Ford Eyes CIA Overhaul Including Covert Ops Drop
President Ford plans to revamp the CIA with possible stripping of covert operations and creation of an overall intelligence coordinator. Officials caution no major changes for months while staff study Murphy and Rockefeller Commission recommendations and prepare legislative proposals.
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New York and Fort Wayne Teachers Begin and End Strikes
Fort Wayne teachers vote to strike, closing about 30 000 pupils as talks with the school board reach an impasse. New York City teachers accept a two year contract amid protests over a 90 minute weekly class time cut. In Milan Ohio EHOVE staff return after a pay raise to 8300.
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NFL to Play Weekend Games Despite Ongoing Strike
The National Football League announced it will proceed with weekend games as its six member executive committee met. Owners refused to reveal plans about three clubs currently on strike while talks continue five days before the 1975 season opener.
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Oswald Letter Destroyed by FBI Leaders Says Times
The New York Times reports top FBI officials probably including former Director J. Edgar Hoover ordered destruction of a letter from Lee Harvey Oswald ten days before Kennedy's assassination. The letter contained violent threats against the Dallas police, and the decision was made in Washington after the Dallas killing on November 22, 1963.
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Rhodes Faces Veto Request Over Public Employee Bargaining Bill
In Columbus AP reports more than 400 letters and calls urged Gov. James A. Rhodes to veto the Democratic legislature's public employee collective bargaining bill. Mills, the governor's legislative affairs aide, said the governor’s office had received 12 requests, mostly from labor unions, asking him to sign the proposal.
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Kinneary to Step Down as Ohio Chief Judge
Judge Joseph P. Kinneary will retire as chief judge of the Southern District of Ohio at age 70 on Thursday. Timothy S. Hogan of Cincinnati becomes district chief judge. Kinneary will remain a regular federal judge as long as his health permits.
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Senate panel questions CIA on destroyed poison stockpile records
The Senate intelligence committee sought to verify if the CIA destroyed memos on its stockpiling of deadly poisons. Chief counsel F A O Schwarz said evidence suggests documents that should exist no longer do. Helms was to be pressed for testimony during the hearings on Project Naomi.
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Weather Pattern Dims with Rain Likely Tonight and Thursday
The forecast shows cloudy conditions with a chance of showers or thundershowers tonight and Thursday. Lows fall to the low to mid 60s, with Thursday highs in the low to mid 70s. Rain chances are about 40 percent tonight and 50 percent on Thursday.
Ohio panel urges closings to save nearly 30 million a year
Gov. Rhodes panel recommends shuttering four mental hospitals and two treatment centers in six years, saving about 30 million annually. The study highlights declines in patient populations and suggests closing Athens Cambridge Dayton and Tiffin hospitals, plus Chillicothe and Junction City centers.
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U S Considers Supplying Israel Pershing Missiles
Secretary of State Kissinger said the United States would study supplying Israel with Pershing ground to ground missiles but denied any promise of delivery. He noted the U S has about 250 Pershing missiles mostly in Western Europe and stressed no agreement to supply them.
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Kissinger Delivers Dry Banter In Cincinnati Appearance
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger faced a polite Q and A in Cincinnati Ohio where a listener challenged his power and policies. Kissinger deflected with a wry request to repeat parts of the query, signaling irritation at the first question.
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Democrat Durkin Triumphs In N H Senate Runoff Victory
Democrat John A. Durkin won New Hampshire’s Senate runoff by more than 20 000 votes over Republican Louis C. Wyman with Carmen Chimento of the American party taking 3 percent. Durkin pledged to oppose Ford’s economic policies and push Congress to act, becoming the state’s first Democratic senator since 1855.
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Fight Promised to Keep Athens Center Open
Athens Mental Health Center faced possible closure under a state efficiency panel appointed by Gov. James A. Rhodes. Local Rep. Buzz Ball vowed swift protest, noting economic impact and care level. Center director Floyd Sarff argued the facility remains essential amid growing capacity and ongoing changes.
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