Liddy says Nixon should have covered Watergate up more ruthlessly
Washington dispatch reports G Gordon Liddy, convicted Watergate figure, telling CBS 60 Minutes that Watergate was basic politics like brushing teeth. He argues Nixon should have destroyed tapes and insists his own actions were loyal to Nixon. Liddy labels John Dean as Judas Iscariot and details prior plots to sabotage Democrats.
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UPI
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Richard Nixon
Liddy
Nixon
Mike Wallace
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60 Minutes
Michael
Daniel Elisberg
John Dean
Judas Iscariot
Dean
Jeb Stuart Magruder
South Vietnam Holds Phuoc Binh Amid Fight Near Border
South Vietnamese defenders repelled a North Vietnamese infantry and tank assault on Phuoc Binh keeping the provincial capital under government control. The Saigon command said fighting lasted late Saturday into Sunday morning and tanks were destroyed, with unclear enemy control of the city. If fallen, it would mark the first provincial capital overrun since 1972.
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Saigon
Phuoc Binh
Phuoc Long Province
Quang Tri City
Ford Signs Jobs Bill and Orders CIA Probe
President Ford signed a 4.5 billion jobs bill to aid the unemployed and ordered a citizens commission to investigate CIA spying on Americans. A Justice Department inquiry into possible CIA criminal violations was also announced.
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Ford
Washington
Citizens Commission
Central Intelligence Agency
White House
Justice Department
CIA
Ron Nessen
Congress
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Ron Nelson
Secretary of Transportation
Jordan PLO to Hold Policy Talks End Hostility
Jordan and the Palestine Liberation Organization agreed to hold bilateral policy talks for the first time since 1970 and to stop hostile actions and propaganda. The Cairo conference also noted a quiet border region and shifting regional tensions.
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Palestine Liberation Organization
Cairo
Cader
Syria
Israel
Lebanon
Ford
Kissinger
Mid-East
Chuckle: Ends Meet By Running In Circles
Humorous line notes that modern life requires circular motion to make ends meet. Witty take on money worries and daily grind.
Farm Lenders Urge End to 9 Percent Iowa Usury Cap
Iowa farm mortgage lenders press for lifting the 9 percent usury ceiling to relieve a stressed sector. They cite inflation, a 12 percent prime rate in 1974, and exemptions for banks and savings institutions under a federal law, while insurance companies lack relief and may withdraw from farm lending if the cap remains.
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Iowa
Cliff M. Altermatt
Metropolitan Life
the Gazette
Altermatt
Cedar Rapids economic outlook mostly optimistic for 1975
Local business leaders see a stable to improving economy despite national gloom. Unemployment remains below the national rate, December retail sales were strong, and several expansions are planned. Major projects include Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel distribution center in southwest Cedar Rapids and Westdale mall development with multiple department stores. Continuous road and building work signals continued activity through 1975.
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Cedar Rapids
Herbert Schaefer
Downing Box Co
Robert Faxon
Cedar Rapids-Marion Area
Faxon
Larry Venenga
Iowa State Employment Service
Venenga
Darrell Schumacher
Allied Construction Interests
Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Co
Cedar Towers
Brenton Bank
Life Investors
KCRG
West Side
Hahn-Newman
Westdale
Jack Singer
Singer
Thirty-third Avenue
Third Avenue SW
The
Cedar
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