Cox takes charge as Watergate probe shifts to new head
Archibald Cox sworn in as special prosecutor over Watergate delays. Titus and three prosecutors lack authority to decide, awaiting Cox's full briefing. Cox plans to review related cases including the Ellsberg Pentagon papers matter, with consultations emphasized.
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Archibald Cox
Cox
Los Angeles
Pentagon
Daniel Ellsberg
Justice Department
Titus
Watergate
Cour
Infants’ Bodies Found in Ames Trunk Mystery
Three mummified infant corpses were found in a footlocker style trunk in Ames Iowa. Authorities say the children were full term about seven pounds each and wrapped in Chicago papers dated 1955 and 1956. BCI and University Hospitals in Iowa City are assisting in identifying the infants and tracing who placed them in the trunk.
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Ames
Iowa
Story County
John Stark
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Iowa Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Chicago
Smithsonian rejects illicitly acquired artifacts policy
The Smithsonian announces a policy that it will not acquire objects that are stolen unscientifically gathered or excavated or otherwise obtained unethically. Secretary S Dillon Ripley released the statement noting concerns about an illicit international market driving despoilation and urging responsible acquisition practices.
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Washington
Smithsonian Institution
S. Dillon Ripley
Smithsonian Museum
Ripley
Smithsonian
Latin America
Central
South America
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City
Rome
Italy
United States
Switzerland
Vesco Eyes Meeting With Watergate Prosecutor
Former New Jersey financier Robert Vesco, a fugitive living in Costa Rica, seeks a meeting with Watergate prosecutor Archibald Cox to discuss his alleged $200,000 cash contribution to Nixon's re election campaign. The report places Vesco in Nassau, Bahamas.
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Los Angeles
UPI
New Jersey
Robert Vesco
United States
Costa Rica
Watergate Chorus
Los Angeles Times
Nassau
Bahamas
Vesco
Watergate
Archibald Cox
Nixon
Woman's open letter blasts leftist males
An open letter attributed to Jane Alpert denounces male leftists and calls for women to unite against sexism. The 24 page document traces her fugitive years, shift from male dominated politics to radical feminism, and notes the Weatherman underground and meetings with bombers sought by the FBI since 1970 indictments.
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New York
UPI
Jane Alpert
United States
FBI
Scandal Will Spur Viet Mental Trouble
A VA psychiatrist in Seattle says Watergate will expose Vietnam era veterans mental scars especially among returned POWs. He cites post Vietnam syndrome driven by guilt victimhood and alienation, noting broader factors worsen psychiatric fallout for those who served.
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Seattle
Veterans Administration
George Solomon
Palo Alto
Calif
Solomon
Vietnam
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