Burglary Testimony Ordered in Elisberg Case
Judge demands complete data on whether evidence in Elisberg case was tainted by illicit sources and wiretaps. Defense cites newspaper reports about Nixon era investigations and calls for release of FBI inventories and related documents. Byrne and Nelson press for access to taped authorizations, Silbert memo, and witnesses amid ongoing Watergate trial disclosures.
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Nissen
Department of Justice
Charles Nelson
Nelson
New York Times
White House
Pentagon Papers
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Nixon
Byrne
Liddy-Hunt
Elisberg
Silbert
Egil Krogh
John D. Ehrlichman
Krogh
National Security Agency
David Young
Ehrlichmar
FBI
Secret House
Ellsberg
Hunt
Liddy
Justice Department
Morton Halperin
Asst
Henry E. Petersen
Ehrlichman
H.R. Haldeman
Halde
Los Angeles
Joseph Busch
Daniel Elisberg
Busch
Washington
Price controls urged after Nixon order hike warning
Meany blasts rising prices calling the president’s action insufficient and urges across the board controls. Senators Proxmire and Humphrey press for stronger moves as wholesale prices jump 17.3 percent over six months, the largest six month rise since 1951.
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Meany
Nixon
William Proxmire
Dwis
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Humphrey
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Arafat’s leadership tested by factional strife and Lebanon crisis
The article traces Yasser Arafat from Jerusalem 1929 to Cairo and Kuwait, noting his rise as PLO chairman in 1969 and his grip on Fatah amid internal dissension. It cites Black September links, guerrilla limits, and the Lebanon talent crisis shaping his future leadership and credibility.
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Jerusalem
Wailingy Wall
Gaza
Ater
Cairo University
Palestine Students’ Federation
Kuwait
Cairo
Military Officers School
al Fatah
Palestine Liberation Organization
Jordan
Black September
Israel
Lebanon
Senate debates special Watergate prosecutor in Richardson hearing
Prosecutor hire attorneys and investigators answerable only to himself. Senators probe assurances on funding and cooperation with a Senate investigation. Senate leaders differ on naming a special prosecutor as Richardson confirmation looms. Byrd Tunney Bayh urge timely action while Percy's plan draws criticism as potential DOJ power shift.
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Senate
Richardson
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Scott
Edward W. Brooke
R-Mass
Charles H. Percy
R-Il
Nixon
Percy
Brooke
Perley
Department of Justice
Robert C. Byrd
Dw.va
Judiciary Committee
John Tunney
Dcalif
Bayh
Women in Church Life Upgraded in Vatican Commission
Vatican commission focuses on strengthening women's roles across Catholic social life. It studies duties in family, professions, cities, nations and the Church mission, seeking real promotion for women within Church life and activity.
Viet Cong accuse Cambodia of cease-fire violation
Dinh Ba Thi, deputy chief of the Viet Cong delegation, called Cambodia’s shipments a grave and open breach of the cease-fire. A South Vietnamese spokesman in Paris said Hanoi and the Viet Cong were preparing a major new military offensive against Saigon.
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Ans
Saigon
Dinh Ba Thi
Paris
Peron’s Campora Returns Amid Junta Pressure in Madrid
Campora, in Madrid to consult with ex-President Juan Peron, cuts talks and returns to Argentina for an urgent meeting with the junta. The junta may delay the May 25 inauguration, with rumors of July 9 or October 12 dates. A newspaper warns civil war risk if terrorism continues as elected senators and deputies meet after seven years.
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Peron
Campora
Spain
Juan Bh. Peron
Lanusse
Junta
Madrid
Argentina
Strife in Beirut Flares Amid Curfew Near Airport
Heavy fighting around Camille Chamoun stadium and Bourj el Barajneh camp left Beirut under 24 hour curfew as residents watched from balconies. An American housewife described bullets shattering homes while helicopters and tanks targeted guerrilla positions near the airport. President Franjieh condemned Palestinian forces and regional reactions framed the conflict amid unfolding aerial raids.
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Alties
Camille Chamoun
Associated Press
Beirut
Middle East
Suleiman Franjieh
Lebanon
Israel
Hussein
Jordan
Bourj A Barajneh
Nixon outlines broad foreign policy in ceasefire era
President Nixon pledges realism in a global shift from Cold War coexistence to cooperation. He signals renewed aims in Europe Japan and Latin America, supports negotiated Arab-Israeli peace, reform of trade and monetary systems, and restraint on arms to Hanoi while stressing a unified approach to Indochina and Soviet relations.
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Western Europe
Nixon
United States
Europe
Atlantic Alliance
Japan
Washington
Tokyo
Latin America
Moscow
Africa
South Asia
Orient
U.S
Kissinger
Wworld
Vietnam
China
Hanoi
Indochina
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