FBI agents say Justice knew of illegal raid methods
A New York FBI delegation told Attorney General Griffin B Bell they believed Justice Department officials were aware of and condoned illegal investigative techniques used by agents to track radical fugitives. Sources said the agents did not have first hand knowledge that the conduct was approved.
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Anthony Marro
N.Y. Times News Service
Washington
Federal Bureau of Investigation
New York
Griffin B. Bell
Justice Department
FBI
Clarence Kelley
Griffin Bell
Bell
John Kearney
Department
Internal Security Division
Squad 47
Weather Underground
John J. Kearney
Carter slips a bit in popularity
NBC poll shows a drop in those rating President Carter as excellent or good from 63 percent in March to 53 percent in April as his energy program nears unveiling. It also finds 49 percent back Congress approving the plan while 32 percent oppose and 19 percent are unsure.
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New York
UPI
Carter
NBC
Congress
May 11 Geneva talks set on strategic arms limits
The State Department said technical level talks on SALT will resume May 11 in Geneva led by Paul Warnke. Higher level talks between Cyrus Vance and Andrei Gromyko are slated for later in May. Agreement aims focus on MIRV verification, concealment measures, data base, and transfers of missile tech.
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Washington
UPI
State Department
Geneva
Hodding Carter
Cyrus Vance
Andrei Gromyko
Paul Warnke
U.S
Arms Control Agency
Carter
Moscow
Anatoli Dobrynin
Vance
Government officials warn millions exposed to toxic workplace chemicals
UPI reports officials estimate 7 million workers are exposed to toxic or suspected cancer-causing chemicals with potential to rise to 15 million as investigations show agencies have done little to reduce risks. NIOSH cites 427 carcinogenic substances among 20,000 trade name products, stressing worker unawareness and need for stronger protections.
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Washington
UPI
Congressional
House
Gress
National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
Occupational Health and Safety Administration
NIOSH
John Finklea
Finklea
Upside-down valve fouls oil well cap attempt
In Stavanger Norway two failed attempts to cap a North Sea gusher occurred when a blowout valve was attached inverted. Phillips Petroleum said the inverted valve caused the setbacks as the Bravo platform crews led by Red Adair’s team tried again to shut in the Ekofisk field well, which had fouled a large offshore area.
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Stavanger
Norway
UPI
North Sea
Oil Company
Robert Archimbeault
Phillips Petroleum Co
Phillips
Bravo Platform
Paul
Red
Adair
Asger
Boots’ Hansen
Richard “Toots” Hatteberg
Ekofisk
Rhode Island
Jobs bill nears passage in Congress for Carter
The $4 billion public works jobs bill edging toward final passage in Congress would create about 300,000 construction jobs directly and another 300,000 indirectly. Negotiators split the jobs and water provisions after a seven week delay over clean water.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
Carter
House
Senate
Sen
Edmund Muskie
Maine
Muskie
Soweto erupts again as students protest rent hike
Two thousand black high school students in Soweto clashed with police dispersing them with shotguns and teargas. Three students were injured and hospitalized. One man and one woman were arrested as protests over rent increases of 30 to 80 percent, effective May 1, resumed after months of calm.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
UPI
Soweto
Jan Visser
Johannes
Agencies Face Push to Disclose Intelligence Costs
CIA Director Stansfield Turner told the Senate panel that the overall intelligence budget should not be disclosed yet. He noted it has never been done before and could aid enemy agents in assessing U.S. spy efforts. Estimates place the CIA around 750 million yearly with total agency budgets possibly between 4 and 7 billion.
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Washington
UPI
Carter
CIA
Stansfield Turner
U.S
Turner
Senate Intelligence
Congress
Fiber diet aids digestion and may prevent disorders
Recommends fiber from wholegrain breads cereals and vegetables to prevent constipation and possible intestinal disorders. Frances Reasonover of Texas Agricultural Extension Service cites bran flakes all bran shredded wheat whole wheat flakes oatmeal hot cereals mixed whole grain cereals raw or cooked vegetables fresh and dried fruit dried beans peas and lentils.
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College Station, Tex
UPI
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
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