Watergate Raises Questions of Value
The piece argues that Watergate may force the public to reassess spending on flawed or corrupt government operations. It notes J Edgar Hoover’s longed for FBI headquarters, built at tens of millions, prompting questions on whether such costs were worthwhile and cites misuse of classified files and a temporary successor's actions as context.
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New York
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
Washington
Hoover
CIA
George
Fort Knox
CIA and government boondoggles weigh on readers mind
A sharp critique blasts the CIA for past blunders from Bay of Pigs to Powers’ U2 flight. It derides domestic spying, cloak and dagger waste, and misused funds. The column also targets the Attorney General’s office, presidential counsel costs, and lavish staff expenditures, urging redirected funds to humanitarian needs.
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CIA
South Vietnam
Diem
Hawkshaws
Dr. Ellsberg
Keystone Komedy Kops
Truman
Harry Vaughan
Eisenhower
Sherman Adams
Johnson
Bobby Baker
Nixon
East Alert Contends Boy Not Ready for Adult Work
A report argues that an alert East decision should not have assigned a boy to perform a task or job considered a man's responsibility. The piece analyzes age and readiness issues in the workforce.
Judge Allows Blast to Free Colorado Gas Reserves
A Colorado district judge permitted the AEC to detonate an underground nuclear blast in western Colorado to free natural gas deposits. Environmentalists warned the event could pollute the drinking water supply for 27 million people as concerns about radioactive leakage arose during three days of hearings. The decision, based on preblast studies by CER Geonuclear Corp, left open a possible appeal and did not halt the Thursday blast.
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Denver
API
Colorado
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Henry Santo
CER Geonuclear Corp
Las Vegas
Colorado River
Don Peters
Santo
Water Pollution Control Commission
Man Fails Driving Test For Driving Too Slow
Stoke on Trent England UPI Ken Brown 28 failed his driving test for moving too slowly. He said he was an undertaker's assistant practicing to drive in funeral processions. He plans to retake the exam.
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Stoke-On-Trent
England
UPI
Ken Brown
Clothesline Panty Objection Overruled in Housing Plan
In Kingsclere England residents objected to neighbors hanging panties on clotheslines. Council housing manager Reg Gamble refused a ban stating tenants are taxpayers and not to have washing removed.
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Kingsclere
England
UPI
Reg Gamble
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