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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1975
Page
1
Washington officials disclosed that threats to President Ford tripled amid recent assassination attempts. Treasury Secretary William Simon said 320 threats occurred in the first 20 days of September, with an offer of 25000 dollars to an undercover ATF agent to kill Ford.
President Ford approves repatriation of 1,541 Vietnamese refugees from Guam Apra Harbor on a Vietnamese crewed ship. Julia Taft says many fled under duress and seek family reunification, though no guarantee of acceptance by Hanoi remains. Additional applicants at Camp Pendleton, Indiantown Gap, and Fort Chaffee await their chances aboard the voyage.
Brown signed a controversial pay raise for state lawmakers just hours before the deadline. The measure, advanced by Senate leader James It Will s, would raise salaries starting December 6 1976, with a 6 percent annual cap and expanded pension benefits. California’s pay was among the highest, second only to New York, and the bill passed 36-23 in the Assembly and faced Senate approval without votes against.
SAN FRANCISCO AP Patricia Hearst underwent four hours of intensive physical and neurological testing. Lawyers disclosed for the first time she is not cooperating fully in her defense. Judge Carter heard assurances that jail conversations would not be taped. Bailey joined defense and said Hearst’s state of mind will be a major issue. Trial not set before 1976.
President Ford arrived in Chicago amid heightened security and pledged to keep open communications with the American people. He noted 38 states visited since taking office and hoped to visit the remaining states by year’s end. A woman was arrested outside the Conn Road Hilton hotel carrying a gun, deemed unrelated to the visit by the Secret Service.
AP reports DEA Director William Colby turned over all but about 50 words of subpoenaed CIA files late Tuesday. Chairman Otis G. Pike says Colby is no longer in contempt of Congress though the committee plans to press for secret documents in a House vote. The dispute centers on materials from the 1968 Tet offensive and Ford administration access.
Economists note the national index signals uncertain direction as January 1973 shows no change, while July and August readings reveal mixed movement. The index stands near 101.7 on a 100 base, with declines in worker prices and a surge in state orders signaling divergent trends amid rising rates and energy fears.
Senate panel urges President to certify there are no secret commitments in a new Middle East pact. Serious crime rate climbs 13 percent in first half of 1975, reported on page A 11.
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