Colby urges tighter control on congressional access to CIA secrets
CIA Director William Colby told the Senate Government Operations Committee that fewer lawmakers should see intelligence secrets and backed creating a single covert operations oversight panel. He called for criminal penalties for leaks and criticized the eight-committee briefing system as prone to public disclosure.
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Survey finds majority of women support harsher penalties to curb crime
A survey of over 18 000 mostly white middle aged middle class women in small towns shows nearly 70 percent believe that harsher prison terms and death penalty reinstitution would reduce crime. In Cordoba hundreds of factory workers protest kidnappings by rightwing terrorists. Gulf Oil urges Congress to exempt new oil production from price controls. Virginia pupils in four school divisions were short changed in 1974 75 spending.
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Angolan Civil Split Deepens as San Salador Falls
A Western-backed faction leader said another faction has been routed in the north and its key stronghold at San Salador near the Zaire border has fallen, signaling a major shift in the Angolan conflict.
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Ether Forces Concord Building To Be Evacuated
Two containers holding one and a half gallons of volatile isopropyl ether forced the evacuation of Concord College s science and math building and the adjacent administration wing. Classes were canceled from 10 to 12. Dr Wilber Jones warned the chemical can form explosive peroxide crystals when left in a lab. Two disposal experts were called in to handle the hazard.
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Soviet Proposes 10 Percent Strike in Nuclear Talks
Secretary Kissinger told NATO ministers in Brussels that the Soviet Union offered about a 10 percent cut in total U S and Soviet strategic nuclear weapons to break the deadlock in a new treaty. He planned to Madrid then an expected Saturday signing with Spain extending U S use of four bases for 1 25 billion in military aid over five years.
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Sanford Steps From Democratic Presidential Race
Former North Carolina governor Terry Sanford withdrew from the Democratic primary race amid fundraising and support challenges. He will remain on the New Hampshire ballot and return to Duke University, focusing on his prior role as Duke president.
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Palestinian Guerrillas Stand In as Beirut Police During Cease-Fire
In western Beirut Muslim areas Palestinian guerrillas assume police duties to curb looting after the Syrian negotiated truce. They warn lawbreakers will be executed on the spot and a six member Joint Military Commission is formed to oversee the cease fire. A Palestinian officer reportedly shot and killed a looter near Spinney's department store as looting escalates. Six other looters were killed earlier.
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Restraining Order Extended To R. D. Bailey Contractor
U S District Judge Dennis R Knapp extended a temporary restraining order awarded to Western Contracting Company against employees at the R D Bailey Dam Wyoming County The extension lasted ten days The Corps of Engineers said picket lines ended Monday and about 25 workers serviced equipment after a long layoff The order names Local 132 Laborers District Council the Teamsters West Virginia Council of Carpenters Iron Workers Local 301 and three Keyser individuals Ezra Moses and Robert Keyser
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Bodies of two DNR pilots recovered in Tucker County crash
In rugged Tucker County mountains rescuers pulled the bodies of pilots Michael Beckelhimer and Frank Conaway from a mangled DNR plane near Blackwater Canyon. Authorities say the crash occurred Wednesday during a snow storm on a flight from Berkeley Springs to Charleston.
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West Virginia lawmakers end week without major bills
The 1976 West Virginia legislature closed the first full week with no key legislation advancing except a magistrate court bill. The Senate and House adjourned after morning sessions. the House Judiciary Committee endorsed the magistrate bill for passage. A challenge to SCC chairman Preston C. Shannon’s term is led by Dels. Fickett Jr. and Grayson.
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Extra Medicare Protection Could Double Budget Cost
Ford plan to shield 25 million Medicare patients from catastrophic illness may cost up to $900 million annually, double the $538 million budget projection. OMB changes aim for full calendar year coverage, with debates over cost limits, patient outlays, and safeguards against charges by hospitals and doctors.
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