Richardson Views Watergate Crisis as Public Judgment
Former attorney general Elliot L. Richardson said the Watergate affair should be judged by the American people rather than himself. He defended Nixon’s decision to dismiss Archibald Cox and expressed support for administration aims while noting Cox’s independent investigation and the ongoing probe led by Petersen.
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Washington
Elliot L. Richardson
Nixon
Archibald Cox
Cox
Richardson
Henry E. Petersen
Petersen
Watergate
Suez Clashes Erupt on Fronts Despite Cease Fire
Fierce tank and artillery clashes along the Suez Canal resume as dogfights flare on the Syrian front. After 18 days of war, an incomplete overnight pause tests the U N Security Council truce as Egypt seeks an emergency meeting over alleged Israeli violations. Sir Laurence McIntyre of Australia presides.
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Associated Press
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Security Council
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Laurence McIntyre
Australia
New York
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United States
Soviet Union
Syria
Suez
Middle East
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Mt. Hermon
U.S
Henry A. Kissinger
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Cairo
Jerusalem
Tel Aviv
Canal Front
Canal
Damascus Radio
U.N. Security Council
Residents split on Nixon firing Cox in Roswell poll
Roswell residents weigh in on President Nixon firing Archibald Cox with mixed views on impeachment. A local poll shows supporters calling for impeachment or questioning grounds, while others defend the firing as political necessity amid tensions in the Watergate investigation.
Flag ceremony at Flora Vista honors Luna with lasting flag
Goddard High School ROTC drill team unfurled the flag presented to Flora Vista Elementary School captain Robert Luna 11 by local American Legion rep Ted Skromak. Ceremony coincided with Veterans Day and American Education Week. Luna is son of Ray and (Mrs.) Luna of 313 E Mathews.
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Luna
American Legion
Ted Skromak
Luna Is
Ray Luna
E. Mathews
Nixon to Submit White House Tapes to Judge Sirica
President Nixon agreed to comply with the Court of Appeals ruling to hand over White House tapes to U S District Judge John J Sirica. The move came as the House opened a preliminary impeachment inquiry and as the Senate Watergate committee urged appeals court to reverse a dismissal of its tapes suit. special prosecutor Archibald Cox rejected any compromise and was later fired.
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Nixon
U.S. Court of Appeals
White House
House of Representatives
U.S. District Court
John J. Sirica
Charles Alan Wright
Wright
Sirica
Senate Watergate Committee
Appeals Court
Special Watergate
Archibald Cox
Lockheed tests at Roswell RIAC under FAA contract
About 40 Lockheed and Boeing personnel test aircraft braking at Roswell Industrial Air Center under an FAA contract. Phase two lasts about 10 days with international observers from Britain Canada and France. Wet runway data will aid FAA guideline revisions.
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Lockheed Aircraft Company
Roswell
Roswell Industrial Air Center
Federal Aviation Administration
Boeing
Lockheed
FAA
National
RIAC
Great Britain
Canada
France
Holloman Air Force Base
Alamogordo
Briggs Air Force Base
el Paso
Tex
Tactical Manuevers
Tactical Air Command
Bergstrom Air Force Base
California
Air Center
William F. Brainerd
U.S. Air Force
Rio plane sinks after Guanabara Bay crash
An airliner crash near Guanabara Bay left passengers swimming to shore and more than 20 people rescued from the fuselage before the plane went under. Across Washington Kissinger postponed a China trip amid renewed Middle East fighting and cease fire concerns. Nixon returned to Washington for talks with Kissinger. Mitchell and Stans trial delayed again as prosecutors seek White House documents and tape evidence.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Guanabara Bay
Santos Dumont City
Washington
Henry A. Kissinger
China
Middle East
State Department
New York
John N. Mitchell
Maurice H. Stans
White House
U.S. District Court
Lee P. Gagliardi
John W. Dean III
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R. E. Thompson
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Chaves County
Republican
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Jim Marks
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Carl Engwall
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