Nixon vows to stay in White House despite Watergate shadow
President Nixon arrived back at the White House from Bethesda Naval Hospital and declared the resignation talk poppycock. He urged officials to push ahead, saying the burdens of the office require total effort and that he will not slow down or quit. Top advisers Laird and Haig appeared upbeat as Nixon emphasized continuing the agenda despite the Watergate crisis.
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Bethesda Naval Hospital
White House
Bethesda
Maryland
Nixon
Melvin R. Laird
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Mardian says Nixon knew of Watergate budget claim
Senate testimony places Mardian as a witness who heard that the Watergate operation had presidential authorization. He said Liddy claimed Mitchell approved a 250000 monetary base for political intelligence and espionage, a claim he later doubted. Weather section follows with cloudy night and sunny afternoons and tides outlined.
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Nixon
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Watergate
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Sapere
Daniel Elisberg
Washington
ITT
Dita Beard
Mitchell
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Marcian
Frederick C. LaRue
Cost of living up in June amid price freeze
The Labor Department reports a 0.7 percent June rise in the cost of living driven by higher food gasoline and fuel oil costs. Food prices jumped 1.7 percent from May to June and beef remains frozen until September 12. CPI stands at 132.4 in June, 5.9 percent above last year. Average weekly earnings rose to 145.13 with married workers with three dependents seeing a 0.1 percent decline in May.
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UPI
Nixon
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
BLS
Minier Cleared by Santa Barbara Grand Jury
The 1973 Santa Barbara County Grand Jury found District Attorney David D. Minier and former deputy A Barry Cappello free of wrongdoing after a year long probe into possible real estate dealings with Oakdale Manor and three men convicted of arson grand theft and conspiracy. Capello had represented Oakdale Manor but did not compromise investigations.
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David D. Minier
A. Barry Cappello
Santa Barbara County
Grand Jury
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Minier
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California Cannery Strike Endangers Harvests and Food Prices
More than 65,000 cannery workers in 70 California plants walk out as harvests peak, threatening hundreds of millions in crops and potential price hikes. State officials warn the strike risks a critical condition if it lasts beyond three days while federal mediators push talks in Washington. The dispute centers on overtime pay after 40 hours and a six day 48 hour week.
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San Francisco
UPI
California
Teamsters
Washington
D.C
W. J. Usery, Jr
Canneries
Bonds Found Safe in Bank Safety Box
Seven U.S. Savings bonds recovered yesterday from the Bank of America safety deposit box once checked by Mable Mae Beck age 78 of 528 North W Street. An unidentified bank employee observed the discovery during a recheck after Mrs Beck reported the loss last Wednesday.
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U.S
Mable Mae Beck
North W St
Lompoc Rodeo Star Johnny McDonald Returns Home
Johnny McDonald 18 arrived at Lompoc Airport from Red Bluff after surgery for injuries from a rodeo in Folsom. Doctors removed his spleen and part of his pancreas. he moves with help and plans to return to rodeo earning as Cal Poly student and 1972 Lompoc High grad. His sister Judy notes recovery and confidence he will perform again.
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Johnny McDonald
Lompoc
Don MacGillivray
Red Bluff
McDonald
W. Don MacGillivray
Charles Walker
McDonalds
MacGillivray
Red
Judy
Fresno Area Picket Arrests Hit 1,000 Workers
About 1,000 farm workers were arrested in Fresno Tulare and Kern counties after two days of mass actions by Cesar Chavezs United Farm Workers Union. Pickets protested renewed recognition by growers amid a long running dispute with the Teamsters who hold contracts with many grape growers.
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Fresno
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Kern
UFW
Teamsters Union
Teamsters
California
Nixon refuses to release Watergate tapes to Senate panel
President Nixon plans to send a letter to Senate Watergate Chairman Sam Ervin denying the panel access to White House tape recordings. White House aides say the move could trigger a constitutional clash as Ervin and others press for the tapes to resolve conflicting witness testimony. Senator Talmadge forecast a possible committee vote to subpoena the tapes, risking a Supreme Court fight over executive prerogative.
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Sam J. Ervin
D-N.c
Senate Watergate Committee
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Nixon
Supreme Court
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