Sunny skies forecast for New Brunswick flood areas
Weather officials predicted mostly sunny weather for Wednesday easing flood fears in New Brunswick. The St John River fell from a Monday crest of 28.3 feet, while Maugerville and Sheffield faced rising levels. EMO warned that rain could worsen the situation, with up to 3,000 homeless expected along the river corridor.
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Fredericton
New Brunswick
United States
St. John River
Bay of Fundy
Maugerville
Sheffield
Square One
Henry Irwin
New Brunswick Emergency Measures Organization
EMO
St. John
Restigouche River
St. Croix River
Two more depart from Cowansville prison
Two more prisoners escaped Cowansville medium security prison in Quebec early today after breaking a cell window and climbing the fence. Jacques Varie 25 and Robert Lavallee 21 were among 13 inmates who have escaped or not returned from leaves since April 13 with nine still at large.
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Cowansville
Que
Jacques Varie
Robert Lavallee
Varie
Lavallee
Nixon Urges Press to Continue to Challenge Him
President Nixon, in a White House briefing after his Watergate speech, told reporters to keep challenging him and said he hoped he was worthy of their trust. He contrasted his stance with press secretary Ziegler, who defended past attacks as justified by the times.
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Nixon
White House
California
Dick Nixon
Ronald L. Ziegler
Ziegler
Washington Post
Federal Grand Jury
H. R. Haldeman
Christian Democrats
Malaysia
Tun Abdul Razak
Razak
Tunku Abdul Rahman
North Vietnam
United States
Vietnam
Tan Duc Thang
Nixon accepts responsibility for Watergate
President Nixon said he accepts ultimate responsibility for the Watergate affair and pledged no whitewash at the White House. He announced he fired his counsel and accepted resignations while naming Elliot Richardson as attorney general with power to appoint a special prosecutor if desired.
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Washington
Nixon
White House
Elliot Richardson
Congress
Executive Branch
Richardson
Edmund Muskie
Maine
Senate
Charles Percy
Rep
Ill
Percy
Independent probe urged in resolution
Senators urge Nixon to move Watergate investigation outside the White House and appoint a prosecutor with full subpoena powers. Critics push for an independent inquiry while some leaders back the existing judicial process and White House resignations. Public reaction shows doubt and political taunting.
May Day worldwide marked with parades strikes and speeches
Workers across the globe observed International Labor Day with parades protests and a 24 hour Britain strike. Mao unlikely present in Beijing while Brezhnev welcomed crowds in Red Square and urged vigilance against peace threatening forces.
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Peking Parks
Hsinhua
Mao Tsetung
Brezhnev
Red Square
Lenin
Soviet Union
Brussels
International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
Chile
Central Labor Organization
Santiago
Allende
Raul Cardinal Silva Henriquez
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Bert Laferriere
Watergate
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Montana
Hugh Scott
John Ehrlichman
Robert Dole
Kansas
William Saxbe
Ohio
Shirley Chisholm
Dem. N.Y
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