Nixon Faces Questions on Watergate Fallout
White House spokesman said calls supporting the President's views averaged five to six to one. Warren declined to detail the breakdown and said the overall response was overwhelmingly supportive of Nixon. He noted Nixon made calls Wednesday night to staff and others outside the executive branch. When pressed about a lie detector test, Warren refused to respond. Nixon accepted full responsibility for his aides' actions as abuses occurred during his administration.
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Warren
Nixon
Senate
Enate Watergate Committee
America
Justice Department
FBI
John W. Dean
Watergate
Dean
Camp David
John D. Ehrlichman
Ehrlichman
Richard G. Kleindienst
Criminal Division
Asst
Henry E. Petersen
L. Patrick Gray III
CIA
Washington
Funeral Notices and Watergate Reflections
Obituaries and funeral notices for Jesus M. Munoz Irene L. Slivak and Jefferson Daly accompany parser text on Nixon Watergate remarks, White House actions and responses from Goldwater Bush Strauss and Inouye. Read as a composite era snapshot of local obits and national politics.
Skylab 2 mission nears midcourse with sun study progress
On the 20th day of a planned 59 day journey the Skylab 2 crew conducts an extensive sun examination totaling over 200 hours. Physicists expect results to illuminate solar energy and thermonuclear fusion while astronauts Garriott Bean and Lousma run medical and other experiments. Bean practices maneuvers in an astronaut maneuvering unit as part of future space operations.
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Earth
Skylab
Garriott
Bean
Lousma
Tax on Federally Owned Land Considered by Congress
Bureau of Indian Affairs officials say the land creation is under study and a bill drafted for the 93rd Congress would tax federally owned land. Sponsor John A. Blatnik of Minnesota supports the measure as part of the proposal, which also covers whites leasing land from Indians.
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Bureau of Indian Affairs
Cong
John A. Blatnik
D-Minn
Oklahoma Senators React To Watergate Hearings Policy View
Bellmon and Bartlett give tempered reactions to President Nixon and the Watergate proceedings. Bellmon downplays polls and supports Nixon’s framing while cautioning against public disclosure of confidential tapes. Bartlett says Oklahoma voters want justice swiftly and condemn Watergate but trust Congress to handle the hearings.
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Bellmon
Radios Labeled for Lawton Schools Planned Bus Radios
A plan to label radios as belonging to Lawton Public Schools cites that stealing them would be a federal offense since they are FCC equipment. Bus radios will be used with glove compartments locked at night and a driver training session is set for August 23 at Shoemaker Center to cover radio operation.
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Lawton
FCC
Dismuke
Shoemaker Center
Israel intercepts Lebanese jet over Beirut in forceful downing
Hijackers forced a Lebanese airliner to land in Israel in what Israel called an operation to abduct Palestinian guerrilla leader Dr. George Habash and two aides who had booked the flight but canceled. The plane was released two hours later. The U.N. Security Council condemned the interception as air piracy, and Israel warned it would breach international law if needed to pursue leaders.
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Beirut
Israel
George Habash
U.N. Security Council
Wheat acreage and yields forecast for 1974 harvest
Glen A. Weir of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service says the 1974 allotment of 55 million acres is a paying base and farmers may plant more. A 60 million acre harvest could yield about 1.85 billion bushels, with potential impact on carryover stocks by mid 1975.
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Glen A. Weir
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Weir
Nixon Not Expecting Miracles From Talk
President Nixon relied on a team of 11 lawyers, two speechwriters, three secretaries and top advisers, including Henry Kissinger and Gen. Haig, to shape his Watergate speech. He planned the outline after hearing Senate hearings conclude and aimed for a mood of normalcy rather than miracles.
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America
Nixon
Senate Watergate Committee
Ray Price
Henry A. Kissinger
Alexander M. Haig Jr
H. R. Haldeman
Price
Bryce Harlow
Melvin R. Laird
Ann Armstrong
Treasury
George P. Shultz
William Timmons
Kissinger
Reactions mixed to Nixon's speech and tapes
Local residents react to President Nixon's speech with doubt and support. Voices vary on whether releasing tapes proves innocence, with residents like Mrs. Ralph Reece and Mrs. R. I. Morris seeking clearer proof while others see no greater guilt than predecessors.
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Ralph Reece
Austin
Marvin Henderson
S. 24Th Place
Nixon
Henderson
R. I. Morris
N. 29Th
Scali defends vote linking terrorism to state actions
Scali says the facts in the case require his vote and that the Israeli government understands his stance. He condemns terrorism by groups and individuals as equally ugly as acts by governments.
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Scali
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