Nixon testifies before Watergate grand jury in California
Former President Richard Nixon testified under oath for 11 hours over two days at the U S Coast Guard station in San Clemente California before two Watergate grand jurors The testimony was voluntary and publicized by Nixon at the request of his counsel The grand jury is examining tape transcript deletions Rebozo finances and campaign contributions and its term expires July 7 The testimony will not be released to the public
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Washington
Richard M. Nixon
California
Watergate Grand Jury
Nixon
U.S. Coast Guard Station
San Clemente
Calif
Herbert J. Miller
Watergate
Grand Jury
Nixon White House
C. G
Bebe’ Rebozo
Miller
Henry S. Ruth
U.S. District Court
House Judiciary Committee
Substitutes May Earn Unemployment Under New Rules
Washington AP reports substitutes without fall contracts may qualify for unemployment benefits if they meet state rules. Full time teachers laid off or not under full term contracts also qualify. A June 13 change denies benefits between terms for teachers with contracts for both terms.
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Washington
Labor Department
Manpower Administration
Congress
Ford
Rear view seats on plane may have saved some lives
New York AP report cites Dr. Michael Baden as saying rear facing seats might have saved passengers after an Eastern Airlines 727 crash near Kennedy. Autopsies show most victims died within seconds of impact. Fourteen survived. investigators seek crash cause amid turbulence or other factors.
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New York
Eastern Airlines
Michael M. Baden
U.S
New Orleans
Kennedy International Airport
John W. Kleven
Kleven
Kennedy Tower
Federal Aviation Administration
Queen Elizabeth to visit United States in 1976 bicentennial year
The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh accepted President Ford’s invitation for a state visit to the United States from July 7 to July 11, 1976, during the bicentennial year, as announced by White House Press Secretary Ron Nessen.
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Washington
Britain
Elizabeth II
Duke of
Endinburgh
Ford
United States
White House
Ron Nessen
Nessen
Queen Elizabeth II
Duke of Edinburgh
Mortgage Loans Near Record In May As Housing Starts Rise
New mortgage lending by savings and loan associations reached 5.4 billion dollars in May, the second highest monthly total. The U S League of Savings Associations surveyed 919 S and Ls and noted the gain helped lift housing starts from early year lows. May 5.4B vs April 4.2B. record is 5.7B in June 1973.
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New York
Savings and Loan Associations
U.S. League of Savings Associations
Grand Jury Transcript For National Scene Exam
Two grand jurors attended the national scene examination as the chef judge approved. The testimony transcript will be shared with the remaining 21 grand jurors for review.
Mathews Nominated for HEW Post
Dr. F David Mathews 39 year old president of the University of Alabama is nominated to be secretary of health education and welfare He says the post is a hard and often thankless task and notes the nomination is a draft to take on an extremely difficult assignment The Senate must confirm the appointment following Caspar Weinberger's resignation and Ford's nomination move.
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Tuscaloosa, Ala
F. David Mathews
Health, Education and Welfare
Mathews
University of Alabama
Ford
Senate
Supreme Court rules on confining mental patients
Ex carpenter Kenneth Donaldson wins a landmark ruling that confining a patient without treatment when not a danger to self or others is unconstitutional. The decision could spark mass releases from state and county mental hospitals, though immediate effects remain unclear. Donaldson, 67, was committed in 1957 to Florida State Hospital for paranoid schizophrenia and argued he was not mentally ill.
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Washington
Florida
Kenneth Donaldson
York
Supreme Court
Bruce J. Ennis
Mental Health Law Project
The
American Civil Liberties Union
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Donaldson
Syracuse, Nsy
Florida State Hospital
Chattahoochee
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George L. Hart Jr
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Odd Odegaard
Norway
Mary Moriarty
Baden
FAA
Queen Elizabeth
Ponderosa
Waverly
Frederick
National Scene
HEW Post
Caspar W. Weinberger
Weinberger
GOP
Dr. J. B. O'Connor
Monetscarter
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