Church Council Voices Moral Stand Against Plutonium Fuel
The National Council of Churches moved toward final approval of a statement against using plutonium as a nuclear fuel. The study, endorsed by 66 scientists including 16 Nobel laureates, warns of safety, economic, and political risks and urges a moratorium pending further study.
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National Council of Churches
Atomic Industrial Forum
Church
Atlanta
Council
Rene Dubos
Rockefeller University
Margaret Mead
Polykarp Kusch
University of Texas
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Energy Research and Development Administration
Pike cites internal report alleging CIA FBI NSA crimes
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Otis G. Pike said an internal 1973 CIA FBI NSA crimes report exists but he questions prosecutions or firing as solutions. He noted possible coverup and gray areas between national defense and irrelevant secrets. He also reported progress on obtaining Kissinger memorandum on the 1974 Cyprus crisis.
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Washington (Ap
House Intelligence Committee
Otis G. Pike
Central Intelligence
CIA
FBI
National Security Agency
Pike
New York Democrat
Justice Department
U.S
Henry A. Kissinger
Kissinger
State Department
Otis Pike
Intelligence Panel
McCone urges tighter CIA oversight with secrecy guard
Former CIA director John A. McCone urged closer White House and Congress supervision while defending the need for a cloak of secrecy. He proposed NSC direct CIA control and a joint congressional committee, with access limited to a small circle including the president and Kissinger. McCone noted past abuses but said they were minor amid valuable agency work.
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Mead
James D. Watson
James B. Conant
Harvard
Harold Urey
Theodosius Dobzhansky
Hot Springs
National Security Council
CIA
Congress
National Security
Henry Kissinger
McCone
U.S
Vietnam
Church Committee
Civil Service report alleges patronage in Nixon era jobs
Debose depositions claim Civil Service Commission aided obtaining government positions for applicants sent by powerful patrons including the White House during Nixon's administration. Aide to Rep. Moss says congressmen and three commission members pressed for jobs, with memos burned or shredded. Charles Ryan and Horace Lewis provided the allegations.
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Washington (Ap
Civil Service Commission
White House
John E. Moss
D-Calif
Commission
Charles Ryan
Horace Lewis
James Hargrove
General Services Administration
GSA
Hargrove
FBI to testify on JFK probe in House hearing
The House judiciary FBI oversight subcommittee will hold a hearing October 21 with top FBI officials under oath to probe the Kennedy assassination. Questions include the destruction of a Oswald letter, Ruby’s criminal record, and warnings prior to the crime.
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JFK
Washington
Congress
Kennedy
House
Judiciary
FBI Oversight Subcommittee
Lee Harvey Oswald
Jack Ruby
Oswald
Rep
Don Edwards
D-Calif
Edwards
Edward Levi
Justice Department
J. Edgar Hoover
Warren Committee
General Accounting Office
California grape crop seen at 3.85 million tons
The Agriculture Department predicted California grape production for 1975 at 3.85 million tons, up 2 percent from 1974 but 1 percent below 1973. The report notes a growing crop despite the year’s weather and market conditions.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
California
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Litton
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Sylvania
Zenith - Litton
LOS Alamitos
Long Beach
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Les Coyotes
Calif
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Table Radio
Dooley’s Reg
Radio & Record Dept
Sara Ae
North Long Beach
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