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Show Page Tkrt- - Daily L'lih Chronicle May 10, 1974 House starts Nixon impeachment investigation by DONALD M. ROTHBERG A sedated Pre&s ASHINGTON-Th- Writer House Judiciary Comir.il tee met behind dosed doors Thursday for the initial presentation of evidence in its historic inquiry into whether there are e grounds for the impeachment of President Nixon. At a 2 12 hour session, -- committee members received evidence covering the events leading up to the June 17, 1972, at the Democratic break-i- n National Committee It included development early that year of plans by Nixon campaign headquarters. Mona Lisa reborn as Tamura by BARRY SHLACHTER Associated Press Writer Tamura. 21. had saved her money for years for a trip to Paris to visit the Ixmvre museum and see the Mona Lisa. When she heard the famed Da Vinci painting was coming to Tokyo, Miss Tamura took the money, the equivalent of $500, and visited a plastic surgeon. Asked what she wanted, she flashed a picture of the Italian masterpiece. Although Miss Tamura "s case is the only one of Mona Lisa so far reported in Japan, it pointed up the craze that the visit of the painting has created here. In the 2 12 weeks since it went on display at Tokyo's National Art Museum, 453,298 people have pushed past the painting, pausing for only seconds because of the crush of the long lines. Some disappointment was expressed by the sponsors over slow ticket sales at the start, but they spurted during Golden Week, a special holiday period that ended Monday. Long before the painting left France, advance publicity set off a runaway "Mona Lisa boom" here. The likeness of the lady with the mysterious smile was e marketed in TOKYO-Yuki- e face-changin- consideration of the most officials to collect political awesome p intelligence. 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A music college student, she practiced dutifully for years at the piano with a reproduction of Mona Lisa before her for inspiration, she said. Tamura Miss recently appeared on a television program wearing a medieval dress and displaying her Mona Lisa look. "I'm very happy with my new face," she told millions of viewers. two-third- NOW PLAYING The Nexl Best Thing To Being There unions, changing her smile to a frown, adopted her as a symbol for this year's spring wage offensive. A large bank put her on its promotional calendars. And she's been on the cover of almost every major magazine in the country. Th commercialization of the viewing grounds s where a majority is needed for conviction. for his impeachment. D-N.- been sold. d the g she sells miniature cameras, and out on the street, outlined in neon, she entices customers into bars and cabarets named after her. Tens of thousands of reproductions have centuries-ol- will be whether to approve impeachment in the House. If it is approved, the Senate would take up the issue, material dealing with President Nixon's Watergate role is ground evidence in closed session. James D. St. Clair, President Nixon's chief Watergate lawyer, was allowed to sit in on the the allegations against the hearing and was the first President and documents and participant to arrive at the transcripts dealing with them. committee room. Presentation of evidence began Accompanied by two other amid a new flurry of calls for the House lawyers, St. Clair White President to reconsider his he said planned no opening decision not to resign and to fight statement and "neither have I the impeachment attempt. Chairman Peter W. Rodino Jr., been asked to make one." Asked if he considered the in a brief opening Committee's role statement, said, " I don't need to Judiciary to that of a grand stress again the importance of equivalent Clair St. replied, "Clearly our undertaking and the wisdom, jury, not." decency and principle we must The 150 seats in the committee bring to it. " room filled early, 90 of them with "We understand our high reporters and most of the others constitutional responsibility. We with relatives or friends of will faithfully live up to it." committee members. The senior Republican on the A long line had formed outside Edward committee. the hearing room with people Rep. Hutchinson of Michigan, referred hoping to attend the historic the to panel ''starting session. Only 10 got in. fashion. On television labor evidence The members also received anothtr notebook which included specific statements bearing on high-pressur- National constitutionally ir the House of Represerr ttives." 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