Focus of subpoena centers on Nixon April 1973 conversations
The House Judiciary Committee subpoena targets five April 1973 Nixon conversations tied to Watergate plus six from February and March. Presidential lawyer James D. St Clair said Nixon wanted to review tapes to ensure relevance before release. The White House resisted a direct reply, prompting a 33-3 committee vote.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Nixon
James D. St. Clair
White House
John DD. Ehrlichman
Ehrlichman
Senate Watergate Committee
John W. Dean III
Jeb Stuart Magruder
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Richard G. Kleindienst
H.R. Haldeman
Dean
Kleindienst
Henry Petersen
Petersen
Haldeman
Rodino and Doar Confer After Nixon Tapes Subpoena Vote
Rep. Peter Rodino, chair of the House Judiciary Committee, meets with Chief Counsel John Doar following the committee voting to subpoena President Nixon’s tapes. The move heightens the House inquiry into the Watergate affair.
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Peter Rodino
House
Judiciary Committee
John Doar
Nixon
Filipino laborer crucified for Good Friday sacrifice in Sta. Fernando
Juanito Piring, 33, a daily wage worker from San Fernando Philippines, acted as Jesus on a cross in a 16 foot structure in a rice field. Medina Pamposa dressed as a Roman soldier drove spikes into Piring’s palms. A crowd of about 4000 attended the display in a carnival atmosphere. Piring spoke Tagalog and said he felt Jesus helped him while on the cross before being lowered after about ten seconds.
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San Fernando
Philippines
Juanito Piring
Piring
Medina Pamposa
Medina
Marco
Jesus Christ
Christ
Jesus
Nixon Faces House Subpoena for Watergate Tapes and Docs
The White House says it will turn over at least some Watergate related materials within two weeks in response to a House Judiciary Committee subpoena issued as part of impeachment inquiries. The panel voted 33 to 3 to demand 42 presidential tapes and related documents tied to the cover up with a delivery deadline of April 25.
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Washington
White House
House Judiciary Committee
Ronald L. Ziegler
Nixon
Ziegler
Judiciary Committee
John P. Seiberling
Ohio
Israeli Victims Buried as Calls for Revenge Rise
In Qiryat Shmonah the burial of 18 Israeli victims sparked an emotional, unruly funeral with cries for revenge. Police Minister Shlomo Hillel warned Lebanon of possible retaliation if guerrillas in southern Lebanon remain. The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine General Command claimed responsibility for the raid, vowing more attacks to derail peace efforts. Three Arab attackers were killed along with eight children, five women, and five men.
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Qiryat Shmonah
Israel
Shlomo Hillel
Lebanon
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
General Command
Beirut
Qiryat Shmanah
Middletown Weather Forecast: Showers and Thunder Possible
Weather shows showers or thunder showers in the Middletown area tonight with overnight lows in the 50s. Saturday may bring more showers with highs in the low 60s. Yesterday's high reached 72 and overnight low 56. Easter Sunday should see highs in the 60s and lows in the 40s.
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Middletown
Disaster relief bill delayed until after Easter recess
President Nixon added West Virginia and Illinois to eight states eligible for existing disaster aid as tornado and storm damage spread. The House passed a Senate substitute, forcing a House Senate conference after reconvening April 22, delaying final action. Illinois was declared a disaster area and West Virginia listed due to severe storms and flooding. Other eligible states include Ohio, Kentucky, Georgia, Indiana, Alabama and Tennessee.
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Washington
South
Midwest
Congress
Nixon
West Virginia
Illinois
House
Senate
House-Senate
Ohio
Kentucky
Georgia
Indiana
Alabama
Tennessee
Tornado aid moves 150 trailers from Kentucky to Ohio
The FDAA says 150 mobile homes are being relocated from Richmond Kentucky to help Ohio tornado victims in Xenia and nearby areas. Officials estimate six county cleanup costs at 1.5 million for labor and 750 thousand for farm damages with 55 farmers affected.
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Army Depot
Richmond
Ohio
Kentucky
Associated Press
Federal Disaster Assistance Administration
FDAA
Greg Beckman
Cincinnati
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Xenia
Beckman
U.S. Department of Labor
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Steelworkers Reach Tentative Pact With 350000 Employed
The United Steelworkers announced a tentative contract for about 350,000 workers after late night negotiations led by W. Abel Larry Heath and other leaders. The deal includes wage gains totaling over 60 cents per hour over three years plus substantial fringe benefits. The Basic Steel Industry Conference and 800 locals must ratify, with the meeting delayed to today at the Shoreham Hotel. Previous settlements in aluminum and can industries showed similar patterns.
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Washington
United Steelworkers
W. Abel
R. Heath Larry
Basic Steel Industry
Shoreham Hotel
Akron man donates jelly beans to Xenia children
Candy merchandizer Bill Honable of Akron gives 3,700 pounds of jelly beans valued at about 2900 dollars to children in tornado wrecked Xenia. He says excess Easter candy should help youngsters rather than sell at half price.
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Akron, Ohio
Bill Honable
Akron
Xenia
Potato chip dispute pits Pringle's against industry over truth
The Potato Chip Institute International sues Proctor and Gamble and General Mills alleging Pringle's Newfangled Potato Chip misdefines a true chip. Larry Burch says Pringle's doughy shapes mislead buyers and threaten the market, citing 40 percent share since 1968.
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Cleveland
Ohio
The
Potato Chip Institute International
Pringle
Larry Burch
Kirtland
Institute
Proctor and Gamble
Burch
Pringle’s
Wall Street Journal
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