Sullivan warns on FBI power and calls for a watchdog board
Former FBI official William Sullivan argues the agency under Hoover showed flaws and suggests removing national security operations from the FBI. He urges a federally appointed independent board and three to five year terms to oversee internal security, plus a three year pause on telephone taps and surveillance.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
FBI
Sullivan
FDR
Federal
America
Congress
Hoover
William Saxbe
Americans For Democratic Action
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Saxbe
PBS
Clarence Kelley
White House
Senate probe blames HEW while uncovering fraud and embezzlement
A Senate Appropriations Committee report details widespread HEW fraud totaling tens of millions across Medicaid student loans and grants. It cites backlogged criminal cases, 100 unstarted investigations, and alleged staff reductions undermining internal security. It notes fraud across Texas New York Los Angeles Chicago and Atlanta with substantial losses.
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Washington
Health, Education and Welfare Department
Senate Appropriations Committee
New York
Los Angeles
Cleveland
Boston
Chicago
Atlanta
HEW
Senate
Mondale Drops Run for President After Year of Campaigns
Walter Mondale, the Minnesota senator, withdrew from the 1984 presidential race after a year of exploration. He cited the exhausting schedule, lack of time to think, and difficulty in remaking his image as reasons, saying he would rather remain a senator and return to his family and Minnesota life. He noted admiration for those who endure the nomination process but acknowledged he does not want the job badly enough to continue.
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Washington
Walter Mondale
Minnesota
United States
Nixon
Mondale
Kennedy
Senate
House
Tee
Hubert Humphrey
Hollywood
George Wallace
Joan
Letters to the editor salute Long Beach river jetty reopening
Readers praise Long Beach for reopening the river jetty to fishing with about 300 youths on the banks. Concerns rise over gate access small entry for people only lack of trash barrels and cleanliness along the roadside. Other letters praise Henry Kissinger and international peace efforts and commend General George S. Brown while critiquing media bias.
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Long Beach
Jim Demos
Huntington Beach
Henry Kissinger
Ford
Hood
Allen A. Steel
North Long Beach
Voluntary busing debate and community views
A resident argues against busing black students between districts. They emphasize neighborhood-based school choice, noting unfairness of removing students from their environment. They urge school districts to offer opt‑out or opt‑in bus decisions to allow students to attend schools by choice, as a starting solution.
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Tam
Guns and Bibles in Early American Faith and Politics
Anne Fickes argues against secular separation by recalling Pilgrim prayers and church attendance with a Bible and a gun. She contrasts the Mayflower Compact’s claimed religious aims with a view of early American faith shaping governance.
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J. Edgar Hoover
Bureau
Mr. Kelley
CBS
Daniel Schorr
Kelley
Schorr
H. R. Haldeman
Buick
Jedds
Texas
Jack Anderson
Campaiby
St. Jaul Via
Neshe
Saul Pettap
Sen
Edward Kennedy
Uberall
Henry Jackson
George S. Brown
Ben Silverman
NBC
ABC
New York Times
Trish
Mrs
Anne Fickes Long Bexch
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