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Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 10-23-1973 The BG News October 23, 1973 Bowling Green State University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news Recommended Citation Bowling Green State University, "The BG News October 23, 1973" (1973). BG News (Student Newspaper). 2891. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/2891 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License. This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the University Publications at ScholarWorks@BGSU. It has been accepted for inclusion in BG News (Student Newspaper) by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@BGSU. An Independent Bowling Green, Ohio Student Tuesday, October 23, 1973 Voice ■me BG news Volume 57 • Number 24 Nixon impeachment suggestions mount \ BULLETIN: A tkla pioraliiy ol 44 mittee, called for Nixon's resignation. continued to pile up-a significant Waldie said there is "a greater anger per cent of Americans qaritioatd since Americans "have suffered enough'' amount of it from Republicans in the country than I have ever seen Satarday nigfct la a triealllk poll lay and "must be spared this new pain and Al the White House. Nixon before in my public life " Ikev favor unpeacklag President trauma." Inouye told a national con- considered whether to take his case While Washington officially observed Nixon. NBC Newt taid last night vention of the AFL-CIO directly to the public, whose The labor organization voted that the Veterans Day holiday, the offices NBC taid tke poll, ceaaacted (or Ike confidence in the President was at a of many involved in the tapes affair artwork by Ike Oliver Qaayle orgaat- Nixon should resign or be impeached if new low even before Saturday's he didn't. churned with activity pointing toward latloa, skewed 4] per ceal of aearly events, according to a new Gallup Poll formal action today or tomorrow. l.Mt peraoai contacted opposed The "new pain and trauma" Rep Morris K I nail l> An/ I Impeachment, aad IS per ceal were exploded Saturday when Nixon fired proposed yesterday that Nixon agree to CONGRESS CONVENES today and BdaeaM. special Watergate prosecutor Archi- resign in return for the immediate con- will be presented with a number of bald Cox. Any Gen. Elliot L Richard- firmation of House Minority Leader proposals in addition to Waldie s WASHINGTON (API - Demands for .'on quit, and Deputy Ally, Gen Gerald H Ford of Michigan as vice impeachment of President Nixon or his Sen Birch Bayh D-Ind l. a member William D Ruckelshaus was president, and thus successor to Nixon of the Senate Judiciary Committee, resignation mounted yesterday as dismissed Hep Jerome Waldie lu'.iiii ) a officials in Washington prepared for a said he would introduce legislation to member of the House Judiciary Com- provide for appointment of a new barrage of formal actions in the Water- WHILE WHITE HOUSE aides mittee, told a news conference yester- gate tapes confrontation special prosecutor by Chief Judge John sought to mollify critical senators and day he would introduce a resolution J Sirica of the 1 S. District Court in Sen Daniel K. Inouye l> ll.iw.ni . a congressmen with explanations of today to impeach Nixon on grounds of Washington member of the Senate Watergate com- Nixon's action, criticism of the move obstructing justice. Sirica is the judge most closely identified with Watergate court action. "If this last option fails." Bayh said, we have no alternative but to Senator plans to enter impeach the President and to replace him with one who recognizes that even presidential power must be controlled." The Senate Judiciary Committee impeachment resolution scheduled a meeting for tomorrow. One member said it will consider holding public hearings later this week WASHINGTON (API Rep Jerome ment question is resolved. -Nixon dismissed Cox and abolished to examine the adequacy of Nixon's R. Waldie. (D-Calif), said yesterday the office of the special prosecutor, in compromise with the Senate Water- he will introduce a resolution today to WALDIE SAID he had received violation of the order which gate Committee on the tapes and to impeach President Nixon on grounds of more than 100 telegrams this morning, established that office and contrary to consider whether Nixon broke a pledge obstructing justice all of them asking for impeachment, a promise to the Senate that the when he fired Cox Waldie. a member of the House and he said there is "a greater anger in prosecutor would have full authority Judiciary Committee, said he did not the country than I have ever seen and total independence to pursue the COX UKELY would be the first expect an immediate vote on the before in my public life." Watergate break-in witness. > , resolution, although technically any -"...Nixon further has impeded