Rockefeller Report Details CIA Domestic Abuses and Reforms
The Rockefeller Commission warns of a vast CIA network of unlawful domestic operations creating files on nearly 500000 Americans. The report cites mail openings, wiretaps, bugging, burglaries, and monitoring of overseas calls, with reforms urged including oversight by a joint congressional committee and expanded watchdog powers.
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CIA
Rockefeller Commission
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Ford
Congressional Committee
Long Beach Approves Multimillion-Dollar Downtown Facelift
City Council approves 105 million downtown shopping center plan as part of 421 acre Downtown Redevelopment Project. Hahn proposes six block center bounded by Broadway Ocean Boulevard Pacific Avenue and Long Beach Boulevard creating about 2000 jobs and 20 million dollar payroll.
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Council Chamber
Ernest Hahn
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Long Beach Boulevard
Ray Brosterhous
House Falls Four Votes Short of Overriding Ford Veto
In Washington the House failed by four votes to override President Ford's veto of strip mining legislation. The tally was 278 to 143, eroding Democratic control while boosting Rep. Morris Udall's profile as sponsor. Udall criticized administration and industry figures on cost and employment impacts.
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House
Ford
Congress
Morris Udall
D-Ariz
Udall
White House
United States
Sam Steiger
R-Ariz
OPEC slows move to raise oil prices until September
In Libreville the OPEC meeting delayed a final decision on price increases beyond the current September 30 expiry. Venezuelan Oil Minister Hernandez Acosta cited need for adjustments and outlined plans to wait until September. An SDR based pricing shift could lift the U S price of gasoline by about 1 cent per gallon.
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Libreville
Gabon
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Valentin Hernandez Acosta
Hernandez Acosta
U.S
International Monetary Fund
United States
New York
Fire Aboard Fernlake Damages Cotton Onboard in Los Angeles
A fire aboard the Norwegian freighter S S Fernlake at berth 228 D in Los Angeles Harbor destroyed 212 bales of cotton and damaged cocoa beans and air conditioners. The 565 foot ship sustained about 60000 dollars in damage. Seven LA City fire units and three fireboats fought the 4 30 p m blaze for 35 minutes. No injuries reported and investigators probe the cause. The Fernlake arrived at the harbor at 11 a m Tuesday.
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Los Angeles City
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Harbor
Soviet Missiles Reported at Berbera Red Sea Base
Defense Secretary Schlesinger told the Senate that the Soviet Union has surface to surface missiles and indications of air to surface missiles at the Berbera base in Somalia at the entrance to the Red Sea. He showed photos and described oil storage, deep port facilities, and missile storage and repair sites. The disclosure notes increasing Soviet presence in the Indian Ocean and cites Diego Garcia as United States counterbalance with an appropriation of 13.8 million dollars.
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Washington
UPS
James R. Schlesinger
Soviet Union
Red Sea
Schlesinger
Senate Armed Services Committee
Berbera
Somalia
Suez Canal Waterway
Rockefeller Commission finds no CIA link to Kennedy assassination
The Rockefeller Commission reported no evidence tying the CIA to President Kennedy's assassination or to Lee Harvey Oswald. It debunked the single shooter theory of a front sniper and rejected claims that E Howard Hunt and Frank Sturgis were at the scene.
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CIA
John F. Kennedy
Rockefeller Commission
Kennedy
Dallas
E. Howard Hunt
Frank Sturgis
Lee Harvey Oswald
Warren Commission
Jack Ruby
Oswald
Church says Ford passed back CIA probe to Congress
Sen. Frank Church vows full disclosure from the Senate select committee on CIA political assassination plots. He says the buck stops with Congress and the Rockefeller Commission probe now shifts to the Senate. Vice Chairman John Tower notes the Rockefeller report could not complete its CIA inquiry.
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Washington
UPI
Ford
Congress
Frank Church
Senate Committee
Nelson A. Rockefeller
CIA
Church
Rockefeller Commission
Harry Truman
Senate
Idaho
Select Committee
Firemen End Strike in Santa Barbara
Firefighters in Santa Barbara settle their work stoppage with shorter shifts and higher pay after a strike. Officials report the resolution came after hours of bargaining and offers from the city.
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