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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1975
Page
1
California faced a 10.6 per cent unemployment rate in May with 954,200 jobless, up from April, while 75,900 found work. Nationally 8.538 million were unemployed as the economy shows tentative signs of recovery amid a grim backdrop.
The Provisional Revolutionary Government marks its sixth founding anniversary by calling for a strong campaign to crush antirevolutionary actions and culture while boosting production. Western observers say Hanoi effectively directs South Vietnam despite PRG appearances.
Nobel laureate Alexander Solzhenitsyn became an honorary fellow of the Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace at Stanford University on Friday. He spent a week researching a new book on the 1917 Russian Revolution and praised the institution’s unique pre-1922 materials from Russian secret police archives.
Gen. Paul Stehlin received $7,500 a year from Northrop while serving as vice president of the French National Assembly. A Senate subcommittee questioned the legality of the payments as it investigates whether improper influence affected NATO arms choices. The disclosure comes with other secrets about Northrop's overseas activities and backers.
Senate defeats major amendments to cut defense spending and approves a $30 billion arms procurement bill. The measure extends an Israeli credit for U S arms through 1977 with bipartisan backing and includes defense spending ceilings for 15 months. A narrow liberal win blocks MARV testing programs.
In Hamilton Georgia a bus carrying Army Secretary Bo Callaway and at least four congressmen collided with a pulpwood truck. The bus had about 20 people en route to West Point for an Army dam dedication. Callaway had facial cuts. his wife was observed at Fort Benning. Flynt and Flowers, Jones, Bevill were admitted with injuries. others not specified.
President Ford postponed public release of the Rockefeller Commission findings on CIA involvement, fueling questions about credibility. The Oval Office ceremony followed claims of deleted content on assassination plots, with White House and commission spokesmen at odds over the publication timeline.
Prime Minister Harold Wilson hailed a landslide Yes vote in Britain's first national referendum on membership in the European Common Market. Official figures show 67.2 percent support to 32.3 percent, with 17,378,581 voting yes and 8,470,073 no. Wilson called it a historic decision and urged national unity to tackle economic challenges.
Police report a hijacker and a fugitive who escaped in a helicopter from a prison. The incident dominates Page A-2 coverage with investigations continuing and officials pursuing leads.
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