the The hearings would both air the Special Watergate prosecutor Archibald Cox was fiiod and member could ask for such a vote. Waldie listed these reasons for administration of justice by forcing the issues and lay groundwork for Attorney General Elliot Richardson resigned Saturday as He said he understood his resolution impeachment in his resolution: resignation of Atty Gen. Elliot L legislation such as Bayh proposes, a -Nixon has defied court orders to Richardson and by firing Deputy Atty Nixon abolished the Watergate task force. The weekend would be referred to the Judiciary member said produce tapes and documents Gen. William D Ruckelshaus because developments have spurned a wave of demands for the Committee, where he said he hoped the nomination of House Minority Leader requested by special prosecutor Archi- they refused to participate in the Other resolutions expected in the President's resignation or impeachment. Gerald R Ford to be vice president bald Cox relating to the break-in of the President's attempts to subvert the House would call for impeachment or would be set aside until the impeach- Democratic headquarters. order of the court provide for an investigation of whether impeachment should be considered. WALDIE SAID he has not taken a poll of the members of the Judiciary Robert H Bork, the US solicitor Committee but said he expected the general who became acting attorney AFL-CIO urges Nixon to quit majority of them to go along with an general upon the departures of investigation of the question of Richardson and Ruckelshaus. was impeachment. expected to announce soon what source MIAMI BEACH. Fla (API • Dele- million-member labor federation. States have suffered enough." he said turn them over for judicial review. "The president is gambling that the the Watergate investigation formerly gates to the AFL-CIO convention Not a single voice of dissent was "They must be spared this new pain Congress doesn't have the courage to headed by Cox will take. approved a resolution yesterday urging heard in the huge meeting room of the and trauma" that would result from an THE NATION IS stunned and impeach." President Nixon to resign and said Americana Hotel as the vote was impeachment proceeding. The numbed" by the President's actions. The Constitution gives the House the Congress should impeach him if he taken events of the past 48 hours. Inouye Inouye said, adding: "This numbness responsibility to initiate impeachment does not leave office voluntarily said, show "that our President is could well progress into dangerous of a president, the Senate to act as a Weather Soon after the 2.000 delegates acted. THE AFL-CIO, which last year aided prepared to tear apart the national anger." jury and the chief justice of the Sonny aad warmer today aad Sen. Daniel K Inouye iD-Hawaii) told in Nixon's re-election by officially re- spirit and national system to protect The senator suggested that if House Supreme Court to serve as presiding tomorrow. Highs today la Ike the group that Nixon should quit to maining neutral in the presidential himself and his tapes. Speaker Carl Albert, next in the line of officer. spare the nation a major constitutional campaign, was the first major organi- He referred to White House tapes succession, should become president upper (ts and low 7ia. Lows The House can enact an impeach- toaighi In Ike upper 44% aad low crisis of impeachment which "seems zation with political clout to call for pertaining to Watergate. The that he appoint as his vice president a ment resolution by a simple majority Mi. Hlgka tomorrow la Ike 7t». imminent." Nixon's ouster. President, citing executive privilege, Republican of "high caliber," and but the Senate's verdict after trial Probability of rain near icro impeachment is not a prospect we has refused to release the tapes, named Richardson or New York Gov. requires agreement of two-thirds of the contemplate with pleasure." said Nelson Rockefeller as possibilities. today and loalgbt. "OUR PRESIDENT openly defies despite a court order directing him to senators. our courts and he has placed himself federation President George Meany in above the law." said Inouye. the first reading the resolution to the member of the Senate Watergate convention. But. he added. "We believe Syrians disregarding truce committee to call for Nixon's that the American people have had resignation. enough." The action came in the wake of the "Justice must be done, the risks of firing of special Watergate prosecutor not doing it being more than a demo- Archibald Cox. the resignation of Atty cracy can safely bear." the resolution Cease-fire begins in Mid-east Gen Elliot L. Richardson and the dis- said. charge of Deputy Atty. Gen William reported continuing on both fronts D. Kuckelshaus In his speech.

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