Egil Krogh Jr
David R. Young
Ehrlichman
Manchester Theft Stuns Village Estate. Over 25000 in Loot
Police probe a professional nighttime burglary at a Manchester area estate on Prospect Street. Thieves escaped with oil paintings silver and jewelry plus a wall safe. two or more suspects possibly fled in a vehicle after loading loot into a green can. Nichols family absent. owners to verify value upon return.
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Manchester
Manchester Village
George Hoag
Robert Horton
State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Charles W. Nichols Jr
New York
Prospect Street
Albert Boynton
Sunderland
Nichols
Sutton Place
New York City
Hoag
Nihols
Who’s Who
Nixon and Middle East Tensions Rise Subtly
Inside report notes a quiet saber rattling between Egypt and Israel as Nixon’s attention shifts. Other items preview St Peter's Fair, a Vermont year with no seasons, a civil rights anniversary reflection, a new French restaurant, a posthumous book, and camp Ondawa season plans.
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Nixon
Egypt
Israel
St. Peter’s Fair
Cora Cheney
Vermont
Manchester
Arlington
John
Manchester Country Club
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