Nixon aides weigh resignation amid Watergate pressure
President Nixon travels to Oklahoma for an evening appearance as Republicans urge stepping aside over Watergate. Pat Nixon says she believes he will not resign and should not resign. Aides say resignation might be considered if it served the national interest, while Ford signals no resignation. The White House denies plans to quit amid impeachment talks. Senate and House critics press for action as Nixon faces mounting political peril.
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Frank Cormier
Associated Press
Washington
Nixon
Oklahoma
Pat
Shoudn
White House
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Ronald L. Ziegler
New York Times
The
Times
Ziegler
the Times
Young
House
Senate
Ford
Buffalo
N.Y
Haig
Subpoena Likely For Pre Watergate Tape By Judiciary Panel
The House Judiciary Committee plans to subpoena a pre Watergate White House tape to probe Nixon's knowledge of the plan to target Democratic headquarters. Chief counsel Doar will seek the subpoena at the next session. The April 4 1972 meeting involved Nixon Haldeman and Mitchell.
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Jeffrey Mills
Associated Press
Washington
House Judiciary Committee
White House
Nixon
Democratic
John Doar
H.R. Haldeman
Atty
Med School Expansion Begun in North Carolina
The UNC Board of Governors authorized East Carolina University to begin planning a second year for its medical training program. President Friday to assign Chancellor Jenkins to lead planning toward accrediting a two year ECU program with transfers to UNC Chapel Hill School of Medicine. The panel also reviewed HEW compliance progress and named Dr. Mary Elizabeth Keister of UNC Greensboro the 1974 O. Max Gardner Award recipient.
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HOONE
N.C
University of North Carolina Board of Governors
East Carolina University
UNC
William Friday
Leo Jenkins
School of Medicine
University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Department
John Sanders
Mary Elizabeth Keister
UNC Greensboro
O. Max Gardner
State University System
Kissinger Says Talks Progressing In Middle East Talks
Secretary of State Kissinger meets Israeli leaders in Jerusalem to finalize a disengagement plan for Damascus. Progress appears cautious but hopeful as Israeli and Syrian truce proposals are studied, with a possible accord before his return to Washington. Nixon reportedly pressed Meir for flexibility.
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Barry Schweid
Associated Press
Jerusalem
Henry A. Kissinger
Damascus
Golan Heights
Kissinger
Saudi Arabia
Egypt
Golda Meir
Washington
United States
Anwar Sadat
Cairo
Maariv
Nixon
Longvek Pressure Eases as Rebels Shift Focus
Khmer Rouge rebels have eased pressure on the Longvek garrison north of Phnom Penh, with informants saying activity declined around the seven square mile enclave housing 40,000 civilians since March 28. Government troops reportedly retook positions, though some rebels were moved to Kompong Thom, and refugee camps funded by USAID may become the new objective.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Khmer Rouge
Longvek
United States
Kompong Thom
U.S. Agency For International Development
Hijackers Hold Colombian Plane Ransom Demand 300000
A group of hijackers aboard a CALI Colombia plane held the pilot at gunpoint and demanded 300000 for 86 passengers and six crew. The presidency refused to negotiate, offering surrender or continuation to Cuba, as authorities urged no ransom payment while the pilot reported growing tension aboard.
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Cali
Colombia
Cuba
Tomatoes sprout on lawn in Tavares after sludge fertilization
In Tavares Florida Charles O Neall applied three tons of sludge to his lawn hoping for grass but 40 000 tomato plants sprouted instead. The 63 year old cabinet maker and his wife describe cherry and other varieties thriving amid watermelons and pumpkins with vines growing two feet high in two weeks.
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Tavares
Fla
Charles O'Neall
O’neall
Florida
Lake Country
Butz Urges Cut in Store Prices
Agriculture Secretary Earl L. Butz calls for lower retail food prices citing farmers’ price drops 20 to 40 percent since January and February. White House advisers, led by Dr. Herbert Stein, expect slower inflation but not price falls, forecasting 7 percent inflation for the year and continued rise in fuel and electricity costs.
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Washington
Earl L. Butz
Buzz
Nixon
Herbert Stein
Council of Econoic Advisers
Gary L. Seevers
Stein
Senate House Economic Subcommittee On
Cleveland
Roy L. Ash
Office of Management and Budget
Treasury
William E. Simon
Ash
FBI Interest Raised in San Francisco Zebra Killings Case
Federal officials weigh joining the Zebra killings probe under civil rights conspiracy laws. Atty. Gen. Saxbe to decide within a week. Mayor Alioto links violence to a white-targeting group called Death Angels. Thirteen killed and seven injured since last October, all white. Authorities question broader national reach. three of seven suspects plead innocent. Bail set at 250000 each.
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Richard Pyle
Associated Press
San Francisco
William B. Saxbe
FBI
Joseph L. Alioto
Death Angels
Alioto
California
Teader
Justice Department
Aliato
Saxbe
Washington
Naval Buildup Could Spark Race
A UN report outlines U S plans to expand Diego Garcia military facilities to house BS2 bombers and a deep lagoon for a dozen ships. It warns such action would ignite a strategic naval arms race with the Soviet Union in the Indian Ocean and prompt a similar base search by Moscow.
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United Nations
N.Y
United States
Soviet Union
Indian Ocean
Diego Garcia
Kurt Waldheim
Pentagon
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