Ford Announces Narrow Intelligence Overhaul Limits Abroad
The White House says Ford’s intelligence overhaul imposes few new restraints on covert operations abroad beyond a ban on assassinations. Congress’ power to investigate remains the main check. Domestic spying is restricted with limited exceptions, raising questions about past CIA activities.
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Washington
White House
Ford
U.S
John C. Marsh
Congress
CIA
California weighs total lead ban in gasoline
California antismog officials move toward a phase down plan that could ban most lead additives by 1980. Health officials warn that even tiny lead amounts near freeways may build in bodies after years of exposure. The Air Resources Board faces industry opposition citing insufficient proof of harm.
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Los Angeles
California
State Air Resources Board
Judges Favor Retaining Desegregation Jurisdiction
The Justice Department urged the Supreme Court to keep federal judges with oversight over Pasadena school desegregation until a truly integrated system persists for a lengthy period. The brief, signed by Solicitor General Robert H. Bork and others, argues it takes time to erase decades of segregation.
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Washington
Justice Department
Department
U.S. Supreme Court
Pasadena
Calif
Robert H. Bork
J. Stanley Pottinger
Civil Rights Division
Kissinger Warns Peru Left About Nonalignment
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger warned Peru's leftist military regime that joining the nonaligned bloc would limit its foreign policy flexibility. He spoke in Lima before flying to Brazil on the Latin American tour and planned to meet President Ernesto Geisel in Brasília.
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Lima
Peru
Henry A. Kissinger
Brazil
Bloc of Nations
Brasilia
Kissinger
Nesto Geisal
Hooper Getting Tonn Opposition Senate Public Works Panel Weighs Nomination
The Senate Public Works Committee plans a likely vote next week on President Ford's nomination of James F Hooper III to the TVA board. Some sources expect rejection while others call the vote too close to call. Chairman Jennings Randolph and ranking member Howard Baker have not disclosed their positions. Senator William Brock, though not on the panel, is lobbying the five Republicans to oppose the nomination.
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Washington
Senate Public Works Committee
Howard H. Baker
Rtenn
William Brock
R-Tenn
Hooper
Perón widow Isabel promises election before year end
President Isabel Perón said she will not run and will serve out her term, promising a presidential election before year end. She spoke on television Wednesday night stating she seeks the happiness of the Argentine people and dismissed personal candidacy. No clear successor was named amid opposition, military, and Peronist tensions.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Isabel Peron
Juan D. Peron
Military
Peronist Movement
Mrs. Peron
Mercury Sees Cooler High Of 70 Tomorrow
The forecast calls for a high of 70 degrees with near zero rain tomorrow. Partly cloudy skies are expected Saturday and Sunday with scattered showers.
Stranger helps boy in Rose's purchase
A girl note reports a boy was eight cents short for a purchase yesterday in Rose's when a woman in line paid the missing amount. The two did not know each other and the act was described as a kind gesture.
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Rose
Audit Copy Mislaid By Aiken County Public Library
Aiken has not returned any audit copies of state uniform traffic tickets since 1967. The Highway Department says five copies exist per ticket for routing to violators and police, but eight and a half pages are missing for Aiken in Columbia. The city kept an audit copy intended for the state auditor, but no improper ticket fixing is evident.
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S.C. Highway Department
Aiken
Carroll Busbee
Aiken Public Service
Columbia
S. C
Busbee
J. S. Timmerman
Highway Department
Motor Vehicle Division
Timmerman
House Seeks To Override Job Bill Veto
Washington AP report on Democrats pursuing a veto override of a 6.1 billion dollar jobs bill. House action aimed to secure a two thirds majority with roughly 25 Republican votes, amid improving unemployment data and a narrow Senate override contest.
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House
Washington
Ford
Congressional
Senate
Triple Crown Ball Planned March 27
The wind up event of the Triple Crown activities is a ball at Houndslake from 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. with Julie Jerome performing and a $15 couple price. Dress optional and a cocktail buffet will be served. Only 100 reservations accepted by the Chamber of Commerce with a waiting list for cancellations.
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Fred Krisch
Chamber of Commerce
Sertoma Club
Aiken and
Woodruff Drugs
Leminick's Pharmacy
Ex North Augusta Candidate Arrested In Theft Operation
Former North Augusta mayoral candidate Robert Walker Tinsley faces six counts of receiving stolen goods. Investigators traced 21 tires from Taylor's Texaco to Bobby's Garage and Used Car Lot, plus five stolen vehicles from Georgia counties. Bond set at $8,000. NATB and NATB records cited. probe ongoing with SLED and local police.
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North Augusta
Aiken County
Robert Walker
Bobby
Tinsley
Paul D. Grant
Barton Rd
North
Augusta
Grant
Taylor
Texaco
Gordon High
DeKalb
Fulton
Georgia
National Auto Theft Bureau
NATB
South Carolina Law Enforcement Division
SLED
Aid For Quake Victims Sought By LIN SMITHWICK
Relief efforts for Guatemala quake victims continue in the Aiken area as CAPT Fred Carver of the Salvation Army urges local response. Donations total about 500 dollars with blankets and basic household items most needed, plus sleeping bags, cots, flashlights, and air mattresses. Red Cross reports substantial national and international support and growing deaths and injuries.
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Lin Smithwick
Guatemala
Aiken
Fred Carver
Salvation Army
Carver
American Red Cross
Red Cross
W.P. Overbeck
Aiken County
United States
Campbell's Soup Company
Johnson and Johnson
Union Carbide
Delta Airlines
Pan American
Andes Airlines
Kellogg Company
Battle Creek
Mid
IBM
Crane Foundation
New York
el Salvador
Central America
Backed Bill Prompts Jobs Rise Debate in Congress
Local officials back the measure and a delegation of Democratic mayors met leaders as the White House presses for GOP support of a veto. Sponsors say the bill would create over 600000 jobs, mainly in construction, while Ford cites 250000 jobs over years. The AFL CIO challenges January unemployment figures as seasonally adjusted gimmickry.
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Capitol
White House
Ford
Garry Brown
R-Mich
Afl-Cio
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Miami Beach
Fla
House
GOP
John J. Rhodes
Arizona
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