Nixon shifts stance on White House aides in Watergate probe
President Nixon abandons blanket innocence for aides and orders outside investigators to pursue truth. He agrees aides will testify publicly under oath as Senate committee headed by Sen. Ervin presses for hearings, with potential secret testimony and executive privilege claims.
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Senate
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Sam J. Ervin Jr
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Nixon Likely Sees Two White House Officials Tied to Watergate
The Washington Post reports that new developments have led President Nixon to believe at least two high White House officials were directly or indirectly responsible for Watergate bugging and political espionage. The paper cites unnamed White House and Justice Department sources saying the officials are likely to resign.
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Nixon reverses stance on Watergate after weeks of disclosures
Weeks of disclosures and Senate pressure led to a White House reversal on Watergate. President Nixon, at San Clemente, said new developments justify testimony by White House staff and warned of punishment if involved. Previously he denied any staff involvement and barred staff from testifying. Five men pleaded guilty and two convicted in the Democratic headquarters burglary and wire tapping.
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Lon Nol presses Cambodian cease fire bid after U.S. push
Lon Nol bows to Washington pressure and plans a new prime minister plus an 11 member council to include opposition figures. U.S. hopes Sirik Matak can drum up Sihanouk loyalists for talks, but observers doubt Khmer Rouge will discuss while Lon Nol and Lon Non retain control. Premier Hang Thun Hak resigns as cabinet reorganization looms. Cambodia remains the sole Indochina nation without a cease fire.
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Lon Nol
U.S
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Social Republican Party
Khmer Rouge
Lon Non
Hang Thun Hak
Hak
Mau Say
Thapanna Ngin
Cambodia
Indochina
Lon
EPA finds foreign engines trump U.S. antipollution choice
EPA hearings reveal its estimate that foreign engines could meet 1975 standards with less cost to the public than the oxidation catalyst method used by U.S. automakers. The agency cites three options from Germany and Japan and notes potential $41 billion cost from the U.S. oxidation catalyst plan between 1975 and 1985.
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Environmental Protection Agency
U.S
EPA
National Academy of Sciences
Robert L. Sansom
Senate
Teens and Trouble with the Telephone
The article notes that teenagers struggle with telephone use, highlighting a humorless view of youth and communication. It discusses slang and awkward habits observed in late 20th century social life, framing phone etiquette as a growing challenge.
Coma After Inhaling Spray Onset Shock In Cleveland Suburb
A five year old girl from a Cleveland area suburb remained in a coma six days after allegedly inhaling medicated vaporizer spray. Ronald L Overfield found Marcia on her bed with a handkerchief over her nose and mouth and the spray can nearby. The girl had complained of nasal congestion earlier and then vanished upstairs. Her sister Carol alerted the family.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland
Ronald L. Overfield
Highland Heights
Marcia
Carol
Overfield
Gasoline cost in Ohio may rise by summer five to seven cents
An Ohio petroleum official predicts fuel prices will rise five to seven cents a gallon by mid summer with wholesale diesel and heating oil also at risk. Iowa officials warn of limited heating fuel supply as EPA rules tighten, and state purchases reveal strained reserves.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio
Roger Dreyer
The
Ohio Petroleum Marketers
Walter McCreary
Environmental Protection Agency
Weather outlook for Middletown area with showers
Rain remains likely tonight for the Middletown area with lows near the mid 50s. Thursday brings cloudy skies and a chance of showers with highs in the 70s. Yesterday’s high reached 69 and overnight 55 with 0.89 inch of rain recorded. Weather details on page 31.
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