Reversal sought on Sirica tape order in Watergate case
President Nixon asks the U S appeals court to overturn a lower court ruling requiring nine Watergate tapes be produced to Judge John J Sirica. Nixon argues confidentiality of presidential conversations must prevail and accuses critics of pressuring constitutional norms amid the Watergate crisis. Archibald Cox seeks access to the tapes for the grand jury.
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UPI
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U.S
John J. Sirica
White House
Sirica
U.S. Court of Appeals For
District of Columbia
United States
Federal District Court
Watergate Grand Jury
Watergate
Archibald Cox
Grand Jury
Six die as DC8 crashes in Alaska
The rocky peak of Mt Dutton and Alaska fog blocked access to a World Airways DC8 wreck on a landing approach. Six crew members died including pilot John Wininger and engineer Robert Brocklesby, with others named Keiji Kato Harry Werner and Scott Chapman. The tires cargo flight originated Travis Air Force Base California en route to Clark Air Force Base Philippines. An Army rescue team may be needed to retrieve bodies due to rough terrain.
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Travis Air Force Base
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Philippines
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Air Force Medivac
John A. Wininger
San Jose
Greg W. Evans
Mountain View
Robert W. Brocklesby
Fremont
Keiji Kato
Yokota
Japan
Harry J. Werner
Sparta
N.J
Scott B. Chapman
Hayward
Nixon urges swift action on 50 proposals in State of Union
President Nixon, in his second State of the Union message, appeals to Congress to act quickly on about 50 administration proposals, stressing a four month period of testing, cooperation, and restraint on spending. He meets with leaders, defends defense spending, and pushes tax reform and energy measures amid inflation concerns.
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House
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Thomas P. O’neill
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
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United States
Soviet Union
State OF Union
Castro cuts ties with Israel at nonaligned summit
Cuba severed diplomatic relations with Israel following a 12th annual nonaligned nations conference in Algiers. The meeting urged recognition of Sihanouk’s exile government and the Viet Cong as South Vietnam’s legitimate rulers, and forming an informal trade bloc while banning rich-nation favoured nation status. It backed African independence, Vietnam peace, and a world disarmament gathering, plus Puerto Rican self determination and curbs on international investments altering Puerto Rico’s ecology.
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Lansana Beavegui
Guinea
Conference of Nonaligned Nations
Algiers
UPI
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Israel
Houari Boumedienne
Nordom Sihanouk
South Vietnam
Foreign Ministry
Jerusalem
Havana
U.S
Paris
Vietnam
Puerto Rico
United States
Kissinger accused of leaking SALT details to writer
The Boston Globe reports Henry Kissinger leaked substantial SALT negotiating information from 1970 to 1972 after approving White House wiretap probes. Disclosures were made to John Newhouse, author of Cold Dawn, and may have violated Soviet confidentiality, potentially undermining the Geneva talks.
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UPI
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White House
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Globe
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the Globe
U.S
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Geneva
Senate
Tions Committee
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Administration
Washington
Europe
Anatoly Dobrynin
Inside Caterpillars Find Friends Feature
An item by Gerry Raftery surveys social themes with a whimsical title on page four. Editorials debate compulsory seat belts on the same page. A letter questions Billie Jean King’s expediency on page four, while Russell Baker offers period-appropriate tables on page five. The Hoosac Tunnel marks its 100th birthday on page seven. Graduation at Putnam Hospital School of Practical Nursing appears on page eight. Images from the Equinox Hill Climb are featured on page ten.
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Gerry Raftery
Billie Jean King
Russell Baker
Times
Hoosac Tunnel
Putnam Hospital School of Practical Nursing
New gadget will test Vernon's air near school
Vernon, Vt. health officials acquire a Reuter Stokes gamma radiation detector to monitor potential radiation near Vernon Elementary School by the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant. The device will be mobile, powered from a car, aiding reporting and regulation evaluation as officials seek a formal AEC hearing on fuel densification.
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Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp
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