Dollar Drops as Markets Open in Europe
The U.S. dollar fell sharply in Europe as markets reopened, extending last week’s decline to new lows while gold surged to 120.75 per ounce amid concerns over Nixon’s handling of the Watergate crisis. Aviation experts search wreckage after a Soviet TU144 crashes at the Paris air show near Goussainville.
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McCloskey Opens House Discussion on Nixon Impeachment
Rep. Paul N. McCloskey Jr. of California has reserved an hour after House sessions to discuss whether President Nixon's Watergate actions justify impeachment. He urged other members to join, citing the House duty to address executive misconduct under the Constitution.
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Regional Welfare Office to be Located in Chanute
Chanute chosen as the regional headquarters for nine counties as Kansas shifts welfare control in July. The state Board of Social Welfare in Topeka designated Chanute to host the regional office in a vacant wing of the Southeast Kansas Tuberculosis Hospital. John Kirkwood, current Neosho County Welfare director, named to head the new regional office.
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White House Discloses Dean Nixon Talks and Logs Issue
The White House confirmed President Nixon discussed the Watergate scandal with John Dean III this year. Logs detailing times and places are not to be released to Justice or Senate investigators, as aides kept diaries but logs are not subject to subpoena. Dean says 30 to 40 meetings occurred.
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Former Prisoner Apparent death by own action
Air Force Captain Edward A. Brudno, a former prisoner of war, was found dead in Harrison New York with a French note suggesting life was not worth living. Police called it suicide though medical examiners ordered further tests including drug screening. Brudno had returned from more than seven years in North Vietnam’s captivity last February.
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Legislative Battles Shape Week In Congress
In Washington lawmakers clash over Nixon administration policy with House action slated on a minimum wage bill a presidential reorganization plan and a stop the bombing measure. The Senate follows a Tuesday vote on a fuel allocation program and then tackles a general farm bill.
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Israeli Pilots Describe Torture in Syrian Custody
Three Israeli pilots freed by Syria after three years in prison say they were routinely tortured by their captors. After returning home Sunday one pilot described beatings to the body and soles of the feet and electric shocks on several occasions as part of their captivity.
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Fire Chief John Erickson resigns effective immediately
Chief John Erickson of the Fire Department submitted his resignation citing communication problems with his crew and management. Assistant Chief Charles C. Ogle and the two other senior aides will maintain shifts as the city seeks an internal replacement. Erickson plans a vacation before any new appointment.
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Intercepted Letter Dear Cha
A fragment reads an observed threat of internal fire danger at the Memorial Building with a sardonic note that if the building has not burned down the problem lies inside. The terse missive ends with a personal sign off.
Watergate Hearings Resume Amid Gibbs Calls for Delay
Senate Watergate hearings set to resume Tuesday led by Sen. Sam Ervin with Sally Harnon y to question five former Nixon workers including G G Gordon Liddy aide. Separate disclosures cite break in Strauss Dallas home and a CBS interview with McCord citing Nixon involvement.
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