White House account details Nixon Dean Watergate talks
The White House reports Nixon learned nothing about the Watergate cover up until March 21 while Dean allegedly withheld key information earlier. Senate memo counters with Dean's claim that Nixon knew sooner and discussed clemency and cover up with aides. The summaries note hearsay elements but confirm some direct exchanges between Nixon and Dean and outline alleged pressures and potential obstruction efforts.
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David E. Rosenbaum
New York Times
Washington
White House
Nixon
John W. Dean III
Dean
Watergate
Senate Watergate Committee
Committee
Senate
United States
House
Charles W. Colson
John D Ehrlichman
E. Howard Hunt Jr
Colson
Ehrlichman
H.R. Haldeman
Vernon A. Walters
Central Intelligence Agency
Walters
Federal Bureau of Investigation
J. Edgar Hoover
Senate Committee
Gordon C. Strachan
Haldeman
Brezhnev Pushes Long Term Trade Pact With United States
At Camp David Brezhnev signals Soviet aim for expanded trade with the United States. He pitches to Congress amid anti emigration pressure while Tass spokesman touts long term deals. U.S. firms inked multi billion dollar gas and fertilizer accords and Washington eyes Siberian oil reserves.
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Camp David, MD
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Nixon
Soviet Union
United States
Brezhnev
Congress
Moscow
Blair House
Maryland
Leonid M. Zamyatin
Tass
el Paso Natural Gas
Occidental Petroleum
Occidental Petroleum Corp
U.S
Washington
Siberia
Solons Try To Put Lid On Campaign Costs
Washington AP describes possible 1984 campaign spending exceeding 1 billion dollars as Congress weighs a 25 cent per eligible voter cap. The piece notes past spending, Nixon era figures, and a stalled public financing plan plus a push to shorten campaigns and reform commissions.
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Solons
Washington
Congress
Senate
Adlai E. Stevenson III
D-Iil
Nixon
Maurice H. Stans
Senate Watergate Committee
Stans
Election Reform Commission
Skylab 2 Crew Prepares for Earth Return After 28 Days
The Skylab 2 astronauts Charles Conrad Jr Joseph P Kerwin and Paul J Weitz finish lab cleanup and prepare to depart in the Apollo ferry ship Friday with splashdown planned in the Pacific 830 miles southwest of San Diego. Weather forecast for recovery is favorable and medical checks will follow aboard the Ticonderoga.
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Earth
Pacific Ocean
San Diego
Calif
Ticonderoga
Kerwin
Royce Hawkins
Apollo
Skylab
Shortcuts and word origins in usage and spelling
A brief reading of language quirks. It explains abbreviations like oz no and Mrs from Latin and Italian roots, notes a common usage error with what governing verbs, and traces the oboe from hautboy to its modern form while clarifying no connection to highboy furniture.
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R. E. Sullivan
Columbus
Ohio
Onza
New York
Peron Returns to Argentina Amid Deadly Welcome
Juan D. Peron arrives back from exile to a massive crowd in Buenos Aires with 13 dead and over 250 wounded, as rival Peronists and antigovernment snipers blamed for the gunfire. Peron plans a news conference from Olivos with President Campora watching.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Juan D. Peron
Peron
Spain
Hector J. Campora
Estimated 16 Million Tons Fall To Earth Each Second
A brief note states an estimated 16 million tons of material descend to Earth every second. It highlights the vast scale of atmospheric infall and hints at ongoing scientific assessment of planetary debris dynamics.
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J. Fred Buzhardt Jr
Magruder
Mitchell
Strachan
Kalmbach
Eleanor Stacy
Clifton
Ariz
Billy McDowell
Kitt Peak National Observatory
Tucson
By Barry Schweid
Walter R. Mears
Astros
Bernstein
Theodore M. Bernstein
William F. Nicholson
Isabel
Olivos
Appar
Mies
Caladium
Begonia
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