Brooke calls on Nixon to quit
Sen. Edward W. Brooke says Nixon should resign after losing his effectiveness to lead the country. Sen. Henry M. Jackson, while not calling for resignation, questions confidence to govern. Brooke is the first Senate Republican to publicly urge resignation amid Watergate fallout and low Gallup ratings.
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UPI
Edward W. Brooke
R-Mass
Richard M. Nixon
Henry M. Jackson
D Wash
Brooke
Senate
Congress
Paul N. McCloskey Jr
Calif
ABC
Nixon
Sen. Jackson
NBC
Meet the Press
Senate Watergate Committee
Jackson
The
New York Times
Time Magazine
Brooke Page
Tax-freeze opinion hits town sisters hard
Sisters fear Norton Barber town counsel opinion could freeze 1972 73 property appraisals for three years and disrupt tax revenue. The board seeks a new ruling from Attorney General Kimberly Cheney, while listers privately expect Barber's view to stand. If correct, thousands face Grievance Day appeals and major loss of anticipated taxes.
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Jan Slusmon
Bennington
Norton Barber
Kimberly Cheney
Barber
Listers
Ford says Richardson did the right thing in Watergate crisis
Vice Presidential nominee Gerald Ford told the Senate Rules Committee he would probably resign if in the same circumstances as Elliot Richardson after Nixon ordered Cox fired. Ford expressed understanding of Richardson’s actions and praised him for openness and honesty during the confirmation hearing.
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UPI
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Elliot L. Richardson
Senate Rules Committee
Republican House
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Nixon
Archibald Cox
Ford
Claiborne Pell
D-R.i
Suceed Cox
Robert H. Bork
Jaworski
Congress
Judiciary Committees
Howard Cannon
D-Nev
Rules Committee
Saxbe urged Nixon to destroy Watergate tapes in Hong Kong speech
UPI reports Senator William Saxbe said in a Hong Kong speech that Nixon should destroy incriminating Watergate tapes if found. He stated the President was right to withhold disclosure and that tapes involving illegal activity should be destroyed, while denying advocating illegal action.
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Nixon
Hong Kong
UPI
William Saxbe
Ohio
Hong Kong Standard
Hong Kong American Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Inside pages preview political, sports and debates
Martha Mitchell predicts Nixon's future and Safire urges him not to quit. Reports cover St Joseph College staff changes, Reagan’s Law in voting, Oregon bottle bill success, Hoosick election issues, Maine lottery vote, Patriot girls field hockey title, football hopes, spitball legalization debate, and midget football in Bennington.
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Martha Mitchell
Nixon
St. Joseph College
Gerald Raftery
Reagan
William Safire
Oregon
Hoosick
Maine
Patriot Girls
Bennington
Nixon Pursues Strategy to Restore Public Confidence
President Nixon heads to key strategy sessions in Florida as aides seek to shore up public trust amid Watergate fallout. Gallup data show confidence at a historic low while Sen. Edward Brooke calls for resignation. Nixon focuses on energy policy and the Middle East during brief vacation while lawyers contest sealed Watergate conversations.
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UPI
Nixon
J. Fred Buzhardt Jr
Gallup
Edward Brooke
Massachusetts
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Robert H. Abplanalo
Washington
John J. Sirica
Kissinger Begins World Tour to Seek Middle East Settlement
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger launches a round the world trip with stops in four Middle East capitals and China to push for a Middle East settlement. He departs from Andrews AFB aboard a presidential Boeing 707 after briefings with Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir and Egyptian and Syrian envoys. The journey also includes stops in Rabat Cairo Tunis and others with Nixon and Soviet contacts ongoing.
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UPI
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Middle East
China
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Huan Hua
Golda Meir
Nixon
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Fla
Gerald L. Warren
Ismail Fahmi
Israel
New York
Fired planner charges foul headline dispute in Vermont
Benjamin Huffman says he was fired as state planner after being accused of mismanaging construction funds for Route 7 in southern Vermont. Huffman claims dismissal was to pressure Highway Commissioner John Gray to quit. He asserts he kept agencies compliant with laws while noting a moot issue due to a federal injunction.
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UPI
Benjamin Huffman
John Gray
Salmon Administration
Huffman
Ristau
Rte. 7
Vermont
Highway Department
John Lee
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