Dean refuses blame in Watergate and links speculation
John W. Dean denies taking the blame for Watergate role and says efforts exist to tie him to the coverup. Investigators reportedly find no evidence linking Nixon to the affair.
10 May 1973
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Newspaper
Red Bluff Daily News
Location
Red Bluff, California, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1973
Page
1
John W. Dean denies taking the blame for Watergate role and says efforts exist to tie him to the coverup. Investigators reportedly find no evidence linking Nixon to the affair.
President Nixon convened his Cabinet to seek ways to steady the administration after Watergate. John B. Connally has agreed to a part time unpaid advisory role focusing on domestic and foreign affairs, with Henry Kissinger reportedly earmarked for a similar high level position.
President Nixon, in a staged White House meeting amid Watergate fallout, seeks to regain initiative. He told GOP donors the government would press ahead with domestic and foreign goals despite the scandal, insisting the nation elected him to act and that the “finest steel” must endure the fire. About 1,500 attended, with many paying $1000 each. 14 minutes of remarks followed.
Two Red Bluff men William Wright Fleharty and Craig Moller both 23 years old remained in critical condition after a head on crash on State Route 99E south of Los Molinos. The other driver Leo Joseph Lotspeich 35 of Sacramento was treated and released. A second incident near Paskenta Flournoy left George William LaBoucane 40 with injuries.
The third annual Cal-Norte Arabian Horse Show begins tomorrow at 8 a.m. with Purebred Breeding and Halter classes. A 1 p.m. program features Western and English Pleasure events, Park Horses, and Native Costume. Admission is $1, under 12 free.
Australia and New Zealand filed suits at the International Court of Justice asking the court to halt atmospheric nuclear tests in the South Pacific and declare such tests a violation of international law. They argue France violates international law and the United Nations by continuing tests. France and China are noted as major powers not signing the nuclear test ban.
A Poseidon missile fired from a submerged submarine near Cape Kennedy exploded and splashed into the Atlantic moments after launch. The event occurred in international waters as the Soviet spy vessel Zakarpatye tracked the test from about a mile away, with two U.S. Navy observers aboard the Range Sentinel watching.
President Nixon selected James R. Schlesinger to head the defense department succeeding Elliot L. Richardson who was moving to the Justice Department as attorney general. Schlesinger, previously CIA chief and former AEC chairman, had been OMB official and is described as an interchangeable aide in Nixon's reshuffle following Watergate.
The Senate backed a bill to let all eligible Americans register by mail for federal elections. It creates a National Voter Registration Administration and would mail postcard sized forms to every postal address. Costs are projected at about 30 million dollars and funded federally.
Red Bluff Elementary and Antelope School Districts agreed to study a possible joint district. Lou Bosetti outlined merger plans, with state personnel compiling the study. Financials uncertain until SB 90 effects are decided by the legislature. If unions are chosen, new trustees and a superintendent would be handled by the new board.
Five former American prisoners of war told Congress that visits by U.S. peace activists including Jane Fonda worsened their torture and morale, aiding North Vietnam’s war effort. They described pressure to meet antiwar groups and punishments after visitors left, urging a bill to curb travel to war zones.
Astronauts Charles Conrad Joseph Kerwin and Paul Weitz prepare for the Skylab mission after a lightning strike on a mobile service structure. They will be launched from Cape Kennedy aboard a Saturn V rocket to dock with the space station. Two follow-on crews will make 56 day stays to study Earth, sun, and human endurance. Civil Defense expects up to 750000 spectators. hotels near Cape Kennedy report tight space.
Fair through Friday with highs in the upper 80s to mid 90s and lows in the 50s. Northerly winds 10 to 20 mph. Saturday outlook is fair. Yesterday's high 85, low 55. River levels listed. sunset 8:13 pm and sunrise 5:57 am PDT.
Scattered storms across the United States produced a line of weather in Minnesota. A tornado formed from the storm line in central Minnesota on Wednesday. One child died and eleven others were injured.
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