18 May 1973
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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1973
Page
1
James W. McCord Jr., the Watergate burglar, testified before the Senate select committee on the scandal and spoke to reporters and national television about his insider account of political intrigue. The hearing opened with McCord recounting his role and the events surrounding the break in.
The second day of Senate Watergate hearings focused on James W. McCord, the CIA veteran who aided the burglary and bugging of the Democratic National Committee. Senators predicted new disclosures as associates linked John Mitchell Dean and Magruder to the scandal, with testimony detailing McCord's security role and the re election committee's structure.
Atty. Gen. designate Elliott Richardson pledged that the Watergate prosecutor will have full authority to probe and prosecute. Sen. James Eastland led support while liberal Democrats Kennedy Burdick and Tunney urged revisions to guidelines before confirmation.
West Virginia and Virginia police captured three of four suspects in the Reynoldsville Georgia family massacre after a Virginia grocery store robbery. The four, from Baltimore, were linked to a slain Georgia family of six including Mary 26 and Jerry 35. FBI joined the search. Dungee in McDowell County jail.
Ohio's Supreme Court agreed to resolve whether voting machines violate ballot name rotation rules. Plaintiffs challenged AVM machines bought by Hardin County commissioners, claiming rotation would fail. An appeals court ruled rotation requirement is satisfied "as far as possible."
The forecast calls for cloudy skies and higher temperatures tonight with lows in the lower 50s. Showers are likely Saturday with daytime highs around the low 70s. Yesterday’s high reached 59 and the overnight low 37. Weather details are on page 10.
An 18 month to 2 year old abandoned boy in Brunswick Ga is to have four fingers on his left hand amputated due to burns and deep infection. Doctors led by Roy F Thagard report only a 30 percent chance to save the thumb and say no leads exist on the child's identity.
Costa Rica's President Jose Figueres admits Vesco linked money was wired to his New York bank. He says his personal account received large sums and he authorized his son to share documents with the SEC and a New York court. Vesco linked to Vesco scandal and 1972 Nixon campaign money.
A GAO study pegged the cost of the enlisted aides program at 21.3 million dollars annually. Two training schools at Ft. Lee and Camp Lejeune face phaseout as Elliot Richardson nears pensioning of about 1,700 aides. Army and Marine programs may end. Navy trains most aides directly at admiral homes.
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