Nixon Calls For Trust In Post Scandal Address
AP analysis notes Nixon's Monday night national speech functioned as a campaign appeal to rebuild confidence amid Watergate. He accepted final responsibility while denying prior knowledge of any coverup, announced resignations of Haldeman Ehrlichman and Kleindienst, and stressed aims of peace prosperity and job opportunity for all.
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Nixon Extends Olive Branch To Newsroom In Surprise Visit
President Nixon ordered a new approach with the press by appearing unannounced in the White House briefing room and urging reporters to "continue to give me hell" when he is wrong. He credited the press for exposing Watergate and contrasted with prior aides who attacked The Washington Post over reports on Haldeman and covert Nixon funds. The moment followed a televised Watergate speech and earlier tense exchanges with press secretary Ziegler over apologies and defense of administration actions.
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Debbie Reynolds arraigned on unlicensed firearm charge
Actress Debbie Reynolds appeared in Criminal Court on charges of possessing an unlicensed antique stage pistol. She was continued free without bail until a hearing on May 8 after a summons was issued April 8 when her son Todd Fisher, 15, hurt himself lightly handling the gun. Fisher is the son of singer Eddie Fisher.
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Girl Sues Lucas For $1,050,000
A 15 year old filed a $1,050,000 damage suit in St. Louis County Circuit Court against Lawrence H. Lucas, linked to sexual activity with her since age nine amid broader criminal charges. The suit seeks damages for the girl and her father for dishonor and required medical care. Lucas, a sheet metal firm vice president, faces earlier murder- tied context as his wife was found beaten to death and her killer is imprisoned.
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House Works On Bill For Reorganization
Jefferson City MO AP The House Reorganization Committee pushes Tuesday for a revised Senate bill to reorganize state government into 13 departments and the office of administration. The House bill outlines agency transfers by authority but leaves many changes to departments and boards, drawing praise for simplicity and criticism for oversimplification.
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DePugh To Wait On Leadership
Kansas City AP reports Robert Bolivar DePugh, recently released after four years in a federal penitentiary, will ease back into leadership of the Minutemen militia. He arrived from Atlanta with his family and still believes Communists will seize control of the U.S. government from inside.
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Minutemen leader wary of return to activity
DePugh fears government will move to jail him if he resumes leadership. He plans time to study before any move, noting the group remains but will stay inactive until a definite purpose appears. He was sentenced to nine concurrent 10-year terms for firearms violations.
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Guns Turned In Under Bermuda Firearm Amnesty Law
Bermuda police report more than 1000 firearms surrendered under a 16 day amnesty after the assassination of the British governor and his aide and a double supermarket killing. The law offered amnesty for unlicensed weapons.
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