Nixon Refuses to Release Recordings to Watergate Panel
President Nixon declines to turn over five meeting tapes to the Senate Watergate committee and indicates some records related to 1972 election activities may be withheld. He says cooperation will continue where feasible but refuses blanket review of thousands of documents and asserts executive privilege for certain presidential records.
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Washington
Nixon
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
Senate Watergate Committee
White House
Select Committee
John Dean
Richard Nixon
Watergate Panel Asks Court To Compel Nixon Docs Tapes
The Senate Watergate committee voted unanimously to sue to compel President Nixon to release tapes and Watergate related documents. Chair Sam Ervin said litigation is essential to test whether the president is above the law. Nixon offered to turn over some records if specific, which Ervin rejected as impossible.
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Washington
Senate Watergate Committee
Nixon
Sam J. Ervin Jr
Dn.c
Howard H. Baker Jr
R-Tenn
Ervin
Watergate Committee
Government Appeals Order To Halt Cambodian Bombing
The U S government appeals a court ruling halting bombing in Cambodia and ordering a stop to military actions there. Judge Orrin Judd found congressional approval lacking and urged the halt, with Rep Elizabeth Holtzman praising the decision as a constitutional check.
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New York
U.S
Cambodia
U.S. Atty
Robert A. Morse
Supreme Court
Washington
White House
Judd
Congress
Black Market Buying Of Cattle Is Predicted
Chicago AP reports meat industry leaders warn price ceiling on beef will lift prices for pork and poultry and push cattle into black market sales. A Brooklyn wholesaler says meat will run out by Monday and cites a slogan of black or broke. Industry officials urge an immediate meeting with officials to deter maintaining the ceiling to Sept. 12.
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Chicago
Brooklyn
N.Y
Texas
American Meat Institute
Treasury
George P. Shultz
Board Approves Two Lake Holiday Sections
Frederick County supervisors after an executive session approved two new Lake Holiday Estates sections and a $900000 corporate water and sewer bond. Residents of Summit complained no water lines or promised projects have begun. The board also referred Whitfield subdivision enforcement to the county administrator and raised the jail physician salary from 150 to 250.
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Jim Ackley
Frederick County Board of Supervisors
Lake Holiday Estates
Lake Holiday
Harold Moss
Summit Subdivision
Summit
Thomas McCann
Moss
Lawrence Ambrogi
Richard F. Madigan
Lake Holiday Co
Richard Madigan
Donald Hodgson
Robert Russell
Dennis Cole
Raymond
Sharp Improvement In Trade Balance
Washington reports U.S. foreign trade nearly in balance in June with a $15.5 million deficit, a marked improvement from May's $157.9 million. For Q2, seasonally adjusted data show exports surpassing imports by $22.9 million, the first quarterly surplus since 1971.
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Washington
U.S
Commerce Department
Census Bureau
Nixon rejects subpoenas as tapes case heads to Supreme Court
President Nixon says he will abide by a Supreme Court decision on Watergate tapes after rejecting Senate and Archibald Cox subpoenas. Gerald L. Warren said Nixon is confident his constitutional position will be upheld and that he will follow the Court's ruling. Cox seeks a court order, and Judge Sirica set August 7 as the deadline for White House response.
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Washington
Nixon
Senate Watergate Committee
Archibald Cox
Supreme Court
Gerald L. Warren
U.S
John J. Sirica
White House
Congress
Cox
Sirica
B52s Bomb Insurgent Gun Sites Near Phnom Penh
American B52s and F111s shelled insurgent gun positions west and south of Phnom Penh, striking near Tuol Leap and Prek Thaot. The attack killed about 20 and wounded around 100, hitting a crowded western slum. Authorities warned daily shelling could follow as 10,000 insurgents advanced toward the city. Embassies urged citizens to leave if no urgent business.
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Phnom Penh
Tuol Leap
Prek Thaot
Pochengtong
U. S
Buena Vista Sets First Obscenity Guidelines
Buena Vista grand jury finds no current obscene material on city newsstands and issues guidelines for police enforcing state obscenity laws. The disclosure follows the Supreme Court standard of community norms. magazines like Playboy and Penthouse are deemed not prohibited. Additional complaints in Richmond bring the total to 13 for this week.
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Associated Press
Buena Vista
Virginia
U. S. Supreme Court
Playboy
Penthouse
Commonwealth
Atty
W. T. Robey II
Robey
Grand Jury
Richmond
John B. Childress
Dale H. Pufahl
Dee Jay’s Book Store, Inc
Lloyd C. Teddar
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Winchester
Handley Library
American Association of University Women
The
Women’s Civic League
David B. Grim
United States
John W. Dean III
Rep. Holtzman
American Civil Liberties Union
Frank Riccio
New York City
Riccio
Midwest
Board
Bulletin
Buena Vista Magazine
Shady Grove Gifts
Boyce
Lauffer
Colonial Art & Craft
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