Intelligence Failures Seen Before 1973 Middle East War
U S intelligence agencies misread the risk of a large clash as Egypt attacked Israel on October 6 1973. House Intelligence Committee released summaries showing no hard evidence of a coordinated Egyptian Syrian offensive and noting delayed warning to Kissinger. Former officials blamed limited attention to the Middle East and slow information relay.
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Otis Pike
D-N.y
House Intelligence Committee
White House
Washington
White House “‘Watch Committee
Egypt
Israel
Watch Committee
U.S. Intelligence Board
Central Intelligence Agency
Defense Intelligence Agency
State Department
Henry A. Kissinger
Kissinger
Ray Cline
Intelligence Bureau
New York
Cline
Middle East
Richard M. Nixon
Soviet Union
House
U.S
Howard F. Smith
Air Force
Lockheed Paid Kickbacks to Indonesian Officials
Washington AP reports Lockheed Aircraft paid secret commissions to Indonesian Air Force officials beginning in 1970 and hid payments through a dummy company to avoid tax scrutiny. Documents show hundreds of thousands of dollars wired "under the table" for Saudi sales, with concerns a middleman may have siphoned funds. the Senate committee will question Lockheed officials as 205 pages of memos and cables are released.
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Washington
Lockheed Aircraft, Corp
U.S
Lockheed
Senate Subcommittee On
Multinational Corporations
Senate
R. J. Mitchell
Mitchell
Attendance Up at Desegregated Schools in Louisville and Boston
Increased attendance was noted again at desegregated schools in Louisville Kentucky and Boston Massachusetts on Thursday. The Associated Press reports the only problems were minor crowding and transportation delays.
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Associated Press
Louisville
Boston
Ford weighs wheat swap as Soviets seek grain deals
Ford hinted the United States might swap American wheat for Soviet oil while Moscow discusses a long term grain purchase system. Meany and maritime leaders paused a ship boycott and urged 30 days to decide on resuming traffic as Washington seeks stable future sales.
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Moscow
Hiroshima
United Nations
New Hampshire
Ford
Charles W. Robinson
U.S
Walter Stoessel
Nikolai Patolichev
Russia
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Meany
Big George to State Fairgrounds After Court Order
Violence near Boston schools prompts temporary travel bans along bus routes. District Judge Gordon extended an order restricting gatherings of three or more on moving buses. Safety Director Bryan cites easing city climate as reason to resume normal operations. Kentucky National Guard says about 1000 troops remain on duty this weekend with no plans to withdraw. Scattered violence outside schools noted since Monday with two reported racial skirmishes but no widespread tension inside schools.
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U.S
Charlestown
Louisville-Jefferson County
Louisville
Harvey Sloane
State Fairgrounds
U.S. District Court
James F. Gordon
Allen J. Bryan
Kentucky National Guard
Robert James
New York
Shanker
Chicago
Florida
Stafford
Department of Agriculture
Butz
Boston and Hyde Park suspend students after clashes
Six students were suspended Thursday at South Boston High and annex after clashes injuring a pupil slightly, while five were suspended Wednesday at Hyde Park High for racial incidents. Officials noted desegregation attendance shifts and that only South Boston and Hyde Park reported in-school clashes.
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South Boston
Hyde Park
Boston
Robert Donahue
CIA explored poisoning Congo leader in 1960
A former CIA clandestest operations head testified that in 1960 the agency explored ways to poison Patrice Lumumba. The disclosure ties to later debates over pay raises and congressional actions. The testimony also mentions Allen Dulles and Richard Bissell confirming planning discussions but denying execution or lethal intent.
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CIA
Washington
Central Inteligence Agency
Patrice Lumumba
Richard M. Bissell
Bissell
Allen Duiles
Lumumba
Congo
Lebanese Army Holds Buffer Zones in North Lebanon
About 2,000 Lebanese troops moved into buffer zones between Muslims and Christians in Tripoli and Zapharia to halt week-long clashes. Beit Mallat fighting left three dead and six wounded. overall casualties exceed 10 killed and 250 wounded as security patrols enforce streets. Premier Karami announced zones as tensions rose in Akkar.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Tripoli
Zapharia
Akkar
Beit Mallat
Rashid Karami
Boyle Ordered to Begin Murder Terms After Federal Sentence
Boyle, serving a three year federal term in Springfield for illegally using UMW funds in the 1968 Humphrey campaign, will begin murder sentences in a state prison at Dallas Pa after federal term ends in 1976. He faces $100 fines per murder and court costs over $25,000. The judge set Sept 19 for a hearing on forma pauperis and asset concerns. In a secure locked courtroom, Yabr owksi’s sons Joseph and Kenneth, and brothers Edward and Leon, attended.
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Boyle
Springfield
UMW
Hubert Humphrey
Catania
Dallas
Peruto
Sprague
Yabrowski
Joseph
Kenneth
Edward
Leon
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