Impeachment Debate Begins Amid Court Ruling
The House Judiciary Committee opened impeachment proceedings as the Supreme Court ruled Nixon must turn over 64 Watergate tapes. Nixon pledged to comply and aides discussed strategy while GOP members weighed delaying debate pending new evidence. The panel heard 32 members outline positions, with Democrats pressing for removal and Republicans mixed on voting, amid ongoing political tension and questions about timing.
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Nixon
Rodino
Jack Brooks
Texas
Brooks
Edwards
Charles W. Sandman Jr
James D. St. Clair
White House
Alexander M. Haig Jr
California
Ziegler
San Clemente
Washington
Special
Leon Jaworski
Jaworski
Archibald Cox
Cox
High Court
St. Clair
Laguna Beach
House Judiciary Committee
Sandman
Senate
Congress
House
Thomas P. O'Neill Jr
Dmass
GOP
Dear
Rep
Lawrence J. Hogan
Barry Goldwater
Rariz
Hostages in Greece and Texas prison incident details
The report covers a library hostage situation led by Carrasco with 57 inmates present, one guard shot in the foot, and a prisoner exchange for meeting with inmate David Robles. It notes Carrasco’s prison history in Mexico, capture in 1973, and a life term after pleading guilty to assault to murder Lt. Dave Flores. The piece also covers Greece’s political transition reactions from France and NATO officials.
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Taylor
Carrasco
David Robles
Robles
Alline House
Ann Fleming
Linda Woodman
Julia Standley
Novena Pollard
Elizabeth Beseda
Anthony Branch
Ron Robinson
San Antonio
Dave Flores
Greek political shift as Caramanlis forms new cabinet
Greece’s elder statesman Karamanlis named Mavros deputy premier and heads a new government after junta resignation. He freed 45 political prisoners and appointed a diverse cabinet focusing on economy and bureaucracy, including Zolotas, Averoff, and Rallis among others.
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Mavros
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Geneva
Athens
Dimitrios Toannides
Ioannides
Phaedon Gizikis
Caramanilis
Yiaros
Aegean Sea
Adamantios Androutsopoulos
Greece
Zenophon Zolotas
Evangelos Averoff
Taksi Lambrias
John Pesmatzoglou
Nicholas Louros
Solon Ghikas
Constantine Papaconstantinou
George Rallis
Constantine Tsatsos
Andras Kokevis
Aide Testimony Highlights Nixon Control Over Decisions
Butterfield described Nixon as central to White House activity and decision making. Doar used Butterfield’s July testimony with O'Brien and LaRue to argue Nixon ordered Watergate cover up and related actions. O'Brien and LaRue said the $75,000 payment wasn’t hush money at the time, though later they considered its purpose.
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Nixon
Butterfield
Paul O’brien
Frederick C. LaRue
E. Howard Hunt Jr
Hunt
O'Brien
John W. Dean III
Dean
O’brien
Watergate
LaRue
James D. St. Clair
Watergate Grand Jury
Supreme Court rules Nixon must surrender tapes papers
The Supreme Court ruled Nixon must surrender tapes and papers, signaling a binding constitutional duty. Justice Burger read the unanimous decision, stressing the court's sole authority to define executive privilege and uphold the system of checks and balances amid Watergate disputes.
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Supreme Court
Nixon
Warren E. Burger
William H. ‘Rehnquist
Burger
St. Clair
United States
Court debates expert testimony in Reinecke case
Judge Parker ruled jurors can assess stress without expert proof and that expert witnesses on asthma or air travel effects may be allowed only if needed to clarify issues. The defense seeks a writ to admit semanticist Patrick Hunt and Dr James Thompson as witnesses. Reinecke, said to have asthma, faced a Senate hearing April 19, 1972, after a long overnight flight.
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Burger
Nixon
John Marshall
High Court
Sen. Fong
Parker
Cox
Patrick Hunt
James Thompson
California
Reinecke
Senate
Washington, D.C
Mining Deep Coal Reserves More Plentiful Than Strip
The article reports that mining efforts focus on deeper coal reserves, noting they are eight times more plentiful than those reachable by strip mining and suggesting a strategic shift in extraction methods.
Cyprus Leaders Split Over Island's Future and Cease Fire
Cyprus political figures insist on an independent state distinct from Greece and Turkey while urging peaceful coexistence. Clerides reports no contact with Makarios since taking office and warns that Turkish troop repositioning endangers the cease-fire. United Nations appeals for a return to cease-fire positions as casualties rise among peacekeepers.
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Turkey
Cyprus
Clerides
Makarios
Rauf Denktash
Denktash
United Nations
New York
Kurt Waldheim
U.N
Camp Kronberg
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