Delegation Reports To Ford On Cambodia Aid
An eight member congressional delegation returning from Indochina reports support for only part of President Ford’s Cambodia aid request. They advised the administration to proceed with about 116.7 million in military supplies and up to 75 million in food aid, while Ford sought 300 million for South Vietnam. The House Foreign Operations subcommittee postponed action to allow further hearings, and lawmakers recalled the aborted 1973 peace talks after bombing ceased.
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Washington
Cambodia
Ford
South Vietnam
State Department
Congress
Henry A. Kissinger
Anderson
Recession Takes Toll on Businesses in 1975 Rise
United Press International reports a sharp rise in bankruptcies, with business failures up 27 percent to 2,177 in the first two months of 1975. Personal financial failures also increase, per a Chicago court clerk. Major filings include Bowmar Instruments REA Express and Daylin Inc under federal bankruptcy protection.
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United Press International
Dun & Bradstreet
U.S
Chicago
H. Stuart Cunningham
Illinois
Rodena Wyant
Bowmar Instruments
REA Express
Daylin Inc
CIA chief details how citizens enter intelligence files
Washington, D.C. William Colby, director of the CIA, described a bewildering array of methods by which American citizens ended up in intelligence files, often without their knowledge, outlining practices spanning the past 27 years and noting that the full scope remains unknowable.
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House
Bella Abzug
D-N.y
CIA
Colby
Frank Church
D-Idaho
John Tower
R-Tex
Ford
Jury convicts second man in Texas mass murder ring
In Houston a jury found 20 year old David Owen Brooks guilty of killing Billy Ray Lawrence, 15, as part of a sex torture murder ring blamed for 27 deaths. The verdict came in 90 minutes, with Brooks showing no emotion as his wife Bridget wept. The same jury will decide his punishment next.
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Tommy Dunn
Brooks
Billy Ray Lawrence
Bridget
West German hostage freed as more kidnappings threaten
Leftist kidnappers released political leader Peter Lorenz in Berlin and hinted at further abductions to win freedom for jailed comrades. Five freed prisoners flew to Aden to press demands, with former West Berlin mayor Heinrich Albertz joining the mission. Police mobilized a large manhunt, questioning hundreds and stopping thousands of cars, but made no arrests as Lorenz reunited with his wife Marianne.
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South Yemen
Arabian Gulf
Aden
Lorenz
Albertz
West Berlin
Marianne
House of Deputies
Anne Hearst Arrested on Amphetamine Charge at Rainbow Bridge
UPI reports Anne Randolph Hearst nineteen held by U.S. Customs at Rainbow Bridge Niagara Falls with two men for possession of amphetamines. A Ford Mustang registered to Randolph Hearst linked to the case. Moffett charged. Boomer not charged. Arraignment set for March 19.
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Buffalo
N.Y
UPI
U.S
Anne Randolph Hearst
Patricia Hearst
Canada
Miss Hearst
Rainbow Bridge
Niagara Falls
Donald Moffett
Denver
Colo
Federal
Drug Enforcement Agency
Anne Hearst
Randolph Hearst
San Francisco Examiner
George Boomer
Grosse Point
Mich
Moffett
Dumdum victim urges ban on police hollow point bullets
Gary Evans, paralyzed from a 1974 Quincy shooting, testified from a wheelchair at Boston urging lawmakers to ban dumdum or hollow point bullets. He argues conventional rounds would cause far less harm, while doctors link his injuries to the bullet fragments. police groups oppose the ban citing potential criminal advantage.
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Boston
UPI
Gary Evans
Weymouth
Public Safety Committee
Quincy
Evans
Norfolk County
Joan Tuttle
Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts
Tuttle
Quincy Police Department
Chester Broderick
Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association
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Indochina
Texas
Brockton
Mass
Main Street
White Avenue
Christian Democratic Party
Law and Order
Wedel Weetsobe
Community Room
Arlington
Carl Williams
Howard Nussbaum
Arthur
Javery
Ernest H. Javery
Alan H. Page
South Street
Bennington
Vermont
Mhewerd
Burlington
Barre
Rutland
North Main St
ST. Albans
Newport
Main St
Rutland Plaza
Winooski
West Canal St
Bennington Banner
The
Banner Publishing Corp
New York Times
Matthews, Shannon & Cullen Inc
Dumdum
Fienberg
Bennington, VT
Armstrong Franciscan Court
Armstrong
Armstrongs Interior Designers
Armstrong Floor
Franciscan Court
Aastercharge
Bankamericard Wecome
Whited Furniture Inc
EL Street
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