Governors Confidential Talks Open to Wiretappers
Washington dispatch reports that emergency phones in many governors offices have been converted into listening devices. A microphone on the receiver can capture room conversations when the line is on hook. The claim details a Maryland governor’s office as an example and notes a wiretap setup detectable by a simple local electronics expert.
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Peithe
Georgia Bureau of Investigation
Lester Maddox
Atlanta
Jack Andersen
Maddox
O.k
Washington
Civil Defense
Maryland
Marvin
Nors
Spiro Perts
Agnew
Mandel
Phone and Télegraph Co
Theed
AT & Tj
Pontinued
Reasonably Sure Ray's Hot Line Not Monitored
An Iowa column reports emergency governor hot lines tied into a secret network with a Colorado Springs core. Investigations show Gov Mandel of Maryland and others may have tapped phones. Officials suggest wiring designed for eavesdropping may exist across state lines.
School Budget Without Millage Hike Is Directed
The preliminary budget aims to help school boards keep costs down without sacrificing efficiency, though not final and likely to differ. Board member Ernest Pence notes lawmakers push boards to hold spending, but keeps in mind rising valuations and potential state aid could still increase total funds despite no millage rise. The 1970 tax millage estimate stands at 59.006 per thousand, guiding budget figures as preparations continue.
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Currie
State Department
Ernest Pence
Pence
Cholera Strikes Bengal Coast Amid Cyclone Toll Soars
Damaged reports from Dacca describe cholera as a new peril east Pakistan coast after a cyclone. Death tolls cited range from 55,000 to an estimated 300,000 to 500,000, with Manpura island heavily hit and sanitation wrecked. U S aid officials and World Bank personnel recount survival in the storm and dire water scarcity.
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Dacca
East Pakistan
Syed
Ahmed
Manpura
Bay of Bengal
Chaudhury Kameluddin
Halia
U.S. Information Agency
Darra
Nixon
U.S
East Iowa Road Delays Reported
Ames readers learn the Iowa highway commission delays the US 30 freeway west of Cedar Rapids to 1976 due to unresolved design. Right of way starts fiscal 1976 amid farmer opposition. Interstate 380 between Cedar Rapids and Waterloo pushed to fiscal 1979, with forecast of possible further shifts.
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Dale Kuetor
Garetta
Ames
Iown Highway Commission
Cedar Rapide
Commission
Compulsory Trends Spark Chuckle Over Washington Fax Men
A humorous note observes efforts to make many things compulsory while poking fun at federal fax workers in Washington. The snippet hints at distribution and copyright concerns in modern policy debates.
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Washington
Verbal Donnybrook by J Edgar Hoover and Clark
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover brands Ramsey Clark the worst attorney general in 45 years and contrasts him with John Mitchell. He criticizes Clark for indecision and alleges Kennedy pushed to loosen FBI hiring standards. Hoover notes friction with Kennedy over legal qualifications and claims he sought different leadership.
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UPL
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Ramsey Clark
Clark
Ike
Ken Clawson
The
Washington Post
Hoover
Robert Kennedy
Kennedy
Bul F Howver
Ramsey Mark
Hover
Supreme Court
Tom Clark
John Mitchell
Warren Burger
America
FST
White House
Johnsoo
Calley Gave Order For Slayings Says Calley Gave Order For Slayings
The AP reports at Fort Benning that Prosecutor Capt Aubrey Daniel told army officers Calley ordered and participated in the execution of unarmed villagers during the My Lai search and destroy mission. He said Calley directed soldiers to gather civilians and kill them, describing cold blooded killings on the trail.
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Fort Benning
Li William Calley
Sia Army
Calley
My Lai
Aubrey Daniel
Daniel
Vilage
Denie
Paul Meadla
Pie
Dennis Conti
Meadla
Conti
Roudebush Counts Recount Bid In 11 Indiana Counties
Representative Richard L. Roudebush filed for recounts in 11 Indiana counties as part of a post election effort. Statements from Traniel Meadle and Vance Hartke are referenced amid a heated election dispute surrounding the November 3 vote.
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Indianapolis
Richard L. Roudebush
Traniel
Meadle T
Vance Hartke
Calley
Boustelists
First Soviet Moonwalker Traverses Lunar Surface
A Soviet unmanned Luna 17 lander released an eight wheeled lunar crawler with Lenin portrait and hammer and sickle insignia to roam the Sea of Rains. TV images show the device moving across the moon, gathering rock samples, dust, and performing telemetry as a prospective lunar rover concept for future manned missions.
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UPI
Lenin
Moon
Thesday ‘Tass
Lanokhod T
Lunar
Earth
Sea of Rains
Soviet Union
Sea of Tranquillity
Nei Armstrong
Edwin Aldrin
Daniel said Szi. Ronald Hae berle army photographer.
The fragment names Daniel and Ronald Hae berle as an army photographer with a continuation note indicating page and column.
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Daniel Said Szi
Ronald Haeberle
Retired General Enrolls At University Of Tampa
Sam Huey 50 a retired brigadier general earns a college degree at the University of Tampa pursuing business and history while balancing family life and campus activities He views his 30 year military background as a boost for a future consumer relations career and says his studies will help him relate to younger students and understand contemporary perspectives.
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Tampa
Fla
Sam Huey
Huey
Air Force
Europe
Middle East
Vietnam
Peb- Tuary
Strike Command
MacDill Air Force Base
University of Tampa
Tyler
Texas
Eluey
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Craig Currie
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Jack Anderson
Public Instruction
FBT
CTA
H. P. Dugan
World Bank
Agency For InternationalDevelopment
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LE Sports
Iowa
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Burger
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IBE
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