Seven indicted in Watergate affair
Watergate indictments charge Haldeman Ehrlichman Mitchell and four others with conspiring to obstruct justice as part of the White House assault on the Watergate cover up. Nixon not indicted though statements questioned. the sealed grand jury report and subsequent statements highlighted the ongoing legal process.
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John D. Ehrlichman
Haldeman
John N. Mitchell
Nixon
Watergate
White House
Robert C. Mardian
Grand Jury
Justice Department
Internal Security Division
Mied
Atte Haldeman
de Ep
National
Leon Jaworski
U.S
John J. Sirica
Gerald L. Warren
Ehrlichman
Mitchell
Warren
Haldeman and Ehrlichman
Charles W. Colson
Wilma Thomas Leads Lompoc Election Year In Reform
Wilma Thomas, city clerk since 196? appointment, oversees Lompoc’s March 5 municipal election. She rebuilt the precinct map to fit a special congressional vote, staffs 64 election officers, deploys 20 volunteers for electronic counting, and expects results around 10 p.m. She pledges never to use garages for polling. The longtime official plans to continue serving.
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Steve LA Rue
Wilma Thomas
Lompoc
Charles Laubly
Thomas
Charles Teague
Chinatown
City Hall
West Walnut
Gas panic grows as valley stations face shortages
Citizens queue at downtown stations and at Buellton as Vandenberg Base fuel runs low. County leaders consider restoring a state allocation plan amid shortages statewide, with surveys showing limited weekend relief and many outlets rationing or reducing hours.
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Lompoc
Automobile Club of Southern
Highway Patrol
Buellton
Vandenberg
ARCO
East Ocean Ave
Morro Bay
Cambria
San Simeon
Solvang
Santa Ynez
California
Wilson Likely Upset Victor With Minority Government
In London Labor leader Harold Wilson appears set to win Britain’s cliff-hanging general election but would govern with a minority cabinet. Conservatives under Edward Heath trail in a photo finish with 278 to 289 seats, Liberals hold 9 and independents 11 as 48 seats remain undecided. Wilson met his shadow cabinet after returning from Liverpool and said a new government must seek broad support.
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London
UPI
Harold Wilson
Britain
Labor
Edward Heath
Wilson
Liberal
House of Commons
Conservatives
Liberals
Liverpool
Labor Party
Judge denies move to halt election in old 13th district
Ventura Superior Court Judge Donald Pollack rejected Democrats bid to block the special congressional election slated for next Tuesday in the old 13th district. Democrats from Ventura and Santa Barbara counties argued the area omits Democratic strongholds while seven Democrats and two Republicans compete to fill the Teague vacancy.
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Ventura
Donald Pollack
13Th
Santa Barbara
Charles M. Teague
Kissinger heads to Damascus with plan for troop disengagement
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger flies to Damascus carrying Israel's proposal for troop disengagement in Syria. The plan includes a demilitarized Golan Heights zone and reciprocal troop reductions. Weather notes follow with rain, cooler relief, and gale warnings along coastal tides through Monday.
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UPI
Henry A. Kissinger
Israel
Syria
Golan Heights
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