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Watergate break-in and key figures emerge in history
Two years after the Watergate break in, new details fix on guard Frank Wills detecting a door device and signaling police. The event traced to the White House and top advisers, fueling impeachment talk and shaping public opinion as investigations unfold. The burglars, Cuban exiles linked to Hunt and Liddy, were found with cash, cameras, and walkie talkies, outlining a sprawling political scandal.
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Washington
UPI
Frank Wills
Watergate
Richard Nixon
Democratic
Lawrence
Burgan
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Nixon
Wills
Pistrante
Baldwin
Essed
Beeit
Democratic National Committee
E. Howard Hunt
James W. McCord Jr
Frank Sturgis
Bernard L. Barker
Eugenio Martinez
Virgilio R. Gonzales
White’ House