Nixon Calls for Nonpartisan Election Reform Commission
President Nixon urged Congress to form a 17 member Nonpartisan Commission on Election Reform to audit the federal election system after Watergate disclosures. The panel would submit a final report by December 1, with broad authority and potential consideration of a constitutional amendment limiting presidents to one six year term and U.S. House tenure to four years.
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Escapees Hunt In Slayings Of Six In Georgia
Reynoldsville Ga AP authorities press search for three escaped convicts questioned in the slayings of six members of the Alday family. Five men were killed with gunfire from back of the head and the lone woman was raped and shot. Ballistics show at least four guns used including .22 .32 .38 and .380 calibers. Investigators say a teenage half-brother of an escapee may be with the trio. A white blue 1970 Chevrolet linked to Mary Alday is sought.
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Georgia Department of Investigation
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Chester
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Aubrey
Mary
Ace Miles
Alday
Mary Alday
Pennsylvania
Wicomico County
Maryland
Carl Isaacs Jr
George Dungee
Wayne C. Coleman
Baltimore
Isaac
SEC Chairman G. Bradford Cook Resigns Under Pressure
Washington AP report: SEC Chairman G Bradford Cook resigns after criticism over handling of Vesco cash donation to Nixon campaign. He cited unfortunate circumstances and noted his age of 36. He testified before a Senate panel on Vesco matters amid grand jury scrutiny and Wall Street market reform aims.
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Nixon urged leadership as CIA coverup claim erupts
Washington AP Sen Barry Goldwater urged President Nixon to take charge as Sen Stuart Symington charged aides tried to obstruct justice by shielding Watergate under a CIA umbrella. Testimony shows the CIA refused to join the plan while James W. McCord Jr. says the White House sought the cover anyway. The White House acknowledged Nixon approved wiretapping of more than a dozen NSC and Pentagon aides beginning in 1969. the Times cites names including Daniel I. Davidson Anthony Lake and Winston Lord. Nixon says no aides were involved based on a Dean report. Goldwater warns of loss of confidence and calls for leadership. Nixon asks Congress to form a 17 member nonpartisan commission to reexamine elections and campaign practices. See CIA. Page 2-A.
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New York Times
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Anthony Lake
Winston Lord
Henry A. Kissinger
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John W. Dean Ii
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Goldwater
America
Congress
FBI Official Apology Over White House Wiretap Retrieval
Acting FBI Director William D. Ruckelshaus apologized for the chaotic recovery of wiretap files from the White House. He described the incident as the most difficult task he faced and said Secret Service agents cooperated, though he joked about nearly arm wrestling. The records, including files on 13 officials and four reporters, were recovered from Ehrlichman’s White House office safe.
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Permian Basin Sees Sunny Warm Weather Through Thursday
The Permian Basin expects bright sunny days with warmer temperatures through Thursday. After Tuesday’s mixed forecasts, the National Weather Service in Midland reports calm conditions with highs near 78 today and lower 80s by Thursday, lows around 53 Thursday morning, light winds 10 to 20 mph, and just a few clouds over Odessa as a high pressure system from Brownsville governs the region.
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Price Of Gold Declines In European Markets
London and Zurich gold markets fell by 3 to 5 dollars an ounce amid a broad dollar rise and weak trading. Prices closed at 190 39 in London and Zurich, with earlier highs around 196 50 and 195 54. The slowdown followed concerns over Watergate and Nixon’s economy policy, suggesting a temporary pause in the gold rush.
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Quipster Hoshe Revels In Peculiar Payoffs
The Quipster Hoshe earns one rent for each kind word spoken about others and would owe five cents for every unkind word, highlighting a whimsical system of rewards and penalties for speech.
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Hanriet
Giant Sun Shade May Save Skylab
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP One temperature reading inside the troubled Skylab space station hit 150 degrees as NASA weighed launching three astronauts to deploy an aluminized shade about 12 by 40 feet to shield the lab from the sun. If the shield cannot be installed, a fly around mission and later fixes for Skylab 2 and 3 were considered. Launch delay possible to May 25 to train for a space walk. Astronauts Charles Conrad Jr Joseph P Kerwin and Paul J Weitz involved in the decision making.
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Weitz
Don Puddy
Zambians Fire On Rhodesian Tourists At Falls
At Victoria Falls a party of foreign tourists was fired on by Zambian troops. One Canadian woman was killed instantly and another woman was wounded. a U.S. man, John Croithers of Troy Ohio, was injured. Bodies of the Canadian women not recovered. falls lie on the Zambezi border.
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Senate passes 805 million health care proposal
The U S Senate has approved and sent to the House an 805 million group health care plan. The notice appears in a page listing with sections on Amusements, Comics, Dear Abby, Doctor's Column, Editorials, and Sports. The brief item highlights a major federal health policy move amid a busy paper edition.
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