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...charge of a misdemeanor stemming from his confirmation hearings, which were conducted by the Senate Judiciary Committee. In effect Kleindienst admitted that he had not been completely candid when he testified that as Deputy Attorney General, he had not been pressured by the White House to drop an antitrust case against the International Telephone and Telegraph Corp., which was to pledge up to $400,000 to the G.O.P. In fact, the President himself had given Kleindienst such an order (which Kleindienst refused to carry out), saying: "You son of a bitch, don't you understand the English language...
...upset some big owners of newspapers and television stations. In a major policy statement, it urged the Federal Communications Commission to ban single ownership of daily papers and TV stations in the same city (there are now an estimated 83 such combinations in 78 cities). The department's antitrust division recommended that dual owners be given from five to eight years to unload one property or the other; it suggested that owners be allowed to trade papers or stations with those in other cities, a move that would allow them to remain in both businesses while cutting back their...
...White House also gave no sign that it would comply with the Judiciary Committee's request for tapes of 142 additional conversations between Nixon and aides. The tapes bear on the Watergate coverup, the Administration's 1971 decision to increase milk-price supports and its antitrust settlement with ITT that year. St. Clair urged the committee to study the transcripts before demanding more evidence. He declined to say how the White House would respond if the committee pressed...
...ways it went beyond its predecessors in its closeness to big business and its attacks on opposition. The Wall Street Journal reported Monday that the point of the original Watergate burglary was apparently to make sure Larry O'Brien didn't have evidence John Mitchell had suppressed an antitrust investigation of Howard Hughes in exchange for a $50,000 contribution. It's a tribute to Nixon's personal qualities--well evidenced on the transcripts--that the report isn't even too surprising...
...would like to begin May 7. Chairman Rodino acknowledged that the committee has asked for-but not yet subpoenaed-some 79 additional tapes and other documents from the White House bearing on the Watergate coverup, the Administration's 1971 decision to increase milk price supports and its antitrust settlement with ITT Corp. that year...