Summit in California Nears End Amid High Stakes Talks
Soviet General Secretary Brezhnev rests at La Casa Pacifica as Nixon hosts a private dinner after a golf ride. Talks resume with Kissinger noting a 20 page communique covering arms talks, European security, and mutual force reductions. A civilian aviation pact to boost US Soviet air links is to be signed, completing nine agreements of the summit.
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Michel Jobert
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Brussels
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New York
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San Clemente
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Leonid I. Brezhnev
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Skylab Astronaut Kerwin Returns Sick After 28 Days
Dr. Joseph P. Kerwin led Skylab 1 crew after 28 days in space returning aboard the USS Ticonderoga. He felt dizzy and vomited during recovery while Charles Conrad Jr and Paul J. Weitz showed milder symptoms. Flight surgeon Hawkins noted Kerwin’s unusual slow recovery and predicted improvement after rest. The crew accomplished mission goals and data collection.
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Nixon
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San Clemente
Calif
Space Agency
James Fletcher
San Diego
Weitz
Watergate updates include Vesco extradition and McGovern testify
The AP reports a Latin American nation blocked Vesco extradition as he faces fraud and obstruction charges tied to a Nixon campaign fund. Senator McGovern may testify before the Senate Watergate committee to rebut claims about espionage in politics.
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John W. Dean III
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McGovern
Vesco
New York City
Costa Rica
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Nixon
Beating LA: 105 Degree Heat Sets Record for Southern California
Beating LA reports heat in Los Angeles reaching 105 degrees, a seasonal record. The article notes Dwanna Wilson at 13 months copes with the heat by licking a frozen sucker. Colson recounts Haldeman explaining away meetings about political espionage attended by Dean and Mitchell and discusses cash payments to Watergate defendants.
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Minisub Tragedy Details Free Ascent Consideration
Survivors of the minisub tragedy described equipment in the rear chamber that could have enabled a record breaking free ascent but the crew chose to wait for Navy divers. Link and Stover died of carbon dioxide poisoning as the sub was freed from a sunken World War II destroyer off Key West.
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Albert Stover
Navy
Archibald
Jock
Menzies
Robert Meek
Link
Stover
Edwin Link
Key West
Brezhnev Imitates a Gunfighter Aboard Nixon Jet
Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev mimics a cowboy pose during a summit flight with President Richard Nixon. The two leaders viewed the Grand Canyon from Nixon’s jet as reporters noted Brezhnev’s animated humor and a playful exchange referencing John Wayne.
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Inmates stab 2 guards at Arizona State Prison
Florence AP Two guards at the troubled Arizona State Prison were killed Friday night when inmates seized a cellblock. Ed Aitkens said the men were apparently stabbed to death. John Moran noted the cause of the disturbance and deaths were not yet known and an investigation is underway. The incident follows other disturbances at the facility and precedes a new warden’s arrival July 16.
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Middletown Area Sees Sunny Skies and Warm Weekend
The Middletown area will enjoy mostly sunny skies today with highs in the low to mid 80s. Partly cloudy tonight and Sunday with overnight lows in the upper 50s to 60s and Sunday highs in the 80s, per the National Weather Service.
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