Cox Ervin clash over Watergate hearings stalls delay plea
Special prosecutor Archibald Cox urges delaying or suspending Senate Watergate hearings to protect due process and allow court action. Senator Sam Ervin resists, keeping investigation on track to finish within a year with a half million dollar budget. Both aim to serve the public interest, but disagree on method.
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Archibald Cox
Select
Senate Committee
National Democratic Party
Cox
Senate
Sam J. Ervin
Congress
Sen. Ervin
Mr. Cox
Regents decide on UA Hospital abortion policy with limited openness
Arizona Board of Regents kept most discussions in private while voting 5-3 to permit abortions at the University of Arizona Hospital. They allowed some public commentary but maintained a gatekeeping rule requiring unanimity to hear speakers, signaling only a partial move toward open meetings amid ongoing debate.
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Arizona Board of Regents
University of Arizona Hospital
Regents
Arizona
University of Arizona
John Schaefer
James Skelly
R-Phoenix
Atty
Gary Nelson
Merlin K. DuVal
Nelson
University Hospital
U.S. Supreme Court
The cobra and the mongoose balanced columnist view
A Kingman Arizona editor Dick Waters weighs the press versus government clash on First Amendment rights. He argues a practical middle ground exists yet both sides fear loss of influence, and warns a press or government unbalanced could threaten democracy.
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C. R
Dick” Waters
Kingman, Ariz
Mohave County
Dick Waters
Jack Williams
Arizona Newspapers Association
Dick. Waters
Watergate Day proposed as national holiday on June 17
A group led by Julian Stein urges President Nixon to declare June 17 Watergate Day to memorialize the breaking in. The plan envisions parades, anti democratic stunts, and nationwide displays including wreath laying at the Watergate complex.
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United States
Julian Stein
Nixon
Watergate Complex
Democratic National Committee
Catch the King or Immunity in Watergate Probe
A critique questions the fairness of granting immunity in the Watergate/Dean case. It weighs whether prosecutors should protect superiors or pursue top officials, highlighting Archibald Cox and motives to balance justice against political pressures. The piece asks if the law may become a system that catches the king.
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John Dean
Justice Department
Dean
Cox
Mr. Dean
Archie
James Vorenberg
Harvard
Nixon
Richard Nixon
Republic
Amusement Park Echoes Holy Land in Florida Plan
A lighthearted column riffs on a proposed Florida amusement park modeled after the Holy Land. It also notes rising U S personal income passing a trillion dollars and quips about archeologists, baseball rules, litter, weather control, ark building, Eskimos with snowmobiles, and household pets aging with seniority rights.
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Florida
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