Former Kennedy aides claim CIA wiretaps on newsmen
A Seattle Post Intelligencer report quotes a Kennedy administration official saying Kennedy authorized 1963 telephone taps by the CIA on two newsmen to curb congress leaks. CIA director Colby later cited 21 American taps from 1951 to 1965, with two domestic targets approved by the attorney general. The official disputes CIA domestic limits, stressing legal safeguards and NSC directives.
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UPI
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer
CIA
John F. Kennedy
Congress
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Wright
Robert Kennedy
Federal Bureau of Investigation
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FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
William E. Colby
Senate
United States
Colby
Reformers and regulars split House chairmanship votes
In Washington, Rep. Wayne Hays and Rep. Wright Patman won unanimous nominations from the Democratic Steering Committee to head the House Administration and Banking committees, after the caucus earlier ousted long-time chairs Poage and Hebert amid a reform drive. A second caucus will decide whether Patman or a reform challenger wins banking chairmanship, with a three-way floor race possible.
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UPI
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Ohio
Wright Patman
Texas
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Hays
House Administration
Patman
Thomas Foley
Agriculture
Melvin Price
Illinois
Armed Services
House
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F. Edward Hebert
Frank Thompson
New Jersey
Hays’ Administration
Henry Reuss
Wisconsin
Reuss
Robert Stephens
Georgia
Banking
Local Bennington man killed in hit and run on Depot Street
Lloyd Clark, 55, of Bennington, was struck Friday night while crossing Depot Street near the P and C and A and P. Police seek witnesses as they search for the unknown large automobile and its motorist, with multiple nearby cars observed at the scene. Chief Fox urged anyone with information to contact police immediately.
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Bennington
Depot Street
Clark
Depot
P&c
A&p
County
Park Street
William H. Fox
Salmon accepts resigning PSB member Burgess in dispute
Gov. Salmon accepted with regret the resignation of Public Service Board member John S. Burgess who will stay until two major rate cases finish. Burgess, Montpelier lawyer, clashed with PSB Chairman Martin K. Miller over consumer interests and objected to shifting energy planning to the state Development Agency, a move Salmon said will aid public power planning with expert review.
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UPI
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Public Service Board
John S. Burgess
Burgess
PSB
Martin K. Miller
Salmon
Miller
Weather outlook with snow chances and cold highs
A brief forecast notes possible snowfall this evening and cloudy conditions. Highs fall into the teens today and tonight, with Sunday remaining cloudy and a chance of more snow and highs in the 20s.
Senate panel eyed to probe CIA spying
Democratic sources say a special Watergate style panel may be created to investigate CIA and other U.S. intelligence agencies. The plan, supported by Mansfield and Mathias, would form a bipartisan two year committee to scrutinize secret operations and constitutional bounds while independent investigations continue through existing committees. Former CIA chief Helms testified on domestic intelligence gains amid conflicting prior statements, and Rep Findley urged Helms be exonerated before any Iran posting.
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UPI
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Democrats
CIA
U.S
Congressional
Sam Ervin Jr
D-N.c
Charles McC. Mathias
R-Md
Mathias
Mansfield
Foreign Relations Committee
Armed Services Committee
Judiciary and
Atomic Energy Commission
Richard Helms
Senate Armed Services Committee
Paul Findley
R-Ir
House
Helms
Findley
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Iran
Salmon backs nuclear plants if energy plan passes
Vermont Governor Salmon warned nuclear power may be the only option if President Ford's energy program is approved. He opposed bills restricting nuclear energy and said he'd need a reason to support requiring legislative approval for new plants. Salmon warned coal and oil prices could rise so high Vermont might have no choice.
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UPI
Vermont
Ford
Thomas P. Salmon
Salmon
Jackson fights Ford oil tariff and price rise plan
Senator Henry M. Jackson contends Ford's energy package is inflationary and inequitable and will oppose a $1 per barrel tariff on imported oil as well as rising domestic prices. He faces New England opposition and argues against quick approval of Ford's measures while Ford plans campaign stops to drum up public backing for his energy and tax plans.
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Washington
UPI
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Senate
Ford
Jackson
New England
Congress
U.S
State of the Union
Ron Nessen
House
Capitol Hill
Nelsen
Administration
Treasury
William Simon
Interior
C.B. Morton
White House
Nessen
Vermont Environment Faces Tough Year For Legislation
Vermont lawmakers and officials weigh the fate of environmental controls as economic hardship tests support for Act 250 and a statewide land use plan. Officials defend the laws, while critics cite costs and development hurdles amid slow industrial growth.
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UPI
Vermont
Martin L. Johnson
Environmental Board
Schuyler Jackson
New England
John M. Farmer
Farmer
Benjamin Gardner
Vermont Homebuilders Association
John McClaughrey
Northeast Landowners Steering Committee
Northeast Kingdom
Ford plan to tax oil hits New England heating and power
A Senate subcommittee staff report says Ford's oil import tariff would raise New England heating costs by 220 million dollars and fuel costs for generators by 334 million dollars annually. The plan would lift national consumer fuel costs by about 18 billion dollars per year.
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UPI
Ford
New
White House eases New England oil fears on tariff plan
White House spokesman Ron Nelsen said Ford's proposed tariffs would hit imported crude harder than already refined petroleum products. A special exception would set a much lower tariff on petroleum refined aboard and imported to the United States, easing New England's dependence on imports.
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Washington
UPI
New England
White House
Ford
Ron Nelsen
United States
Grant's Setbacks Won't Impair Bennington Store Operations
Geoffrey Chapman reports Grant's will suffer a 175 million dollar fiscal year loss with 126 stores closed and over 12,000 employees laid off. Yet Bennington's Monument Plaza store will operate normally and its manager Al Edmundson remains cautiously optimistic, noting shelving of expansion plans but belief the store will stay open and staff maintained.
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Geoffrey Chapman
W.T. Grant Co
Bennington
Monument Plaza
al Edmundson
Grant’s
Edmundson
James G. Kendrick
Red
New England
Grant
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