Nixon vows not to resign at News Conference
President Nixon declares Watergate is water under the bridge and says he shall not resign. He aims to restore public confidence by answering reporters questions at a San Clemente news conference. The president argues the scandal is behind him and pushes to get on with the business of the people.
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San Clemente
Calif
Richard Nixon
Nixon
White House
William P. Rogers
Henry A. Kissinger
Watergate
Maryland
Spiro T. Agnew
Agnew
California
Cambodia
John N. Mitchell
John W. Dean III
L. Patrick Gray III
Mitchell
Senate Watergate Committee
Cambodian Troops Regain Three Positions Near Kompong Speu
Cambodian military command reports government troops recaptured three key positions five six and seven miles west of Kompong Speu and widened a link along Highway 4 to Phnom Penh's sea road. The statement notes calm in the area and US supplied howitzers strengthening Phnom Penh defenses.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Kompong Speu
Kompong Som
United States
Highway 30
South Vietnam
Saigon
Central Highlands
Mekong
Zoning Law Moves Back for Further Study in Frederick
Frederick County supervisors vote to send the proposed zoning ordinance to the planning commission for more study and approve a six month rezoning moratorium. They also print 500 copies at up to 1000 dollars and set Oct 24 for a joint hearing with the planning commission.
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Jim Ackley
Frederick County Board of Supervisors
County Planning Commission
Planning Commission
Richard Madigan
Madigan
Board of Supervisors
Donald Hodgson
Dennis Cole
Autumn Warmth Returns as 51 Degree Start Hits Winchester
Clarke County garden yields a giant cucumber. Howard Linaburg of Berryville reported a three and a half pound, six inch diameter, 23 inch long cucumber. Town forecasts call for low 50s tonight and weekend highs near 88 in the area.
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Winchester
Howard Linaburg
Berryville
Clarke County
Nixon backs Agnew amid probe and leaks
President Nixon declared continued support for Vice President Spiro Agnew and urged the Justice Department to investigate leaks about a Baltimore grand jury probe of alleged kickbacks and political corruption. Nixon said his confidence in Agnew remains strong and would not discuss allegations before the grand jury.
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Nixon
Agnew
Baltimore
Kissinger to Become Secretary of State in Cabinet Shift
President Nixon announces Henry Kissinger as secretary of state designating a shift to warm relations with China and the Soviet Union. William P. Rogers departs after guiding foreign policy during the Vietnam ceasefire and other missions.
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Henry A. Kissinger
Nixon
William P. Rogers
Associated Press
John Edwards
Washington
China
Soviet Union
New York
Rogers
Vietnam
San Clemente
Calif
Kissinger
Senate
Nazi Germany
Peking
Leonid I. Brezhnev
U.S
Japan
Israel
Indochina
Allende Consults Security Council Over Bolivia Threat
Chilean President Allende met with the national security council amid reports of Bolivian troop movements near the frontier. Opposition congressmen accuse the government of using such reports to distract from a 48 hour general strike and illnesses in the medical sector. The merchants’ confederation ended their 48 hour strike, though distribution remains paralyzed by truck stoppages. doctors extend a brief strike for more medicine and equipment.
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Santiago
Chile
Salvador Allende
National Security Council
Bolivia
Adm
Raul Montero
Antofagasta
Peru
Security Council
House of Deputies
Congress
Merchants’ Confederation
Doctors’ Union
Clarke County Fair honors public health pioneer Mrs Hardesty
Mrs Mary Hardesty is honored at the Clarke County Fair tribute ceremony. U S Sen Harry Byrd Jr presents a silver bowl as her son John D Hardesty and Vaida Boy-Ed of the Visiting Nurse Association look on.
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Mary Hardesty
Clarke County Fair
U.S
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Mrs. Hardesty
John D. Hardesty
Clarke County Board of Supervisors
Vaida Boy
Visiting Nurse Association
Look
Hardesty
Clarke
Bill Rhoden
Clarke County nurse Mary Hardesty honored for 28 years of service
U S Senator Byrd presented Mary Hardesty with a silver bowl and a check at the Clarke County Fair honoring her 28 years as a public health nurse with the Visiting Nurse Association and the Public Health Department. He lauded her work with children and polio vaccination efforts and recalled her career starting from a temporary post.
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Hardesty
Clarke
Visiting Nurse Association
Public Health Department
Edward B. Lee
Clarke County Board of Supervisors
Sen. Byrd
Clarke County
Water Shortage Hits Tokyo Businesses and Hotels
Tokyo authorities cut water supplies by 20 percent to about 224 facilities and reduced homes by 7 percent as a dry spell grips Japan. Hotels and offices posted conservation notices urging staff to limit shower use and share bathrooms to ease pressure. The Central Meteorological Agency notes the last measurable rain was on August 1 in Tokyo and the Kanto Plain.
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Tokyo
Toky
Imperial Hotel
Japan
Okinawa
Hokkaido
Central Meteorlogical Agency
Kanto Plain
Local Banks Offer Saturday Service and Corn Prices
C and S Bank promotes Saturday afternoon benefits with unique service. A Teller at F and M Bank highlights five Winchester and Frederick County offices open Saturday for person to person service. White Silver Queen sweet corn priced at 89 cents a dozen, 75 cents a dozen for 10 dozen, and 65 cents a dozen for 20 dozen. Shady Grove Gift Shop located on Route 340 in Boyce, Virginia.
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F&m Bank
Winchester
Frederick County
Shady Grove
Boyce
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State Department
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Arthur Knock
Margaret L. Hodgson
C & S Bank
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