FBI Agent Retires at 88 After 53 Years in Service
CHICAGO AP Albert D Mehegan retires at 88 after 53 years with the FBI longest tenure in agency history He could have retired earlier for a full pension but delayed citing no merit in premature action Mehegan joined the FBI predecessor in 1922 after engineering studies at Purdue and working as a railroad foreman teacher and football coach He recalls bootlegger raids when weapons were not allowed and notes the bureau has changed mainly in equipment and workload.
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Albert D. Mehegan
Chicago
F.B.I
Mehegan
FBI
Agency
Mack
FSI
J. Edgar Hoover
Purdue University
Bureau of Investigation
Twins’ Family Battles Cancer Debt and Hope
Rusty Byrd, 14, and his twin Jamie face leukemia with mounting medical bills. The family is $315,000 in debt as Jamie’s illness enters remission after treatment. Doctors say a five year remission could mean a cure, while financial strain worsens daily life.
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Byrd
Gen Wilson Chosen to Head U S Marines
Lt Gen Louis H Wilson Jr is President Ford's pick to be commandant of the Marine Corps pending Senate approval. If confirmed, the 53 year old Medal of Honor winner would succeed Gen Cushman who may retire early to avoid reduced retirement pay.
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Washington
Louis H. Wilson Jr
Ford
Marine Corps
White House
Senate
Wilson
Robert C. Cushman
Cushman
Fleet Marine Force
Pacific
Earl E. Anderson
Congress to Seek Funds for up to 70000 Indochina Refugees
Secretary Kissinger said Congress would be asked for funds to care for as many as 70,000 Indochina refugees. Assistant Secretary Habib estimated about 300 million dollars may be needed over a year to resettle Vietnamese refugees. Kissinger spoke after a closed House Appropriations subcommittee session and stressed a moral obligation to the refugees who aided the U S for 15 years. Rep. Morgan chaired the related hearing.
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Indochina
Henry A. Kissinger
Philip Habib
United States
Kissinger
House
Rep
Thomas &. Morgan
Ford
William 5. Broomfield
Michigan
Broomfield
Senate
Saigon
Nguyen Tien Hung
Richard M. Nixon
Hanoi
White House
Ron Nessen
Nixon
Nessen
John Tower
R-Tex
Capitol
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Graham C. Martin
Kennedy
Vietnam
Habib
Pentagon
U.S. Navy
Philppines
Carl Albert
Cuba
Albert
South Vietnam
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Mansfield
Southeast Asia
Energy Plan Sparks Congressional Debate on Oil Prices
Lawmakers argue over Ford’s energy proposal to curb imports by 2 million barrels daily by 1977. Some backs see incentives to boost domestic crude output, while opponents warn of $16 billion in higher gas, heating oil, and electric bills for consumers.
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Ford
al Ullman
D-Ore
House
Ways and Means Committee
Zarb
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Ways and Means
FEA
Commerce Committee
Winston Attorney Will Head N. C. Vehicles Agency
Edward L. Powell a Winston Salem attorney and former state legislator will replace Jake Alexander as North Carolina motor vehicles commissioner. Powell 33 native of Mocksville was on the House Roads Committee in 1973-74 and helped draft the 1973 transportation department reorganization.
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Raleigh
Edward L. Powell
Winston-Salem
Jake Alexander
North Carolina
Powell
Jim Holfhouser
Alexander
Troy Doby
Mocksville
House Roads Committee
Department of Transportation
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Paye
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R-Ille
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M&m Furn
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Sremen
OME Regal CO
Thurs
Winston Attorney
N. C. Vehicles Agency
SEARS
Sale Ends
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SAVE
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Salem
Boringtos, NC
N. Ex
Figh Pant
Danville
Goldsboro
Lynchburg
Pai
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