Nixon Defies Resignation Amid Watergate Crisis
President Nixon announced he will not resign and warned that investigations threaten national security. He denied prior knowledge of wiretapping and illegal tactics, while admitting a wider effort to limit inquiries and protect national interests amid the Watergate scandal.
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Washington
Nixon
White House
Herbert W. Kalmbach
CIA
Pentagon
Krogh
Elisberg
Richardson New Post Is Snagged
The Senate Judiciary Committee reopened Elliott Richardson's confirmation hearing delaying his attorney general start as Archibald Cox prepares to take over the Watergate case. Ehrlichman and Haldeman gave depositions. Hunt Jr. faced a postponed grand jury appearance as the committee seeks clarity on Richardson's involvement.
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Harold H. Titus Jr
Cox
White House
Senate Watergate Committee
James W. McCord Jr
John W. Dean III
John J. Caulfield
Nixon
McCord
Caulfield
Richardson
Daniel Ellsberg
Ellsberg
John D. Ehrlichman
Ehrlichman
Egil Krogh Jr
Krogh
Los Angeles
John V. Tunney
D-Calif
Tunney
Robert C. Byrd
Dw.va
Senate
H. R. Haldeman
Democratic National Committee
Committee
E. Howard Hunt Jr
Federal
Hunt
Do Nothing Alternative For 219 Moves At Public Hearing
At a Berlin hearing PennDot outlined three 219 segments from Somerset to Beachdale while DER pressed for a no build option citing environmental harm. DEA critic Krill urged deeper study and questioned the highway’s benefits. Local officials and citizens voiced split views as the debate over Route 219 continued.
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State Department of Environmental Resources
PennDot
Berlin
DER
Beachdale
John P. Krill Jr
Office of Enforcement
DEA
Krill
Thomas Rowland
Department of Agriculture
Steve Mandes
Southern Alleghenies Planning and Development Commission
Somerset
Somerset Township Tax Policy Discussion Planned
The Greater Somerset Chamber of Commerce meets Somerset Township supervisors on June 2 at 9 a.m. to discuss joining the Somerset Area 511 Tax Collection Bureau formed by Somerset Area School District, Somerset Borough and Jefferson and Lincoln townships.
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Greater Somerset Chamber of Commerce
Somerset Township
Kimmel and Rascona
Somerset Area
Somerset Borough
Jefferson and
Lincoln Townships
Somerset Area 511
Ed Bowersox
Veterans of Foreign Wars Poppy Sale in Somerset
The annual Buddy Poppy sale by Veterans of Foreign Wars will be held in Somerset Friday and Saturday. Poppy drive chairman Reid Weimer expects good weather and many volunteers to aid disabled veterans and widows and orphans of veterans. Volunteers meet in the VFW basement at 4 30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday morning. Helpers receive cash awards and free lunches.
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Somerset
Reid Weimer
Poppy Drive
VFW
$400 Million In New Roads OK'd By House
The Pennsylvania House approved 167 22 for new roads worth 400 million dollars but rejected Shapp administration plans to resurface 1700 miles of old roads with a 104 million bond. Vote on administration amendment failed 109 81. GOP balked at bond lasting beyond repayment. supports pay-as-you-go or gas tax hike. Transportation head Kassab backed bond, noting delays in resurfacing.
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Harrisburg
House
Shapp
Senate
GOP
Robert Butera
Montgomery
Butera
Administration
Department of Transportation
Pennsylvania
House Transportation Committee
Victor Westerberg
R-Mckean
Westerberg
Cost Of Living Up Again Shows Signs Of Slowing
The April CPI rose seven tenths of a percent with food clothing autos and gasoline driving gains. The rise was two tenths below March’s nine tenths peak and marked the first slowdown in five months. Analysts debated inflation trends as Meany warned of continuing hardship for workers. Western Pennsylvanias forecast: cloudy mild with rain possible Wednesday and Thursday highs in the 60s to 70s.
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Washington
Nixon
Herbert Stein
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Meany
Labor Department
Bureau of
Pennsylvania
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Middle East
United States
Egil Krogh
E. Howard Hunt
G. Gordon Liddy
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Queen of
Somerset Volunteer Fire Department
Beverly Pogel
Jack Pogel
Somerset RD 5
Bill Kuhlman
Fire Department
Somerset County
Albert
Bud’’ Hay
James McHale
McHale
Sam Weidner
Mt. Davis
Weidner
Sierra Club
Robert Stoughton
Somerset County Planning Commission
Berlin- Brothersvalley High School
New
Brothersvalley
Black and
Joint Bureau
SPR
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Bridge
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Joyce Brothers Ee
Joseph Bonetto
D-Allegheny
Transportation Committee
Jacob Kassab
Kassab
Commerce Department
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