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False Testimony. The President at his press conference praised some of his former top aides for refusing in the past to use "the shield of the Fifth Amendment as they could have and plead self-incrimination." They had testified "freely," he said, and they had not sought immunity or engaged in "plea bargaining" with prosecutors. Actually, Colson had declared that he would take the Fifth Amendment if called before the Senate Watergate committee. Ehrlichman's lawyers did plea bargain but rejected Jaworski's final offer. Ehrlichman, Haldeman and Mitchell may have testified freely, but according to the grand...
...demand as pet vets. Drs. Greenthumbs charge an average $15 a housecall, $10 or so a day for plant sitting and as much as $50 to potty train a specimen needing more root space. Boston's Plant Parenthood even offers a vegetative version of Blue Cross-Blue Shield for green pets...
...after their splashdown off Lower California, the crew had little chance to sightsee. While NASA technicians began processing the 70 lbs. of film brought back from Skylab 3, the astronauts were kept in semi-quarantine; their contacts were limited to wives and selected NASA officials, as doctors tried to shield them from infections that would interfere with the medical tests. For 21 days the astronauts must also continue to eat Skylab-type prepackaged food, a teetotaling, less-than-gourmet diet that was particularly hard on Commander Carr; in space he dreamt continually of savoring his favorite cold beer while watching...
...Opposed blanket shield laws that would protect journalists from being required to reveal confidential sources in court. Smith had supported that action, as he did a vote condemning all mandatory minimum criminal sentences, such as those covering drug offenses in New York State...
...Continued to be cool toward so-called "closed" prepaid legal services -meaning plans that offer the services of a specific group of lawyers in return for regular prepaid fees. Instead, the A.B.A. favors a Blue Shield-type approach that would allow members to choose any lawyer they desired. Smith preferred to endorse both kinds of plans as a way of promoting the concept of prepaid services...