Panel urged to oversee spy activities
Senators Baker and Weicker urged creation of a 14 member congressional committee to oversee all U S intelligence activities including the CIA and FBI. Cosponsors from both parties joined the move but faced little enthusiasm from President Ford and a group at a 9 minute meeting.
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Lowell P. Weicker
R-Conn
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Ford
CIA
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Allende
House
Carl Albert
White House
Albert
Congress
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Lottery states seek answers on operations from Justice
A 13 state subcommittee met with Justice Department officials to discuss lottery subscription programs and related legal questions. They noted a general discussion of procedures and said findings would be shared with state officials for further review.
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Carella
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Maryland
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Connecticut
Delaware
Illinois
Maine
New York
Ohio
Rhode Island
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Saxbe
Mozambique transition as black-led government takes over
A transitional government led by Premier Joaquim Chissano assumed control in Lourenco Marques Mozambique ending Portuguese rule. The Frelimo driven regime seeks independence by next June and faces economic crisis white exodus and racial tensions amid regional concerns about South Africa and Rhodesia.
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Mozambique
UPI
Joaquim Chissano
South Africa
Rhodesia
Mozambique Liberation Front
Chissano
Frelimo
Marcellino Dos Santos
Tanzania
Government inflation alerts warn of rising costs and job losses
Washington officials warn that ongoing inflation and shrinking job opportunities threaten economic stability. Key indicators from recent reports point to higher consumer prices and softer employment gains, signaling tougher times ahead for households and the administration's policy responses.
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UPI
Treasury
William E. Simon
Commerce
Frederick B. Dent
Alan Greenspan
Council of Economic Advisers
Textbook foe remains firm after night in jail
In Kanawha County West Virginia Rev Ezra Graley led protesters against new school textbooks. He and two clergy were jailed for 30 days but released on bond and vowed to continue the crusade. The dispute triggered some violence and prompted a 30 day classroom review while miners protested by idling at mines.
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Charleston
W.va
UPI
Ezra Graley
Graley
Kanawha County
United Mine Workers
Arnold Miller
John Goad
Pay toilets to go at Reno airport
Reno International Airport pay toilets to be removed after Airports Advisory Commission vote. Chairman Mead Dixon cited last year’s about $5,100 revenue but argued reform is a public necessity rather than convenience, urging City Council action.
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Reno, Nev
UPI
Airports Advisory Commission
Reno International Airport
Klan in Boston to oppose school busing and violence
Ku Klux Klan figures, without robes, arrive in Boston to organize resistance to federal busing. David Duke calls Boston a focal point of anti integration efforts as clashes erupt at Hyde Park High and Jamaica Plain High. The group signals legal action and private schooling while denying robes, amid rising white black tensions.
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Durel
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NAACP
Firefighter Run Posture and Dynel Flame Retardant Pajamas
Freeport Engine Company No. 1 houses urban firefighters in full gear while a child’s flame retardant pajamas made from Dynel fiber are highlighted. The Dynel fabric, created by Union Carbide, resists flames by shrinking and self extinguishing, offering benefits including softness, durability, colorfastness and mothproofing.
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New York
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