Addressing Congress and city inquiries in High Point bulletin
Readers sent questions on the United States Capitol addresses, job applications at the Civil Service Commission, local dog safety, lot cleanup, Teflon pan re coating, and extending City Lake pool hours. Public Works and Parks officials provide responses and suggestions.
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DuPont Co
Teflon
Southeastern Coatings
Palm Beach International Airport
West Palm Beach
Florida
City Lake
Parks and Recreation
High Point
Paul Owen
First Fourth of July party in Communist China hosted by Bruce
Peking reports a U S Liaison Office reception to celebrate friendship with China. Eight American congressmen joined about 75 Chinese officials in the toast led by David K E Bruce at the new headquarters. Temperature in the 80s and incomplete furnishings marked the modest event.
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Peking
China
U.S
David K. E. Bruce
Washington
Chou En-lai
Chiao Kuanhua
Bruce
Li Chiang
Chang Wen-chin
Wang Hai-jung
Hijacked Argentine Jet Lands Safely in Havana
A Buenos Aires to northern Argentina flight hijacked with 80 aboard landed in Havana after stops in Argentina Chile Peru and Panama. The hijacker leader identified as Pedro Bone or Pone thanked Panamanian officials for service. Forty nine passengers were released in Santiago and six in Lima.
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Julie Reveals Family Conference on Nixon Resignation
Julie Nixon Eisenhower reports that discussions at Camp David considered resigning over Watergate but the family opposed it, saying it would admit wrongdoing. She says Nixon was in the dark about the 1972 DNC break in and cover up, and that the president should finish what he started.
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Oakview Park
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San Clemente, Calif
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Julie Nixon
Eisenhower
Julie
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H.R. Haldeman
John D. Ehrlichman
John W. Dean III
POW Investigation Dropped For Five Enlisted Soldiers
Army officials dropped misconduct charges against five enlisted soldiers after reviewing mostly POW interviews and documents. Navy and Marine investigators questioned some witnesses before dismissing similar charges against two former POW Marines. Pentagon officials deny a whitewash while calling the review thorough.
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North Vietnam
Navy
Marine
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Air Force
Theodore W. Guy
Secretary of the
Howard H. Callaway
Secretary of the Navy
John W. Warner
Guy
Callaway
Warner
Cox denounces premature Watergate indictment guesses
Washington AP Special prosecutor Archibald Cox said it is premature to speculate on who will be indicted by the grand jury in the Watergate investigation. He warned he will fire any staffer who leaks news on indictment recommendations. The report cited four former Nixon aides and a kontakting witness in New York. Martha Mitchell reportedly declined a private room for the hearings.
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Archibald Cox
Cox
Nixon
CBS News
U.S
Seymour Glanzer
Earl J. Silbert
Donald E. Campbell
Atty
John N. Mitchell
White House
H.R. Haldeman
John D. Ehrlichman
John W. Dean III
Mitchell
New York
Energy Crisis Dominates 1974 Political Outlook
Washington reports the energy crunch will outlast Watergate and inflation, shaping politics through 1974 and beyond. A plan for mandatory petroleum allocation aims to distribute fuel fairly without pump rationing, while farmers need fuel to harvest. Presidents urge conservation and a five percent cut in energy use next year.
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Capitol Hill
Executive Branch
Congress
Nixon
Kennedy Defends Freedom at Decatur Wallace Rally
Sen Edward Kennedy urged Southern voters to energize the "torch of freedom" as he praised Gov George Wallace at a Fourth of July Decatur rally. Wallace received the Audie Murphy Award as Kennedy called Nixon the "real radical" and a commenter noted Strauss framed the gathering amid talk of a possible 1976 ticket.
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Decatur
Ala
George Wallace
Nixon
Edward Kennedy
America
Kennedy
Wallace
Audie Murphy
John F. Kennedy
Sen
Robert Kennedy
Congress Likely Delays Action On Criminal Code Overhaul
Washington reports that Congress is unlikely to act this year on a major overhaul of the federal criminal code and new secrecy provisions. Two 350 page versions exist, and delays stem from disputes over secrecy, death penalty restoration, and obscenity, with House hearings not yet scheduled.
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