Critics weigh Nixon fate as Watergate shifts opinion
Senator Stuart Symington and DNC chair Richard Straus question impeachment while acknowledging no solid evidence to force resignation. Analysts note Nixon unlikely to quit, with Price of the Herald Tribune recalling past resilience as public weighs the Watergate disclosures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart Symington
Missouri
Armed Services
CIA
Nixon
Symington
House
Richard S. Straus
Senate
Haldeman
Ehrlichman
Dean
Raymond K. Price
Price
New York Herald Tribune
Catholic Major Superiors Call for Unconditional Amnesty for Draft Violators
The Roman Catholic Conference of Major Superiors of Men urges universal amnesty for all Vietnam era draft violations. It envisions released prisoners, exiles, and underground resisters returning home free from prosecution, a stance at odds with President Nixon and likely to face legislative and public opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roman Catholic Conference of Major Superiors
Nixon
Congress
Mitchell Denials Intensify Watergate Mystery and Pressure
Investigators found documents showing John Mitchell approved national security wiretaps, contradicting his sworn denials. Friends report a rattled, hesitant figure as pressures rise over his past role and potential testimony in the Watergate saga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John Mitchell
Mitchell
Justice Department
Senate
Ixon
FBI
New York
O Mitchell
Costly volunteer army drifts as Watergate shadows draft
Watergate disclosures hurt the armed services causing doubts on renewing induction authority. Rep Hebert urges renewal while critics urge repeal. Costs rise as all volunteer force needs higher incentives. draft motivates recruits, quality may fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pentagon
White House
Congress
Capitol Hill
F. Edward Hebert
D.-La
House Armed Services Committee
Draft and Induction Authority
Immunity Politics in the Dean Justice Talks
The piece asks how Archibald Cox will handle Dean’s immunity demands in the Watergate probe. It questions whether prosecutors overweight self interest, the importance of top officials versus underlings, and if fairness in a republic demands equal treatment under the law. It ponders motives, criteria, and the public’s right to know.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Dean
Justice Department
Dean
Archibald Cox
Cox
Archie
Richard Nixon
Kennedy
James Vorenberg
Harvard
Nixon
Mitchell
Liddy
Kalmbach
Ehrlichman
Ting
United States
White House
Republic
Kiss and Tell Plan Ties Call Girls to 1972 Campaign
Senate investigators cite ex Attorney General John Mitchell confidences about a Watergate operation at the Miami convention. The plan included an intelligence effort with call girls, electronic surveillance, and charts, discussed with G Gordon Liddy and Jeb Magruder. Mitchell recalls meetings at the White House and CRP with Haldeman Ehrlichman Kissinger Colson Timmons Petersen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
John Mitchell
G. Gordon Lilly
Justice Department
Liddy
Mitchell
White House
John Dean
Dean
Florida
ITT
Jeb
Magruder
Key Biscayne
Watergate
Gemstone
Jack Anderson
CRP
Campaign Committee
President's Brain Trust
H. R. Haldeman
John Ehrlichman
Henry Kissinger
Charles
Sosay
Orient
Mitchell, “Saying He Could Take Care of Intelligence Gathering.” Liddy
Nienne
Farmers Freed to Plant as Much as They Wish
Paul Harvey argues that U S farmers will be allowed to plant large acreages of wheat corn soybeans and more this year totaling about 24 million acres more than last year. He warns about weather fertilizer and fuel factors affecting next year's food prices and notes potential productivity and price outcomes under policy shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Glen Weir
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Peeneabiing Emretary
Earl Bats
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hugh Shott
Richard Wesley
God
Mark Twain
Berry's
Echo Ee
Rowland Evans and
Robert Novak
Atty
Supreme Court
Vesco
John D. Man
UPI
Helen Thomas
Martha
Depsite Mitchell
Haldeman-Ehrlichman
Robert Allen
Cam
Senate Appropriations
John Hancock
National Council
Alan Cranston
D.-Calif
Veterans Affairs Committee
Selective Service
Bella Abzug
Robert Drinan
D.-Mass
Ronald Dellums
Michael Harrington
Army
Hebert
General Accounting Office
William F. Buckley Jr
England
Miami
Paul Harvey
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!