Readers' letters flood The Argus tapes page
An assortment of editor letters and calls to The Argus Editor describe community concerns. Topics include the Liberation Front of the Azores and anti communist views, transit accessibility for wheelchairs, demand for columnist George Stratton, death penalty arguments, gated questions about ears piercing, city noise, school sports funding, and Fremont Newark civic issues.
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Argus
Tri-City
LFA — Liberation Front of
Azores
Jose Almeida
Portugal
Congress
AC Transit
FBI Reveals Burgeoning Budget and Classified Funds
The FBI disclosed a fiscal year budget near 499.5 million with 82.5 million earmarked as classified for counterespionage and crime fighting. Walsh refused breakdowns on project-level spending and wiretap details, noting about 350 programs exist and noting possible espionage among embassy staff. Kissinger to testify Tuesday on IA activities in Chile and beyond.
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FBI
Capitol
Igil
Walsh
U.S
William Lehman
Dfl
Lehman
Congress
State Department
Henry A. Kissinger
Senate Intelligence Committee
Chile
IRS Spends 1 in 20 on Intelligence and Mail Covers
IRS head Donald Alexander testified to the House Intelligence Committee that intelligence activities accounted for one fifth of the agency’s past year spending, with about 4.3 million of a 100 million dollar budget used for general information gathering. He described a hardened security stance, tightened procedures, and new limits on who can request tax returns.
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Washington
Donald C. Alexander
Internal Revenue Service
Tax Agency
IRS
Mexander
House
Walsh
FBI
Otis Pike
Dun.y
Congress
Pike
UPT
House Intelligence Committee
Alexander
Justice Department
Ford White House
Miami
TRS
Chicago
Baltimore
Standard Oil to cut gas prices by one cent
The Standard Oil Co of Ohio announced a one cent per gallon price cut at company stations effective at midnight, with heating oil and diesel rising one cent. Wholesale prices to dealers also drop for gasoline to 56.9 cents for regular and unleaded and 61.8 cents for premium.
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Cleveland
UPI
Standard Oil Company of Ohio
Sohio
Sohin
Jet crash at Stapleton injures 27 during turbulence
Continental Airlines Flight 426, a 727, struck by a thunderstorm downdraft on takeoff from Stapleton International Airport and crashed into a wheat field 500 feet off the runway. No fatalities. at least seven injured, one seriously, with passengers evacuated after treatment.
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Continental Airlines
Wichita
Kan
Stapleton International Airport
National Transportation Safety Board
National Weather Service
Denver
Ernest Meek
Guam
iMeek
Vicki Horton
San Diego
Meek
Miss Horton
Earl Clayton
William Armstrong
Europe Endures Historic Heat Wave Across Continent
Eur ope bakes in record heat with 90 degree highs from Brussels to Normandy. Rail lines buckle in England and Holland while stockpiled ice runs out in Stockholm. Water rationing begins in France as vines benefit yet farmers fear crop failures if heat persists.
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Brussels
Belgium
Europe
England
Holland
Stockholm
Normandy
France
West Germany
Spain
Buregu
Helgen-Op-Zoom
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