Nixon to surrender Watergate tapes for court review
President Nixon agrees to turn over Watergate tapes to Judge Sirica for private examination to settle the crisis. Charles Alan Wright said the President would comply with the Aug 29 orders and that the move ends threats of defiance while grand juries continue their investigation.
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Cox Sirica
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Howard Baker Jr
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Special Prosecutor
Cease-fire in Middle East collapses amid heavy fighting
Both Israel and Egypt blame each other as 12 hour cease-fire breaks. U N Security Council convenes emergency session to push for an end to the war. Egypt launches thrusts at Suez Canal fronts while Israel says it shot down multiple Egyptian and Syrian aircraft. The fighting spreads to Syria and planes clash near Damascus and Hermon. Israel's Meir to address Knesset as both sides report continued hostilities and violations of the halt.
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Syria
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Henry A. Kissinger
Leonid I. Brezhnev
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Iraq
Libya
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Golda Meir
Knesset
Richardson declines to state impeachment view on Nixon
Former Attorney General Elliot Richardson says the public must decide if Nixon should be impeached. He supports Cox's handling of the tapes matter and resigns over following Nixon's order to fire Cox. He endorses Henry Petersen to lead the Watergate probe and notes the future of government integrity rides on public judgment.
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Robert H. Bork
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House Democrats Move to Open Nixon Impeachment Inquiry
The Democratic Steering Committee agreed to begin an impeachment inquiry into President Nixon after Cox was fired. The plan envisions Judiciary Committee hearings and possibly a separate prosecutor to continue Watergate investigations while Ford’s Vice Presidency nomination proceeds. Rep. Abzug introduced a resolution accusing Nixon of constitutional violations.
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Search ends for last of six dead on freighter Eurygenes
Coast Guard suspended the search for the final of six victims after a Greek registered freighter caught fire and capsized 800 miles off the East Coast. The USS Hayes rescued 35 crew members and one passenger from the Eurygenes as bodies of three crewmen and two passengers were recovered.
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Edna Lester
Lake Odessa
Mich
Francis Gordon
Washington, D.C
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