Watergate turmoil explodes as Nixon fires Cox
Weekend events shock as Attorney General resigns and Deputy AG is fired. Archibald Cox is dismissed from the Watergate probe, and the special prosecutor’s task force is abolished. Nixon agrees to summarize tapes for judge Sirica while considering partial transcripts. Calls for impeachment surge among Democrats and some Republicans.
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Justice Dept Left Crippled by Watergate Crisis
Washington AP report shows the Justice Department reeling from upheaval as Acting Attorney General Robert H. Bork weighs how to handle the Watergate prosecution. With Elliott Richardson and William Ruckelshaus having resigned and been fired, department officials face resignations while Cox’s records and independence remain central to the crisis. Richardson, deeply disappointed, contemplates a news conference while others weigh leaving amid limits on accessing White House records.
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Ford Son Says Poll Was Rigged in Utah
Logan Utah AP reports John G Ford 21 a Utah State University student and son of Vice President designate Gerald R Ford said he told his father last year that Nixon re election committee tried to rig a television poll to show broader support for the President at the time he was working for the Committee to Re elect the President.
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R-Tenn
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Legal experts say summaries wouldn’t be evidence in court
Two law professors say under the best of evidence rule a summary of Watergate tapes would be inadmissible in criminal cases unless the original tapes were destroyed or unavailable. They note authenticity and hearsay issues, with experts leaning toward admitting the tapes or transcripts if properly authenticated.
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Columbia Law School
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Missouri Republicans Split Over Washington Crisis
Missouri Republicans show divergence in views on the Nixon era turmoil with Cox dismissal and White House tapes. Democrats face pressure for unity as Dean testifies, while Missouri figures like Rosemary Ginn temper optimism with concern about the President. Senators Symington and Eagleton echo their party’s cautious stance.
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Dole Symington Eagleton Discuss Watergate Implications
Senate voices shift on Watergate as Dole questions final authority in a constitutional crisis and impeachment, Symington criticizes Nixon pledge, and Eagleton sees a greater impeachment possibility while the Senate faces a tough judgment.
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