Costa Rica blocks Vesco extradition amid Watergate ties
A Latin American nation blocked the extradition of financier Robert L. Vesco, indicted on fraud and obstructing justice tied to a Nixon campaign fund, while Sen. George McGovern may testify to the Senate Watergate committee. Vesco resides in Costa Rica after the Costa Rican court refused extradition. The same era saw a former White House aide recalling espionage concerns linked to Mitchell and Dean.
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Watergate Committee
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George McGovern
White House
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Joh N. Mitchell
John W. Dean TL
Senate Committee
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McGovern
Vesco
New York City
Costa Rica
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Trvestors Overseas, Ltd
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Western Offering Special Ed Workshops
Five one week workshops on special problems in special education will be offered this summer by the education psychology department of Western New Mexico University. Guest staff from state agencies will teach and each course carries one hour of graduate credit. Topics include Education of the Handicapped Child and Education of the Physically Handicapped Child with dates in July.
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Education Psychology Department
Western New Mexico University
Traffic Deaths Speech Imparts Childhood Insights
Guest consultants join Barbara Gray to lead workshops on exceptionalities at the Special School for Special Children in Fort Bayard. Elie S. Gutierrez, LaNigce Robinson, Ruth Brown, Jerry Dominguez and Michael Rawlins participate from Santa Fe and Albuquerque programs. Sessions run 9 am to noon daily, focusing on emotional and multi handicapped, trainable, educable and profoundly handicapped, with homebound students observed and engaged in classrooms and recreational settings.
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Barbara Gray
Elie S. Gutierrez
LaNigce Robinson
Ruth Brown
State Division of Special Education
Santa Fe
Jerry Dominguez
Michael Rawlins
Albuquerque
Fort Bayard
Wnmit Lab
Prison Guards Die In Arizona Prison Riot
At Florence Arizona two guards were killed when inmates took over a cellblock in a disturbance at the state prison. Officials said the men were stabbed to death and an investigation was under way. Names were withheld pending kin notifications.
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Florence; Ariz
Arizona State Prison
Hd Aitkens
John Muran
State Department of Corrections
Central Arizona
Harold Cardwell
Ohio State Prison
Arizona Post
Aitkens
Jack Blaine
Malcolm Geddis
Moran
Phelps Dodge Built Desert Town For Smelter Workers
Phelps Dodge plans a company town in Playas Valley New Mexico to house 300 to 400 employees for a new smelter ten miles south. Homes in Spanish territorial style will be set on curved streets with large lots, a plaza type core, medical clinic, store, post office, and stables. The plant will use a Finnish flash furnace with advanced pollution controls and computer automation overseen by technicians.
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N.M. AP
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Arizona
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SilverCity
Playas Valley
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P-12
United States
Finland
Nixon Brezhnev Move Summit Talks To California
Nixon and Brezhnev moved their traveling summit talks to the Western White House in California to finish a communique on nuclear arms, European troop cuts, and NATO issues. Kissinger said the document is about 90 percent complete as leaders plan a civilian aviation pact and a broader transatlantic security framework.
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Gaylord Silaw
Associated Press
San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
Leonid Brezhnev
White House
Brezhnev
Washington
California
United States
Henry A. Kissinger
Kissinger
NATO
Michel Jobert
NATO Council
Brussels
U.S
Soviet Union
Skylab Crew Return Sick After 28 Days in Space
Skylab astronauts Dr. Joseph P. Kerwin Dizzy and unable to walk aid Paul J. Weitz and Charles Conrad Jr. faced illness after splashdown aboard USS Ticonderoga. Doctors called Kerwin’s reaction unmatched while the crew recovered from weightlessness effects. The ship heads to San Diego as Nixon and Brezhnev invited visitors.
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Skylab
U.S
Joseph P. Kerwin
Pacific Ocean
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Orbiting Laboratory
Royce Hawkins
Charles Conrad Jr
Hawkins
Paul J. Weitz
Conrad
Kerwin
Sisgent
Nixon
Leonid I. Brezhnev
San Clemente
Calif
Ticonderoga
San Diego
Space Agency
Earth
James Fletcher
Graham Crusade draws large crowd in Atlanta
In Atlanta AP reports an estimated 163000 worshippers attended the first five nights of Billy Graham's week long crusade. Graham expressed disappointment over the low turnout by black attendees after speaking with two black ministers who cited fear of night robberies as the barrier to blacks leaving home to attend services.
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Atlanta
Billy Graham
Graham
Southern Union Tips to Save Energy This Summer
Southern Union Gas offers practical tips to cut energy use and bills this summer. Key advice includes running fewer appliances during peak heat, insulating ceilings walls and attics, using window coverings to keep homes cool, and setting air conditioning to a comfortable high temperature. Regular maintenance helps central systems operate efficiently and save money.
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Southern Union Gas Company
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