Light's Action Line and Broadcast Outage Report
Readers discuss locating deer blinds and deer stands as stocks run low. A Bell Telephone Chicago office explains a synchronized loss of TV sound across multiple cities, with microwave routing from Dallas to San Antonio. A reminder notes driver license address change rules and a $1 reissue fee at the license bureau.
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New Orleans
Nixon Tapes Details Raise Doubts About April Fifteenth Meeting
Former aide Bull testifies that President Nixon explored a tape of the April 15 meeting with Dean and discussed providing it to Judge Sirica. He describes carrying the tape player to Nixon’s office at Camp David and says Nixon listened for 10 to 12 minutes. Weicker calls Bull’s statements troubling for credibility of White House testimony.
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Nixon
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Dean Wwas
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Weicker
Bob Hope on jokes and a life spent updating material
Bob Hope explains he maintains a vault of jokes built over decades and updates them with contemporary names and events. He notes he and a team of writers created much of his material before, and he continues to mine files while keeping NBC and Chevrolet connections active. He emphasizes profits and a perpetual work habit as key to his career.
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Mideast War Tension Escalates Near Suez Canal
Reported cease fire strains and renewed artillery exchange along the Suez Canal. Egypt redeploys troops to the West Bank while Israel signals readiness for force redistribution if withdrawal is not voluntary. Prime Minister Golda Meir states in Washington that forces may shift on both sides.
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Egypt
Sinai
Preyer Galda Meir
Washington
Israel
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Skylab mission extends as Mercury mission set
Sky lab training continues with the first crew remaining longer, as Sky lab 2 prepares for potential extension. Technicians drain 200000 gallons of super cold propellant from the Saturn booster after a simulated lifter. Mariner 10 is prepped for launch to study Mercury. Washington reports on Meir seeking major arts commitments and U.N. talks, with a Soviet demand to include a Communist nation in the Middle East peacekeeping force. Israeli and Egyptian positions continue to be debated in diplomacy.
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Middle East
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Vietnam
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BarLev
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A. Esmit Abdel Moguid
Suez Canal
Mohammed Zak Aria Ismail
Mount Hebron
Nixon
Meirthet
Henry A. Kissinger
Tel Aviv
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