Flag Day observance notes flag origins and history
The essay observes Flag Day recalling the flag’s origins from a June 14 1777 resolution by the Maine committee of the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia. It notes the lack of a designer or star arrangement details and mentions the 50 star flag first raised July 4 1960 at Fort McHenry National Memorial in Baltimore.
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United States
Cedar Memorial
First Avenue NE
Maine
Continental Congress
Philadelphia
Congress
Fort McHenry National Monumall
Baltimore
CIA Eyed Killing DeGaulle Paper
Chicago reports that CIA involvement in a plot with French dissidents to kill Gen Charles DeGaulle with poison rings was discussed to congressional leaders. No evidence the plan advanced beyond talk. The dispatch notes FBI withholding data on Kennedy assassination details not given to the Warren Commission.
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Chicago
UPI
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Charles DeGaulle
Chicago Tribune
Dispatch
Tribune
Bob Wiedrich
CLA
Capitol
Tribune Dispatch
FBI
John Kennedy
Kennedy
Warren Commission
Dallas
The
Kenneth O'Donnell
David Powers
Texas
Lee Harvey Oswald
O'Donnell
Powers
J. Edgar Hoover
Won Weapons Sale Role Now Senators Too Busy
New York Times veteran Leslie Gelb reports that despite a law granting veto power over arms sales, 14 has never used it. Defense letters to Congress list about 26 proposed deals mainly in the Middle East, all unchallenged and awaiting fulfillment. Senator Gaylord Nelson notes time and staff constraints as reasons for inaction.
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Leslie Gelb
New York
Washington
Congress
United States
Iran
Defense Department
Middle East
Pentagon
Senate
Gaylord Nelson
Dwig
U.S. Denies Involvement in West German Tap Case
The U.S. embassy in Bonn denied involvement in tapping a 3 October 1974 phone call between West German opposition figures Helmut Kohl and Kurt Biedenkopf. Transcripts, possibly forged as a U.S. intelligence report, were sent to Stern and Reinhold Morcker. The disclosure risks destabilizing the 1976 election climate and Schmidt government.
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Bonn
West Germany
Hamburg
Stern
Reinhold Morcker
Commission
Christian Democratic
U.S
Helmut Kohl
Kurt Biedenkopf
Helmut Schmidt
Social Democrats
Ford keeps Cuba embargo stance despite OAS vote
President Ford says the United States will not follow an OAS decision to end the Cuban boycott, vowing to maintain the embargo until Cuba changes policy toward the United States. He called for Middle East peace efforts, criticized Portugal's regime, supported détente with the Soviet Union, and indicated a possible China visit later in the year.
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Washington
Ford
United States
Cuba
America
White House
Pierre Salinger
John Kennedy
L'Express
U.S
OAS
W.S
Middle East
Portugal
China
Baycott
Salinger
Terrorists Seize Israeli Hostages Near Lebanon Border
Arab attackers struck a farm village near the Lebanese border early Sunday seizing six hostages as Israeli military units mobilized. The incident heightened tensions with possible cross border repercussions.
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TEL Avtv
Democrats Split Over 20 Percent Income Tax Plan
In Des Moines Democratic leaders wrestled over an individual income tax equalization bill amid inter chamber dispute. House and Senate conferees clashed on rates, with the House pressing a 20 percent tax and the Senate seeking a more progressive structure, but no agreement emerged after four conferences. The senators and representatives adjourned for the weekend, planning to return after Father's Day.
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Des Moines
Joowa
Sq House
Thea
Senate
Nouse
House
Ne Progress
Democratic House
Grain Scandal in 71 Sparked U.S. Probe and Rebuffs
Washington report details Willard Griffin, an Agriculture Department investigator, who pressed for a broad inquiry into grain trade irregularities in 1971. He was rebuffed as a scandal monger, while a New Orleans U.S. attorney’s office expands a multi-agency probe into grain handling, grading, and weighing. The Agriculture Department’s internal investigations yielded few results since 1964, prompting a reshuffle and new aides as the current case unfolds.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
United States Attorney
New Orleans
Willard Griffin
U.S
Office of Investigations
Justice Department
U.S. Attorney's Office
Houston
Ervin Peterson
Agricultural Marketing Service
Sail
Ant
Peterson
Griffin
Pentagon Paper Says Arms Bribes Are Part of Business Cost
Washington report summarizes a Defense Department paper stating U.S. firms pay agent fees and sometimes bribes to secure arms contracts in Asia the Middle East and Latin America. It notes a trend to cut middlemen but allows fees if reasonable, prompting Senator Gary Hart to call the conduct illegal and unethical.
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APL
Pentagon
U.S
Asia
Middle East
Latin America
Defense Department
Defense Security Assistance Agency
Gary Hart D-Cole
Chuckle Sign by a Fire Hydrant Pays Park Now Pay Later
A quirky sign near a fire hydrant proclaims Park Now Pay Later with a humorous twist. The message sparks amusement among passersby and highlights street humor in urban spaces.
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