Franco resigns presidency but will remain in power
Generalissimo Francisco Franco steps back from the presidency after nearly 34 years while remaining head of state and commander of the armed forces. Rear Adm. Luis Carrero Blanco will be sworn in as president at El Prado Palace, with a major government reorganization planned and Franco’s influence continuing through his shadow.
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Madrid
Nyt
Francisco Franco
Spain
Luis Carrera Blanco
Franco
el Prado
Information and Tourism Ministry
Carrero
National Movement
France
Carrera
Ehrlichman testifies before county grand jury on Watergate
Former White House aide John Ehrlichman testified for two hours before a county grand jury probing the Ellsberg burglary. He said he answered questions fully but refused to discuss testimony content. Krogh and Young were coordinated by Hunt for covert operations, with subpoenas and voluntary appearances discussed. Ervin's Senate panel said it will broaden its inquiry to cover the Ellsberg burglary and related actions.
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Los Angeles
UPI
White House
John Ehrlichman
Daniel Elsberg
Ehrlichman
Nixon
Lewis Fielding
Plumbers
Egil
Bud" Krogh
David Young
Watergate
E. Howard Hunt
Joseph Busch
Krogh
Grand
Busch
Charles Colson
Sam. J. Ervin
Dn.c
Senate Watergate Committee
Ellsberg
FBI
Hunt
Washington
H.R. Haldeman
John Dean II
Contaminated Purple Epsom Salt Linked to Poison Risk
The FDA warned that over 900 cans of Purplc Epsom Salt packaged in one pound cans with lot number 012M4 may contain potassium nitrate. A production mixup at Purplc Pharmaceutical Co in Elizabeth New Jersey caused the toxin to be added, creating a potentially fatal danger if ingested. Destroy any such cans.
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Washington
UPI
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Purplc Pharmaceutical Co
Elizabeth
N.J
Nixon
United States
Congress
Alexander M. Haig
Nixon Praises America at Florida Tech Commencement
President Nixon, in a Key Biscayne to Orlando stop en route to his retreat, urged Americans to focus on what is right while hinting at actions to curb inflation. He spoke to about 8,000 graduates at Florida Technological University about the growing economy, energy concerns, and his upcoming summit with Leonid Brezhnev, emphasizing dialogue despite differences. He avoided mentioning Watergate in the address and praised the country as he noted the draft ending and a new generation entering a changing world.
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Key Biscayne, Fla
UPI
Nixon
Florida Technological University
Orlando
Key Bishayne
Florida Sun
Florida Tech
America
Skylab crew extends endurance record with minor fixes
Astronauts Peter Conrad Joseph Kerwin and Paul Weitz set a new U S space endurance record while tackling two more minor problems on Skylab. They cleaned and repaired systems including a cooling unit and a broken tape recorder and eyed a possible double spacewalk in 11 days as power generation reached full capacity.
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Houston
UPI
Skylab
Charles
Pete’’ Conrad
Joseph P. Kerwin
Paul J. Weitz
Repla
Robert Crippen
Conrad
Conrad and
Kerwin
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Luis Carrero Blanco
Epsom
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Russia
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