Kelley vows justice in FBI director swearing-in
Clarence M. Kelley accepted the FBI director post pledging to serve justice and avoid influence that harms justice. President Nixon and a dozen officials attended the ceremony including Mrs Nixon, Elliot Richardson, and governors Bond and Docking. Kelley pledged excellence of performance and that public funds serve the public good as servants of the law.
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Kansas City
Clarence M. Kelley
FBI
Nixon
Kelley
J. Edgar Hoover
Tricia Cox
Edward
Abernathy resigns as SCLC head after financial strains
The Rev. Ralph David Abernathy resigns as president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference after five years in the role since Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination. He cites lack of financial support and notes SCLC's finances have suffered while Coretta King's memorial center drew donations. Abernathy, 47, says he would rather stand with King than lead.
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Atlanta, Ga
Ralph David Abernathy
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Abernathy
SCLC
Martin Luther King Jr
King
Memphis
Tenn
Coretta King
Martin Luther King
Amin orders release of 112 American volunteers held in Uganda
Ugandan leader Idi Amin announced the release of 112 American volunteers detained for two days at Entebbe Airport. The group, 49 women and 63 men, were held under guard while Amin sought assurances they were Peace Corps volunteers and not mercenaries. No departure route or date was announced.
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Nairobi
Kenya
Idi Amin
Uganda
U.S
Amin
Washington
Peace Corps
Africa
Kampala
Boxer
Entebbe
Fish Kill Hits Santa Fe Lake From Acetic Acid Spill
A Sunday fish kill at Santa Fe Lake followed a Friday derailment and spillage of acetic acid from two tank cars. Recovery attempts failed. one car vented large amounts of acid, depleting lake oxygen and killing thousands of fish. Restocking may be needed. authorities sealed off sections and tested water safety.
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Santa Fe
Dick Cowden
Santa Fe Lake
Bill Towery
State Board of Health
Towery
Lester Lawrence
Watergate Papers Clash Over Nixon Access
Washington AP A Senate Watergate committee clash over access to presidential papers continues as Nixon refuses to appear or turn over documents. Some members urge subpoenas and public records status, while others say the panel can proceed without them. The panel resumes hearings with John Mitchell testimony and seeks consent to inspect White House files.
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Senate Watergate Committee
Nixon
Sam J. Ervin Jr
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Sens
Edward J. Gurney
R-Fla
Herman J. Talmadge
D-Ga
Talmadge
Senate
Committee of Congress
Gurney
ABC
Connecticut
Lowell P. Weicker Jr
R-Conn
Weicker
Ronald L. Ziegler
Atty
John N. Mitchell
White House Watergate
Ervin
White House
John W. Dean III
France warns air travel to Mururoa tests zone
Paris warns commercial planes to stay 200 miles around Mururoa and 500 miles east as the first South Pacific atomic test looms. The notice arrives 24 hours after a shipping advisory, with New Zealand’s Otago frigate watched by French vessels near the zone.
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France
Mururoa Atoll
London
Mururoa
Atoll
Tahiti
Otago
New Zealand
Wales
Australia
International Court of Justice
Hague
Pacific Basin
Japan
Gallup Poll Finds 71 Percent Say Nixon Involved
A Gallup poll of 1,451 adults conducted June 22 to 25 shows 71 percent believe Nixon was involved in Watergate and 18 percent say he should leave office. It notes 98 percent aware of Watergate and little change since mid June.
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Gallup
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John W. Dean III
Dean
Senate
Watergate Committee
Weather Area Forecast Clears to Partly Cloudy with Scattered Thunderstorms
Clear to partly cloudy conditions with scattered afternoon or nighttime thunderstorms. Continued warm with highs Tuesday in the low to mid 90s and overnight lows in the low to mid 70s. Rain chances around 20 percent tonight and Tuesday.
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha Delivers Humorous Joke
A fragmentary snippet shows a light hearted exchange beginning with Intercepted Letter Dear Cha and a knock knock joke featuring Uganda and a jail gag referenced in casual wording.
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Cha
Police Reject City Contract
The police department voted to turn down the city contract while the fire department and city workers accepted theirs earlier. A prior vote was invalidated due to absentee ballots. police and fire contracts require separate approvals. Union leaders cited ballots from officers not out of town as invalid.
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George Barker
Barker
Kenneth Sanborn
Tom Ogden
Hospital Loot Arrest At Marion County General
A patient ready to check out was stopped by a security guard at Marion County General Hospital in Indianapolis. The guard found 131 hospital items in his bulging suitcase including two stethoscopes 15 thermometers five bottles of mouthwash 11 soap dishes two pairs of pajamas a bedsheet and bedspread tape stockings and 41 pieces of silverware.
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Indianapolis
Marion County General Hospital
Soviet Cosmonauts Begin U S Soviet Space Briefing
Thirty four Russian space experts including 10 cosmonauts arrived at Johnson Space Center for a three week briefing on a joint U S Soviet space flight. They will be paired with American counterparts for detailed briefing and the U S crew will visit the Soviet Union this fall for familiarization with Russian craft.
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Houston
Westmoreland backs draft lottery to ensure broad citizen representation
Retired Gen. William Westmoreland in the Los Angeles Times argues the United States moved too fast to eliminate the draft. He advocates maintaining a lottery system draft to permit quick mobilization and ensure service personnel reflect all levels of American society.
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Ervin
United States
LOS Angeles
William Westmoreland
Army Chief of Staff
The
Los Angeles Times
Westmoreland
Castro blames imperialists for Chile coup and Uruguay moves
Fidel Castro charged imperialist forces with backing a failed Chilean coup against President Salvadore Allende and said same forces seek to impose a dictatorship in Uruguay where President Juan D Bordaberry has dissolved Congress and rules by decree amid military pressure. The remarks were made in Matan zas Province during ceremonies for a new public school and broadcast nationwide.
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Miami
Fidel Castro
Salvadore Allende
Chile
Uruguay
Juan D. Bordaberry
Congress
Matanzas
Cuba
Tokyo Election Keeps Liberal Democrats in Leader Role
In Tokyo municipal elections Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka’s Liberal Democratic Party held steady with 51 seats in the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly, defying newspaper polls that predicted a loss of 13 seats and preserving its status as the largest faction in the local legislature.
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Tokyo
Kakuei Tanaka
Tanaka
Liberal - Democratic Party
Jehovah's Witnesses Arrive for Kansas City Assembly
Jehovah's Witnesses from 44 states and 16 countries arrive in Kansas City for a five day international assembly opening Wednesday. The event expected to draw 40 000 attendees and is part of 69 assemblies scheduled worldwide by the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society.
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Kansas City
Jehovah’s Witnesses
Watchtower Bible and Tract Society
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