Reagan declines call for Nixon resignation in California
California Republicans intensified calls for President Nixon to resign as Gov. Ronald Reagan refused to join. GOP leaders Gordon Luce Evelle Younger William Bagley and Brian Van Camp urged Nixon to step down to move the nation forward.
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California leaders urge Nixon resignation amid Watergate disclosures
Democratic nominee Barnes and GOP Senate hopefuls pressed Nixon to quit after disclosures that he withheld vital Watergate evidence. Figures like Van Camp Bagley and Reagan urged truth through impeachment, while Brown warned against masking information.
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Drunken drivers priced out as liquor costs rise in California
Sacramento reports a 14 percent drop in highway fatalities involving intoxicated drivers this year with 2,094 traffic deaths through July. Officials attribute the shift to higher drink prices, scarce gas, lower speeds, daylight saving, and tougher enforcement. Patrol records show more drunk drivers being caught despite fewer on the road.
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Governor resigns amid perjury conviction grows tension
Day in Sacramento reports Lt. Gov. Ed Reinecke pledges a resignation by month end if vindication fails. President Nixon faces calls to testify on Watergate. Senate approves a motorcycle emissions standard bill. Licenses bill offers criminals a path to professional licenses. Assembly action described as no major move.
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Sirhan Sirhan Innocence Claim Sparks Forensic Review
New York lawyer Henry B. Rothblatt argues evidence proves Sirhan Sirhan fired at Kennedy from the front but the fatal shot hit the back of the head. He urges forming a panel of top forensic scientists to review the case and issue a report for fairness to Sirhan and the public. Sirhan serves life at San Quentin for the 1968 assassination in Los Angeles.
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Drizzle Dampens Midwest Amid Ongoing Weather Watch
A light cold drizzle eased droughtly hard hit central and southern Plains but failed to save crops. Heavier showers hit central Texas and the Southeast with thunderstorms crossing Gulf states and the lower Atlantic coast. One child drowned after rain swollen a North Carolina creek as ozone watches appeared in Chicago.
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