FBI Klan Violence Claims Prompt Testimony at Senate Hearing
Former informant Gary Rowe testifies he warned the FBI of planned Klan violence, but agents did little to intervene, including a 1961 Birmingham attack where photographers captured the violence. Rowe recalled only one warning that led to action. He faces Senate questions amid past murder charges and later, deposition details about Nixon wiretap files.
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Nixon moved secret files to White House over blackmail fear
Ex aide Ehrlichman testifies Nixon ordered wiretap records moved from the Justice Department to the White House to shield against potential blackmail by FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover. The 1971 file transfer, found in a White House safe in 1973, involved taps on newsmen and Morton Halperin.
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Archie Griffin wins Heisman Trophy second time
ARCHIE GRIFFIN of Ohio State became the first college football player to win the Heisman Trophy twice. The Downtown Athletic Club awarded him for his career rushing over 5,000 yards and 31 straight 100 yard games.
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King Juan Carlos Wins First Political Confrontation
Government sources say the Council of the Realm nominated Torcuato Fernandez Miranda, a former vice premier and longtime royal adviser, as president of the Cortes. The 60 year old university professor was selected after a six hour secret meeting.
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Hijackers seize Dutch train with 130 aboard amid threats
Beilen police report two or more armed men hijacked a local train carrying about 130 people. The suspects, thought to be South Moluccan extremists, attached dynamite and demanded transport to an unknown destination.
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Athens City Council picks Couladis to fill seat
Republican Peter Couladis was selected Monday to complete Tad Grover’s term after his resignation. Couladis won a two year term in last month’s election, starting January. Also elected Pete Lalich as president pro tem. Arson charges may be filed against a center patient for a Thanksgiving fire that destroyed a barn on Dairy Lane. Weather: clear tonight with lows in mid to upper 20s, Wednesday partly sunny with highs in 30s to 40s.
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Chad) Cooley
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Ford Mao Hold 2 Hour Peking Meeting
President Ford met with Mao Tse tung in Peking for nearly two hours at Mao's home with a small U.S. delegation. The White House said the talks covered international issues with a constructive tone and included plans to continue discussions led by Kissinger and Chiao Kuan hua.
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Cuba Sports Plan Shelved amid U S Cuban tensions
Secretary Kissinger vetoed a plan for U S major league players to tour Cuba for a baseball exhibition next March. Officials cited Cuban military activity in Angola, Cuba stance on Puerto Rico, and Zionism-Racism UN vote as factors. Prospects for revived relations depend on broader political changes.
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Common Market Divided At Rome Summit On Key Issues
Britain seeks a separate seat at the Paris energy and raw materials conference set for December 16, while eight EC partners favor a single delegation. Washington warns the plan could delay the talks into early next year. Paris conference aims to set up a trade framework and a European parliament vote advances without final reforms.
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Approval Seen For NYC Aid
President Ford backs a 2.3 billion dollar federal aid plan for New York City to avert default. Congress moves to substitute the Ford measure as an amendment bypassing committee review. Mayor Beame meets leaders as House plans rapid passage amid potential Senate filibuster threats.
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Texas
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Cleveland NAACP Busing Suit Faces Intervention Bid
In Cleveland a motion today asks to let 10 black parents in the district intervene in the NAACP busing case. The parents oppose NAACP representation and busing as a remedy, claiming their children's education and rights are not violated. The judge previously certified the suit as a class action for 72,000 black students.
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Hough Area
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