Nixon's Final Week Brings Pressure and Revelations
Richard Nixon faced mounting pressure as former aides and Michigan figures urged stepping down. White House releases transcripts of talks with Haldeman after Watergate burglars were caught, showing Nixon ordering FBI interference and potential advance knowledge of the break-in. Alexander Haig warned of damaging material ahead.
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Robert P. Griffin
Michigan
United States
Gerald R.bord
White House
Nixon
H.R. Haldeman
FBI
John N. Mitchell
Democratic
Haig
Six Die In Twin Engine Plane Crash Near Jackson Minn
Six men died when their chartered twin engine plane crashed in a muddy soybean field near Jackson Minnesota. Among the dead was Shake leader Bill Chase who was en route to a Jackson County Fair appearance. the other victims were identified later while some names were withheld for relatives. The crash occurred about 6 p.m. Friday as the plane failed to reach the runway in poor visibility. The FAA did not speculate on the cause. The group had planned a Jackson County Fair performance and had chartered the flight from Chicago.
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Minnesota
Jackson County
Chasepleader
Dan ‘Ludwig
William West
Jackson
California
Chase
Jackson + County
West
Federal Aviation Administration
Esterville
Iowa
Mason City
Chicago
Cyprus talks face risk of partition amid stalemate
Turkish and Greek Cypriot negotiators clashed over federalism and negotiating table nameplates delaying talks. Clerides warned population moves would split Cyprus, while Britain halted troop withdrawals to avoid renewed fighting as U.N. peacekeeping plans considered.
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Clerides
Cyprus
Ganes
Britain
Geneva
James Callaghan
U.N
Kurt Waldheim
U.S
Turkey
Drought impacts Kansas fields and cattle prices
Kansas farmers report historic drought harming pastures and corn supplies across the region. Cattlemen fear ruinous price hikes as feed costs rise and herd reductions begin. Officials note rains were regional, not nationwide, with official crop estimates pending.
Ford's Old Number Hurts Honeymooners Calls Rise
In Alexandria and Washington area, the Ford family and the Bookers face misdialed wires and nonstop calls. Gerald Ford's unlisted number, formerly assigned to his congressman, rings through to a honeymoon apartment in Virginia, while Willimantic residents Mona and Roland Booker endure constant misdials to the White House number differing only by area code.
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Alexandria
Northern Virginia
Ford
Gerald R
Crown View Dr
David
Alicia Taylor
United States
Taylor
White House
Mrs. Taylor
Roland
Mona Booker
Willimantic
Booker
Mrs. Booker
Two Americans Held in India Endure Hunger Strike
CALCUTTA AP Two American prisoners Anthony Fletcher 30 and Richard Harcos 27 of San Francisco remain in the second month of a hunger strike to force a trial on spying charges. U.S. diplomats have pressed Indian officials up to Prime Minister Indira Gandhi as the men lose weight and are fed via nasal tubes while consular staff visit three times weekly. Police earlier arrested Harcos at 4 am April 4 1973 after his scuba dive near Calcutta harbor. Fletcher was jailed in a shared room after the arrest.
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Calcutta
India
Anthony Fletcher
Richard Hareos
San Francisco
Harcos
Calcutta Harbor
Fletcher
Bijoy Bhose
Bhose
Ford Makes First Impression In New Role At 1600 Pennsylvania
News coverage notes Gerald Ford’s calm demeanor in his first Cabinet session as president elect, contrasting his ease with Nixon’s anxious posture. Reports describe a new day at the White House and hint at looming legal perils tied to Watergate era fallout.
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Ford
Carmi Il
Nixon Immunity Legislation Introduced in Congress
Two Georgia congressmen introduced nonbinding immunity measures for former President Richard Nixon. Reps. Dawson Mathis andWilliam Stuckey, both Democrats, sent the resolution to the House Judiciary Committee expressing that Nixon should not be prosecuted for any offenses alleged during his presidency. A Senate version by Sen. Edward Brooke was also brought forward but he later said he would not push for approval due to Nixon’s resignation speech.
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Charles E. Wiggins
California
Nixon
House Judiciary Committee
Wiggins
Earl Landgrebe
Indiana
Capitol Hill
White House
Haig
Henry A. Kissinger
Senate
Barry Goldwater
Sen
Scott
Goldwater
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Sen. Scott
Richard Nixon
Oliver Atkins
Nixons
Rose Mary Woods
Atkins
Congress
Furmher
James D. St. Clair
Washington
Georgia
Richard M. Nixon
Dawson Mathis
William Stuckey
D-Ga
The
United States
Edward W. Brooke
Mass
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