Nixon allows aides to testify in Watergate probe
President Nixon agreed to permit testimony by aides in the Senate Watergate investigation, avoiding a constitutional clash over executive privilege. The move signals a compromise amid congressional and political protests, while disputes over war powers and impoundment remain unresolved.
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Walter R. Mears
Associated Press
Washington
Nixon
Senate
Congress
White House
Supreme Court
U S Marines Denied Sent From Okinawa to Cambodia
Spokesmen for the U S military and the U S Embassy in Cambodia denied reports that Marine units were being sent from Okinawa. Pentagon and embassy officials called the claims nonsense and confirmed only about 100 personnel in Cambodia attached to the embassy. Minesweeping operations were suspended amid cease fire disputes and suspicions of delays in POW releases earlier in Haiphong.
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Washington
U.S
Cambodia
Okinawa
House
Fortney H. Stark
D-Calif
Stark
Okinawan Project
Pentagon
Phonm Phenh
U.S. Ebassy
Stewart Olsen
Jerry Friedheim
Paris
Nixon
Friedheim
South Vietnam
Tokyo
Foreign Ministry
Hanoi
Vietnam
U.S. Navy
United States
USS
North Vietnam
Haiphong
Grand Jury Told Mitchell Dean Linked to Watergate
The Washington Post reports Jeb Magruder will tell a federal grand jury that former Attorney General John N. Mitchell and White House Counsel John W. Dean III planned and approved the bugging raid on Democratic headquarters. Indictments for Mitchell and Dean are anticipated as exhibits in Magruder’s testimony unfold.
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Washington
Nixon Administration
Washington Post
Jeb Stuart Magruder
Atty
John N. Mitchell
White House
John W. Dean III
Post
Magruder
Dean
H. R. Haldeman
Executive Branch
Mitchell
Mitchells
New York City
Gerald L. Warren
Justice Department
G. Gordon Liddy
Weekend Rain Forecast With Mild Temperatures
Rain is forecast tonight and the next days including Friday Saturday and Monday with low temperatures in the 50s and highs in the 70s. Yesterday’s high reached 67 and the overnight low 56 with 58 inch rain recorded. Weather details are on page 27.
Hamilton couple sues to abolish Ohio income tax
A Hamilton couple filed in U S District Court to declare Ohio's income tax unconstitutional and seek a refund of at least 118 million dollars. They argue the joint state filing requirement for joint federal filers unfairly taxes married residents, claiming violation of equal protection. The figure was announced by Governor Gilligan earlier this month.
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Columbus, Ohio
Hamilton
U.S. District Court
Ohio
Daniel P. Worth
Eleander
John J. Gilligan
Bell Telephone to prosecute college credit card phonies
Ohio Bell Telephone Co announced a crackdown on college students using false credit card numbers to place long distance calls. Previously unpaid attempts were tolerated, but growing fraud has led to prosecuting violators. Estimates show about $5,000 in illegal calls monthly from Ohio State University and about $25,000 statewide.
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Bell Telephone
Columbus, Ohio
Ohio Bell Telephone Co
Ohio State University
Columbus
Missing Todd Brooks Found Safe Near Geneva
In Geneva Township Ohio residents discovered 2 year old Todd Brooks near a road about a quarter mile from home about 14 hours after he vanished. Deputies say the boy appears healthy and will be checked at a hospital later.
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Geneva, Ohio
Geneva Township
Todd Brooks
Todd
Ashtabula County
Economy GNP rises to 1.235 trillion in Q1
The Commerce Department reports GNP increased by 40.6 billion from January to March, reaching a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.235 trillion. Comparisons show a higher advance than Q4 last year, with real output up 7.9 percent when inflation at 6 percent is excluded.
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Commerce Department
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