Panel May Be Asked to Vote Four Impeaehment Articles
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The Daily Register VOL. 97 NO 28 SHREWSBURY, N. J. MONDAY, JULY 29, 1974 TEN CENTS Panel may be asked to vote four impeaehment articles WASHINGTON (AP) - The with contempt of Congress, stand trial in the Senate was the committee's recommen- Alexander M Haig Jr. ac House Judiciary Committee for failing to comply with assured by Saturday's 27-11 dation about Aug. 23 knuwledged that if a vote may be asked to add at least committee subpoenas and vote to recommend impeach- With Southern Democrats in were to be held now on the three articles of impeachment with tax evasion ment the House expected to be in- House fllor "it would be very to the one it has already Chairman Peter W Rodino Six of the committee's 17 fluenced by the votes for Ar- close " Haig said, "we have adopted which holds Presi- Jr., UN J , striving to finish Republicans joined all 21 ticle 1 cast by their three col- suffered some losses this dent Nixon responsible for the the committee's proceedings, Democrats in voting for Ar- leagues on the committee, a week and some very severe Watergate cover-up plans to hold it in session ticle I, and Democrats work- substantial majority of the losses, quite obviously " A second article of im- today and tonight in order to ing for bipartisan support of House appears likely to sup- Meanwhile, Assistant peachment charging Nixon get a vote on Article II. If ad- Article II think as many as port impeachment. If a House Democratic Leader Robert C with broad constitutional vio- ditional articles are offered, a seven Republicans may sup- majority impeaches Nixon, a Byrd said chances are "grow- lations is expected to win bi- Tuesday session is expected port it Senate trial would then deter- ing daily" that the Senate partisan approval today in Today's meeting begins at Rep M CaldweU Butler, R mine whether he should be re- would convict Nixon in an im- the House Judiciary Com- 10 30 a.m. EDT and will be Va , one of the six, sees the J5 moved from office. peachment trial. mittee telecast by the CBS network per cent support for impeach- Impeachment by the House And Newsweek magazine At a party caucus yes- and by public broadcasting ment among committee Re- requires only a majority vote said it had learned that one of terday, committee Democrats stations. publicans holding up on the Conviction in the Senate Nixon's best congressional MEAL TIME — Chairman Peter W. Rodino, D N.J., of the House Judiciary failed to reach a decision on No matter how the remain- House floor, which would would require a two-thirds pulse-takers now counts only Committee, keeps up with his reading as he eats lunch in his Washington whether to press for addition- ing articles fare, a House mean about 65 Republican vote. 36 senators for the President office yesterday. Rodino and other Democratic members of the panel that al articles charging Nixon vote on whether Nixon should votes when the House acts on White House Chief of Stafl in an showdown has voted one article of impeachment held a caucus later. Turkey balks at Cyprus ^solution' By The Associated Press ing the Geneva talks could be hours in Ankara with Greek the Greek Cypriot majority, urging the conference, but lages were heard from taken up at a later date Ambassador Dimitrios Cos- and acceptance of Turkey as Mavros told newsmen in Gen- The Greek government ac- The foreign ministers of Ecevit said he relayed the modopoulos. the guarantor of the rights of eva that it was too soon to cused the Turks of ,"numer- Greece, Turkey and Britain results of the cabinet meeting the Turkish Cypriots. say whether the meeting ous" cease-fire violations but agreed early today on a to Turkish Foreign Minister The Turkish demands in- would be held. gave no details. Turkish heli- "provisional solution" to end Greece said the Turkish de- copters, merchant ships and Turan Gunes in Geneva The cluded maintenance and rein- Greece and Turkey traded the military confrontation on premier also talked by tele- forcement, if necessary, of its mands were "unacceptable navy landing craft continued Cyprus. But the Turkish gov- and non-negotiable," promis- charges of new cease-fire vio- to pour troops and supplies phone with British Foreign invasion force on Cyprus until lations on Cyprus. ernment balked, apparently Secretary Turan Gunes, and the peaceful future of the ing an open-ended occupation into the 200-square-mile Ky- at provisions concerning the Gunes immediately went into Turkish Cypriot minority is of Cyprus that could last for The Turkish embassy in renia-Nicosia salient that the Turkish invasion force on the session