Nixon fires Cox and reshapes Watergate team
Sunday report details President Nixon removing special Watergate prosecutor Archibald Cox, abolishing the Watergate task force, and accepting resignations of Attorney General Elliot Richardson and Deputy Attorney General William Ruckelshaus. Ziegler cites Cox’s refusal to halt court battles for tapes and Richardson’s sense of obligation to resign over the order. California congressmen react with anger and calls for Nixon’s resignation as Alameda County lawmakers critique the moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nixon
Archibald Cox
Atty
Elliot L. Richardson
William P. Ruckelshaus
Ronald L. Ziegler
Cox
Ziegler
Richardson
Congress
Rutckelshaus
California
Archibald Cu
Alameda County
Washington
Don Edwards
D-San Jose
Rep
Fortney Stark
D-Oakland
Page J
Agnew case bolstered by witness diary and docs
Government prosecutors strengthen their case against Spiro Agnew with corroborating testimony and volumes of documents. Agnew claims four major witnesses lied to secure leniency while avoiding discussion of extensive other witness testimony and supporting records. A diary kept by a key witness details day by day the illegal payments in the kickback scheme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spiro Agnew
Agnew
New Life for Gerald Ford At Al Smith Dinner
A black presidential limousine arrives at Wakori Astoria Hotel in New York, followed by a Secret Service station wagon and a journalist crowd. Upstairs, Cardinal Terrence Cook and New York society guests await Representative Gerald R. Ford for the annual Al Smith fund raising dinner nine days after his unrecognized travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wakori-Astoria
Secret Service
Washington
Cream of
New York Society
Cardinal Terrence Cook
al Smith
Gerald R. Ford
Page F
Unidentified Hovering Object Over LSU Stadium
A multicolored unidentifiable object hovered above 870000 people at Louisiana State University football stadium as police helicopter pursued it from the southwest. An officer aboard the helicopter described a round object with a domed bottom that appeared transparent through binoculars, making no noise during the sighting which lasted about 30 minutes in 2010.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana State University
Sant
Les
Kemper trial to begin under unusual security measures
A six man six woman jury is seated behind closed doors as the mass murder trial of Edmund Kemper opens in Santa Cruz Superior Court. The 1 foot 8 inch, 28 pound defendant will be guarded by an extra deputy after the judge feared retaliation from victims' friends or relatives who testify. The charges include eight murders, including his mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmund Emil Kemper
Santa Cruz Superior Court
Harry Brauer
Airline battle looms over ITC low cost vacation package
The airline industry faces a heated clash between scheduled and charter operators over a low cost Inclusive Tour Charter package. A Senate bill seeks to revise ITC rules, with charter carriers arguing cheaper travel and scheduled airlines fearing profit declines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ITC
Senate
Blind challenge fuels Billy Rivers rise in Alabama life
A native of Alabama, Billy Rivers faced a 1965 foggy night crash that left him blind after a violent head strike on the car steering wheel. On Tuesday he joins 165 attorneys formally licensed to practice law in Alabama, page 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Deck Rivers
Rivers
Alabama
Review Hayward California Issue Details
A compact notice from the Hayward Review announces the Vol 81 No 14 issue. The item notes the price at 25 cents and reference to the 130 pages. It identifies Hayward, California as the locale and cites the publication’s date and edition details.
World Series evened as A's top Mets 3 1 in Oakland
Reggie Jackson led Oakland with a two run double and a run scored while Tom Seaver labored. The A's beat the Mets 3 1 to even the World Series at three games apiece. Ken Holtzman vs John Matlack set for Game Six at the Coliseum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell Hickey
Oakland
Tom Seaver
Reggie Jackson
Oakland A’s
New York Mets
Coliseum
Ken Holtzman
A's
Jom Matlack
Mets
Jim
Catfish" Hunter
Baltimore
Darold Knowles
Rollie Fingers
A’s
Ken Boswell
Seaver
Dick Williams
Hunter
Knowles
Gene Tehace
Catfish
Williams
Wayne Garrett
Boswell
Felix Millan
Dick Green
Millan
Rusty Staub
Staub
Cleon Jones
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rey
Gerald Ford
UFC
Today’s Review
Hayward
Sandoval
Alsedb Senior Ciizens
Crossword
Editorial
Star
Prosinwcope Theater
Wormer Real Estate
Traval Uw
Seager
Joe Rudi
Sal Bando
Jackson
Rudi
Reggie
Iry Noren
Banda
Staubarm
Sal
Repgie
Photos By
Dina Veurnas
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!