Nixon denies wrongdoing in deposition statement
Former President Richard Nixon, in a six hour deposition, defends secret decision making and lists of political enemies, denies a Watergate cover up, and questions the meaning of wrongdoing while sparring with attorney Dobrovir. He says he will review tapes personally with Pat Nixon and daughters Julie and Tricia.
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Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
San Clemente
William Dobrovic
Dobrovir
Jack Anderson
Dubrovir
Dobrovic
White House
Pat
Julie
Tricia
Peer Narey
Richard Nixon
Tiny Tina Gives Birth To Large Baby In Cleveland
In Cleveland Gloria Hurd a 23 year old 29 inch dwarf from Orlando Florida delivered an 18.5 inch baby weighing 5 pounds 14 ounces by cesarean after a 90 minute operation. The baby named Anthony Timbatchu was born to parents who are not married. Doctors called the case unusual but within possible limits for dwarfs with advances in medical care.
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Cleveland
Gloria Hurd
Orlando
Fla
Gloria
Fred G. Hurd
Anthony Timbatchu
Wallace
Miss Hurd
Tiny Tina
Detroit
Portugal’s pro-Communist regime faces collapse amid moderates push
Lisbon reports that President Gomes and Prime Minister Goncalves weighed new moderates’ demands. Carvalho’s group seeks a mass movement and government of the masses, while undersecretaries warn that the cabinet may fall within days as anti-Communist violence grows across Portugal.
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Lisbon
Portugal
UPI
Francisco da Costa Gomes
Vasco Goncalves
Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho
Carvalho
Ernesto Melo Antunes
Gomes
Goncalves
Otelo Saraiva de Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Israel tightens security for Kissinger Sinai visit
Israeli security rings Ben-Gurion Airport as Kissinger arrives to press for a Sinai accord with Egypt. Police detain an American born man linked to the Jewish Defense League on suspicion of conspiracy to assassinate Kissinger, with another American sought. Demonstrations erupt in Jerusalem and Haifa amid regional tensions and cross border strikes into Lebanon.
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Henry A. Kissinger
Sinai
Israel
Bypt
Jewish Defense League
Kissinger
Ben-Gurion International Airport
Richard M. Nixon
Jerusalem
Haifa
Lebanon
Washington
Simcha Dinitz
Moshe Dayan
Dinitz
Middle East
Nancy
Joseph Sisco
England
United States
Yitzhak Rubin
Anwar Sadat
Egypt
U. S
Floating city near moon possible says NASA study
A NASA Ames study proposes a 10 000 person rotating wheel habitat in the moon orbit about 240 000 miles from Earth. The $100 billion project would include shops schools and agriculture and aims to advance space colonization despite social and engineering hurdles.
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Mountain View
Calif
NASA Ames Research Center
Earth
Accord Reached In Frisco Police Fire Strike
In San Francisco leaders of the police and fire unions agreed to a tentative settlement after marathon talks mediated by Mayor Joseph Alioto but a supervisor called the move premature. Firefighters and police remained on strike as the city sought state help and the mayor predicted the board would accept the proposal.
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San Francisco
Marathon
Joseph L. Alioto
Board of Supervisors
John L. Molinari
Aliota
Alioto
Molinari
Police Officers Association
Fire Fighters Local 798
Edmund Brown Jr
Brown
Terry Francois
Dianne Feinstein
Butz gathers evidence in support of wheat sale
President Ford defends large scale grain exports to aid farmers and balance of trade while critics warn Western drought and Soviet purchasing could lift food prices. Butz and economists brief reporters as dock workers end a strike over a grain boycott. Ford urges a negotiated settlement to the dispute.
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Butz
Washington
Ford Administration
U.S
Russia
Agriculture Department
Earl L. Butz
North Central States
Via Tex
Soviet Union
Vail
Colo
Ford
America
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Pentagon funds Saudi army outfitting project
The Defense Department began contracting for a 200 million program to supply uniforms shoes and field gear for Saudi Arabia s 100 000 man army with no U S taxpayer expense an official said Riyadh sought Pentagon help to provide the gear. United Nations debates on Puerto Rico self determination are shelved after U S push. Army troops guard Cordoba following a bombing and shootout that left five policemen dead and seven wounded. Flash floods in Rawalpindi and Lyallpur kill nine and displace thousands with Bhutto visiting relief sites. Los Angeles considers a 1976 Democratic convention package worth 3 7 million in goods services and free use of the convention center.
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Washington
UPL
Defense Department
U.S
Pentagon
Cordoba
Argentina
APL
Fourth Airborne Brigade
Rawalpindi
Pakistan
UPI
Lyallpur
Punjab
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Los Angeles
CPD
Tom Bradley
Fat Council
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Firemen's Union
Fairemen
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N.Y
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