Hunt recounts CIA hit unit details on alleged assassinations
Howard Hunt, ex CIA officer and Watergate conspirator, says in a Florida prison interview that in the mid 1950s CIA supervisors spoke of an assassination unit run by Boris Pash to neutralize a hostile Albanian agent in West Germany. Senate panel probes CIA links to murder and blackmail claims.
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E. Howard Hunt
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Federal Correctional Institution
Eglin Air Force Base
Florida
Hunt
Boris Pash
Senate Select Committee
Pash
Senate
Army
Balkans
West
Germany
Senate Committee
New Orleans
Ford signs $9.3 billion public works appropriation
President Ford signed a 9.3 billion public works and energy research appropriation to fund federal projects through Sept. 30. The measure covers the army corps of engineers, bureau of reclamation, interior, power agencies, and Energy Research and Development Administration, with 5.15 billion for energy programs. It funds flood control, irrigation, and power marketing activities including TVA and the Appalachia Regional Commission.
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Vail
Colo
Ford
Army Corps of Engineers
Bureau of Reclamation
Interior Department
Power Agencies
Energy Research and Development Administration
Corps of Engineers
Tennessee Valley Authority
Appalachia
Nessen
Angolan Forces Begin Offensive Against Railroad Stronghold
United Press International reports anti-Soviet forces in Angola launched a major offensive to seize the Benguela railroad railhead at Teixeira de Sousa. Union forces push east despite heavy losses with mechanized South African help opposed by the Soviet-backed PMA. Savimbi warns of high casualties as OAU talks loom in Addis Ababa.
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Angola
George Sangumba
Union For the Total Independence of Angola
Lusaka
Zambia
Union
Teixeira de Sousa
Benguela
Jonas Savimbi
Chuckle Boss Invites Quiet Walk-By to New Employee
A light workplace note from Chuckle Boss offers a friendly welcome to a new hire. The message emphasizes that the boss’s door is open and suggests stopping by quietly to introduce themselves.
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Plese
Christmas dive rescues car from Cedar River near Otis
Scuba divers plunged into the Cedar river near Otis load SE on Christmas morning to retrieve a car driven by George Pisney, 33, of Coralville, found in good condition Friday at Mercy Hospital with bruises and frostbite. Valor team members included Mark Godar and Matt Godar from Marion and Mike Ster directing the operation.
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Cedar River
Otisload SE
George Pisney
Coralville
Mercy Hospital
Pisney
Mark Godar
Sixth Street
Marion
Matt
Mike Ster
West Eighth Avenue
Head Injuries Fatal to C R Beating Victim
Alan Foarde, 19, of 617 Tiftesnth Street SE, died Thursday night from a massive brain hemorrhage after a fight outside Joe's Lounge in Cedar Rapids. He was hospitalized Saturday after injuries, with police and Linn County officials not releasing many details. The grand jury is expected to convene in early January.
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Alan Fearde
Tiftesnth Street
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Kopecky
Fearde
Joseph
St. Luke's
Foarde
Young Foarde
Peres urges talks with Palestinians beyond the PLO
Israel's defense minister says government should dialogue with Palestinian groups beyond the PLO. He cautions that opposing the PLO should not be a blanket stance against all Palestinians and backs developing a West Bank Palestinian leadership. Foreign minister Allon supports negotiations with Palestinians.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Shimon Peres
Palestine Liberation Organization
Peres
Maariv
PLO
Yitzhak Rabin
West Bank
Jordan
Yigal Allon
Independent Liberal Party
Rabin
Federal Bank Agencies Seen Spending Lavishly on Tax Dollars
GAO report cited by Sen. Proxmire claims Federal Reserve Board OCC and FDIC spend lavishly on office space travel and furniture. Proxmire says the agencies waste taxpayer money while regulators plan to consolidate them. Officials deny access to the GAO report and dispute the senator’s figures.
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Washington
General Accounting Office
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Proxmiire
Senate Banking Committee
Federal Reserve Board
Comptroller of the Currency
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
GAO
Fide
Proxmire
Jes
GAD
Top Ten News Stories of 1975 Voted by AP Editors
The 1975 top story is Vietnam and Cambodia’s fall, with 3829 votes. Assassination attempts on President Ford, Patricia Hearst capture, and Watergate fallout follow in the AP poll, while The Gazette lists a slightly different top ten including the energy crisis and Ford cabinet reshuffle.
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Vietwich
Cambodia
Associated Press
Ford
Patricia Hearst
Vietnam
Miss Hearst
Watergaty Afew
Indochina
Theop
Shbeir
Combncia
Patty Hearst
New York City
Mayaguez
John Sirica
H.R. Haldeman
John Ehrlichman
John Mitchell
CIA
Nelson Rockefeller
Jimmy Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Gazette
Congress
Tull
Cambo
Top Iowa News 1975 Storm and Mass Murder Lead
A 1975 Iowa year-in-review lists a deadly Leslie Mark family slaying in Cedar Falls and a January storm with 14 inches of snow and 90 mph winds as top stories. Also noted are property tax debates, a Vietnamese refugee settlement, an Ames hostage incident, and a Des Moines gas explosion with no fatalities.
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Iowa
Associated Pro
Ure Lopty
Leslie Mark
Cedi Falls
Leslie
Jerry
Buel
Ontaria
Neb
Fiie
Gennell
Minimum wage rises to $2.30 on New Year’s Day 1978
Washington AP reports the federal minimum wage will jump to $2.30 per hour effective January 1, 1978, expanding eligibility to about four million workers including domestic workers, retail clerks, and some government employees. The change, part of three slated wage levels, aims to curb inflation while affecting more than 1.2 million nonexempt employees and broadening coverage across industries.
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Washington
America
Labor Department
Congress
Individu.ly
Laundey
Sbcq Sense
Dan
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