Nixon's condition improves slightly as pneumonia spreads
President Nixon remains confined to Bethesda Naval Medical Center with viral pneumonia now in the left lung. Doctors report some clearing in the right lung with continued fever and chest pain, while Nixon receives antibiotics and chest massages and prepares for about three weeks of hospital care and rest.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
White House
Walter Tkach
Bethesda Naval Medical Center
Tkad
Julie
David
Tkach
Army Backing Clears Peron Candidacy In Argentina
Provisional President Raul Lastiri won army support to restore Juan Peron to the presidency by constitutional means. Lt. Gen. Jorge Carcagno ordered respect for power transfer within the constitution. Peron had been barred during the junta era. Campora had led the Peronist surge before resigning to permit Peron’s election.
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Buenos Aires
API
Raul Lastiri
Juan Peron
Argentina
Jorge Carcagno
Peron
No-Loitering Policy Set on Coe Campus
Officials at Coe College in Cedar Rapids announce a campus no loitering policy to curb evening gatherings near First Avenue. Signs will warn unauthorized loiterers after 6 p.m. and security will check IDs, aiming to cut cleaning and maintenance costs while maintaining community ties.
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Coe
Coe College
First Avenue
Reds Allow Release of Canadians
Viet Cong h lelicopters headed to northeast Saigon to collect two Canadian cease fire observers held since June 28. Captains Ian Patten and Fletcher Thomson disappeared during a fact finding mission near Xuan Loc. In Phnom Penh the military imposed a red alert, mobilizing 18 to 36 year olds and ordering HQ confinement. Crossfire near Chrey Laos reportedly killed villagers including children.
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Saigon
Lan Patten
Toronto
Fletcher Thomson
Ottawa
Zuan Loc
Cambodia
Military High Command
Phnom Penh
U.S
Chrey Laos
Nixon sets stage for Phase 4 wage price controls
President Nixon approved elements of Phase 4 of the anti inflation program after a 40 minute White House review. Officials expect a Wednesday or Thursday announcement with a tougher framework than Phase 3 and a planned phaseout. Food and oil sectors are singled out for special treatment amid ongoing wage and price controls dating from 1971.
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Washington
Nixon
White House
Ronald Ziegler
Ziegler
Alexander Haig
Hughes Urges Democrats to Oppose Farm Export Controls
Sen. Harold Hughes of Iowa urged Democrats at a Cerro Gordo county fairgrounds picnic to unite against export controls on farm commodities. He blamed administration policies for domestic shortages, cited the wheat Russians deal and rail bottlenecks, and warned the embargo could cost soy exports up to 500 million dollars.
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Mason City
Harold Hughes
Iowa
Hughes
Commodity Exchange Authority
U. S
Cerro Gordo County
Cox expands probe into plumbers and dirty tricks in 1972 campaign
Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox appointed William Merrill and Richard Davis to lead inquiries into the White House security squad known as the plumbers and other alleged dirty tricks during Nixon's 1972 bid. The move widens Cox's Watergate probe as the Senate committee seeks presidential documents related to the cover up and listens to testimony from John Dean and Richard Moore.
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Washington
UPI
Archibald Cox
White House
Cox
Senate Watergate Committee
Nixon
John Dean
Senate
Hugh Scott
Scott
Richard Moore
Dean
William Merrill
Richard Davis
Postage Stamp Taste Prompted by Frugal Consumer Claim
A quip notes that Americans deserve a postage stamp that tastes better for eight cents, framing a humorous take on low-cost stamps and consumer expectations. The line presents a light political satire on pricing and quality.
Ex-Officer alleges 1970 cover-up of Cambodia bombings
Former air force major Hal Knight told the senate armed services committee that he helped falsify bombing records in early 1970 to conceal B 52 raids in Cambodia. He said illegal reporting began after his arrival in South Vietnam, continued by others since 1968, and stopped with the May 1970 invasion.
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Senate Armed Services Committee
United States
Cambodia
Senate
Hal Knight
Memphis
John Lavelle
Seventh Air Force
Lavelle
North Vietnam
Knight
U.S
Norodom Sihanouk
Hughes
George Brown
Nixon
Air Force
Brown
Southeast Asia
South Vietnam
Strategic Air Command
Bien Hoa
Guam
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