CIA Accused Of Hiding Data On Attempt To Kill Castro
CIA and Justice Department withheld information from Warren Commission members about a 1961 plot against Fidel Castro involving Giancana and Roselli. Sources confirm the plot existed. officials say no conscious withholding occurred and Castro may have learned of CIA plots, though not tied to Kennedy assassination evidence.
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CIA
Castro
Washington
Justice Department
Fidel Castro
Warren Commission
John F. Kennedy
Central Intelligence Agency
Kennedy
John J. McCloy
Secretary of Transportation
William T. Coleman
Commission
Lee Harvey Oswald
Oswald
Sam Giancana
John Roselli
Rockefeller Commission
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Eisenhower
Jack Anderson
Roselli
Evelyn aims for Special Olympics and Olympic meet in California
Catch continued from page two notes Evelyn’s goal to run in the 1976 Special Olympics, with Black quoting her potential to compete despite California controversy. Evelyn is set to compete in an Olympic type meet next week in California, and officials expect the ruling to not affect the event.
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Black
Evelyn
California
Laos Allows Some US Personal Belongings as Evacuation Continues
In Vientiane the Pathet Lao police halted loading of a large crate of American items while a Bird Air DC6 carried 12 tons of belongings from evacuees. Officials say distinguishing personal property from AID purchases is difficult. The AID staff shrinks to 28. 162 US government employees remain. The State Department seeks further reductions as ties with Laos shift. Authorities in Saigon form a repatriation committee. nine Americans, including missionaries and an AID official, are sought for release.
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Vientiane
Laos
Pathet Lao
U.S
Bird Air
U.S. Agency For International Development
Washington
State Department
Indochina
Saigon
Liberation Radio
United States
Ford Foundation
19 year olds liquor bill advances with parental consent change
The Alabama House stalled for lack of quorum as Lt. Gov Beasley returned from lunch. A Hartwell Lutz amendment to bar alcohol sales to 19 and 20 year olds until age 21 failed 46 to 41, leaving the bill to allow purchase and debt by 19 and 20 year olds along with marriage rights without parental consent for young men. girls already could marry at 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Joe Fine
Russellville
Jere Beasley
Hartwell Lutz
Huntsville
Consumer Advocacy Agency Faces Bipartisan Pushback
A bill to create the Agency for Consumer Advocacy moves through Congress with supporters Ralph Nader and Sens. Javits Ribicoff and Percy. Public opinion is largely against it with 75 percent opposing and concerns about a $60 million three year cost. The proposal would monitor prices and product quality but exempts labor and could force disclosure of private trade secrets. A presidential veto may be the only curb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald Reagan
Copley
House of Representatives
Agency For
Consumer Advocacy
Senate
Consumer Protection Agency
Ralph Nader
Jacob Javits
Abraham Ribicoff
Charles Percy
Opinion Research Corp
Congress
Organized Labor
Labor
Bank St Bids Postponed Amid Preparation Delays
The Decatur Housing Authority delayed the Bank St urban renewal mall phase bids as contractors asked for more time to prepare. Bid date extended to June 10 unless re advertised, with six month timetable noted by architects Aycock and Neville. Additional notes include burglaries at Decatur Optical Dispensary Home Ice Co. and Decatur Clinic with no major losses reported.
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Decatur Housing Authority
Bank St
City Street Department
Bob Neill
Housing Authority
Wilson St
Aycock and
Neville
Man Enjoined From Working On Bayside House
A preliminary injunction stops John B. Austin from further work on his Bayside Subdivision home near U.S. 31. The order lets him submit plans to the Architectural Control Committee to seek conformity with neighborhood covenants. The suit, filed by 133 landowners, argues the structure devalues surrounding properties.
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Ginny Looney
Ed Breland
Austin
6Th Ave
Bayside
Breland
Higgs
Architectural Control Committee
ACC
Flint Rescue Squad fund drive continues for two vehicles
The Flint Rescue Squad reports ongoing contributions after ending a fundraising drive led by chairman Charles Mooney. The campaign aimed for 20 000 dollars to buy an outboard runabout and an equipment truck costing about 8 000 dollars, with hopes donations exceed that amount. Mayor Russell Bolding declared Flint Rescue Squad Week as the drive began. The squad sought support from Decatur and Morgan County firms and individuals and closed the effort with roadblocks at two city intersections Saturday.
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Flint Rescue Squad
Charles Mooney
Mooney
Flint Squad
Russell Bolding
Decatur
Morgan County
Brezhnev Expected to Step Down Next Year
Western officials report Moscow hints that Leonid Brezhnev will retire next year. The plan includes a September 34 nation European security summit and a Kremlin succession battle. Brezhnev aims a farewell tour including a July visit to Ford, a fall European summit, and a party congress next spring.
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Brussels
North Atlantic Alliance
Moscow
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Soviet Union
Europe
Brezhnev
Communist Party
Ford
Washington
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Kremlin
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Aldo Moro
Italy
South Vietnam
Cambodia
United States of America
NATO
France
Greece
Alfred Hitchcock
Universal Studios
Los Angeles
Hitchcock
Central Highlands
Phan Rang
Thailand
North Vietnam
Bangkok
Hanoi
McDonald
Beasley
Fine
Cullman County
Finis St. John
House
Consumer Agency
Gary C. Ogles
James Owens Jr
Clyde’b. Pace
Lutie Parker
Martha Pass
Delores Pi
Anthony N. Pitts
Ern Ree Iy Prince
No Sare Reynolds
Any Roberts
Jerry Joe Shies
Hi Seibert
Richard W. Shareck
Laura Shirley
Charles Short
Rebecca A. Sims
Debbie Smallwood
James R. Smith
Susan Smith
Sarah S. Somerby
Martha V. Speake
Kenny W. Stutts
Donald Sutton
Julia Sybert
Norval E. Tate
Geraldine Ear
Wilburn B. Tucker
Larry Vines
Pamela Vinson
Randie Walker
Kenneth Waters
Jeanice C. Watkins
James West
Alice Wheeler
Mary F. Wilkinson
Larry J. Williams
Tina L. Woodall
Harold Youngblood
Maben Yount Jr
Charles L. Burgess
James Campbell
Alta V. Evans
Ancine Madden
Janet G. Newton
Renea Rollins
Linda Slaton
Carol Stumpe
Dyana Watkins
Stanley E. Williams
Lauderdale
Joel Cowart
Roy D. Moore
Rebecca A. Norris
William J. Reneman
D. Screckengost
Marshall County
James C. Nkenship
Alvie P. Brackin
Pamela N. Cook
P Jones Davis
Lula M. Elliott
Del
Lawrence County
Herbert J. Gilbert
Glenn Henson
Hollie S. Wright
Decatur Optical Dispensary
13Th Ave. SE
Det
R. A. Clark
Doyle Ward
Home Ice Co
Walnut St. NE
Decatur Clinic
Somerville Rd. SE
Steve Condo
John Bushey
Zach Higgs
van Windsor
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