Mafia tied CIA to Castro plot, NYT reports
The Rockefeller commission reviewed documents alleging CIA contract with Mafia figures in 1961 to kill Fidel Castro. Sources say a former DOJ official testified to FBI memos linking the CIA to Sam Giancana and John Roselli, with Hoover notes suggesting concern over Giancana's CIA ties.
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N.Y. Times
Washington
Rockefeller Commission
Central Intelligence Agency
Fidel Castro
Department of Justice
Commission
Department
Federal Bureau of Investigation
CIA
Sam Giancana
Chicago
John Roselli
Castro
John C. Keeney
Keeney
David W. Belin
Rockefeller
Jack Anderson
Robert A. Maheu
FBI
Las Vegas
Howard R. Hughes
Giancana
Roselli
Anderson
Cuba
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Justice Department
Intelligence Agency
Kennedy
United States Attorney For
Edward V. Hanrahan
Rhode Island Congressman Proposes $8.5 Billion U S Work Plan
Rep. Edward P. Beard assisted by Rep. Fernand Sir Germain files a bill to create a single year work program modeled on the WPA. Grants from the Economic Development Agency would fund public works housing schools libraries highways airports and arts with union labor requirements and state allocations based on unemployment. Vermont would receive about 10 million under the plan with New England totals reaching up to 800 million.
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Providence
R.I
UPI
Edward P. Beard
D-R.i
Congress
Vietnam
Washington
New England
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
Maine
Vermont
Boston desegregation guide tightens school quotas
A 63 page guide submitted to U S District Judge Garrity outlines phase two desegregation rules for Boston schools. It sets district based quotas eight community districts and one citywide district with placement limits and deadlines. Kindergarten to second grade applicants must act by June 6 1975 to secure a seat. seniors and selective programs have guaranteed enrollments where possible.
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Boston
UPI
U.S
W. Arthur Garrity Jr
Ween
Garrity
Boston Latin Academy
Boston Latin School
Boston Technical High School
Cooperative Industrial
Doctors Protest Spread Across States Amid Malpractice Fight
United Press International reports Florida judges blocked premium hikes and protected doctors from policy cancellations while nationwide protests by medical professionals disrupted hospital operations. California see slowed surgeries and rallies at the Capitol as Tennessee doctors lobby for stricter malpractice claim review boards.
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Florida
U.S. District Court
Gerald B. Troffat
Argonaut Insurance Co
Troflat
Argonaut
California
Los Angeles
San Francisco Area
San Diego County
Sacramento
Calif
State Capitol
HEW reports fewer deaths from stroke and accidents
HEW data show 1974 declines in deaths from heart disease stroke and accidents among the four leading national killers. Cancer deaths rose slightly, with motor vehicle deaths down 22 percent to about 45,000. WEINBERGER cited energy shortages lower speeds and less driving as factors.
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Washington
UPI
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Caspar Weinberger
Weinberger
Recount panel eyed rulings in New Hampshire Senate race
Senators on the Rules Committee reviewed state rulings on 24 ballots in the contested New Hampshire Senate race between Democrat John A. Durkin and Republican Louis C. Wyman. After two recounts, Wyman was declared winner by two votes, amid ties and deadlocks over award of ballots.
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Washington
UPI
Senate Rules Committee
New Hampshire
John A. Durkin
Louis C. Wyman
Howard W. Cannon
Dev
Wyman
Durkin
Senate
Duffy
Nashua
N.H. Cannon
Itelf
U S fishing ports lead 1974 in unloads and imports
The Commerce Department reports 1974 seafood imports reached a record 1.69 billion dollars, up 7 percent. Americans consumed 12 pounds per person, slightly above five year average but below 1973. San Pedro, California led ports with 439 million pounds, followed by five Louisiana ports and others including Gloucester and Kodiak.
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Washington
UPI
Commerce Department Fish Report
San Pedro
Calif
Louisiana
Gulf of Mexico
U.S
Cameron
Empire
Pascagoula-Moss Point
Dulac-Chauvin
Morgan City
Gloucester
Mass
Kodiak
Alaska
Beaufort- Morehead City
N. C
San Diego
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Robert F. Kennedy
New York Times
Mr. Kennedy
Adam Walinsky
Peter Edelman
Cook County
Hanrahan
Mexico
William Hundley
Organized Crime Section
Justice
Los Angeles Friars Club
Susan Ford
President Ford
White House
David Kennerly
Hell
United States
United Press International
Assembly
Leo T. McCarthy
Insurance
Tennessee
Nashville
State Senate
House
Jovan Ginseng
China
Jovan
Quinlan
Main ST
Bennington, VT
Walker’s
Bennington Banner
Bennington
The
Banner Publishing Corp
New York Times News
Matthews, Shannon & Cullen Inc
James H. Duffy
Berkshires
CT Ee Ls Education Office
Murdock Hall
North Adams State College
North Adams Mass
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