Impeachment Probe Narrows Nixon Charges for Watergate Focus
The House Judiciary Committee staff recommends dropping many impeachment charges against President Nixon and concentrates on Watergate and related issues. It also suggests examining Nixon taxes from 1969 to 1972 amid IRS findings of no fraud, and flags ongoing probes into ITT antitrust settlements and political contributions involving Dairy Industry, Howard Hughes, and Vesco. The panel plans to present evidence starting May 7 if accepted.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Nixon
White House
Congress
Office of Economic Opportunity
Cambodia
Senate Armed Services Committee
Watergate
ITT
Ind
Howard Hughes
Robert L. Vesco
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Congressional Joint Committee On Internal Revenue Taxation
Mitchell and Stans Face Jury Over Nixon-Era Case
The fate of John N. Mitchell and Maurice H. Stans rests with a nine and three jury after a cross-country trial. Prosecutors allege they conspired to obstruct an SEC probe into Robert Vesco in exchange for a $200,000 donation to Nixon’s 1972 reelection effort. They face up to 45 years if convicted.
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New York
John N. Mitchell
Maurice H. Stans
U.S. District Court
Lee P. Gagliardi
U.S. Atty
John Wing
Wing
Mitchell
Stans
Commerce
Securities and Exchange Commission
Robert L. Vesco
Nixon
Peter Fleming Jr
Walter Bonner
Interior
Albert Fall
Teapot Dome
Atty
Harry Daugherty
Israelis Walk Out Of UN Security Council Session
Israelis and their UN delegation walked out of a New York UN Security Council session protesting a draft resolution condemning Israel for the April 13 raid into Lebanon while not condemning the Arab attack on Qiryat Shemona that killed 12 people two days earlier. Ambassador Yosef Tekoah led the walkout with Lebanon’s Edouard Ghorra at the table.
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Yosef Tekoah
UN Security Council
New York
Israel
Lebanon
Qiryat Shemona
Edouard Ghorra
Fire kills 82 year old man after gasoline mishap near Columbus
State police fire marshal investigates fatal Route 6 blaze that claimed Archie Benson, 82, of Columbus Township. Benson allegedly used gasoline to augment a kitchen fire and was engulfed when his clothing caught fire. Janet Sventek aided until a passing vehicle stopped responders. Coroner later pronounced him dead. body taken to Bracken Funeral Home.
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Lawrence Park
Journal Press
Route 6
Columbus
Archie Benson
R.D.1
Columbus Township
Corry
Janet Sventek
Benson
Thomas May
Bracken Funeral Home
Portugal Government Under Assault Regime May Fall
Armed troops seized Lisbon radio and TV stations early today claiming power from Premier Marcello Caetano's regime. A Foreign Ministry official denied surrender and said the situation was confused. Diplomatic dispatches said tanks from Portugal's 7th Cavalry Regiment were deployed in Plaza de Comercio area, with some civilians wounded. The rebels, calling themselves The National Junta of Salvation, pledged to restore civil rights and oversee a transition to elections for a constitutional assembly. They claimed seven members, not yet named, and promised to clean up institutions and end abuses of power. Reports from Madrid said the movement had taken control with little resistance, including a siege of the army ministry. four ministers were reported as affected.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Marcello Caetano
Foreign Ministry
Plaza de Commercio
London
7Th Cavalry
National Junta of Salvation
Madrid
Interior
Army
Navy
Air Force
Corry Earnings Rise With Rising Earned Income Tax
Corry tax officials report first quarter earned income tax revenue of 97,504 dollars, a record high since the tax began. The 1 percent tax funds are split evenly between the city and the Corry Area School District, affecting both budgets as payments schedule shift to March June and July.
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Corry
William E. Miller
Corry Area
Benjamin Calderone
Ball Park
Clymer Tries To Prove It's A Dry Town
An unidentified applicant seeks a New York liquor license to open a tavern in Clymer. Locals say the town votes show it is dry, but records are water damaged and unfiled in Mayville. State records deny any liquor elections, while a Jamestown Post Journal piece from 1939 claimed a wet election.
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State of
Clymer
Jamestown Post Journal
New York
Rural Rides Program Expands to 16-County Reach
The dial-a-ride program, initiated by Secretary James McHale in 1972, now covers 16 western counties with free rides for residents in non Allegheny areas. Funded by the Department of Agriculture and community action agencies, the service requires no membership and serves permanent residents within the region.
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James McHale
Southwest
Commonwealth
Fayette Greene
Washington
Westmoreland
Allegheny County
Armstrong
Beaver
Butler
Clarion
Crawford
Forest
Indiana
Lawrence
Mercer
Venango
Warren
Good Guy of the Week Award Goes To Unknown
Journal photographer captured roadside trash on Route 426 north from Croscott Road. A anonymous caller admitted placing the trash to haul away next day, revealing a one person cleanup that outshines Boy Scouts deeds. The paper grants the Good Guy of the Week award to the unidentified resident, while scolding the original trash tossers.
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Journal
Croscott Road
Corry
Hare Creek
Boy Scouts
Department of Transportation
Route 426
The
Hearst Tania calls family pigs and fiancé clown in tape
Patricia Hearst states in a calm taped message that her parents are “pigs” and fiancé Steven Weed a “clown.” She declares herself a soldier of the people’s army, fought with guns, and says she was a voluntary participant in an April bank robbery. She references her alias “Tania” and asserts she is alive and well. Federal authorities have no immediate comment.
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San Francisco
Patricia Hearst
People's Army
Miss Hearst
Tania
People’s Army
Hearsts
Adolf
Adolph Hitler
Steven Weed
San Francisco Examiner
Randolph A. Hearst
Symbionese Liberation Army
Naped
SLA
Hibernia Bank
Vincent Hallinan
Pig Hearsts
Che Guevara
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Warren County
Ihe
Corryites
Patty
Dad Pig
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