Nixon and Jaworski clash over who leads Watergate probe
Washington AP recalls Nixon's long fight with special prosecutors from Cox to Jaworski. The core dispute centers on presidential access to taped conversations and whether the prosecutor can seek court intervention. Jaworski seeks subpoenas for 64 conversations, while Nixon resists, raising constitutional questions about executive branch authority and independence of the special prosecutor.
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Washington
Nixon
Archibald Cox
White House
Leon Jaworski
Cox
Jaworski
Supreme Court
U.S. District Court
Senate Judiciary Committee
Executive Branch
Special Prosecutor
Justice Department
Watergate
Elliot L. Richardson
Congress
Richardson
Houston
Harvard
Platters Name Dispute Spreads as Lookalikes Surface
The Platters hit a legal snag over the use of their group name as Buck Ram holds a patent on The Platters. Injunctions have been served to other acts using the name amid a revival of interest in older pop groups and nostalgia performances.
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New York
The
Platters
Buck Ram
the Platters
Big Write-In For Heinz Flops In 18th District
In Pittsburgh AP reports Republican Rep. H John Heinz IIIs write-in bid for the Democratic nomination to avoid a general election backfired as voters and officials wrestled with gummed stickers. The $30,000 effort aimed at 180,000 stickers caused jams and misplacements in voting machines, with secrecy on how many were properly placed. Heinz faced Democrat Francis J McCardle after defeating Skillin in the primary while Martz defended the gamble as potentially saving $100,000 in fall campaigning.
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Pittsburgh
H. John Heinz III
18Th Congressional District
Heinz
Heina
Martz
Francis J. McCardle
Greentree
Democratic Organization
Donald J. Skillin
Kennedy Optimistic On Health Plan Amid Debated Proposals
In a radio address Senator Kennedy says broad agreement exists between Nixon and Congress on core health insurance ideas. He argues his Kennedy Mills plan, financed through Social Security, improves on the administration proposal by offering added benefits such as care for pregnant women and children and stronger protection against catastrophic illness. The plan would differ by funding and operations, while lawmakers face a crowded agenda hindering passage this year.
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Kawara M. Kennedy
Nixon
Congress
The
Nation
Kennedy
D-Mass
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
House Ways and Means
Senate Finance Committees
Deneneberg May Seek Vote Recount in Western PA
Herbert Denenberg, former Democratic Senate candidate, may seek a recount in several western Pennsylvania counties after losing the primary to Pittsburgh Mayor Peter Flaherty. Flaherty won with 451,972 votes to Denenberg's 430,061 as precincts reported, and Denenberg questions whether the victory was fair.
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Philadelphia
Herbert Denenberg
U.S. Senate
Pennsylvania
Denenberg
Pittsburgh
Peter Flaherty
Flaherty
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