Nixon tapes dispute nears historic court showdown
Special prosecutor Archibald Cox wins a District Court ruling ordering Nixon to produce Watergate tapes for private review by Judge John Sirica. The decision moves the case toward a possible Supreme Court confrontation over presidential privilege and the tapes’ release. Senate Watergate Committee chair Sam Ervin calls it a victory in the search for truth.
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Washington
UPI
Archibald Cox
Nixon
Supreme Court
U.S. District Court
John J. Sirica
Sirica
Cox
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
Senate Watergate Committee
White House
Senate Committee
Glimpses of Teachers On Fun Outings End Orientation Week
Teachers enjoyed a day of frolic on special outings marking the close of a week long orientation. The mood was light as staff bonded amid seasonal events and scenic venues.
Water hardens in Lompoc as soda ash shortage hits plant
Lompoc officials switch to lime softening after the East North Avenue plant exhausts soda ash at 7:40 p.m. and faces a temporary rise in water hardness from 150 to about 550 ppm. A full scale test using liquid caustic will begin early September as the soda ash shortage continues.
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Lompoc
East North Avenue
City Water Commission
Water Department
al Thompson
Commission
Thompson
Dale Batchelor
Virgil Phelps
Emil Scolari
Lompoc Dam
Narrows
Phil Macias
Bureau of Reclamation
Santa Ynez River
Resolution to halt Senate Watergate hearings proposed
Senator Robert Dole said he may introduce a resolution to stop public hearings on Watergate as Nixon fights court-ordered access to tape recordings and White House documents. Court actions and related trials draw attention away from inflation and other issues, while lawmakers urge delaying tactics and focus on legal proceedings.
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Washington
Grand Jury
Richard Nixon
White House
Watergate Committee
John J. Sirica
Watergate Grand Jury
Nixon
John N Mitchell
Maurice H. Stans
New York
City center plan bid chosen for downtown revamp
The Downtown Revitalization Committee selected Architectural Arts of San Luis for preliminary downtown planning covering traffic flow street scape and theme concept work. The firm quoted 3000 for planning 500 for City Hall refacading with another bidder at 18000.
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Architectural Arts of
San Luis
City Hall
E. C. Stevens
Lompoc
Egypt and Libya Agree to Stepwise Merger of States
Cairo radio announced a staged merger between Egypt and Libya ending Khadafy’s push for immediate union. Anwar Sadat reportedly opposed a referendum timetable and delayed any vote as both leaders pursued a gradual unification aimed at liberating Arab lands and promoting development.
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United Press International
Cairo
Egypt
Libya
Col
Muammar Khadafy
Cairo Radio
Khadafy
Anwar Sadat
Sadats
Radio
Palestine
Sadat
Mexico Earthquake Death Toll Climbs Toward 1000
In the Mexican quake the unofficial death toll neared 1000 with 414 dead in Puebla and 113 in Veracruz. President Echeverria called it the worst in history as rescue crews faced heavy rains and ruined roads in Orizaba and other hard hit towns.
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Orizaba
Mexico
UPI
Luis Echeverria
Echeverria
Mexico City
Puebla
Veracruz
Rio Blanco
Defense
Nixon
Salvador Allende
Chile
Brazilian police deny threats against Susan Agnew
Brazilian police said there were no threats against Susan Agnew daughter of Vice President Spiro Agnew and that she left Brazil hastily due to family issues. Washington reports claimed a kidnapping threat prompted her departure from the HOPE hospital ship off Maceio after seven months of voluntary medical work.
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Rio DE Janeiro
UPI
Susan Agnew
Spiro T. Agnew
Washington
Agnew
Miss Agnew
Brazil
HOPE
Maceio
United States
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