with Greek Foreign assured; autonomy for the years and partition of the is- London said the Cypriot Na- Turks captured on the north Mediterranean island. Minister George Mavros. Turkish Cypriots until a polit- land between the two ethnic tional Guard had killed at coast of Cyprus, but the communities. Mavros announced the ical solution for the island is least 331 Turkish Cypriot vil- Turks made no attempt to ex- The Turkish cabinet met at reached; acceptance of Tur- lagers since the guard's pand their territory. dawn and discussed the pro- agreement of the three minis- Athens announced that Ece- ter after an all-night negotia- kish Cypriot leader Rauf Den- vit had proposed that Pre- Greek officers ousted Presi- Estimates of the Turkish posal telephoned from Gen- ktash as a negotiating repre- dent Makarios two weeks ago, force on the island ranged eva for nearly three hours. tion session at the Palace of mier Constantine Caramanlis Nations in Geneva. Its provi- sentative equal in status to of Greece meet with him. The and the toll was expected to from 15,000 to 25,000 men with Premier Bulent Ecevit said President Glafcos derides of be much higher when all vil- more than 200 tanks. the Geneva negotiations "are sions were not made public United States was said to be in the final stage," and "if immediately. But he said Tur- there is going to be an agree- kish approval would clear the ment, we will know today." way for a second round of PEACE KEEPERS — United Nations soldiers talks in about a week. stand guard atop an armored car at Nicosia Air- But he said his cabinet de- Turkey submitted a staff Convict boss sees prison port yesterday as they try to maintain the shaky cided it will not even discuss set of new demands earlier cease-fire In Cyprus. The Soviet Union yesterday the presence of Turkish yesterday and threatened to circulated 0 draft resolution at a meeting of the armed forces on Cyprus and quit the negotiations unless Security Council of the U.N. In New York Insisting their right to reinforcement they were accepted by mid of a "speedy withdrawal" of foreign troops and and supply. night. But Gunes did not car- confrontation end today calling for a special Security Council mission to He said certain other prob- ry out the threat after Pre- Cyprus to verify implementation of the cease-fire. lems which have arisen dur- mier Ecevit met for two HUNTSVILLE, Tex. (AP) "I believe we will conclude rasco said in his thick Latin course, we have avoided — The ringleader of three this in a few hours," Carrasco accent. death for any of the hostages armed convicts holding 15 said. "If not provoked Taylor said prison officials for the period of time those hostages in the Texas Stale tonight, I believe tomorrow planned to comply with Car- interviews were going on." Prison says a marathon con- will be the day of release." rasco's request that newsmen The hostages include four Howard says Nixon ouster frontation with prison offi- But Taylor said, '"negotia- be granted no more telephone other convicts; nine school cials could end today with tions have not changed. We interviews with the rebel teachers and librarians; the freedom for the rebels. have not received any addi- leader. As for the two days of Rev. Joseph O'Brien, a Ro- But Ron Taylor, a spokes- tional demands. I think constant news interviews with man Catholic priest who is man for the Texas Depart- serious negotiations are Carrasco and the hostages, the prison chaplain, and a would bolster Republicans ment of Corrections, told ahead." Taylor said: prison guard. All except Fa- newmen as negotiations with Carrasco, a former kingpin "Quite frankly we didn't ther O'Brien have been with President Nixon's removal "The greatest political advan- "1 get briefed every mom- thought of the conduct of the convicts recessed last of illegal drug traffic in South feel we could afford not to the rebels since Wednesday. from office would help not tage for the Democrats would ing on the proceedings, and Rep. Charles W. Sandman, night, "No decision has been Texas and Mexico, has in- grant these requests for the Father O'Brien has been In hurt, the Republican 'party in be to have Nixon still in of- have watched them on tele- Jr., R-NJ, among the most made on any release." Talks dicated he wanted to take hostages' sake. It would have the library since Thursday November, Rep. James J. fice," he continued. "Look vision, but I will not begin my visible of the anti-impeach- were to resume at 8 a.m. four hostages with him to been just too dangerous not when he went there to nego- Howard, D-N.J, said yesterday. what has happened in the last in depth study until the com- ment forces on the com- today.