Must Probe Deep Says Church on CIA Wrongs
Sen. Frank Church chairing the Senate Intelligence Committee called the Rockefeller Commission findings a tip of the iceberg and urged a broader probe into foreign covert actions and possible assassinations. He urged specific criminal penalties and warned the report covers only domestic activities.
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Ford and Rabin Hold Candid Talks in Salzburg Summit
President Ford and Israeli Prime Minister Rabin met for talks in Salzburg, Austria, aiming to ease tensions and discuss steps toward a possible Sinai withdrawal. White House spokesman Ron Nessen said discussions were frank and cordial with no immediate political commitments announced.
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Americans in Laos dwindle as Pathet Lao crackdown grows
About 100 Americans remain in Laos as the Pathet Lao push to remove Western influence. The U S Embassy reports 107 officials still in the country with more expected to depart. The U S Agency for International Development mission will close June 30 leaving roughly 50 American staffers. Hundreds have been flown out in three weeks as the drive to end Western presence deepens. The Lao government also moved to ban games of chance and prepare to close most Vientiane bars by June 30. News from Saigon notes similar shifts in the region.
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Solons Vote 209-187 To Kill Proposed Gasoline Tax Rise
In Washington the House rejected a 23 cent per gallon gasoline tax hike and then wiped out the remaining three cent proposal. House Democratic Leader Thomas P. ONeill argued the vote as a test of commitment to America's future while Al Ullman urged keeping a minimal increase to support energy resources. Republican defections aided a Waggonner amendment boosting oil imports and setting production quotas through 1980.
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Senate passes $15 billion relief bill on final vote
Senate sends to President Ford a $15 billion package covering the unemployed elderly and welfare recipients amid a long deadlock and later debate over an emergency housing bill.
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Hathaway Confirmed as Interior Secretary by Senate
The Senate approved Staley Hathaway 60 to 36 for the Interior post after a partyline debate over his environmental record. The vote cleared the way for Hathaway to succeed Rogers Morton and join President Ford’s Cabinet as the sixth of 11 nominees confirmed.
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Prison siege ends as hostage killed at British Columbia Penitentiary
A 41 hour siege at British Columbia Penitentiary concluded when a hostage was killed as the tactical squad stormed the vault. Inmates two murder convicts and one awaiting murder trial seized the classification office and attempted to flee toward an airport. Canadian officials and intermediaries described the tense standoff and planned assault.
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Raggedy Ann Dolls Rise From Humble Start to Million Dollar Brand
Worth Gruelle and his brother Richard preserve the Raggedy Ann and Andy legacy started by Johnny Gruelle in 1910. The dolls, with shoe button eyes and broad smiles, helped fund a family after Johnny Gruelle’s death in the 1930s. Worth notes he began illustrating Raggedy tales at 13 and carried on the business as his father’s heir.
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