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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Jun 19, 1975

Page

5

Starvation Worsens in Cambodia and Saigon as Aid Lags

Reports from Bangkok and Saigon warn famine ravages Cambodia and South Vietnam with over a million Cambodians at risk of starvation or hunger related diseases within 18 months. UN officials warn of a major disaster without food aid while Khmer Rouge evacuations and disrupted transport worsen conditions.

Bangkok Thailand Cambodia South Vietnam New Riets Saigon Peate United Nations London Daily Telegraph Khmer Rouge U.S Phnom Penh Liberation Radio

Law to bar CIA killing plots urged

Sen. Frank Church, chairing the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, urged new laws to prohibit CIA assassination plots. He said CIA internal safeguards are insufficient to prevent plans to murder foreign leaders despite director William Colby issuing a decree against assassination proposals. Church urged remedies beyond executive decree.

CIA Washington UPI Senate Central Intelligence Agency Frank Church Select Committee On Intelligence Church William E. Colby

CIA PLOTS Ties Mafia Figures to Cuba Assassination Plot

CIA documents reference a multi party plan to murder Castro Guevara and the Castro brothers with involvement by Sheffield Edwards and Robert Maheu. Giancana Roselli and a Havana contact coordinated from Miami Beach. a Cuban assassin failed to reach targets during a meal and was evacuated before the Bay of Pigs.

CIA Cuba Castro John F. Kennedy Eisenhower Kennedy Sheffield Edwards Office of Security Edwards Senate Select Committee On Intelligence Maheu Roselli Giancana Miami Beach Fontainebleau Hotel Castro Brothers Guevara National Bank of Cuba

Police net $1 million in cocaine

Four men were arrested and $1 million worth of cocaine seized by narcotics officers who swooped on a Santa Ana residence authorities disclosed Wednesday. The raid also netted 16 sticks of dynamite and nine weapons, including three rifles, three shotguns and three handguns. Arrested were Herbert Lee Richmond 33 and Mark John Sussman 25 both of 131 Gates Street Santa Ana, Rickie Ray Avery 23 of Corona, and John Stephen Perluss 23 of Narco. Officers from the Orange County Narcotics Task Force, backed by Riverside County and by Costa Mesa and Santa Ana police, carried out the raid.

Santa Ana Herbert Lee Richmond Mark John Sussman Gates Rickie Ray Avery Corona John Stephen Perluss Narco Orange County

Wallace Signals 1976 Presidential Run Bid

Governor George Wallace told about 1000 delegates at the National Federation of Independent Business convention that he intends to be involved in 1975 and may formalize a campaign later. He criticized elitists the press and left wing influences while pledging to stand with the middle class.

Washington George C. Wallace Alabama Wallace National Federation of Independent Business New Left New York Times

Fares debate shapes RTD budget policy in 1975-76 plan

In a proposed budget discussion Chief Administrative Officer Harry Hufford set aside 12.1 million for RTD quarter fare subsidies and 3 million for six municipal lines. Hahn advocates a 25 cent initial fare with extra zones while Edelman warns it underfunds service. An 35 cent flat fare could fund 110 new buses, but debate centers on equity and route expansion across the county.

Harry Hufford RTD Hahn Los Angeles Edelman San Fernando Valley

Possible ban spurs Nuclear test schedule shift at Nevada

Mahlon Gates of the Nevada Test Site said the current plan accelerates underground blasts in the 200 kiloton to one megaton range in coming months. He noted no new high yield tests would be rushed, but planned tests could move ahead before the treaty's effective date next March 31.

Nevada Mahlon Gates Hiroshima Gates

Women ask if female rulers would end wars in Mexico City debate

At the World Conference of International Women's Year in Mexico City, wives of leaders like Mrs. Anwar Sadat and Mrs. Yitzhak Rabin voiced hopes that women in power could curb conflict. They contrasted views from supporters who see gentler governance to skeptics who warn women might not avoid war.

Egypt Israel Lea Rabin Giham Sadat Mexico City United Nations Sherry Chenoweth Minnesota Gertrude Schimmel New York City Police Department Sandra Sandlin Dallas Patience Latting Oklahoma City Faith Whittlesey Pennsylvania Jacquelin Wexler Hunter College City University of New York Erma Greenwood Knoxville, Tenn

Unit aids return of refugees at Camp Pendleton

Camp Pendleton opens a central intake to help repatriate refugees seeking to return to Vietnam and Cambodia. Officials expect arrivals from Ft. Chaffee Indiantown Gap and Eglin AFB this week. The UN reports over 2,650 Vietnamese and Cambodian refugees want to go home with 67 already returning. At Pendleton 65 have filed requests and 50 more have taken the 26 question form. The base shelters over 17,000 Vietnamese and 1,300 Cambodian refugees as of Tuesday.

Camp Pendleton UPD Vietnam Cambodia Ft. Chaffee Indiantown Gap Eglin Air Force Base Chian Interagency Task Force U.N

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