CIA Confesses Domestic Misdeeds to Ford in Vail Report
The Vail Report to President Ford largely mirrors the Rockefeller Commission findings on CIA domestic surveillance. It notes no evidence on plots to kill foreign leaders and adds two new programs: hiring construction workers as informants at Langley and infiltrating agents into the former BNDD. Nixon faces possible Senate questions on assassination plots and agency wrongdoing.
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Rockefeller Commission
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Fidel Castro
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William E. Colby
Vail
Colo
Langley
Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
Luxury car sales rise despite higher prices in 1975 market
Detroit AP reports luxury car sales climb in 1975 despite inflation and a general auto slump. Ford notes some buyers seek luxury with price not a factor as models like Cadillac Eldorado Lincoln Continental and Jaguar gain share while overall U.S. car sales fall. Cadillac leads luxury units with 93,308 Jan-May.
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Federal cars eyed for retread option
The Environmental Protection Agency is studying the feasibility of equipping all federal vehicles with tire retreads to recycle resources. The Tire Retread Information Bureau cites last year’s 200 million discarded tire casings, enough to circle the earth four times at the equator.
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Washington
Environmental Protection Agency
Tire
Tetley Leads Stuttgart Ballet as Modern Dance Innovator
Cleveland born choreographer Glen Tetley, 49, becomes Stuttgart Ballet director after Cranko’s death, planning a full length ballet with music by Arne Nordheim for The Tempest. He recalls ambitions to fuse modern and classical styles and notes his work on improving dance floors to enhance performance.
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Glen Tetley
Netherlands Dance Theater
Stuttgart Ballet
America
John Cranko
Tetley
Arnold Schoenberg
Cranko
Europe
Germany
Scandinavia
London
Hanya Holm
Martha Graham
Jose Simon
If The Cards Fall Right We Are OK
New York reports that with good harvest weather and stable oil prices along with capital and housing markets improving, recovery remains possible though risks persist. Unemployment staying high into next year looms as the main obstacle despite signs the recession may be easing.
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New York
Ford Administration
No Frills Fare Proves To Be Success
National Airlines reports its no frills fare proved successful drawing 74 000 new fliers in 45 days and adding 4 million in income. The program resumes September 3 through December 16 pending Civil Aeronautics Board review. Eastern Delta Continental and American oppose the plan citing losses or concerns.
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Continental
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Civil Aeronautics Board
Electronic watch dogs guard Long Island schools
In Holbrook New York a Honeywell security system covers 17 schools in the 28 square mile district. Electronic eyes monitor key areas while listening devices detect hushed footsteps and invisible waves sense movement. The first alert is a patrol car arriving on site.
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Long Island
Frank L. Phillips
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Ford campaign managers plan to spend ten million dollars
Ford campaign managers aim to use the full ten million dollar limit for the 1976 Republican nomination race. The committee may employ 50 to 55 staff, far fewer than Nixon’s 200 plus in 1972. A decision looms on private versus federal funds as Reagan aides discuss a possible challenge.
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Richard M. Nixon
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Howard H. Callaway
David Packard
George McGovern
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Diggers Probe Whitney Gun Factory Site for Early Weapons
At the Whitney gun factory near Lake Whitney in New Haven, Yale anthropology head David Starbuck leads an excavation funded by the New Haven Bicentennial Commission and the New Haven Colony Historical Society totaling $8,000. Workers dig test pits, sift earth, and save artifacts such as bricks bearing maker signatures as they seek early machinery and gun parts to reveal manufacturing methods.
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Starbuck
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