Watergate hearings pause as Petersen lashes at prosecutor role
Senate Watergate panel ends week amid summer recess after 10th week of televised hearings. Henry Petersen, final witness, objects to a special prosecutor while defending DOJ work. Hearings to resume after Labor Day, with 7500 pages of testimony to his name.
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Washington
Senate Watergate Committee
Henry E. Petersen
Petersen
Senate
Department of Justice
Congress
Nixon lawyers challenge court power over White House tapes
Lawyers for President Nixon told a federal judge that courts have no authority to force turnover of White House tape recordings. Watergate investigators regard the tapes as key evidence. the brief argues subpoenas would violate separation of powers.
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Washington
Nixon
White House
Watergate
U.S. District Court
Archibald Cox
Senate Watergate Committee
Pittston Co. sued to recover Buffalo Creek losses
Charleston moves to pursue legal action against Pittston Co. to recover state and local government funds lost in the Buffalo Creek disaster.
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Charleston
Pittston Co
Buffalo Creek
Bluefield Council Approves Health Dept Payment and Kee Dam Purchase
The Bluefield Board in its first meeting of the new term authorized the annual payment to Mercer County Health Department approved the first property purchase for the Kee Dam project and gave second reading to an ordinance setting interim rates for sewage improvements. An armed robbery trial began in Mercer County Intermediate Court with 14 witnesses testifying about the January theft of 1300 from Phillips IGA. Princeton Council approves 32 cents hourly wage increase for city employees.
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Mercer County Health Department
Kee
Mercer County
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Bluefield
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Stocks drift in moderate trading on Tuesday market
Stocks drifted in moderate trading Tuesday with block trading and profit taking shaping the day’s activity on the market’s most active issues.
State sues Pittston to recover Buffalo Creek costs
West Virginia moves to recover state and local government expenditures from the Buffalo Creek disaster. Attorney General Browning asked for $50,000 to begin investigating and pursuing legal action against Pittston Co and insurers. The legislature had directed action to reimburse public bodies for expenditures after the 1972 flood that killed 118 people.
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Pittston Co
Buffalo Creek
Arch A. Moore Jr
Chauncey Browning Jr
Governor's Office
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Moore
Boards of Education
Warren R. McGraw
Wyoming
Logan County
Agnew Faces Kickback Inquiry. DOJ Probes Alleged Payments
Justice Department sources confirm a probe into Vice President Spiro Agnew and an alleged kickback scheme linked to contractors, with reports of up to 50 000 paid after he became vice president. The investigation spans years and involves fund raising, contracts, and Maryland state dealings.
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Justice Department
Department
Spiro T. Agnew
Agnew
Knight Newspapers
Baltimore County
Knight
Atty
Elliot L. Richardson
Special Watergate
Archibald Cox
Richardson
U.S. Atty
George Beall
Maryland
Ernor
J. Walter Jones
Annapolis
Jones
Maryland Department of
Transportation
Marvin Mandel
Ronald Liebman
U.S
Transportation Department
Jerome B. Wolff
State Roads Commission
Mandel
General Services Administration
Cox
Consumer Boycott Fizzles Amid High Price Protest
A "Don t Buy Anything Day" effort to protest beef prices failed to gain traction. Grocery officials in Cleveland reported little interest as groups like Fight Inflation Together and Women United for Action distributed leaflets in Milwaukee. Beef supplies dwindled as cattlemen withhold cattle and Canada sells beef into the U S. price ceilings remain until Sept 12.
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Louise Cook
Associated Press
Cleveland
Ohio
Women United For Action
Milwaukee
Wis
Administration
United States
Eight Cambodians fatally hurt in second sudden incident
In Cambodia a misdirected U.S. air strike on Tabhor Island near Neak Luong caused eight deaths and sixteen injuries among villagers. The Pentagon cited equipment error as a possible cause and noted many casualties were government soldiers and civilians. The incident followed a prior strike that killed 137 and wounded 118.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Mekong River
Neak Luong
U.S
Washington
Pentagon
Jerry W. Friedheim
Neak Laon
Lang Vei
Tabhor Island
Expiration Of 60 Day Price Freeze Brings Phase 4 Controls
The 60 day price freeze ends August 12 and Phase 4 anti inflation rules take effect. Firms under 100 million in annual sales may raise prices, with some sectors limited until September 12. Major automakers steel and appliance makers face continued limits. The rules cover industry services wholesale and retail trade.
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Washington
Nixon
John T. Dunlop
Cost of Living Council
Petro
Nixon Lawyers Begin Test Of Strength With Courts
Nixon lawyers argue courts would violate separation of powers by enforcing Cox subpoena for Watergate tapes. Senate committee delays suit to review White House brief and study legal response. Sam Ervin says next move likely Cox. Sirica grants until Aug. 13 to respond.
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Watergate
Archibald Cox
Nixon
Senate Watergate Committee
White House
Samuel Dash
Dash
Cox
Cash
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
John J. Sirica
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