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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 19, 1973, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Nixon says he s no or will detail personal finances Orlando Fla. Up president Nixon asserting he is not a Crook pledged saturday night to Issue within a few Days a paper detailing his Complete personal finances. The president also conceded mis takes were made in his 1972 re election Campaign that led to the watergate scandal and explained he was trying to run the country and so was too Busy to run the  appearing before 400 newspaper editors at a convention at Disney world the presi Dent expressed irritation at a series of re cent stories Many of them on television questioning How he had been Able to afford lavish estates at san Clemente calif., and key Biscayne Fla., on his presidential salary of $200,000 yearly. I want to say to the television networks have made my mistakes Nixon said. But in All my years of Public life i have never profited. In All my years of Public life i have never obstructed  i Welcome this kind of examination because the people wonder if their presi president Nixon answers an editor s question saturday night. A photo cheers and Boos Greet president in Georgia Macon a. A president Nixon marched his watergate counteroffensive into a Southern stronghold sunday collect ing cheers and petitions of support As Well As Boos and shouts for resignation. Nixon was in Georgia to Salute a retired congressman and the Law school the for Mer legislator attended. But unofficially it was a part of Nixon s concerted Effort to overcome the watergate scandal. The journey had the earmarks of a Campaign appearance. At the Airport an Esti mated 15,000 supporters cheered waved flags and hoisted signs urging the presi Dent to hang in  crowds along the motorcade route into Macon were generally Friendly too. But signs and shouts of opposition grew As Nixon s open topped limousine pulled onto the tree shaded Mercer University Campus. There a chorus of Boos rang out from a mostly Young crowd of several thousand As continued on Page 28, col 1 Dent is a Crook. I m not a Crook. I earned every cent i be  volunteering to describe his financial status Nixon said he would have a paper on this in a few  he said that when his term As vice pres ident ended in 1960, All he had to show for 14 years of Public service dating Back to Days in Congress and in the Senate was a net Worth of $47,000 and a 1958 Oldsmobile that needed an overhaul in the next eight years As a private citizen he said he earned $250,000 from a Book and $150,000 to $200,000 yearly in his Law practice so that by the time he became president in 1969, i was t a  he said he put All his Money into real estate and is the first president since Harry s. Truman not to hold stocks or a Blind Trust. At the hour Long question and answer session with the editors Nixon said he recognized that there Are those who wonder whether this Republic can survive As a result of the mistakes of watergate. He reiterated earlier statements saying continued on Page 27, col. L j authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces vol. 32/ no 215 is Dally and. Sunday monday november 19/ 1973 d if 21855 a arabs won t impose december Oil cutback on european countries Vienna a the pressure of an Oil squeeze on Europe has been lessened slightly As the result of a recent statement by common Market countries that was considered pro Arab. However the squeeze has been tight ened with regard to other major Oil importers notably Japan. The 10-nation organization of Arab Petroleum exporting countries Yapec. Announced sunday that it would not apply the planned 5 per cent Cut in production in december to european countries with the exception of the Netherlands which has been Cut off completely. Arab cuts in Oil production applied by various countries already exceed 25 per cent of september production. Most european countries have taken Steps to con serve fuel. The decision Means that Europe except for the Netherlands will get the same amount of Oil in december As its Al ready sharply reduced Levels for novem Ber. However the 10 nations spelled out that the cuts would resume being applicable to Europe in january. They also repeated that the total embargo would continue to be applied to the United states and the Netherlands. The Surprise Yapec meeting was sandwiched in Between two key meetings of the organization of Petroleum exporting countries Opena 12-nation group wit five non Arab members. Egypt called for the Yapec meetings to discuss How the Oil embargo was Progress ing. It was formulated oct. 17 in Kuwait and later extended to bring political pres sure on the West and Japan to persuade Israel to withdraw to the 1967 boundaries and to restore the legitimate rights of  it was the mention of the palestinians in the common Market communique of a few Days ago that won the approval of the arabs and caused Sharp political dissent in some common Market countries mainly Britain and West Germany. The common Market communique urged the application of the . Resolutions calling for israeli withdrawal but went beyond this in mentioning the palestinians something the . Texts had not mentioned. Thus the Oil cuts were redirected in appreciation of the political stand taken by the common  greek regime now says 9 died Athens a marines and army tanks patrolled a tense Athens sunday night As the government disclosed nine persons died in three Days of anti government Street rioting. The armed forces remained in a state of full Alert ready for More violence after students defied martial Law and a curfew for hit and run attacks on police and sol Diers. The government s announcement acknowledged 128 injured six of them in Seri Ous condition. The dead included a 5-year old boy and a Young norwegian woman tourist wrongly identified As an egyptian an Athens Coroner said. He said the boy and the tourist were killed by stray bullets As they walked inthe streets. Meanwhile the family of Constantine Kong Lagos Dean of the Athens polytechnic Institute which was the Headquarters of the rebellious students told newsmen he was arrested sunday morning. Konofaos had Given students medical supplies during their four Day occupation of the Institute. The sit in came to a bloody end when army tanks and commando troops led police into the Campus to Chase out several thousand students Early Satur Day. Other polytechnic Institute officials were being sought by police sources said. The government strengthened its control on the City to enforce the 7 p.m.-5 . Travel to and from the country was operating normally around the clock As Athens Airport remained open beyond the 7  hour. Police confiscated films from cameras of some tourists who shot pictures of the intervention up said. . Navy officials ordered All married personnel living in Athens to report Back to their 6th Fleet ships and the air Force radio station broadcast warnings to service families to remain in their Homes Santa Claus colouring contest nears hey kids it s almost time for stars and stripes annual Sant Claus colouring contest. In fact just one week from today the first of the 10 cartoons for you to color will appear in the stars and stripes. Full details of the contest will appear in the thanksgiving Day Issue of stars and stripes  
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