Ford selects Rockefeller to lead eight member CIA panel
President Ford names Vice President Rockefeller to head an eight member commission to probe CIA spying on U.S. citizens. Other appointees include Ronald Reagan Lyman Lemnitzer Erwin Griswold Joseph Lane Kirkland Edgar Shannon John Connor and C Douglas Dillon.
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University of Virginia
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Commerce
John T. Connor
Treasury
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Brown takes over with his New Spirit in California
Sacramento AP Edmund G Brown Jr. takes the California governorship with a mix of fiscal restraint and a New Spirit liberal philosophy. He will be sworn in before a joint Legislature and TV audience and deliver a message from note cards. Brown aims to balance the budget without new taxes while pursuing program cuts. Democrats assume other statewide offices today including treasurer Jess Unruh lieutenant governor Mervyn Dymally and controller Kenneth Cory. Brown meets Mayors Alioto and Bradley in San Francisco and Los Angeles after the ceremony.
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Tom Bradley
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Two brothers held on murder in park beating and arson attempt
Ronald Moreno and Anthony Moreno, both of Long Beach, were booked on murder charges after police linked them to the fatal beating of Ramon Magallon. The victim, found Sunday in Drake Park rest room, had been kicked and set for arson with a trash barrel and fire matches used.
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Ship rips out bridge as ship hits bridge. 19 feared dead
A 10,000 ton ore freighter Lake Melawarra rammed a pre stressed concrete bridge in Tasmania causing two spans to collapse. The ship sank within 10 minutes and 32 injured. Police feared 18 more in cars in the river. Survivors described the sudden disaster.
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Manley
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Norma
Gordon Allan
Montague Bay
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Republicans and Democrats back tax cut plan in Congress
Senate Republican leader Hugh Scott and two Democrats endorse a tax cut arguing it can be financed by closing loopholes and new taxes on imported oil. John Brademas says tax reduction is a key part of the Democrats’ program for the 9th Congress, with housing credit ease and wage price measures also planned.
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Ford Eyes Oil Gas Tax and Tariff Plan for Energy Push
Time magazine reports the Ford administration backs an energy package with a crude oil and natural gas excise tax to raise gasoline prices and cut daily consumption. A proposed import tariff of 1 to 3 dollars a barrel and ending price controls are also considered, with windfall profits tax to offset gains.
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Congressmen Assault Ford Kissinger Over Oil War Remarks
Lawmakers criticize President Ford and Secretary Kissinger for comments they deem an oil war stance. The article notes strong partisan reactions and timing on national security discourse.
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