Nixon adamant not to resign

May 11, 1974

FREE EJIDATARIES TO THE IMSS. By provisions of the general directorate of the IMSS, the regional delegation for Sinaloa and Baja California, issued instructions to the subdelegations to accept during this month the incorporation into the social security regime of free ejidatarios who do not operate with any official institution but belong to ejidal societies. Incorporation into the IMSS will only take place during the current month of May. After this time, membership will be more difficult, since they will have to do other types of procedures.

NIXON FIRM NOT TO RESIGN. Washington. President Richard Nixon remains firm in his intention not to resign as a result of political pressure derived from the Watergate scandal. The deputy press secretary said that Nixon had not had the need to talk about his resignation during a lengthy meeting with Vice President Gerald Ford, because he knows very well the president’s intentions and feelings on the matter, as well as that the president proposes to complete his normal term of government. The meeting was held absolutely alone, to have a good talk. Nixon and Ford considered aspects of US international policy as well as the state of the economy due to inflation. Nixon and Ford may also have discussed the mood of the country, stemming from the growing political pressure for the president to resign. Ford said Nixon reaffirmed that he has no intention of resigning, despite comments from Republican leaders over the past few days. At a press conference, the vice president added that the issue of resignation did not arise directly in the talk he had with Nixon, but that he was able to conclude that he has no intention of doing so. However, the possible impeachment of the president was discussed in the conversation. He assured that the president is in excellent physical condition, completely rested and continuing with his work.

EDGARDO VIDALES COMMUNICATED. Yesterday, the spiritual fruits of his first communion were dedicated by Edgardo Vidales Méndez to his young and beautiful mother, Mrs. Chayito Méndez de Vidales, on the occasion of Mother’s Day. The communicant had as godparents Dr. Armando Díaz de León and Gacela Castelazo de Días de León. The ceremony took place at the Sacred Heart parish. Afterwards, a breakfast was held at the Mochis School, where he seemed very happy with his father, Dr. Antonio Vidales.

May 11, 1999

CHANGES IN THE PGR. After the change of the previous PGR delegate in Sinaloa, a special group of agents from the federal agency arrived in Culiacán with instructions to reduce the backlog of existing arrest warrants and thus combat crime. In the same way, the PGR is carrying out the change of all the federal judicial officers assigned to the various departments that operate in the entity, and it is expected that they will now comply with their obligations to combat drug trafficking. It is expected that the reforms carried out will be for improvement.

JOURNALISTS SENTENCED. Havana. Three independent journalists were sentenced to between 16 and 31 months in prison for contempt of President Fidel Castro. The trial took place in the municipal court of San Germán, where a Cuba Press correspondent was sentenced to two years and seven months in prison. A fourth defendant could not be tried, due to a nervous breakdown she suffered during the trial, which was suspended on three previous occasions. One of the detainees is the grandson of someone who was a collaborator of Che Guevara in the mountains.

More from the same author:

Sylva Mónica Ruffo Kelly, who completed her basic and high school studies in Los Mochis, stayed two years in El Centro, California, where she perfected the English language. She joined El Debate in September 1994 as a translator and later, in 2000, she became an assistant to the Editorial Team of El Debate de Los Mochis, tasks that led her to take charge of the entertainment page for more than 10 years and the newspaper archive. Upon the death of the City Chronicler, Don Evaristo Fregoso, in September 2003, who wrote the Los Mochis column 50 and 25 years ago, Ruffo Kelly took over the history column, which he later changed to Mi Ciudad 50 and 25 years, in which he narrates what happened in those years on the same day of publication of the newspaper EL DEBATE of Los Mochis.

see more