Ehrlichman Lawyer Defends War Powers During Watergate Hearing
Senate Watergate questions Ehrlichman as he denials clash with testimony from at least six witnesses. His attorney argues a constitutional reservoir of power may apply to foreign security, while Ervin says the president has no inherent power beyond the Constitution and condemns the burglary of a psychiatrist's office as domestic subversion.
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John D. Ehrlichman
Senate Watergate Committee
John J. Wilson
Ehrlichman
White House
Daniel Elisberg
Wilson
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
Ervin
Nixon fights subpoenas in White House document dispute
The White House prepared a response to Senate Watergate subpoenas and a separate inquiry by Archibald Cox. A likely move would be a District Court filing to block the subpoenas on claims of lack of constitutional authority. The texts demand tapes of meetings and records from 25 aides and officials.
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White House
Senate Watergate Committee
Archibald Cox
Gerlad L. Warren
Nixon
Warren
U.S. District Court
Cox
Gordon Strachan
H. R. Haldeman
E. Howard Hunt Jr
Senate
Pentagon defends Laos patrols as legal after 1969 ban
The Pentagon says secret U S patrols in Laos after December 1969 fought North Vietnamese troops but were legal as intelligence gathering not ground combat. Patrols, lasting 13 months, included South Vietnamese soldiers and at least two American sergeants per unit. Congress had banned U S ground troops in Laos and Thailand.
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Laos
Pentagon
Congress
U.S
Thailand
Indochina
Creighton W. Abrams
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Cambodia
Heating oil pinch seen amid gasoline shortage warnings
Dr. James S. Cross of Sun Oil Co says reduced oil reserves due to emphasis on gasoline production threaten heating oil supplies this winter. AAA surveys show gasoline availability improving with 48 percent of stations normal, yet future shortages warned if energy demand keeps rising.
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James S. Cross
Sun Oil Co
Cross
American Automobile Association
AAA
John E. Swearingen
Standard Oil Co
Indiana
United States
Middletown Weather Forecast Extends Warm Humidity
The Middletown area will remain warm and humid tonight and Thursday with a chance of showers. Lows near 70 tonight, highs in the upper 80s tomorrow. Yesterday’s high was 78 and the overnight low 70, with 6 inches of rain recorded. Details on page 12.
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Middletown
Libyan government to try four hijackers in Benghazi
Libyan authorities announced they will try four hijackers three Arabs and a Japanese who took over a Boeing 747 from Amsterdam grounded in Dubai and blew it up at Benghazi. All 141 aboard escaped via emergency exits as the plane burned. Japan weighs extradition after Libya trial.
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Benghazi
Libya
Tass
Radio
Tripoli
Muammar Khadafy
Khadafy
Amsterdam
Persian Gulf
Sheikdom
Dubai
Tokyo
Susumu Nikaido
Prices Rise Across Market Basket In AP Survey
The Associated Press reports food and nonfood prices climbed in 12 of 13 cities as of March 1 with pork chops up 20 cents per pound and eggs up to 17 cents per dozen. Since price controls lifted on most foods except beef, most items advanced while 60 percent held steady and 8 percent were not available on one check date.
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Louise Cook
Associated Press
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