GOP Heads Back Nixon On Tapes
Senate Republicans express confidence Nixon will comply with any Supreme Court ruling on Watergate tapes. Leader Hugh Scott and House GOP Chief Gerald Ford say Nixon would not defy the law, while Senator Bob Dole urges a frank, middle ground solution including possible access for select lawmakers or prominent Americans.
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Ehrlichman Denies Clemency Offer Allegation
Former White House adviser John Ehrlichman denied John Dean III's testimony that Nixon offered clemency to Watergate burglars. He testified before the Senate Watergate committee that Nixon ordered no clemency discussions with staff after June 17 1972 and rejected Dean's claim of other actions surrounding Hunt and Colson.
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White House
John D. Ehrlichman
John Dean III
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Nixon
Edward Gurney
Rfla
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E. Howard Hunt
Charles Colson
Hunt
Gurney
Deep Six
Highway 52 project in Clayton county proceeds despite high bid
Iowa highway commission votes to award 3.36 million dollar grading contract for 8.1 miles from the Dubuque county line to Guttenberg after bids exceed estimates by 18.7 percent. Myers Bros. Inc. of Fort Atkinson and Holland Bros. of Decorah submitted the low bid, while delay could push back Northeast Iowa highway plans.
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Iowa __ highway commission
Clayton County
Dubuque County
Guttenberg
Commission
Iowa
Robert Rigler
Garst
Keith Davis
Chuckle Brief Plays On Accordion Player Strategy
The joke notes the only man who prospers by playing both ends against the middle is an accordion player, a witty twist on strategic maneuvering.
Stock Market Rises Sharply in Week of Gains
The Dow Jones Industrials rose 15.66 to 934.38 as the market extended its seven day streak of gains. Advancers led decliners 5 to 2 amid active trading on the NYSE. Analysts attributed the rise to bargain hunting after six months of declines.
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New York Stock Exchange
Larry Wachtel
Bache & Co
Iowa City Rejects Major Shopping Center Zoning
The Iowa City council unanimously rejected a $10 million shopping center rezoning proposed for a 32 acre site near a southern mall. Officials cited traffic, residential impact, and downtown unity as reasons to keep commercial growth limited.
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Iowa City City
Tim Brandt
Loren Hickerson
Tensive
Pat White
General Growth Properties
Des Moines
Council
Growth Properties
Marvin Christensen
People of
Mansfield Urges Halving of U S Overseas Troops
Senator Mansfield proposed cutting 500000 U S ground troops overseas by half within three years with at least 25 percent in each year. He favored major Europe reductions while leaving final decision to military commanders. He spoke at a senate hearing chaired by Senator Muskie and warned unilateral action could prompt Soviet responses.
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Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee On
Soviet Union
Million Dollar Bequest to U S Government From Florida Recluse
Robert Hunter McIntosh who died April 16, 1972 at 72 left 1 071 400 97 from securities sales to the government as a patriotic gift. An Orlando judge cleared the distribution but a transfer date was not set. McIntosh, a widower with no immediate relatives, lived in a Winter Park boarding house and was described by his landlady as kind yet modest about his wealth.
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Department
Robert Hunter McIntosh
McIntosh
Winter Park
Fla
Orlando
David Mosso
The
Treasury
MclIntosh
Orlando Sentinel Star
Anna Miller
Florida
Pittsburgh
Policemen Challenge Cedar Rapids Civil Service Exams
Two Cedar Rapids officers, Merle Spicer and James Gillen, sue Linn County District Court seeking a declaratory judgment nullifying the April 12 promotional exams and lists. They allege failure to post rules, lack of objective oral interviews, improper full commission hearings, and incomplete top-ten disclosures. Defendants include commission chairman Charles Mullinex and commissioners Allen Yarowsky and George Gable.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn ‘District Court
Civil Service Commission
Merle Spicer
James Gillen
Holcomb
Charles Mullinex
Commission
Allen T. Yarowsky
George W. Gable
Laird vows to stay as Nixon aide despite doubts
Melvin Laird said he will remain President Nixon's top domestic policy adviser as long as he feels he contributes, despite reports of discouragement. He told Washington Star News interviewer Garnett D. Horner that writing him off after 30 days is premature and he hopes for more time.
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Dole
Senate Committee
Richard Nixon
Ehrlichman
Dean
Gray
Nixon
Atty
Richard Kleindienst
Washington
Melvin Laird
Washington Star News
Laird
Garnett D. Horner
The
Star-News
Judge rules U S bombing of Cambodia unconstitutional
In New York, U S District Judge Orrin Judd blocked further military actions in Cambodia, deeming the bombing unconstitutional without congressional authorization. The injunction delays to Friday 4 p.m. for government appeal as Rep. Elizabeth Holtzman and three Guam based air force officers pursue a war powers ruling.
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Cambodia
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Air Force
Judd
Indo-China
Congress
Nixon
Elizabeth Holtzman
James Porter
James Strain
Chickasha
Okla
Michael Flagger
Pentagon says spy missions in Laos not banned
Pentagon officials said secret U S led patrols in Laos continued for 12 months after a 1969 ban on ground combat. The patrols, mostly South Vietnamese troops with two Americans per unit, were carried out to gather information rather than engage in combat.
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Congress
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