Nixon Asked Family's Advice On Whether To Resign Job
Nixon asked his family about resigning amid Watergate chatter. Julie Nixon said they urged him to stay, viewing resignation as an admission of wrongdoing. She recalled discussions at Camp David after the April 30 address and noted her own mixed stance on a political life. See Nixon Page 15.
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San Clemente
Calif
Piel Eisenhower
Julie
Nixon
White House
Camp David
H.R. Haldeman
John D. Erlichman
John W. Dean II
Devi
Watergate
Rich Schwartz
San Francisco
Schwartz
Democratic Party
Mitchell
Poncho-Draped Marxist Hijacks Plane To Cuba
London report surveys the impact of U.S. dollar devaluations on Americans in Europe since 1969. It notes shrinking purchasing power, rising salaries and prices, and strains on pensioners on fixed incomes as many contemplate returning home.
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Cuba
London
Europe
Western
Associated Press
Rome
Lake Furor Erupts at Buffalo Lakes Fourth of July Event
Deputies contained a disturbance at Buffalo Lakes park during the Fourth of July fireworks audience of about 35 000. A young man was arrested for drunkenness after being detained by a parks patrolman at the main gate and taken to Lubbock jail.
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Sam Attlesey
Avalanche Journal
Buffalo
Falo Lakes
Sheriff's Deputies
Lubbock Anty
Unclear Early Incident Sparks Fires and Traffic Delays
Sheriff deputies reported two people transported to Methodist Hospital after violence injuries. About 300 persons involved in throwing incidents. emergency rooms crowded as hospitals municipalities faced strain. A Slaton fire truck was reportedly overturned and three fires were reported near a lake area around 10:30 p.m.
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Methodist Hospital
Rocklowed
Lake
Main
Weather map notes clear to partly cloudy with warm days
Weather outlook for Lubbock and vicinity shows clear to partly cloudy skies with little temperature change through Friday. Highs in the 90s, lows around 60, humidity moderate. Traffic and fires near the lake caused closures and large crowds, delaying firefighting efforts and prompting law enforcement escorts. A large group injured a woman and others after tracking her car near Sandy Point.
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Lubbock
Minna
Weare
Lone
Amita
Ttrol
C.H. “Choe” Blanchard
Albert Smith
Sandy Point
Department of Public Safety
Exemptions Severely Restricted Under Nixon Price Freeze
Washington reports the Cost of Living Council denying most exemption requests from the food industry amid the Nixon price freeze. Official Bert Concklin says few will be allowed higher prices, noting many hardship claims are unsubstantiated. The council rejected 32 of 36 early requests and expects a similar denial rate as the freeze continues.
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Washington
Cost of Living Council
Nixon
Bert M.concklin
Concklin
Jcaw
Council
Daily Prayer Request Card
A reader asks for divine help to resist evil and temptation today. The brief invocation ends in Jesus' name with Amen.
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God
Jesus
Area Celebrations Preserve Fourth of July Traditions
Across the region communities held Fourth of July festivities despite a holiday travel toll rising in parts. Weather drew many outdoors as Snyder and nearby towns hosted parades art shows and fireworks though incidents including a shipyard blast and a violent disruption at one event altered plans.
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Lubbock
Snyder
Texas Sun
Ippea Dicoupe
Kay Hammack
Bob Hammack
Mike Snider
Merchant Marine
O'Donnell
Preston — Smith
Mary‘ Blocker
tDan
Hijacked Argentine Airliner Diverted Through South America
A single hijacker armed with grenades forced an Aerolineas Argentinas Boeing 737 to land first in Mendoza Argentina then Santiago Chile and Lima Peru before continuing toward Havana. He released 49 of 75 passengers and a crew of six, including children, during the trip.
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Lima
Peru
Cuba
Santiago
Chile
Argentina
Mendoza
Andes
Havana
South America
Aerolineas Argentinas
People’s Revolutionary
Guerril
Alice Weakens After Brush With Bermuda Threat Diminishes
Miami reports Alice the first Atlantic hurricane of the season weakened as it moved northeast away from Bermuda. Winds near 74 mph, center now north and east of Bermuda, no major damage or injuries reported.
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Miami
Alice
U.S Atlantic
Bermuda
Alice Aloe
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Gins
Colony
Berma
North Atlantic
Hurri
Sae
Praltortaly Psec
Martha Mitchell Pressured to Skip Watergate Hearings
Senate Watergate committee hints Martha Mitchell should not attend her husband John Mitchell’s testimony next week. She rejects a private room color TV offer and her attorney says attendance is her decision.
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Washington
Senate Watergate Committee
Martha Mitchell
John N. Mitchell
Mitchell
William G. Handley
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Tony Anthony
United Press International
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Martha
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