Senate panel approves funds for neutron bomb debated
The Senate Appropriations Committee deadlocked on a bid to block neutron bomb funds hidden in a House bill funding public works and energy projects for 1978. Sen. Hatfield urged removal but the 10-10 vote failed. a Stennis substitute also failed. Hatfield warned few staffers knew the money existed and questioned presidential position, while a Carter aide urged keeping funds to preserve flexibility.
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UPI
Senate Appropriations Committee
Mark Hatfield
Senate
Appropriations Panel
Hatfield
John Stennis
Dmiss
White House
Carter
SUN Defends FBI Prologue
The Las Vegas SUN condemns the decision by Attorney General Griffin Bell to prosecute former and current FBI officials. The seven part series argues such actions undermine national security and the morale of the FBI, risking the agency’s ability to defend against foreign and domestic threats.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
United States Department of Justice
Justice Department
Griffin Bell
John J. Kearney
Department of Justice
Kearney
Atty
Gen. Bell
Bureau
Las Vegas Sun
Nevada DA Receives Slot Shortage Probe at Stardust
The Nevada Gaming Control Board turned evidence over to District Attorney George Holt regarding a seven million dollar shortage in Stardust Hotel slot machines. The 15 month state probe named four suspects not tied to Argent Corp. Holt said the report would be reviewed for possible charges and a grand jury could be convened.
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Nevada Gaming Control Board
Stardust Hotel
Argent Corp
George Holt
Holt
Korean CIA Bribed Solons in Capitol Hill Scandal
Former KCIA head Kim Hyung Wook testified that Tongsun Park asked for about 200000 dollars to “do favors” for 15 to 20 U.S. congressmen over rice exports to Korea. Kim said Park provided a list of names, later burned, and that most funds may have been pocketed by Park or rivals. He blamed South Korea’s President Park Chung Hee for pressuring Congress and military policy through the bribery operation.
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UPI
CIA
House
Tongsun Park
U.S
Kim Hyung Wook
Capitol Hill
Park
Korea
Kim
KCIA
Wook
Park Chung Hee
Seoul
Congress
United States
Senators vote to authorize CIA spending for 1978
The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence unanimously approves funds for the CIA and related bodies for fiscal 1978. The panel withholds the exact CIA total, but publicizes 8.95 million for the Intelligence Community Staff and 35.1 million for the CIA Retirement and Disability Fund, while promising full disclosure soon.
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Washington
UPI
Senate Select Committee On Intelligence
CIA
Walter Huddleston
D-Ky
CLA
Intelligence
Frank Church
Idaho
Senate
United States
Open Meeting Law Seen Likely To Burden AG Office
Las Vegas Assemblyman Darrell Drever warned the new Nevada open meeting law may deluge the Attorney General's office with requests for opinions as agencies tax money funds public access. Pat Murphy explained the act covers municipal county and state bodies with few loopholes, though press members questioned evasions.
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Nevada
Las Vegas
Darrell Drever
Sigma Delta Chi
National Professional Journalism Society
Judiciary
Pat Murphy
D-Reno
Open meeting law sparks questions over public access
The SUN notes no time limit on when closed meeting minutes become public and questions impacts on small Nevada counties with three commissioners. Dreyer asks if two officials meeting privately could violate the law and whether intergovernmental meetings on Nevada soil must be open. The AG's office may be flooded with opinion requests under the new law.
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Dreyer
Nevada
Attorney General's Office
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