Nixon seeks public support as impeachment panel debates next steps
President Nixon aims to sway the American people over Watergate as House Judiciary Committee members weigh next moves after delivering edited transcripts. Subpoenas and court actions loom as prosecutors seek tapes and documents while committee requests additional material on Watergate, ITT, and dairy campaign contributions. The transcripts cover 1972 to 1973, highlighting key meetings with John W. Dean III and the plumbers unit.
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D. M. Rothberg
Associated Press
Washington
Nixon
House
White House
House Judiciary Committee
Leon Jaworski Jaworski
Judiciary Committee
John W. Dean III
Senate
Daniel Ellsberg
Democrats Push For Simple Nixon Transcript Statement
Democrats on the divided House impeachment inquiry push tonight for a bipartisan statement declaring Nixon edited Watergate transcripts fail to meet the subpoena for tapes. Republicans offered no firm commitments though some found the approach reasonable.
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Jim Adams
Associated Press
Washington
House
Nixon
Tom Railsback
Ill
Democratic Committee
Harald D. Donohue
D-Mass
Judiciary Committee
Jerome Waldie
Dcalif
Nixon transcripts spark House committee split says Rhodes
The article notes Republican leaders split over Nixon transcripts with Rep. Rhodes saying the President is in compliance and committee should proceed, while some Republicans demand broader staff access to the tapes. Mentioned are Dean, Haldeman, Ehrlichman, and possible impeachment considerations in 1973 1978 Watergate context.
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Robert McClory
Ilinois
House
John J. Rhodes
Committee
Republicans
Rhodes
Tom Railsback
Bill
William S. Cohen
Maine
Hamilton Fisk Jr
New York
Nixon
Edward Hutchinson
Michigan
Dean
White House
H.R. Haldeman
John D. Ehrlichman
Haldeman
Ehrlichman
Dear
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Judiciary Committee
Peter W. Rodina Jr
D-N.j
Rmich
John Mitchell
Watergate Committee
Nixon to Seek Quashal of Jaworski Subpoena
President Nixon's lawyer James D. St Clair said he will move to quash Jaworski's subpoena demanding tapes and documents from 64 private conversations. He cites sufficient material already in prosecution and exculpatory transcripts provided to defendants as grounds. The move could spark a court fight over access to tapes, resembling the Cox dismissal episode.
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Nixon
Peter W. Rodina Jr
D-N.j
Rodina
William L. Hungate
Dmo
Frank Cormier
Associated Press
Washington
Leon Jaworski
White House
Supreme Court
James D. St. Clair
Jaworski
Archibald Cox
Watergate
U.S. District Court
Circuit Court of Appeals
St. Clair
Tick shot access and lunch theft questions in High Point
Residents seek tick bite vaccines locally noting Asheboro Health Clinic offers shots. Guilford County Health Dept says no universal immunization. vaccine available via family physician for those exposed to ticks. Northeast Junior High lunch theft concerns show principal found negligible incidents. school offers reduced or free meals and reports ongoing insect control by Orkin. Divorce, governor address, and Marvin Brock updates included in Q&A column notes.
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High Point
Asheboro
R. A
Guilford County Health Dept
Northeast Junior High
S.H. A
W. E. Rogers
Northeast
Orkin Company
Food Costs Decline For April
Louise Cook reports that the April market basket total for 15 food and nonfood items in 13 cities fell an average 3 percent, the second straight monthly decline. Eight cities showed lower totals, five rose about 1 percent, and March had nine cities with declines.
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Louise Cook
Associated Press
Biggest Gamble Launched Nixon Transcripts Push
Nixon ordered release of edited Watergate transcripts to end the crisis and push public justification. The move triggered a rapid White House effort to prepare 1,308 pages for public consumption while reassembling staff and resources.
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White House
Nixon
Herb Klein
Nixon asks what Mitchell would do in Watergate case
President Nixon asks Henry Petersen what John Mitchell would do if facing trial. Petersen jokes that Mitchell might flee to Saudi Arabia to avoid pleading guilty, reflecting on the Watergate affair and potential defense choices.
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Washington
John N. Mitchell
Nixon
Mitchell
Saudi Arabia
Asst
Henry Petersen
Morgan and Galifianakis Launch TV Ad Campaigns for Senate Bid
Democratic candidates Robert Morgan and Nick Galifianakis push television advertising through May 7, with Morgan spending about 164000 and Galifianakis about 51000 on airtime. They hire firms in Washington and Boston to stage ads highlighting contrasts on issues and impeachment.
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Robert B. Cullen
Associated Press
Raleigh
Robert Morgan
Nick Galifianakis
U.S. Senate
Morgan
Galifianakis
Henry Hall Wilson
Wilson
Cook, Ruef and Associates
Columbia, D.C
Concept Films, Inc
Washington
Martilla, Payne, Kiley and Thorne, Inc
Boston
Richard Vander Veen
Michigan U.S. House
Gerald Ford
United States Senate
Congress
Six Zebra Arrests in San Francisco Shootings
AP report from San Francisco states six black men were arrested in connection with Zebra street shootings that left 12 whites dead and six wounded over six months. Police identified J C Simon 29 Larry Green 22 Dwight Stallings Thomas Manney Manuel Moore and Edgar Burton as detainees. Simon and Green were seized in a 5 am apartment raid and booked for murder conspiracy to murder and assault with a deadly weapon. Other four arrests were to be booked for conspiracy to commit murder with kidnapping charges mentioned but not explained.
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San Francisco
Zebra Street
Charles Barca
J.C. Simon
Larry Green
Dwight Stallings
Thomas Manney
Manuel Moore
Edgar Burton
Simon
Barca
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