Hearings set for Watergate probe in May hearings
Senate inquiry led by Senator Ervin schedules public hearings starting May 17 at 10 a.m. three days weekly to probe Watergate and related campaign activities. Dean seeks immunity while Baker stresses focus on the burglary and bugging of Democratic HQ last June. White House denies Nixon involvement in any cover up.
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Nixon
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Ervin
Senate Investigating Committee
Watergate Grand Jury
Senate Committee
Howard Baker
Jion
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Newsweek
Baker
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Watergate
Hoe
Ie Nixon Campaign
Sabo Ae
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Senate
Justice Department
Sirton
Gerald L. Warren
Florida White House
Testimony in Papers case hints Kennedy assassination links
Testimony indicates White House sparked forged cables to implicate Kennedy in the 1963 Diem assassination. Hunt testified he and Colson discussed enhancing documents, using forgery methods with a Xerox and typewriter, while noting FBI typeface hurdles. Charges include espionage and theft linked to Pentagon papers copies.
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Los Angeles
Charles Colson
State Department
John F. Kennedy
Ngo Dinh Diem
Bray
White House
Watergate
Kennedy
Colson
Washington
Byrne
Pentagon
Diem
CIA
U.S
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Anthony J. Russo
Eilsbere
FBI
Alger Hiss
Colson Lad
Pulitzer Winners Announced In 1973 Press Awards
The Chicago Tribune won general local reporting for exposing grant rule violations in a primary. Sun Newspapers of Omaha received special local reporting for Bays Town finances. Max Frankel earned international affairs for Nixon in China. Brian Lanker won feature photography for natural childbirth. Ronald Powers took criticism for TV writing. The awards, decided by a journalism advisory board, highlighted press performance. Eudora Welty won fiction for The Optimist's Daughter. FitzGerald and Coles shared nonfiction for Fire in the Lake and Children of Crisis. Swanberg won for Luce and His Empire.
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Omaha
Bays Town
Max Frankel
Washington
New York Times
Nixon
China
Roger B. Linscott
Berkshire Eagle
Pittsfield
Mass
Brian Lanker
Topeka
Kan
Capital-Journal
Ronald Powers
Chicago Sun-Times
Frances FitzGerald
Vietnam
Robert Coles
Q. A. Swanberg
William Randolph Hearst
Luce
Empire
Elliott Carter
Carter
James Thomas Flexner
George Washington
St. Louis
New York
Joseph Pullitzer
Reputed crime figures deny fraud guilt
Vincent Aloi and John Dio Dioguardi along with nine others pleaded innocent to stock fraud charges in New Jersey. The indictment cites inflated share sales of At Your Service Leasing Corp. and alleges payoffs falsified records and price manipulation harming investors.
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UPH
Vincent Aloi
John
Johnny Dio
Dioguardi
New Jersey
West New York
N.J
Proxmire condemns McCarthyism in Nixon Watergate coverage
Senator William Proxmire denounces press sensationalism linking President Nixon to Watergate without proof. He defends Nixon, cites China outreach and arms talks, and warns against trial by rumor, calling the media pursuit a form of McCarthyism at its worst.
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UPL
Nixon
William Proxmire
D-Wis
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White Mouse
John Dean
Senate
Jot McCarthy
United States Senate
China
Russia
County pay hike backed for 47,828 county employees
Pay raises totaling 16.2 million were recommended to county supervisors. The plan covers 47,828 workers with averages of 4.47 percent for 40,777 unionized employees and 3.9 percent for 6,551 nonrepresented staff. Management reached full or near agreements with most bargaining units, with some still under impasse. A small group of middle management would gain 5.5 percent. Also reported, Hong Kong police seized over 1.5 tons of opium and morphine hidden in sacks on a disabled fishing junk outside the harbor, traced to Thailand.
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Gordon Nesvig
Nesvig
Hong Kong
Thailand
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