Ford replaces Nixon era aide with own counsel
White House moved to replace Watergate era lawyer Fred Buzhardt at Ford’s request, naming former partner Philip A. Buchen as counsel to the President. Buchen will oversee White House legal matters while Nixon tapes remain under study. St Clair also left the White House amid tape disclosure shifts.
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Rabbi Korff vows to tear the capital apart over Nixon
Boston UPI report says Rabbi Baruch Korff, Nixon ally and head of the National Committee for Fairness to the President, pledged to tear the capital apart to avenge Nixon. He blamed major papers and magazines for persecuting Nixon and called for media curbs.
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ABA votes against Nixon immunity at convention
In Honolulu the American Bar Association voted by voice to deny granting legal immunity to former President Richard Nixon. The House of Delegates approved an anti immunity resolution citing Watergate revelations and urged ethical duties for attorneys in government. A separate Nixon specific measure failed in committee.
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Less Power Urged for President by Senate Panel
A Senate special committee plans to introduce bills next week to repeal nearly a century of presidential emergency powers and set new public accountability standards. The current 1933 emergency proclamation allows the president to censor airwaves, impose martial law, seize facilities, and control transportation without mandatory congressional notification.
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Kennedy Leads Ford In Narrow 47 46 Popularity Poll
New York AP reports Senator Edward M Kennedy leads President Gerald Ford by 47 to 46 percent in a Harris survey quoted on Thursday. The poll reflects a tight race and reshaped political momentum amid ongoing campaign discussions.
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Nixon GOP panelists say Nixon sealed own guilt
A draft report by 10 House Judiciary Republicans says there was no persuasive impeachment evidence against Nixon until his admission last week. It argues Nixon obstructed the Watergate cover up and that he joined an ongoing conspiracy, while noting the majority view that he directed the cover-up from the start. The minority report plans to accompany the 171 page majority report and other documents for the impeachment articles.
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