Nixon to talk on Frost show in post election taps
Former President Richard Nixon will discuss Watergate in a no holds barred 90 minute TV segment with David Frost. Tapings set at Nixon's San Clemente home will total four 90 minute programs for international air after the 1976 election. Frost said editorial control remains with Nixon and the amount of money involved is confidential.
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Indian Supreme Court to Hear Gandhi Challenge
The five member Supreme Court of India agreed to hear a challenge to a constitutional amendment nullifying Indira Gandhi's two corruption convictions. Raj Narain’s attorney Shani Bhushan presented the case alleging erosion of judicial authority. The court set August 25 for Narain’s challenge with heavy police presence guarding the building.
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Blood and teargas as Braga clashes erupt over Communist HQ
In Braga Portugal hundreds of anti Communist demonstrators battled with gunfire and teargas outside the Communist headquarters. Army troops in armored cars fired to disperse rioters wounding 26 people including a policeman and a French photographer. The clashes followed attacks on Communist offices in Porto Penafiel and Macao as authorities struggle with a wave of anti government protests.
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Three days of sectarian violence shocks Belfast
In Belfast the worst Northern Ireland rioting in four years erupts along the peace line. Two children die as Protestant and Catholic mobs clash with rocks bottles and bullets while British troops guard the Shankhill Road Falls Road barrier. A 4 year old Catholic girl and a 1 year old boy die amid crossfire and sniper fire. Women flee burning homes as security officials call it the worst violence since 1971.
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Shostakovich Dies at 68 Amid Soviet Controversy
Soviet composer Dmitry Shostakovich has died of a heart attack at 68 in Moscow. Reports note his health had weakened since 1964 and that Soviet television did not mention his death. He was known for symphonies such as the Leningrad and faced official censure under Stalin and Khrushchev.
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Ford's Betty says daughter could have affair and still be loved
First Lady Betty Ford describes herself as liberated and not shocked if daughter Susan, 18, had an affair. She suggests premarital relations among the right partners could lower divorce rates and that she would counsel her daughter, while noting all teens may try marijuana. The interview aired on CBS 60 Minutes amid other political context.
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Israelis drafting peace language with Egypt in Washington
Two senior Israeli officials, Mordechai Gazit and Meir Rosen, travelled to Washington to draft technical language for an interim peace accord with Egypt. They planned to meet Assistant Secretary Sisco and work on paperwork ahead of Kissinger’s potential new Middle East mission. Rabin said modest progress but key issues remain unsettled.
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