Rockefeller resigns New York governorship amid 1975 presidential bid speculation
Nelson Rockefeller announces he will step down in a week after 15 years as governor to focus on two bipartisan commissions. He says he may seek future office but will not decide until late 1975. Republicans see the move as a step toward the presidency.
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Rockefeller
New York
Clifford L. Jones
Pennsylvania
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National Commission On
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National Commission On Water Quality
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Judge condemns IRS handling of tax status for public group
U.S. District Judge Charles R. Richey criticized the Internal Revenue Service for possible political interference in the Center on Corporate Responsibility Inc. tax exemption ruling. The center sought tax exempt status but was denied in May, with evidence of unusual processing and a note suggesting White House pressure.
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U.S
Charles R. Richey
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Center On Corporate Responsibility Inc
Ralph Nader
Internal Revenue Stervice
Richey
Treasury
TRS
John J. Sirica
Center
Richard Cox
Roger V. Barth
Anne Norris
Kitty Hawk Fire Kills Six Crewmen En Route to Subic Bay
The Navy reports six sailors killed and 38 injured in an engine room fire aboard the aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk as it steamed toward Subic Bay Philippines. Four injuries were minor burns and 34 minor smoke inhalation. The ship, commissioned 1961, carried 5,500 crew and 1,000 aircraft and remains capable of flight operations with three engine rooms active.
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Robert E. Kirksey
Vietnam
Supreme Court broadens police search powers in arrests
The Supreme Court, in a 6 to 0 decision, allows police to conduct a full search of any arrestee, overturning a circuit ruling that limited searches to a pat down. Justice Rehnquist led the majority, while Justice Marshall dissented, warning the ruling erodes established protections. The heroin found on the arrestee was admissible as evidence under the new standard.
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Senate votes to merge seven bankrupt lines into giant east coast railroad
The Senate backed a plan to form a national freight rail system from seven bankrupt carriers with a two year moratorium on further abandonments subject to local funding. House action and conference talks continue as a $2 billion loan guarantees program backs rolling stock purchases.
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