Nixon Brezhnev Summit Opens With Formal Talks
Washington hosts Nixon and Brezhnev as summit opens with a 21 gun salute and opening remarks. Security tightens amid Watergate tensions and demonstrations over Soviet Jewish emigration and economic ties. The leaders begin a week of talks at the White House Camp David and San Clemente venues.
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Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Brezhnev
White House
Oval Office
Camp David
Maryland Mountains
San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
Soviet Union
West
Capitol
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Jackson
Izvestia
Soviet Communist Party
United States
First-class Stamp Could Cost a Dime Next Year
Washington AP reports Postmaster General Elmer T. Klassen aims to raise the price of a first class stamp to a dime next year.
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Washington
Elmer T. Klassen
Cease-fire Violations Reported as Chopper Incidents Rise
Saigon reports more than 100 cease-fire violations on each of the first two days but notes a drop to 77 incidents in the 24 hours to dawn today. A peacekeeping helicopter came under fire near Pleiku but landed safely. two others near An Loc also landed with no casualties. Canada withdraws from the commission by July 31 over attacks. In Cambodia, an American helicopter crew is lost with five killed and three missing since the four month offensive. Postal issues include a planned two cent stamp hike and concerns over air mail space and union costs.
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Saigon
International Commission Control and Supervision
Pleiku
Central Highlands
An Loc
Bien Hoa
Canada
Commission
Quang Tri
Cambodia
U.S
Paris
U.S. Pacific Command
Honolulu
Air Force
Phnom Penh
Klassen
U.S. News & World Report
Navy rushes to rescue crew trapped in midget sub
Navy divers race to save four men inside a World War II destroyer wrecked minisub lying 351 feet below the Atlantic off Key West. Air dwindling and carbon dioxide buildup threaten the crew as rescue teams reach the site and attempt to free the craft.
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Key West
Fla
Atlantic
Navy
Clayton Link
Edwin Link
Smith
John Maurer
Key West Naval Station
Link
Coast Guard
Fred T. Berry
Skylab crews set new spaceflight duration record
Skylab 1 crew Charles Conrad Jr Joseph Kerwin and Paul Weitz became history’s longest flying space travelers at 3 22 a m EDT surpassing the Soyuz 11 record of 23 days 18 hours 22 minutes. They were 275 miles over Nigeria as they achieved the milestone while in orbit.
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Canary Island
Weitz
Henry
Honeysuckle
Australia
Conrad
Nigeria
Africa
Middletown Weather Forecast Showers and Warm Temps
Showers and thunder possible in Middletown tonight with lows in the 60s. Tuesday looks cloudy with rain and highs in the upper 80s. Yesterday’s high reached 83 and overnight low 67. a 6 inch rainfall was recorded over the weekend.
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Middletown
Dean to testify before Watergate panel in secret session
John W. Dean III goes before the Senate Watergate committee in secret today as it prepares televised hearings. The panel will weigh national security risks and attorney client rights while Dean faces questions about Nixon’s knowledge and possible involvement in the Watergate coverup.
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Washington
John W. Dean III
Senate Watergate Committee
White House
Dean
Nixon
Senate Committee
Watergate
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Magruder
Gordon Strachan
H.R. Haldeman
Haldeman
Senate
Associated Press
Strachan
New York Times
Time Magazine
Egil Krogh
Daniel Elisberg
OKVAL
Baker
Dollar slumps to record lows amid BIS forecast
The U S dollar fell to new lows in Paris and Frankfurt while slipping in Zurich and London as gold rose about two dollars to 122 an ounce. The Bank of International Settlements predicted ongoing dollar weakness and bullion centers cited the broader trend.
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U.S
France
Germany
Bank of International Settlements
Paris
Frankfurt
Zurich
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Esenereseerre
Heloise
Reeeans
Middletown Area
Howard H. Baker Jr
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