Lawyers urge tapes release in Watergate probe
Constitutional lawyers say Nixon has no right to withhold White House tapes from the Senate Watergate Committee as they may contain evidence of criminal conduct. Yale's Alexander Bickel urges third-party intervention if Nixon persists, noting potential subpoenas and judicial review leading to private tape examination.
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UPI
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Senate Watergate Committee
Alexander Bickel
Yale University
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Senate Committee
Inmates Finish Survival Course At Niantic Prison
Dinah Pittman and nine other inmates from Niantic State Prison for Women completed a three week rugged survival course on a Connecticut mountain. The group aged 17 to 30 hiked in rain scaled rock cliffs and learned self sufficiency with no radios or flashlights. They carried 50 pound packs and dug latrines while learning to trust fellow inmates and appreciate basic comforts like hot water and music.
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Solons on Call During August Recess Plan
Senate Democratic leader Mike Mansfield said Congress has a plan to be called back if needed during the Aug. 15 Indochina bombing deadline. He noted the move covers possible Nixon requests to extend bombing and potential economic or energy crises.
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Washington
Housewives Make Up Minnesota Drug Use Majority
A Minnesota survey finds middle aged, middle class housewives predominate among regular drug users. Sedatives barbiturates amphetamine diet pills and pain-killers are most common, with many users not health hazardous but potential abusers. The study cites 101,222 regular barbiturate users and 139,522 with tranquilizers, most being unemployed women aged 25 to 50.
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ST. Paul, Minn
UPI
Minnesota
Leonard Bowie
Bowie
Skylab 2 crew rehearses orbital rendezvous with station
The Skylab 2 crew led by Alan Bean Owen Garriott and Jack Lousma practiced rendezvous and docking with the space station aboard an Apollo command ship model at Cape Kennedy amid a temporary launch halt. They are in semi quarantine at Johnson Space Center and will conduct medical and astronomy experiments and undergo medical exams before next week's lift off.
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UPI
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Owen K. Garriott
Jack R. Lousma
Johnson Space Center
Houston
Crew safe after Fri destroyed near Mururoa Atoll
The Fri crew of 16 was airlifted from the French nuclear test zone to Hao Atoll while the vessel was left near Mururoa Atoll after the blast. Gordon Moodie, father of skipper David Moodie, said his son described the French boarding the yacht and towing it to Mururoa before the crew was flown out. Moodie added the crew has been placed under military detention but will be treated with consideration.
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N.H
UPI
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Pacific
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Hao
Mururoa Atoll
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Tahiti
Barry Mitcalfe
Peace Media
New Zealand
Moodie
David Moodie
Mururoa
Hao Atoll
Kissinger Meets Jewish Leaders Over Soviet Emigration
Jacob Stein says Kissinger meeting with leaders offered no progress on easing Soviet emigration restrictions for Jews. Stein refutes a report that Kissinger promised many Jews would soon be allowed to leave Russia, citing no substantial gains or updates.
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UPI
Henry Kissinger
U.S.S.R
Jacob Stein
Conference of Presidents
Kissinger
Russia
Israel
Stein
Leonid Brezhnev
Nixon
Knowledge of scandal confessed
Washington columnist Jack Anderson said he learned of the Watergate plot more than two months before the June 17 1972 break in at Democratic headquarters but did nothing. He claimed personal acquaintance with several conspirators and said suspicions arose after meeting two at National Airport the day before the burglary. He cited a Parade magazine article and a letter from William Haddad dated April 15 1972.
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Washington
UPI
Jack Anderson
Democratic
National
Nixon
George McGovern
Agriculture Department blamed over Soviet grain deal
Rep. John Melcher accused the Agriculture Department of lying to farmers about a $1 billion Soviet wheat deal that could have involved up to a quarter of the U.S. grain crop. He urged an immediate housecleaning from the top. Senate witnesses said they warned the department in July, conflicting with Secretary Earl Butz who said he was surprised by the deal in September.
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UPI
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D-Wis
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Los Angeles
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D-Mont
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