Nixon refuses House panel demand for tapes in Chicago
President Nixon, saying he has nothing to hide, rejected demands by the House Judiciary Committee for 42 tape recordings and related White House documents. He warned that turning them over could delay impeachment decisions for months or years while defending confidentiality as essential to the presidency. Demonstrators outside clashed as Nixon defended his stance before Midwest business leaders.
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Chicago
UPI
Nixon
House Judiciary Committee
Executives’ Club of
House Committee
Thomas Jefferson
Peter W. Rodine
D-N.j
Judiciary Committee
Edward Hutchinson
Michigan
House
White House
Two-Cent Stamp Has Its Day From Rate Increase
Postage rate hikes on March 2 lift attention to the two cent stamp and smaller denominations. The rise affects stamps from the five cent level down to two cents, reshaping demand and use across the postal system.
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William Ratcliff
Perry Martin
Washington
Vaughn Proctor
Ratcliff
Statue of Liberty
Elizabeth Blackwell
Rushmore
Advisory group tackles comprehensive plans
The Fourth Supervisorial District Advisory Committee met to outline goals for the county planning comprehensive plan. About forty people attended as Hugh Young presided and Lilley outlined environmental factors complicating goal listing. eight of nineteen questions were debated. The meeting included calls to Plato and Ebenezer Howard, trimmed to housing project debates. Phil Payne resigned. Harley Craig to replace Young who cited an emergency. The group schedules another session March 21 at Cypress Avenue and E Street annex.
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Hugh Young
Robert C. Lilley
Lilley
Plato
Ebenezer Howard
Young
Phil Payne
Harley Craig
Cypress Avenue
E Street
Kissinger to Visit Moscow for Pre Nixon Trip Talks
Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger will travel to Moscow March 25 for talks with Soviet leaders as part of preparations for President Nixon's upcoming visit. The joint White House and Moscow announcement described the talks as reviewing bilateral relations and international matters of mutual concern. Nixon's second trip to the Soviet Union is expected in June.
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Chicago
UPI
Henry A. Kissinger
Moscow
Nixon
White House
Kissinger
Soviet Union
First shuttle test flights planned for 1978 or 1979
NASA officials said the first space shuttle test flights should occur in 1978 or 1979. The shuttle will fly like an airplane, maneuver in space, and return to a runway landing. It will weigh about 150000 pounds and can carry or retrieve satellites from orbit with tests at Vandenberg and Kennedy Space Center.
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Downey
Calif
UPI
NASA
Rockwell International Corp
Space
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Kennedy Space Center
Florida
Tentative San Francisco strike settlement reached
A tentative settlement ends a nine day city workers strike that disrupted transit and released raw sewage into the bay. Terms await ratification as picket lines stay up and city board members meet to review the pact amid praise for mayor Alioto and criticism of the supervisors.
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San Francisco
UPI
Bay
City Board of Supervisors
Joseph L. Alioto
Board of Supervisors
Timothy Twomey
Service
Employes International
Alioto
Twomey
Sirica Hopes to Rule on Sealed Watergate Report Monday
Judge John J. Sirica aims to decide Monday whether to disclose a grand jury sealed report and other Watergate materials to House impeachment investigators. He is still drafting his opinion and expects to file it on Monday. The items were submitted after seven Nixon aides were indicted on Watergate cover-up charges.
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Washington
UPI
John J. Sirica
U. S
Sirica
Nixon
No strong shift if Arab embargo ends this weekend
U S economic and energy experts foresee no immediate drastic change from lifting the Arab oil embargo with only slight gas supply gains by spring. NYSE chair James J. Needham and Energy Chief William E. Simon say markets and prices likely stabilize but a full return to normal is unlikely.
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U.S
William E. Simon
John C. Sawhill
James J. Needham
New York Stock Exchange
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