Ellsberg vows civil suit after dismissal in Pentagon papers case
Ellsberg and Russo say they will sue Nixon and others for civil rights violations after a federal judge dismissed espionage conspiracy and theft charges over the Pentagon papers. They call the ruling a partial victory and pledge further exposure of government conduct and secrecy.
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Daniel Ellsberg
Anthony Russo
Cambodia
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Pentagon
Russo
U.S. District Court
White House
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Six killed as plane crashes in fog near Greenville Maine
Six bodies and wreckage of a twin engined Cessna 402 were found on a wooded hillside two miles from Greenville airport after it crashed Friday around 6 pm in thick fog. Pilot from Epping New Hampshire and copilot from Ashua New Hampshire identified. four passengers unnamed. Search hampered by weather but recovered wreckage and beeping device signals.
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New Hampshire
Green Ville
Eping
N.H
Ashua
Manchester
Concord
Riday
Scammon Ridge
Moosehead Lake
Wilson Pond
Federal Aviation Administration
Piscatallis County
Nixon Proposes National Free Legal Aid System
President Nixon proposes a Legal Services Corporation to provide free civil legal aid to the poor, independent of politics, replacing the Economic Opportunity Office program. The plan sets income limits, party balance, and rules on outside practice and political activity, with a study due by June 30, 1972.
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Nixon
Legal Services Corporation
Sion
Congress
Office of Economic Opportunity
Ior
Watergate Roundup: Gray Says Nixon Aides Pressured FBI
AP dispatch summaries Friday developments in Watergate and Pentagon Papers cases. Gray told Nixon aides appeared to influence the FBI investigation. Ellsberg and Russo had charges dismissed in the Pentagon Papers matter. Senate sought access to a safe deposit box of nine classified Watergate documents. Mitchell took a leave of absence amid grand jury indictment. Cushman claimed Ehrlichman acted with presidential authority. Hearing pleaded guilty to distributing a fake Tampa primary letter. Nixon went to Camp David for the weekend.
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L. Patrick Gray
FBI
L. Patrick Gray III
Nixon
White House
Pentagon Papers
Matt Byrne
Daniel Ellsberg
Anthony Russo
Senate
John Dean
John Mitchell
Alty
John N. Mitchell
United States
Wall Street
Robert Cushman
CIA
John Ehrlichman
Central Intelligence Agency
E. Howard Hunt
Tampa
Fla
George Hearing
Florida
Camp David
Mitchell Takes A Leave From New York Law Firm
A New York law firm confirms partner Mitchell takes a leave of absence. The move comes as the firm reviews staffing and client work amid strategic realignment. No further details were disclosed.
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New York
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