Nixon Accepts Full Responsibility For Watergate Crisis
President Nixon said he was misled by staff and took full responsibility for Watergate. He promised no whitewash, named a potential special prosecutor, and announced resignations by Kleindienst Haldeman Ehrlichman and Dean while ordering an internal investigation. He urged justice and vow to purge abuses from politics.
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Governors rebuff Strauss at Sawmill meeting over nonpartisan pledge
Democratic governors meeting at a resort lodge rejected a proposal by national chairman Robert Strauss to buy 15 minutes of TV time for a nonpartisan Watergate pledge. They urged Nixon to hand the Watergate probe to an independent prosecutor and discussed potential 1976 national ticket ideas. The group also considered financial aid for Strauss’s legal costs and noted a $100,000 loan arranged for him.
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Political reaction calls for independent Watergate probe
Area leaders from Democrats and Republicans urge a non partisan, outside investigation to restore faith and credibility in government. Elyria Mayor Reichlin and Lorain Mayor Zahorec push for a probe with power to prosecute and no ties to the current administration.
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Leonard P. Reichlin
Joseph J. Zahorec
Lorain
Victor F. Stewart
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North Ridgeville brief notes in today's index
A compact index style item from North Ridgeville highlights brief entries across contracts, sports, datebook, teen pages, deaths and births, television entertainment, finance and stocks, women’s notes, and general community items.
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Weather outlook with showers and warm temperatures
Continued warm conditions with a chance of showers tonight and tomorrow. Lows in the mid 30s to low 40s. Showers and thundershowers likely tomorrow with highs in the low to mid 70s. Tonight with 0 percent precipitation, tomorrow at 60 percent. Winds south to southwest 14 to 20 mph tonight. Sunrise 6 25 a.m. Sunset 8 25 p.m.
Watergate fallout seen as typical politics by locals
In a Chronicle-Telegram interview at Midway Mall, about half of those asked voiced views on Nixon’s four resignations and Watergate. Some said Nixon was the top man and knew about the break in. others criticized media coverage as harming the nation’s image and the presidency.
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