Nixon's Gamble on Watergate Tapes and Cox Firing
Nixon seeks to justify his rejection of a court order for the Watergate tapes and the firing of prosecutor Archibald Cox. The crisis prompts talk of impeachment in Congress as leaders assess public mood after Agnew's resignation. Supporters expect a Stennis verifier report to shape opinion, possibly leading to a televised address.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Archibald Cox
Congress
Spiro T. Agnew
White House
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
House
Stennis
Cox
Elliot L. Richardson
William D. Ruckelshaus
Ruckelshaus
Community Pool Opens in Bennington After Three Years of Fundraising
The new million dollar Community Recreation Center at Memorial Park in Bennington opens with a dedication ceremony Sunday. Congressman Richard W. Mallary and local officials praise the effort, noting a $100,000 fund drive by Raymond Sleeman and associates that completed the unfinished building. A water show and open house followed as hundreds of residents celebrate and youngsters try the pool.
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Richard A. Sleeman
Bennington
Parks & Recreation Commission
Sleeman
Community Resource Center
Southwestern
Vermont
YMCA
Chamber of Commerce
Hiram G. Savage
Francis B. Flanagan
Raymond C. Murray
Daniel Cadiz
Community Resources Center Group
Loomis G. Dana
Hank Tenney
Mt. Anthony Union
First Congregational Church of
Old Bennington
Steve Wassick
Selmwan Sleeman
Greater Bennington
Inside Experts Admit Existence of UFOs Page 2
A column notes experts acknowledge unexplained aerial phenomena and reviews recent sightings shaping public debate.
Editorial: rid ourselves of Nixon and his obsessions
A columnist denounces Richard Nixon as clinging to a failed past and warns the nation faces a leadership crisis. The piece condemns Nixon’s alleged venality and imperial stance, calls Ford inadequate, and argues the country needs new guidance beyond the former president’s influence.
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Richard Nixon
United States
U.S
Gerald Ford
Nixon Must Be Removed From Office Now
A charged critique portrays Richard Nixon as a dangerous, impulsive leader unfit for the presidency. The piece calls for his removal, arguing he betrays constitutional values and endangers national and global security.
AFL-CIO leaders call for Nixon resignation or impeachment
In Miami Beach the AFL-CIO executive council adopted a resolution demanding President Nixon resign or face impeachment for defying court orders and firing Watergate prosecutor Cox. The draft, stronger than last week, urged resignation with Congress to impeach if he refused to step down.
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Afl-Cio
Miami Beach
UPI
Nixon
Cox
Labor Federation
Execu
Congress
Aiken backs Nixon tapes compromise in Vermont remarks
Sen. George D. Aiken said he supports President Nixon's compromise on the tapes issue and disagreed with critics including Rep. Richard Mallory who regretted firing Special Prosecutor. He added the president's weekend actions could delay Senate confirmation.
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W. Mallory
Archibald Cox
Aiken
Senate
Mideast cease-fire accepted by Israel Egypt despite Syria rejection
United Press International reports Israel and Egypt agreed to a U S backed cease-fire with a New York deadline after Kissinger’s Moscow shuttle. Israel would halt on the Egyptian front by 6 50 p m if Egypt complied, while Syria rejected the deal. Iraq had earlier refused. Khadafy called it a time bomb as fighting continued until the deadline.
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United Press International
Israel
Egypt
United States
Russia
United Nations Security Council
United Nations
New York
Anwar Sadat
Syria
Iraq
Libayan
Moammer Khadafy
U.S
Henry A. Kissinger
Moscow
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Leonid I Brezhnev
Tel Aviv
Golda Meir
Cairo
Mallary signals support for impeachment against Nixon
Rep Richard W Mallary told a Bennington audience he would vote for impeachment if Nixon does not purge himself by obeying court orders He argued impeachment must be on constitutional grounds and noted votes could appear in the House when Congress reconvenes He cited Cox firing and Richardson resignation as fueling alarm about executive overreach and the justice department crisis
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Robert H. Bork
Yale
Bork
Cox
Melvin R. Laird
Stennis
White House
Laird
Nixon
Watergate
Congress
House
Senate
Paul W. McCloskey
Calif
Thomas P. O’neill
Robert C. Byrd
W. Va
Conserva
Elizabeth Dwyer
Richard W. Mallary
Richard Nixon
Vermont
Bennington
Mallory
Mallary
Justice Department
Sam Ervin
Congressional
Gerald Ford
Rep. Mallory
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Select
Gerald Raftery
Safire
Arlington
Wilmington
Mt. Anthony
New England
Mideast
Thomas Salmon
Rutland Herald
Herald
the Herald
Elliot Richardson
William Ruckleshaus
Richardson
Congressmen
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