FBI indictments blocked by Bell says official
Justice Department official William Gardner testified before a Senate subcommittee that a task force recommended eight indictments of FBI officials for wiretapping mail theft and related crimes but Attorney General Griffin Bell opposed prosecuting so many. Gardner said Civiletti supported indictments but Bell blocked them, hindering cooperation and exposing intelligence abuse.
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Washington
Justice Department
FBI
Griffin Bell
William Gardner
Task Force
Bell
Gardner
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee
Department of Justice
Benjamin Civiletti
Department
Civiletti
Congress
Senate Committee
Frank Church
Idaho
Church
Quantico
Births and Happenings in Cedar Rapids and Marion
Birth notices list new daughters and sons for multiple local families in Cedar Rapids Marion and Northbrook Ill with details of parents addresses and dates. The page also notes incidents smoke odor ambulance assist burned food and a needless call followed by a birthday greeting for John Scali turning 60.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony S. Gordon
Deborah D. Graham
David E. Heck
Teri S. Anderson
Russell G. Ford
JoAnn Townsend
Cedar Rapids
Clark W. White
Teresa A. Downey
Brant D. Simpson
Judith M. Sewart
Marion
Thomas L. Hutchinson Jr
Susan K. Kouba
Northbrook
Ill
14Th Ave
Ellis Blvd
Union Drive
Red Brigades strike again in Italy two shootouts
In Rome two men and a woman shot Fiat executive Sergio Palmieri in Turin as anonymous calls claimed Red Brigades involvement. The group already attacked other political figures and Moro remained missing after similar alerts, prompting widespread police searches.
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Rome
Fiat
Red Brigades
Aldo Moro
Sergio Palmieri
Turin
Italy
Ter
Asbestos Health Watch Urges Smoking Cessation For Exposed Workers
HEW Secretary Joseph Califano Jr warned workers exposed to asbestos to quit smoking now and seek medical advice after a study showed high cancer risk. The report estimates up to 11 million exposed since World War II, with 5.6 million at risk of fatal illness, drawing criticism from Ralph Nader’s Health Research Group.
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Washington
HEW
Joseph Califano Jr
Naval
Ralph Nader
Health Research Group
Sidney Wolfe
Senate budget plan heads to House amid inflation ire
The Senate approved a $498.9 billion fiscal plan for 1978 79 by a 64 to 27 vote and sent it to the House after rejecting inflation linked spending hikes. The House favors a $501.4 billion 12 month budget starting Oct 1.
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Washington
Senate
House
Thomas O’neill
Senate Budget Committee
House Budget Committee
Navy P-3 Orion Crashes Off Azores During Training
A U S Navy P-3 Orion with seven crew members disappeared after a routine training flight over the Atlantic near Terceira Island Azores. A spokesman at Lajes Field said the crew were listed as missing but presumed dead. Debris was found but no survivors located at sea or air searches. Names of the crew were withheld pending notification of relatives.
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Ponta Delgada
Azores
Atlantic Ocean
Terceira Island
US S
Lajes Field
Air
Kabul Coup and Brussels Statuette Thefts
Rebels shell the Kabul presidential palace and seize power as radio reports a military council takes over. In Brussels police recover the Manneken Pis statuette stolen in a student prank from a Brussels technical college.
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New Delhi
India
API
Kabul
Radio
Pakistan
Mohammed Daud
Abul Kader
The
Defense Services
Military Revolutionary Council
Brussels Grand Place
Brussels
Belgium
UPI
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Lansing
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Clinton
C.R
National Weather Service
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Denver
New Orleans
Miami
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Rene Reeees
Bismarck
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Rene
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Des Moines
Detroit
Kansas City
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Ween
Omaha
St. Louis
Sioux Falls
Kirk Rosel
Robert Hranac
36Th St. SE
Patrick Henry
Dalewood Ave
St. Luke's
Clifford L. Mann
Wiley Blvd
Dana P. Anson
Robert C. Little
Hanover Road
Duane R. Sills
Park Ave
Janice Snenicka
13Th St
Norwood Drive
Iowa City
Robert F. Plumb Jr
Mr Plumb
R.F. Plumb
34Th St. SE
U.S
United Nations
Abc-Tv
John Scali
Gerolamo Mechelli
Christian Democratic
Lazio
Moro
Christian Democratic Party
New Asbestos Health Watch
Bill Fight
White House
Lee Dogoloff
House Committee On Narcotics Abuse and Control
Dogoloff
Ly Wendens
As. Kasee — Case
Round House
Image
Czech Village
Joens Brothers Interiors, Inc
Sykora Bakery
Konecny’s
Pohlena’s
16Th Avenue
Olde Towne Inne
Boddicker School of Music
Bartunek
United State Bank
Novak Heating and Air Conditioning, Inc
12Th Avenue Bridge
16Th Ave
Czechoslovakia
Czech 92
School OF Music Village
Mancillas International
la Promenade Au Soleil
Riviera Sun
Versailles
East Washington Street
the Mall
Lindale Plaza
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