Dean testimony shows statements differing from public accounts
Senate investigator says John W. Dean III gave answers quite different from any public testimony. Dean emerged from a closed door session after answering questions under immunity. He prepares an opening statement for a televised Senate appearance and the panel expects to finish current Watergate hearings by July end.
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Rufus Edmisten
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Edmisten
Samuel Dash
Dash
Nixon
Mitchell seeks pretrial publicity to dodge Watergate trial
Washington Star-News reports attorneys for former Attorney General John N. Mitchell plan to rely on pretrial publicity from his Senate Watergate appearance to avoid a criminal trial. Plato Cacheris cites Delaney v United States as precedent. Mitchell may face indictments by late summer as the Ervin committee questions him.
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Senate Watergate Committee
Plato Cacheris
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Delaney
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Watergate
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Ervin
Vesco
Stans
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William G. Handley
GOP
Archibald Cox
Sam Ervin
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U.S
John J. Sirica
Sirica
Percy and Stevenson Defend Nixon Amid Impeachment Talk
Sen. Charles H. Percy says he does not think the President should resign and doubts impeachment proceedings will start. Sen. Adlai Stevenson III faults Nixon for maladministration but also rejects calls for impeachment, in a radio discussion carried by Illinois stations.
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Charles H. Percy
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Nixon
Percy
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Adlai Stevenson III
Dtil
Illinois
Weicker drew rebuke from Watergate probe committee
A confidential memo to former Attorney General John Mitchell shows the Committee for the Re-Election of the President confronted trouble with Sen. Lowell Weicker Jr. as early as February 1972. The memo portrays Weicker seeking control of youth campaign activities and objecting to fellow adviser selections, foreshadowing friction within the Nixon re‑election circle.
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John N. Mitchell
Lowell P. Weicker Jr
Connecticut
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Weicker
Young Voters Committee
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Bill Brock
Stevenson Attacks Nixon on Economic Failures
Stevenson charges the Nixon Administration with economic mismanagement at a Democratic fund-raiser honoring Sen. George McGovern. He cites rising unemployment above six percent, more than a million falling into poverty, 13 percent inflation, and a large federal deficit and trade gap during Nixon years. He says the administration has written its own indictment.
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Nixon
George McGovern
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Brezhnev Arrives in Heavy Rain for U S Visit
Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev arrived in Washington under heavy rain to begin a nine day trip aimed at spurring arms talks and boosting U S Soviet cooperation. Secretary Rogers greeted him at Andrews and Brezhnev moved to Camp David for rest before White House ceremonies.
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Nixon
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Gander
Newfoundland
Andrews
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Nixons
Two F111 jets collide over Cambodia. one crashes
Two U S Air Force F111 aircraft collide over Cambodia on Saturday. The crew of the downed jet ejected and were rescued uninjured while the other plane landed safely. The crash occurred about 30 miles northwest of Phnom Penh as U S forces continued operations at Cambodia's request.
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U.S Pacific Military Command
Phnom Penh
Vietnam
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Pentagon
Defense Department
Fighting persists as South Vietnam reports cease-fire violations
Saigon says 108 Communist violations occurred in the first 25 hours of the second cease-fire. Despite the pause, fighting killed 74 Communists and 36 South Vietnamese soldiers with 67 government troops wounded. A Saigon spokesman noted no major Communist attacks and far fewer battles than during the original cease-fire.
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New York Times
Saigon
South Vietnam
Kaskaskia Island Residents Return Home
Residents of Kaskaskia Island begin returning to their homes as recovery continues after flood relief. The paper previews stories and photos on pages 2 and 3, with Father’s Day features and a page 13 tribute to dads.
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Kaskaskia Island
Southern Illinois University
Chester
Southern Illinois Golfers Association
Eldorado
Benton
West Frankfort
Kennedy to announce 1976 plans after 1974 elections
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy says he will reveal his 1976 presidential intentions after the 1974 congressional elections. The Massachusetts Democrat, serving in the Senate until 1974, told the Sunday Herald Advertiser he has no current plans for 1976 but will decide following the 1974 vote amid party charter debates. The piece notes a split between regulars and reformers over a proposed party charter to be drafted by the Charter Commission led by Terry Sanford. the outcome could affect the 1974 convention and the next presidential nomination.
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Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts Democrat
Senate
Sunday Herald Advertiser
Democratic Party
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Terry Sanford
North Carolina
Duke University
Fort Collins
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Strauss
Motorcycle Crash Injures Rider and Passenger near Carbondale
Jay Anderson aged 19 of Altamont and Becky Luer age 18 of Carbon dale sustained major injuries when their motorcycle ran off the Giant City Blacktop southeast of Carbondale about 10 p.m. Saturday. Anderson reportedly lost control on a curve about half a mile south east of Park Street. Doctors Hospital treated both riders with condition reports unavailable. Jackson County Sheriff's office investigated the incident.
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Jay Anderson
Altamont
Becky Luer
S. Beveridge
Doctors Hospital
Jackson County
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