Poll finds half think Nixon involved in Watergate cover up
Gallup poll shows 50 percent believe Nixon participated in a cover up with 40 percent thinking he knew in advance of the Watergate bugging plan. Sixty percent see the current administration as no more corrupt than postwar norms while 85 percent recall his Monday broadcast.
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New Watergate Prosecutor Expected Before Confirmation
Atty. Gen designate Elliot L. Richardson plans to name an independent Watergate prosecutor by his confirmation hearings. Senate Republicans pressed to keep the investigation out of the executive branch, with speculation focusing on Philadelphia lawyer William T. Coleman.
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Vesco Arrest Ordered as Immunity Standoff Persists
Federal judge signaled arrest of financier Robert L. Vesco after he failed to respond to a grand jury subpoena tied to a $250 000 Nixon reelection donation. Vesco’s lawyer says he will not testify without immunity while the Securities and Exchange Commission pursues a $224 million funds siphoning suit involving Investors Overseas Services.
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Kissinger heads to Moscow for cease fire talks
Kissinger flies to Moscow for three days of discussions to salvage the Vietnam cease fire and set the stage for the Nixon Brezhnev summit. He will press Hanoi on observing the cease fire as a condition for improved U S Soviet relations and will push topics including Jewish emigration and European security. He returns to Washington to help frame the upcoming summit agenda.
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Pentagon Papers trial judge orders Hunt grand jury testimony
The Pentagon Papers trial judge considers releasing sealed grand jury testimony by E Howard Hunt Jr about the Ellsberg psychiatrist burglary. Byrne demands disclosure to protect defendants rights while Sirica had ordered transcript release to Byrne.
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Weather forecast predicts cool nights and sunny Saturday
Clear skies and lower temperatures are forecast tonight with lows in the upper 30s. Saturday expects sunny skies and temperatures in the upper 50s. Details appear on page 21.
Unemployment rate holds at five percent in report
The Labor Department said the unemployment rate stayed at five percent last month with about 4.4 million people jobless on a seasonally adjusted basis. Employment also remained steady at 83.9 million, after sharp gains in the prior two months.
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Nixon’s Lawyer Claims He Destroyed Campaign Records
Former personal attorney Herbert Kalmbach testified to investigators that he destroyed all campaign finance records before the 1972 law took effect to shield donor names. He allegedly controlled a secret $500,000 fund linked to espionage and sabotage in the 1972 campaign, a claim tied to an undergrand jury probe about the Democratic headquarters bugging.
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