FOIA Chief Sees Law Eroding Barriers to Data
Five months after the freedom of information act became law, its chief sponsor Rep. John Moss says it is breaking down barriers to routine government data. He cites court challenges and agency rulings that have led to more disclosures.
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Washington
Moss
John Moss
Calif
House Foreign Operations and Government Information Subcommittee
J. Edward Murray
The
Arizona Republic
Reds Renew Assault on Beret Camp near Saigon border
Communist gunners renewed the attack on the Bu Dop camp 80 miles north of Saigon firing rockets mortars and bullets at the Green Beret compound and reinforcements. Eight Special Forces troopers were wounded in the first mortar barrage while infantrymen suffered no casualties. The exchange followed a two day lull. A separate report from New China accused U S pilots of a savage dive bombing near Haiphong injuring eight Chinese crewmen. The State Department said officials are examining the claim.
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Saigon
U.S. First Infantry Division
Bu Dop
U.S
Jin
China
Haiphong
New China
Hong Gai
State Department
Washington
Communist Magazine in Hong Kong recalls issue over Chinaman Mao term
The Eastern Horizon magazine recalled its November edition in Hong Kong after an article used Chinaman Mao to refer to Mao Tse-tung. Editors blamed a typographical error and apologized, saying corrected editions appear on newsstands with the offending page replaced.
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Hong Kong
Eastern Horizon
Mao Tse-tung
Mao
Option Taken on 26 Acres for Low-Rent Elderly Housing
Cedar Rapids officials took an option on 26 acres in southwest Cedar Rapids for a 200 unit low rent elderly housing project under FHA backed 221(d)(3). The plan aims to preserve a $120,000 rent supplement allocation and secure a $4.3 million 40 year program, with construction possible by May if land and funding align.
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Cedar Rapids
J. Thomas Hoegen
Robert Wickman
Omaha
Don Decker
Decker Companies, Builders and Developers of
Wickman
Decker
Hoegen
Federal Housing Administration
Spending Cuts Planned Without New Congress Authority
Washington sources report the Johnson administration intends to implement 4.1 billion dollars in spending cuts without special congressional approval, regardless of the 10 percent surcharge fate. A congressional mandate already requires 1.5 billion of the cuts, with possible changes if tax legislation fails.
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Washington
Congress
Johnson
Tornado in Mississippi kills two near Forest
A fast moving tornado struck the Ringo community near Forest Mississippi at 12 50 pm Saturday killing Yvonne Anderson and her daughter Susie Amos six. Ten people were injured and several houses barns and churches damaged along a 100 mile line from Vicksburg northeast. The weather bureau had earlier warned 43 of Mississippi’s 80 counties under alert.
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Forest, Miss
Mississippi
Ringo
Forest
Yvonne Anderson
Susie Amos
Vicksburg
Weather Bureau
Chuckle Woman golfer hints at coaching bluntly
A humorous remark from a female golfer prompts a playful response about feedback and silence. The comment underscores a lighthearted exchange during a casual round, reflecting sports banter and personality on the course.
Makarios' Acceptance Still Being Sought
Greece and Turkey announced progress on a Cyprus peace package while U S envoy Cyrus Vance pressed MakARIOS to accept. The plan envisions troop withdrawals and demobilization, but MakARIOS fears it would partition the island and end its integrity, risking Turkish pressure to force acceptance.
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Nicosia, Cyprus
Greece
Turkey
Cyprus
U.S
Cyrus Vance
Makarios
Ankara
Zurich
Vance
Nicosia
Athens
Island
Republic
George Ball
Ball
U.N
McCarthy Wins Support at Conference of Concerned Democrats
Sen Eugene McCarthy addressed 400 to 500 anti Johnson Democrats in Chicago calling the Vietnam war morally wrong. He framed his campaign as a return to Stevenson and Kennedy era spirit, denied being a Kennedy stalking horse, and urged leadership while considering primaries in Illinois Indiana and New Jersey.
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Eugene McCarthy
Vietnam
McCarthy
Adlai E. Stevenson
John F. Kennedy
Hilton
Sen
Robert Kennedy
D-N.y
Illinois
Indiana
New Jersey
Senate
Vance Hartke
Shoes of Iowan Touring Britain Are Disinfected
Des Moines farm machinery salesman W. A. Hinkle underwent a foot and shoe decontamination at O Hare after a London flight to prevent importing foot and mouth disease. Officials said travelers from infected Britain airports face similar treatment in New York and Washington. The last U S outbreak was 1916 at Chicago stockyards.
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Chicago
API
Des Moines
Britain
W. A. Hinkle
U.S. Department of Agriculture
O'Hare International
London
Hinkle
England
Agriculture Department
U.S
New York
Washington
Britons Bet on Imaginary Races
In Britain, betting on fictitious horse races has spread as racing is banned due to foot and mouth disease. Daily papers publish mythical cards and weights with real form and jockeys, while bookies pay out or take bets based on actual races linked to real results.
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London
Daily Mail
Daily Sketch
London Evening News
Associated Newspapers
Newmarket
Newsmarket
Evening News
The
Lorelei
Ron Akhurst
Plumpton
Akehurst
Grand Repair
Britain
St. Cloud
France
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