Dollar Slump, Nixon Impeachment Tied to Exchange Losses
Across London Frankfurt and Paris the dollar fell while Tokyo saw a small rebound, gold climbing to 117 an ounce in London. In Phnom Penh Cambodian troops attacked southwest of the city as U S B 52s and fighter aircraft pounded insurgent positions around the capital. Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton pursue a friendly divorce in Switzerland. Cattle imports from Mexico into Texas drop due to Mexican policy. Texas legislators to install a $721 625 automatic voting system in the House. Skylab 2 crew prepare a day of medical and Earth resource experiments. The Pentagon says military aid to Phnom Penh is being doubled ahead of the August bombing cutoff.
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London
U.S
Nixon
Frankfurt
Paris
Tokyo
Zurich
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Prek Thaot
Austin
Tex
Control Data Corp. of
House
Eggs push up grocery bill in late July
The Associated Press finds that family grocery costs rose further in the last week of July as egg prices climbed. The AP tracks 15 items in 13 cities, with July 23 checks following Phase 4 easing and food price controls ending for all but beef.
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Associated Press
Impeachment bid for Nixon filed over Cambodia air war
Rep. Robert F. Drinan introduces a House resolution calling for President Nixon's impeachment over the secret Cambodian air war, a move met with cool reception by Democratic leaders and without immediate action planned. Drinan argues hearings are needed to restore public confidence and cites Watergate context.
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Washington
Nixon
House
U. S
Cambodia
Robert F. Drinan
Dmass
Drinan
House of Representatives
Lic
Haiphong Harbor
Senate Watergate Committee
Special Watergate
Archibald Cox
O'Neill
Ulbricht, East German Leader, Dies at 80 in 1973
Walter Ulbricht, the long time East German Communist leader and staunch Stalinist, died at 12:55 p.m. on August 1 1973 at age 80. He had been sidelined as party chief in 1971 but remained head of state as chairman of the State Council and stayed on the Central Committee and Politburo. His death ends a controversial era marked by the Berlin Wall and Soviet aligned policies.
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Berlin
Walter Ulbricht
Berlin Wall
ADN
Ulbricht
Erich Honecker
State Council
Social Unity Party of Germany
German Democratic Republic
People’s Chamber
National Council
The
National Front
Roger Bon
Nid I. Brezhnev
Alexei N. Kosygin
Kremlin
Czechoslovakia
East Berlin
Delta DC9 crashes at Boston Logan with 88 dead
A Delta Airlines DC9 en route to Boston Logan Airport crashed during approach, killing 88 aboard. One survivor, Air Force Sgt. Leopold Chouinard, is hospitalized in critical condition with burns. Pilot Capt. John Striel Jr. was allegedly 230 feet below the normal glide path. An 11 member NTSB team began investigation. Among the deceased were Chester Wiggin Jr. of the Interstate Commerce Commission and Robert Moran, an assistant New Hampshire attorney general.
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Boston
Maureen
Kennedy
Delta Airlines
Logan International Airport
Air Force
Leopold Chouinard
Marshefield
Delta Flight 723
Federal Aviation Administration
John N. Striel Jr
National Transportation Safety Board
Chester Wiggin Jr
Interstate Commerce Commission
Robert W. Moran
New Hampshire
Secret Service barred longhairs at Graham Day ceremony
A federal judge ruled the Secret Service may not exclude people from presidential appearances for dress or political views. The decision followed a $840,000 suit by 14 youths who said they were kept from Billy Graham Day at the Charlotte Colisuem on Oct 14, 1971, while Nixon attended. The judge noted safety can justify some exclusions but found many actions targeted dissent and longhair demonstrators.
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Charlotte
N.C
Secret Service
U.S. District Court
James B. McMillan
McMillan
James Rowley
Charlotte Coliseum
Nixon
General Telephone Threatens Confiscation Across Dallas Area
General Telephone Co threatened to confiscate phones in 15 of 16 Dallas area cities and sent notices to mayors including Carrollton Coppell Flower Mound Hebron Highland Village Irving Lewisville Lucas Murphy Parker Plano Rowlett Sachse St Paul and Wylie. Garland sought a city by city rate breakdown as the company dropped a rate hike proposal from 5.1 million to 4.4 million dollars.
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Dallas
General Telephone Co
Garland
Carrollton
Coppell
Flower Mound
Hebron
Highland Village
Irving
Lewisville
Lucas, Murphy, Parker
Plano
Rowlett, Sachse
St. Paul
Wylie
Masonic Home Longtime License Battle Revealed
Records from the State Welfare Department obtained by the Houston Post show the Masonic Home for Children in Fort Worth resisted state licensure for 24 years. The 1960 licensing report notes alleged political pressure from a Masonic official, while officials warned of handling a delicate matter. The home had a good reputation but did not meet staff ratios and shifted to serving children from broken homes.
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Post
Masonic Home
Charles McDermott
Tom Land
Land
Welfare Department
Masons
Attorney General
State Department
McDermott
State Board of Public Welfare
George Butler
Houston
Tak
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Congress
Charles P. Richey
Iran
Saigon
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International Commission of Control and Supervision
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Europe
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Collins
Price and Steelman
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de la Garza
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Mahon
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Teague
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Young
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Jordan
Pickle
Fisher
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Patman
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Upshur
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Tyler
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San Patricio County
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Richard M. Nixon
Thomas P. O'Neill Jr
Massachusetts
Walter Chandoha
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Stalin
Nikita Khrushchev
Leo
West Berlin
Warsaw Pact Organization
East Germany
Bronx Zoo
Walter Chandvha
Lman
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Louis C. Cottell
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