Roanoke Times
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DATE: TUESDAY, July 17, 1990 TAG: 9007170163
SECTION: EXTRA PAGE: 6 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: from wire reports
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
The Richard M. Nixon Presidential Library and Birthplace will be dedicated Thursday in Yorba Linda, Calif., in a ceremony to be attended by President Bush and former Presidents Reagan, Ford and Nixon.
The man who resigned the presidency in disgrace in 1974 told the Los Angeles Times he believes the library will help remove much of the taint of the Watergate scandal.
"Over time, as their interest fades, and if the public continues to visit the Nixon museum, I would think that all the events covered will be seen in a more objective perspective," said Nixon, 77.
Library officials say the $21 million complex will have an extensive Watergate section, along with many other exhibits showing the more positive aspects of Nixon's career.
Leonard Bernstein has canceled several performances in Japan because of exhaustion and lingering illness and will return to the United States to recover, his manager announced Monday.
"Leonard Bernstein is suffering from exhaustion as a result of trying to fulfill his professional obligations while not having fully recovered from several ailments he suffered this spring. Complete rest for an extended period is required if this remarkable man is to regain his usual high energy level," said Dr. Kevin Cahill, the conductor's personal physician.
Bernstein, 71, has suffered from severe influenza, pleurisy, and pneumonia since the beginning of the year, Cahill said in a statement released by Harry Kraut, Bernstein's manager.
Dr. Angelo Aquista, an associate of Cahill, flew to Japan to accompany the conductor back to New York, it said. Kraut did not provide the time or date of Bernstein's departure.
Bernstein had been scheduled to conduct the London Symphony Orchestra in four performances in Japan, ending with a concert on July 22.
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