Nixon Agrees To Give Tapes To Sirica Court
President Nixon agreed to turn over nine Watergate tapes to Judge John J. Sirica following a Court of Appeals ruling. The decision came as the House opened impeachment inquiries and followed Nixon’s earlier resistance to releasing the tapes. Wright announced the withdrawal of the President's response and said the tapes would be produced for in camera review.
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Washington
Nixon
U.S., Court of Appeals
White House
House of Representatives
U.S. District Court
John J. Sirica
Charles Alan Wright
Wright
Sirica
Senate
Watergate
Archibald Cox
Cox
Watergate Grand Jury
ITT
Department of Justice
Elliot L. Richardson
Senate Judiciary Committee
Court of Appeals
Richard M. Nixon
Appeals Court
District Court
Leonard Garment
University of Texas
Weather outlook: mild nights and cooler day ahead
Fair and mild Tuesday night with lows near 53. Wednesday stays mild before a cooler late day. A slight shower chance and light southerly winds 15 to 20 mph Wednesday afternoon. Wednesday precipitation around 20 percent. Thursday brings variable clouds and slightly cooler temperatures.
Drivers Honk For Impeachment Protest At White House
AP report on two days of demonstrations across from the White House with 5000 signatures on impeachment petitions. A Baltimore couple handed out bumper stickers as protesters, many college age, rally for Nixon's impeachment.
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Washington (Ap
White House
Baltimore
Nixon
Jim Goodnow
Barbara Stephens
Goodnow
M.C
Justice Department
Law Deans Urge Congress To Form New Probe Unit
Deans from 17 law schools urge Congress to create an independent Watergate prosecutor's office to replace the one abolished by Nixon. The petition seeks a committee to consider impeaching the President, citing evidence of potential obstruction of justice by associates and possibly Nixon. Led by Columbia Law School dean Michael I. Severn, signatories include leaders from Harvard Yale NYU Chicago Georgetown Stanford and others.
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Congress
New York
Nixon
United States
Administration of Justice
Michael I
Rochester Motorcyclist Killed In Downtown Collision
Daniel N. Luttcens a 21 year old Rochester man died when his motorcycle collided with a car in downtown Rochester Monday night. A second fatality occurred when truck driver Robert Roy Davey 44 of Des Moines fell to his death after a semitrailer left I 94 and plunged into the Mississippi River near the Dartmouth Bridge Minneapolis. The crash closed westbound I 94 and a University ramp for about four hours.
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Associated Press
Rochester
Minneapolis
Daniel N. Luttcens
Robert Roy Davey
Des Moines
Mississippi River
Highway Patrol
Dartmouth
University of Minnesota
Mississippi
University
Richardson Explains Resignation Over Watergate Conflicts
Former attorney general Elliot Richardson describes the clash between Nixon's demand for confidentiality and Cox's investigative independence. He says he resigned to serve the nation and restore government integrity, while noting the Watergate controversy now rests with the American people to judge.
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Richardson
Justice Department
Cease-Fire Fails as War Rages Along Suez Canal
Clashes and dogfights erupt along the Suez Canal and over Syria as a U N cease-fire falters on day 18 of fighting. Egypt calls for UN Security Council action while Egypt and Israel accuse each other of violations. Syrians report heavy air strikes and jet battles near Damascus and Hermon.
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Associated Press
Suez Canal
U.N
Security Council
Egypt
Laurence McIntyre
Australia
New York
Israel
United States
Soviet Union
Syria
Suez
Middle East
Damascus
Mt. Hermon
U.S
Henry A. Kissinger
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Cairo
Jerusalem
Tel Aviv
Canal Front
West Bank
High Court Split Deepens Over Obscenity Rules
The Supreme Court remains divided over obscenity standards as four justices accuse the court of vagueness. Justice Douglas leads a dissent with Justices Brennan Marshall and Stewart, warning that vague rules threaten First Amendment freedoms while the majority enforces broader local standards. The court also processes 11 obscenity cases on its docket.
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William O. Douglas
William J. Brennan Jr
Thurgood Marshall
Potter Stewart
Louisiana
Amtrak
Kansas
Supreme Court
New Jersey
Douglas
Blind Teachers Testify In Wisconsin Man's Contract Hearing
Four blind educators from New York testified in Albany as part of a Wisconsin case in which Richard Fischer of Merrillan seeks reversal after his nonrenewal. The hearing, led by Bruce Schrimpf, explored whether handicap influenced employment decisions.
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Albany
N.Y
New York
Wisconsin
Alma Center
Wis
Richard Fischer
Merrillan
Wisconsin Equal Rights Division
Fischer
State Department of Industry, Labor and Human Relations
Department
Equal Rights Division
Black River Falls
Bruce Schrimpf
Samuel Lentine
Richard Stolper
Geerat Vermeij
University of Maryland
Edward Huntington
Schrimpf
Bruce Ehlke
Madison
Wisconsin Education Association
Wisconsin Council of the Blind
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Peach
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Mideast
Canal
High Court
Howard B. Levy
Vietnam
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