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...newspaper in the state has been quite as strong in supporting Israel as has been the Manchester Union Leader. This support dates back to 1956 when "Dopey Dwight" Eisenhower was stupid enough to play the Russians' game and bring about the return of the combined Israeli-French-English Expeditionary Force against Nasser. Had things been different, we would not today have Russia's influence in the Middle East and probably not had the subsequent tragic wars...
...Nixon then turned the tapes over to Federal Judge John Siri ca. The staff of the new special prosecutor, Leon Jaworski, has since heard the remaining tapes, including those of March 13 and March 21 and apparently believes that they support Dean's testimony. Last week attorneys for Dwight Chapin, Nixon's former aide who faces a trial for perjury in the scandal, noted that Dean will be called as a Government witness against him. The attorneys demanded to know whether the Government has any evidence that "Mr. Dean has lied even in matters extraneous to this case...
Died. Frederick Andrew Seaton, 64, Secretary of the Interior from 1956 to 1961, who helped win statehood for Alaska and Hawaii; after a long illness; in Minneapolis. Seaton was appointed in 1951 to fill a Nebraska Senate vacancy when Kenneth Wherry died and became a key adviser to Dwight Eisenhower during his campaign in 1952; he remained in Washington as an influential member of the White House inner circle...
...Freshman Forward Adrian Dantley made an easy lay-up after stealing a pass, and Guard Gary Brokaw (Notre Dame's high scorer with 25 points), hit two jumpers to bring the Irish to within one point with 1 min. 10 sec. left on the clock. Notre Dame Guard Dwight Clay finally ended the suspense. From the right corner, with 28 sec. left, he hit for Notre Dame's twelfth straight-and winning-point. With six sec. left, and the score 71-70, U.C.L.A. had three more chances to save the game. But Walton was wide with a short...
...Cleveland, 76, eldest son of Democratic President Grover Cleveland and a prominent Maryland attorney; in Baltimore. Cleveland, who represented Whittaker Chambers in the libel suit brought by Alger Hiss, was active in the presidential campaigns of one Democrat, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and three Republicans, Alfred Landon, Wendell Willkie and Dwight D. Eisenhower...