Nixon's brother blames lightweights in Watergate flare
F Donald Nixon blasts the Watergate affair as caused by the President’s trusted but ineffective inner circle. He accuses the Palace Guard of blunted advice and cites harassment by investigators as harming his health and career. He denies links to the Hughes cash donation and notes a June 8 letter from the President to his wife as a point of reference.
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Los Angeles
UPI
F. Donald Nixon
Nixon
Los Angeles Times
Senate
Donald Nixon
Watergate
Palace Guard
White House
John Ehrlichman
H.R. Haldeman
Howard Hughes
Florida
C.G. ‘‘Bebe”’ Rebozo
Rebozo
Rose Mary Woods
Kalmbach
Newport Beach
Calif
Clara Jane
Donald
Edward Nixon
Senate Watergate Committee
Calley bid to overturn My Lai conviction before judge
U.S. District Judge J Robert Elliott heard Calleys motion to set aside the murder conviction and 10 year sentence for the My Lai killings. The judge indicated sympathy with Calleys legal points but a ruling would come in a few days. An earlier bail order that would have freed Calley was stayed by the Fifth Circuit.
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Columbus, Ga
UPI
Army
William L. Calley
My Lai
Calley
U.S
J. Robert Elliott
Tuesday Calley
Elliott
Cailey
U.S. 5Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Ford urges broad federal privacy laws on government data use
Vice President Gerald R. Ford called for prompt federal legislation to curb government computer stored information on individuals. He urged no secret records, broad access to files, consent before sharing data, and strong data security. He warned FEDNET plans and urged congressional action this year.
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Washington
UPI
Gerald R. Ford
Ford
Fednet
General Services Administration
GSA
Ehrlichman Trial Opens Amid Watergate Fallout
John D. Ehrlichman, a former top Nixon adviser, goes on trial in Washington on conspiracy and perjury charges tied to the Beverly Hills Fielding office break in 1971. The case, linked to the Watergate era, could influence Congress’ impeachment inquiry as jurors are seated and defenses claim limited pre emptory challenges.
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Washington
UPI
John D. Ehrlichman
Nixon
White House
Congress
Ehrlichman
Beverly Hills
Lewis Fielding
Pentagon
Daniel Elisberg
U.S
Gerhard A. Gesell
G. Gordon Liddy
Bernard L. Barker
Eugenio R. Martinez
Ellsberg
Senate panel studies CIA role in Watergate scandal
Sen. Howard H. Baker Jr. leads an inquiry into CIA involvement in the Watergate bugging case while the committee prepares a final report. It backs a permanent special prosecution force and stricter campaign donation limits, with the Nixon presidential role deferred to the House Judiciary Committee.
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CIA
Baker Report
Washington
UPI
Howard H. Baker Jr
R-Tenn
Senate
Watergate Committee
Central Intelligence Agency
Baker
Sam J. Ervin
D-N.c
Nixon
House Judiciary Committee
Richard Bast
Charles W. Colson
White House
Largest auto recall peaks as EPA flags 1.4 million 1972 models
The EPA informs GM Ford Chrysler and VW that tests show emissions exceed 1972 standards. If ordered, the recall would be rare, with repairs potentially reducing gas mileage. Ford cites 400 cubic inch engines and expects EPA data review. about 100 cars tested.
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Detroit
API
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
Volkswagen
Herbert L. Misch
Misch
Cabanas demands 4 million ransom in Guerrero kidnapping
A communique signed by Lucio Cabanas demands four million dollars and the release of hundreds of prisoners for the return of Mexican Senator Ruben Figueroa. The militant letter calls for freeing jails in Guerrero and releasing political prisoners while requesting rifles and pistols and addressing land reform and labor disputes. The government has refused to negotiate and this is the third message since Figueroa vanished.
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Mexico City
UPI
Lucio Cabanas
Poor People’s Party
Guerrero
Acapulco
Sen
Ruben Figueroa
Cabanas
Figueroa
Mexico
U.S
John Patterson
Hermosillo
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