Nixon visits China and Moscow reshape early 1970s diplomacy
In 1972 Nixon pursued a China trip ending hostile ties with Chou En-lai and a Moscow summit with Brezhnev. The China communique pledged non hegemonial aims and regular exchanges, while the Moscow talks produced space health and environment treaties and an arms control pact. The era of détente followed as Mazlish notes Nixon sought world peace inspired by Quaker family values.
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Nixon
America
Peking
People’s Republic of China
Chou En-lai
Asia
Taiwan
China
U.S
Sen
Edward Kennedy
Aleksei Kosygin
Communist Party
Leonid Brezhnev
Moscow
U.S.R.R
Brezhnev
Richard Nixon
M.st
Bruce Mazlish
Walter Cronkite
Watergate Crisis Timeline and Key Figures
A sweeping overview traces Watergate from the June 1972 break‑in through the McCord confession and Dean testimony to the tapes affair and Cox firing. It notes Nixon's fall in popularity, indictments of Mitchell and Stans, and impending impeachment as Agnew awaits next.
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John Dean
Senate Ervin Committee
Nixon
Congress
White House
Archibald Cox
Cox
John Mitchell
Maurice Stans
Reelection Committee
House of Representatives
Agnew
Agnew Fall Ends Quietly as Nixon Weathered Crisis
The article details Spiro Agnew’s swift rise from Baltimore County official to Vice President, then his 1972 corruption probes, plea to no contest on tax evasion, a $10,000 fine, and three years probation. Nixon nominated Gerald Ford to replace Agnew, ending Agnew’s political prominence.
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Nixon
Watergate
Spiro Agnew
Baltimore County
Maryland
White House
Richard Nixon
Agnew
George Beall
U.S
Beall
Elliot Richardson
House
Gerald Ford
Impeachment debate swirls around Richard Nixon
By late 1973 Congress and the nation argued over Nixon's fate amid claims of 65 potential legal violations. Pro impeachment supporters cite Watergate wiretaps, secret police actions, CIA domestic espionage, forged letters, illegal corporate contributions, and other alleged acts. Nixon refuses to resign as the crisis escalates.
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Democratic Party
Nixon
Agnew
Congress
House of Representatives
Baltimore
Richard Nixon
Senate
Leonard Lurie
CIA
Haiphong
ITT
San Clemente
Matthew Byrne
Ellsberg
Perpetual calendar proposed by Edwards faces long odds
Hawaii's Willard Edwards pushes a 91 day quarter calendar with New Year Day on the first day of each year and Leap-Year Day added in leap years. Patsy Mink sponsors the bill as Congress debates the idea after 31 years. The plan relabels the year into four equal quarters ending on Sunday and introduces a 364 day fixed year.
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Washington
NEA
Congress
Willard Edwards
Edwards
Hawaii
Patsy Mink
Edward
Warning to hijackers Passengers check cheese knives
A humorous column recounts a Dayton Ohio airport security incident involving a cheese knife found in a travel bar and the authors’ attempt to explain why such a harmless item triggered alarm. It frames a mock profile of unlikely hijackers and reflects on travel absurdities and calendar jokes amid a separate public notice about California road bid deadlines.
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Washington
Ann
United Airlines
National
Security
Dayton
United
Notice of Trustee Sale in Santa Barbara County
Public notice announces a trustee sale at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse by Security Pacific National Bank for Lot 21, Subdivision LOM-7, in Lompoc, at 612 North Larkspur Street. Sale to occur March 29, 1974, at 1:00 PM, for cash to satisfy the deed of trust obligations including $1,800 remaining principal.
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Figueroa Street
Anacapa Street
Santa Barbara County
Santa Barbara
California
Security Pacific National Bank
Sherman Cornett
Mary Louise Cornett
United States of America
State of California
North Larkspur Street
Lompoc
Notice to Creditors Estate of Joy Azalea Dreyfus
Notice is given to creditors of Joy Azalea Dreyfus also known as Joy A Dreyfus deceased that claims must be filed with vouchers in Santa Barbara County Superior Court or presented to Norbert Baumgarten at 126 South H St Lompoc CA 93436 within four months after first publication. Executor Norbert Baumgarten is represented by James D Finley Attorney. Publication dates February 13 20 27 and March 6 1974.
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Superior Court
State OF California
County OF
Santa Barbara
Joy Azalea Dreyfus
Joy A Dreyfus
South H St. Lompoc
California
Norbert Baumgarten
James D. Finley
Withdrawal of partner from The Winemart partnership
Edward Louis Seeber withdraws as general partner from the The Winemart partnership registered under fictitious name 10260 at 1523 E South Broadway Santa Maria California 93454. The filing dates are Oct 13 1972 and January 21 1974 with Santa Barbara County Clerk. Seeber resides at 211 North C Street Lompoc California. Public notice appears in Santa Barbara County records dated Feb 4 and runs through March 20.
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Winemart
South Broadway
Santa Maria
Santa Barbara
Edward Louis Seeber
North “C
St. Lompoc
Calif
Edward L. Seeber
Santa Barbara County
Howard C. Menzel
Claudia Springer
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John Sirica
Enterutoise Assn
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Novenoee
Tecenoen
By Dale McFeathers
Department OF Transportation
State Highway Engineer
Transportation Building
N Street
Sacramento
San Antonio Creek
Los Alamos
Transportation
Los Angeles
San Francisco
R.J
Lom-7
Lewis W. McMullin
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Faith Enterprises
Don's
Olivia Baker
Imperial Beach
Pearl and
Ralph
Valley Rexall
North Fourth St
Apt. 1
Alcoholics Anonymous
Lost
American Legion
Harley Craig
T St. & College Ave
Country Club
Pepe Bomen Ee
Carol Hoopes
House of Beauty
Constellation Rd
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