Privacy vs data banks in a computerized nation
The piece warns that federal data banks could store personal information on every American and be misused. It argues privacy limits must balance efficiency gains with protection of individual freedom and stresses that big government should not expand files simply because technology makes them easier to maintain.
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America
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington
Department of Agriculture
San Diego Union
Congress Quarrels Over Energy Bills and Piecemeal Strategy
President Ford’s veto threat unsettles Congress as energy policy splits into piecemeal steps. House Ways and Means maneuvers face defeat, while Democrats explore an alternative to Ford’s tariff plan. Burton and GOP leaders clash over 23 cent gas tax and the open conference stance.
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Washington
Ford
Congress
Jon
Congressional
House
Ways ‘and Means Committee
White House
Ways and Means
Phillip Burton
California
Burton
Clarence Brown
Ohio
Sam Devine
Rough road ahead for Portuguese socialists
The 30 man Revolutionary Council reports unemployment rising to 250 000 or 8 percent of the labor force and forecasts a 6 percent drop in 1975 output. It warns of a looming $1.2 billion balance of payments deficit, exhausted foreign currency reserves, and reliance on selling gold reserves or borrowing. It cites falling remittances from abroad and pledges firmer control and continued socialist drive.
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Stephens
Associated Press
Lisbon
Portugal
Revolutionary Council
Mozambique
Angola
Minnesotas Minority Frustrations and Republican Strategies
DFL lawmakers reflect on life in the minority noting less pressure but being largely ignored. Senate Minority Leader Bob Ashbach discusses tactics to flex muscles, keep proposals alive, and push for park land funding, pollution control, and a possible return to majority control with a 50-50 outlook.
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DFL
Senate
Bob Ashbach
Arden Hills
Dflers
Ashbach
General Revenue
Pollution Control Agency
Executive Branch
Operation Hoodwink and the FBI’s controversial methods
John Lofton Jr. argues that the FBI between 1966 and 1968 used anonymous letters to pit the Mafia against the Communist party in a nonviolent legal bid to disrupt organized crime. He cites Edward Levi and Ramsey Clark, praising Hoover’s tactics as proper and in society’s interest.
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Washington
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Mafia
American Communist Party
G-Men
Communist Party
New York City
Edward Levi
Ramsey Clark
Frank Merriwell
Marquis of Queensbury
Readers praise Bemidji waterfront band concert
Readers write praising a Bemidji band concert held outdoors with only three rehearsals. The reviewer notes varied pieces by Wagner, Grundman, Osser, Leyden, Thomas, Leroy Anderson, and Sousa, with soloist John Faith. director Dr. Ted Thorson is credited and promises an even better future performance.
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Bemidji
Wagner
Grundman
Osser
Thomas
Raymond
John Faith
Leroy Anderson
Sousa
Fillmore
Alexander
Ted Thorson
Frontier Fuel and Firepower Park Rapids Legend
Early settlers faced wood shortages and used Buffalo Chips and wild hay for heat. Park Rapids grew as rail lines arrived, celebrating trains with gun and cannon salutes. A faulty ramrod caused two men to lose arms, including Bill Fox, a longtime Hubbard County figure who adapted as a teamster.
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Park Rapids
Bill Fox
Lake George
Hubbard County
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J. Edgar Hoover
Robert F. Kennedy
Mr. Hoover
Clif Miller
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