Watchdog Panel Senate Faces CIA Oversight Clash
Washington AP briefing notes Secretary Rusk warns of a global struggle behind espionage. Senate Foreign Relations leaders push to expand the watchdog panel, arguing CIA influence on foreign policy, while concerns rise about leaks and secrecy.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Senate
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Armed Services and Appropriations
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Eugene J. McCarthy
D-Minn
U.S
Foreign Relations Committee
Race Study In Schools forms advisory group
The Civil Rights Commission announced the formation of an advisory group to help conduct a $1 million study of racial isolation in public schools. Dr. Thomas B. Petticrew of Harvard chairs the group with John A. Wheeler of Mechanics and Farmers Bank as a member. The study follows President Johnson’s November request for facts to build a color blind school system amid ongoing segregation.
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Washington
The
Civil Rights Commission
Johnson
Thomas B. Petticrew
Harvard University
Petticrew
John A. Wheeler
Mechanics and Farmers Bank
Durham
N. C
Commission
Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew Visits Hungary
Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew arrived in Budapest for a five day visit after flying from Vienna Austria. He will meet Hungarian officials and tour the capital during the visit.
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Hungary
Budapest
Lee Kuan Yew
Singapore
Vienna
Austria
Prized Viet Cong Supplies Seized Near Quang Ngai
South Vietnamese army headquarters reported the capture of a great quantity of beer and alcohol near Quang Ngai in a continuing operation. The AP dispatch notes the seizure was part of a larger push 326 miles northeast of Saigon.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
South Vietnamese Army
Quang Ngai
Practice War Set For Iran
CENTO will hold war games in Iran from May 28 to June 5 to train commanders and staffs for joint international and interservice operations. Participating are Iran Pakistan Turkey Britain and an associate member the United States.
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Ankara
Turkey
Central Treaty Tion
CENTO
Iran
Pakistan
Britain
United States
Contracts Opposed By Union Force Johnson to Halt Defense Deals
AFL-CIO urged President Johnson to halt multimillion dollar defense contracts with J. P. Stevens & Co. citing flagrant federal labor law violations. The union said it harms the public interest to enrich a firm that allegedly defies federal statute and faces price fixing charges.
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Washington
Afl-Cio
Johnson
J. P. Stevens & Co
Big Labor Federation
Executive Council
J. P. Stevens
Soviet police accused of falsifying records
Sovietskaya Rossiya accused police of fudging case outcomes to claim 95 percent or higher solv ed rates. Unsolved crimes are underreported to meet officials targets, with one chief allegedly reporting 98 percent solved while about a third remained unsolved. The paper urged an end to such deceit.
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Moscow
Sovietskaya Rossiya
Soviet Russia
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