President Nixon to resign as Ford is notified
President Nixon informed Vice President Ford at the White House of his decision to resign. An orderly transition is planned with Nixon set to address the nation at 9 p.m. EDT. Ford had postponed a West Coast trip to attend the meeting, with aides confirming the resignation.
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Alexander M. Haig
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Edward W. Brooke
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Brooke
Watergate
Leon Jaworski
Ford staff preparing for change in Nixon era
Chicago Sun-Times front page exclusive reports Gerald R Ford directing aides to draft his inaugural address prepare a vice presidential shortlist and form White House staff. A 14 name list includes Percy Anderson Rockefeller Baker Taft Stafford Hatfield Brooke Reagan.
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Ohio
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Oregon
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Edward W. Brooke
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Ronald Reagan
Town Planners Back Mobile Home Park Limits
Bennington Planning Commission voted to restrict all new mobile homes to trailer parks when the town rereads its zoning ordinance next year. Five members supported commissioner Robert Lerner's proposal to allow new trailers only in trailer parks, with interest in municipally owned or subsidized parks or other incentives. Only four residents spoke at the hearing, as the panel continues five year zoning reviews and public input sessions.
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Cyprus talks dampened as fighting erupts along green line
Heavy clashes broke out along the Cyprus green line as Geneva talks between Greece, Turkey, and Britain opened in pessimistic tones. A British journalist was killed and five injured when their convoy hit a Turkish minefield on the north coast amid continued ceasefire violations.
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Nicosia
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Inside Story on Eisenhower Defense Ends Bitterly
Julie Eisenhower defends her father to the bitter end amid a wide array of page one features. The section also highlights a survey showing local bus service enthusiasm and a column by George Connelly on Holland.
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Tom Braden
White House
Washington
George Connelly
Holland
Bennington
Vermont
John Hubbard
Dickie Mattison
Watergate
Kissinger
July Wholesale Price Index Surges 3.9 Percent
The Labor Department reports July wholesale prices up 3.9 percent, the sharpest rise in 11 months, with the index at 161.7 and 20.4 percent above a year ago. Gains span industrial goods, livestock, grains, and farm products. gasoline and heating fuel drive nondurable increases while new autos lift durable goods.
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UPI
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Resignation Rumors Fuel Stock Market Rally New York
Stock prices opened higher on the New York Stock Exchange as rumors of President Nixon's imminent resignation fueled buying interest. The Dow rose 3.36 to 800.92 with advances leading declines 245 to 50 among 404 issues as heavy early demand pushed volume past 2 million in half an hour.
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UPI
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Nixon
Governor Salmon Seeks Windsor Prison Closure Linked to New Facility
Vermont Governor Thomas P. Salmon urged closing Windsor’s maximum security prison but said action depends on locating and building an alternative facility. He called Windsor a latter-day Bastille after a Health Department report deemed it unfit and recommended demolition, noting improvements since. A full complex search was ordered after a inmate was found with a loaded handgun, and another case involves a request to bar monitoring of inmate attorney interviews in court.
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Paul H. Cavallou
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