Reform proposals for covert actions face debate in U.S. Senate
Senate Intelligence Committee and Ford administration pursue reform of the intelligence community. The piece argues against a blanket ban on covert operations, contending such a prohibition could weaken national security and undermine credible foreign policy. It cautions that secrecy tends to foster lies and erodes accountability, citing Watergate and the Bay of Pigs as lessons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Wicker
N.Y. Times
New York
Senate Intelligence Committee
Ford Administration
Intelligence Community
ABC Television
William Rusher
National Review
Soviet Union
Red China
Cuba
Rey
Chile
Spain
Rusher
United States
Congress
Call to curb CIA and FBI power gains across nation
A column argues the CIA and FBI abuse power with covert operations from Chile to Italy and pressures on Martin Luther King. It urges immediate reform and strict government control to prevent unchecked spying, political meddling, and potential threats to democracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CIA
Chile
FBI
Martin Luther King
San Diego
Remembering Walter Gowan Civil War Veteran of Biddeford
Editor seeking descendants or old neighbors to provide Walter A. Gowan death date and age at death, and his regiment for a book on New England’s last Civil War veterans. Note from Jay S. Hoar, University of Maine Farmington English Department, 04938.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter A. Gowan
Biddeford
Maine
New England
Jay S. Hoar
Englis
University of Maine
Farmington
Biographical Notice of Foster and Whitehouse Figures
A compact biographical record lists Wm. E. Foster 1881 1963 Alta W. Foster B F C Whitehouse 1891 1971 W Paul Casavant publisher Brian C Thayer executive editor Gladys M Whitehouse 1889 1972 noting their roles in the Biddeford Saco Journal and its leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alta W. Foster B.F.C. Whitehouse
W. Paul Casavant
Brian C. Thayer
Gladys M. Whitehouse
Hollywood glitter boosts campaigns in 1976 race
Washington-Merry-Go-Round notes Hollywood stars rally to presidential hopefuls as Argent Shriver and Ronald Reagan vie for star power. It cites Nixon era tactics, Sammy Davis Jr. lobbying, Kissinger plots, and current stars like Dean Martin and Charlton Heston weighing endorsements while others stay independent or cautious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Washington
Argent Shriver
Lauren Bacall
James Caan
Carol Channing
Cloris Leachman
Paul Newman
Mark Slade
Joanne Woodward
Ronald Reagan
Hollywood
John Wayne
Jimmy Stewart
Lloyd Nolan
Jed Harris
Oklahoma
Carroll O'Connor
Dennis Weaver
Henry
Jackson
Lorne Greene
Alabama
Genes Wallace
Birch Bayh
Ford
Richard Nixon
Internal Revenue Service
U.S
Sammy Davis Jr
Nixon
Sammy
White House
Nixon Co
Davis
Henry Kissinger
Ali McGraw
Kssinger
Kissinger
Peking
Pat Nixon
Mike Viner
Sammy Davis
Fords
Dean Martin
Reagan
Danny Thomas
George Wallace
Charlton Heston
Commerce Department
State Department
Commerce
Russia
Angola
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Greece
China
Italy
Southeast Asia
Vietnam
Biddeford -Saco Journal
Wm. E. Foster
Moveland
Joseph Kraft
Peru
Charles Colson
Kraft
North Vietnam
Colson
Robert Bauman
R-Md
Bauman
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