House panel gains subpoena power to probe leaks
The House Ethics Committee advances a subpoena power plan to investigate the leak of a secret intelligence report on CIA and other agencies. Chair John Flynt Jr. says the panel may call CBS reporter Daniel Schorr, with decision pending. Funding sought for a staff and potential FBI investigators.
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Edmond le Breton
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House Ethics Committee
CBS News
Daniel Schorr
Valvo
New York
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CIA
House Rules Committee
House
Ethics Committee
John Flynt Jr
D-Ga
Rules Committee
Select Committee
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Nuclear safety defended by NRC chief before Congress
William A. Anders, head of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, defended federal safety of nuclear plants before the House Senate Atomic Energy Committee. He challenged charges from former GE engineers and a former project manager claiming lax procedures and stressed extensive documentation to counter that nuclear safety is protected as rigorously as space safety.
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Congress
William A. Anders
House
Senate Atomic Energy Committee
Anders
Commission
Robert Pollard
Agency
Pollard
Genéral Electric
NASA to enlist women for space shuttle program
The Chicago Tribune reports NASA plans to admit women to fly in the Space Shuttle set to become operational in 1989. Women will be mission specialists or passengers, not pilots, with selection and screening completed by December 1977 and NASA space-flight candidates named by July 1978.
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Chicago
United States Space Program
Chicago Tribune
National Aeronautics and Space ‘Administration
Russia
Valentina Tereshkova
Vostok
NASA
Jafn-Nasa
Rare Collector Plates Outperform Stocks Says Dow Jones
Northbrook Illinois reports a Bradford Exchange promotion noting collector plates outpace stocks. One plate rose from 525 in 1965 to 1750, another from 9 75 in 1969 to 440. Free report offered with name address and zip by March 13 for buying guidance and opportunities.
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Exchange
Bradford Exchange
Bradford Place
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Ford to name Laird Connally Arends to intelligence board
President Ford expected to appoint Rich Laird John Connally and Leslie Arends to the Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board as part of a major reorganization. Leo Cherne may become chairman replacing Admiral Anderson while Robert Murphy and Stephen Ailes join the advisory group.
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Ford
Rich R. Laird
John B. Connally Jr
Leslie Arends
Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board
White House
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George W. Anderson
Anderson
Robert D. Murphy
Stephen Ailes
Ailes
Murphy
Cherne
Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Central Inelligence Agency
Cuba
Connally
Nixon
Governors unhappy with oil spills law
Alaska Governor Jay Hammond and Washington Governor Daniel Evans told a Senate Commerce Committee hearing they are dissatisfied with Coast Guard oil spill regulations. They argued tanker hull standards and navigation rules are weaker than promised by the 1972 tanker Standards law and that many vessels already lack new safeguards. Committee Chairman Warren Magnuson opened the session to assess progress under the policy.
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Alaska
Senate Commerce Committee
Coast Guard
Jay Hammond
Daniel J. Evans
Congress
Evans
Puget Sound
Warren Magnuson
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