U.S.-Hanoi Talks End in Stalemate
Paris AP reports U S and North Vietnamese negotiators returned home after talks on cease fire violations. Sullivan warned Hanoi to implement accords in good faith while Thach said conditions are not favorable for further talks between Kissinger and Tho, calling for mine clearance and resumed aid discussions.
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Nixon Accepts Final Responsibility For Watergate
President Nixon said he bears final responsibility for the Watergate scandal and urged that the guilty pay the penalty. He spoke from the Oval Office on the 100th day of his second term and announced resignations and firings tied to the case while promising to pursue justice and purge abuses from politics.
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U S Jets Resume Bombing Near Phnom Penh
U S Phantom jets carried out raids around Phnom Penh resuming Tuesday after a one day pause. Targets five miles east of the capital were marshes housing Communist troops driven from the Mekong east bank by a 1500 man government force.
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Thieu Plans Radical Reform To Decentralize Saigon Rule
President Thieu seeks a radical reform of Vietnam’s national structure to grant provinces more budget and administrative autonomy while preserving political power in Saigon. The changes, announced by the Democracy Party and government spokesmen, are to begin this week.
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Chuckle Caption Riff on Movie Theatres Ends With Popcorn
A playful line notes the happiest movie ending comes when the guy behind you finishes his popcorn. Copyright notice appears at end.
Nixon Wins Extended Wage Price Authority Despite Divide
President Nixon secures a one year extension of wage and price controls as Congress passes a compromise measure 267 to 115. The bill includes petroleum allocation powers, a wage exemption up to 3.50 an hour, and a 1.5 percent increase disclosure requirement, but drops mandatory rollbacks.
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Prices Fall for Farm Goods in April After March Highs
U S Department figures show a 1.5 percent drop in prices received by farmers in April the first decline in 13 months. Despite the dip farmers still averaged 32 percent higher than a year earlier with meat animals easing 5 percent yet remaining 39 percent above last year. Beef cattle averaged 42.40 per 100 pounds while hogs and lambs also eased from March records.
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Brezhnev Promotes Peace at May Day Parade
Soviet leader Brezhnev opened May Day celebrations atop the Lenin Mausoleum in Red Square pledging better relations with the U.S. and Japan. He warned against hostile forces, noted the Soviet victory in Vietnam, and spoke of peace in Europe and worldwide. He received the Lenin Peace Prize for efforts to strengthen peace.
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Senate Votes To Call For Independent Watergate Probe
The Senate approved by voice vote a proposal to appoint a special prosecutor from outside the government to oversee Watergate inquiries. The move followed President Nixon's remarks and mixed reactions across Congress about removing the investigation from the White House.
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FBI Secures White House Offices Over Watergate Files
FBI agents posted outside the offices of Haldeman Ehrlichman and John Dean as Nixon moves to protect White House files in the expanding Watergate probe. Press secretary Ziegler calls it a safeguarding procedure to supervise access and removal of documents.
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Nixon Talk Draws Fire From Iowans
Senators Harold Hughes and Dick Clark urge a fully independent Watergate probe. They call for a presidentially appointed commission or outside juror to restore public trust and ensure all facts and individuals are examined. Gov. Robert Ray also commented on the situation.
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Ehrlichman Linked to Pentagon Papers Case
Los Angeles AP report states President ial aide John Ehrlichman admitted in an FBI interview that he hired Watergate figures G. Gordon Liddy and E. Howard Hunt to probe the Pentagon Papers case and knew of a burglary at Daniel Ellsberg’s psychiatrist’s office. The disclosure came during Daniel Ellsberg and Anthony Russo’s trial as Judge Matt Byrne ordered the interview turned over to defense.
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