Sirica warns Watergate jury pool on truth and jail
UPI District Judge John J. Sirica sternly warned 175 prospective jurors in the Watergate cover up trial that concealing truth during questioning could bring contempt charges and jail. He stressed the presumption of innocence and noted the lengthy sequestered trial may force delays as the jury pool is culled.
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Washington
UPI
John J. Sirica
Sirica
Richard M. Nixon
Veniremen
District of Columbia
Lompoc Sees Sewage Project Bid Costs Soar Over Estimate
City faces bids of 16.83 million for regional sewage work 40 percent above March estimate 12 million. Grants may cover most costs but local funding could rise with higher sewer rates and possible short term loans. Officials push to proceed as delays and inflation drive up prices.
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Lompoc
SDIGS
Gene Wahlers
Wahlers
Vandenberg Village
Mission Hills
Gar Jones
Brown and Caldwell Co
Jones
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
Nixon
Federal Correctional Institution
Gentry- Rados Co
Corona
Gentry-Rados
Granite Construction Co
Watsonville
Granite
Brown
Caldwell
Stockton
San Diego
E.C. Stevens
Brown and Caldwell
Senate votes to cut Turkey aid amid veto threat
The Senate approved a rider to the foreign aid bill by 48 to 34 to halt military assistance to Turkey for its Cyprus invasion. Ford and Kissinger oppose the measure and the bill, which contains 724.6 million dollars less than requested.
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Senate
Turkey
Washington
UPI
Ford
U.S
Cyprus
Henry A. Kissinger
Reinecke Sentenced and Resigns as California Lieutenant Governor
Ed Reinecke resigns minutes before sentencing for perjury in Watergate era case. He receives an 18 month suspended sentence, one month unsupervised probation, and bond release pending appeal. Reagan to appoint successor. trial related to ITT pledge linked to 1972 GOP convention.
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ITT
Sacramento
Calif
Parker
Senate Committee
John N. Mitchell
Joseph Donohue
Watergate
Donohue
Assembly
Senate
GOP
Ed Reinecke
Ronald Reagan
Evelle J. Younger
Reagan
Robert H. Finch
John Harmer
Glendale
Senate Judiciary Committee
International Telephone and Telegraph Corp
California Assembly
President Ford to testify on Nixon pardon October 10
President Ford will appear before a House subcommittee at 10 a m Thursday October 10 to discuss his Nixon pardon. The hearing, in the Rayburn Building Judiciary Committee room, may be televised. Chairman Hungate notes it would be only the second sitting president to testify before a congressional committee, the first being Abraham Lincoln in 1862.
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UPI
Ford
House
Nixon
Judiciary Committee
Rayburn House
Rep
William L. Hungate
D-Mo
Criminal Justice
Library of Congress
Abraham Lincoln
New York Herald
Congress
Kissinger extends trip to eight more countries
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger announced in New York that his Oct 23 27 visit to Oscow will extend to India Bangladesh Pakistan Afghanistan Iran Romania Yugoslavia and Italy. He will visit India Bangladesh Pakistan Afghanistan Iran Romania Belgrade and end with the World Food Conference in Rome on Nov 5.
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UPI
Henry A. Kissinger
Oscow
India
Bangladesh
Pakistan
Afghanistan
Iran
Romania
Yugoslavia
Italy
Kissinger
Robert C. Anderson
Department of State
Washington
Islamabad
Kabul
Tehran
Bucharest
Belgrade
Rome
United Nations
Rival bills repeal California lawmakers pensions in Senate and Assembly
The Senate and Assembly pass rival measures to end lavish early pensions for lame duck lawmakers. AB7, sent to the Senate 73-1, would cut pensions for Reagan and other officers. A separate Senate bill would repeal generous retirement checks only for lawmakers leaving office this year.
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Sacramento
UPI
Senate
Assembly
California
Ronald Reagan
Bob Wilson
D-La Mesa
John J. Miller
Doakland
Lawrence Walsh
James R Mills
San Diego
City Hall Probes Sewer Plant Bid Structure
City reporters dig into the financial layout behind the sewer treatment plant bid amid public scrutiny. Rain showers yesterday affected lawn sprinklers across many yards, highlighting weather impacts on urban upkeep.
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