Richardson Cox Take Office Nixon Departs
Harvard Law professor Archibald Cox becomes special prosecutor in the Watergate inquiry while Elliot Richardson is sworn in as attorney general. Nixon leaves for a Florida weekend as networks plan televised hearings and Magruder weighs plea and testimony in the expanding case.
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Harvard University Law
Archibald Cox
Elliot L. Richardson
Nixon
Richardson
Warren Burger
White House
Florida White House
Cox
Justice Department
Defense
National Security Council
NBC
CBS
ABC
New York Times
Washington Star-News
Jeb S. Magruder
Inauguration marred by gunfire in Buenos Aires
Hector J. Campora was inaugurated amid mass Peronist unrest. Police fired as a mob attacked a limousine carrying outgoing junta officers. Reports vary on fatalities, but at least two dead and several wounded were confirmed. Campora, once Peron's aide, becomes Argentina’s civilian president amid deep Peronist rifts.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Hector J. Campora
Juan D. Peron
Campora
Peron
Sheraton
Manure-Mobile claims clean fuel from pig manure
British inventor Harold Bate drives a methane fueled 1955 Hillman, claiming zero odor and no emissions. His autogas device digests manure into methane in about two weeks, costing 33 dollars and attracting motorists from Alaska to Cornwall seeking alternative fuel.
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Hugh A. Mulligan
Totnes
England
Harold Bate
Bate
Devon
Britain
Point Barrow
Alaska
St. Ives
Market prices hit new highs with slowest rise since December
Agriculture Department reports last month set record high prices for market basket foods but the rise was the smallest since December. A Greek destroyer crew and commander reportedly revolted against Athens. Prime Minister Heath’s government appears to have weathered recent sex scandals. Robinson Furniture in Decatur advertises Magnavox dealer status.
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Agriculture Department
Rome
Here
Athens
London
Heath
Dock Failure Fixed In 2nd Space Walk
Skylab 1 astronauts completed the second space walk to repair the docking link between the Apollo capsule and the orbiting Skylab laboratory. Charles Conrad Jr Joseph Kerwin and Paul Weitz reentered the command ship after evacuating air to inspect the cranky mechanism. The crew had earlier failed to dock and to repair a broken solar power panel during the salvage mission from Cape Kennedy.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Skylab Laboratory
Charles Conrad Jr
Joseph P. Kerwin
Paul J. Weitz
Space Station
Mission Control
Conrad
Apollo
Space walk bid fails to dock Skylab with Apollo
Skylab docking attempt ends in failure as Charles Conrad Jr and Paul Weitz, with Joseph Kerwin, struggle to free a jammed docking collar. Mission Control weighs final EVA amid limited tools after a Cape Kennedy launch and 72 hour chase to reach the space station.
U S envoy Sullivan in Cambodia talks on cease fire progress
U S envoy William H Sullivan flew to Phnom Penh after constructive talks with Saigon leaders on the Vietnam cease fire. He met President Thieu and Foreign Minister Lam and declined comment on a draft document. Meanwhile Cambodia faced fresh fighting with over 200 government troops missing after insurgents overran positions east of the Mekong.
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Saigon
U.S
William H. Sullivan
Phnom Penh
Vietnam
Sullivan
Nguyen van Thieu
Tran van Lam
Thieu
International Commission of Control and Supervision
Hungary
Poland
Cambodia
South Vietnam
Sr Phnom Penh
Mekong River
NSA Convention Opens in Decatur With Alabama Officers Welcoming
National Secretaries Association heads to Decatur for the annual convention. First arrivals check in for the opening buffet as Alabama officers greet leaders including Beverly Ward, Betty Qualls, Katie Turner, and Margaret Dillion.
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Alabama
Decatur
National Secretaries Association
Beverly Ward
Secretaries Gather for Alabama Division Convention in Decatur
Secretaries from across Alabama arrive for the Alabama division convention in Decatur. The program includes a buffet, NSA International President Margaret Dillion of Birmingham, and welcoming remarks by Mayor Russell Bolding and NSA Decatur chair Beverly Ward. Effie Meckes presides at 8:30 a.m. session. keynote by Sidney Sandridge follows. officers to be elected for 1973-74. Juanita Godfrey to crown Secretary of the Year at 12:30 luncheon.
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National Secretaries Association
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NSA International
Margaret Dillion
Birmingham
Effie Meckes
CPS
Dillion
Dillion and Mrs. Meckes, Mayor Russell Bolding
Beverly Ward
NSA
Decatur
Sidney Sandridge
Athens College
NSA Alabama
Juanita Godfrey
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Honolulu
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Register Katie Turner
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