Church committee CIA report sparks partisan clash over secrecy
The Church committee’s public release of a CIA report draws strong editorial rebuke. The piece denounces the disclosure as an abuse of Senate power while warning of harmed lives and increased secrecy risks for future national intelligence oversight.
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Dollars For Terrorism Funding in US Under Scrutiny
The Defense Department reports about 75 percent of Irish militant funds originate in the United States. The Irish Northern Aid Committee based in the Bronx leads US fundraising, with tips to ensure contributions do not finance explosives like the Southampton cache found after the Queen Elizabeth 2 arrival. Fourteen London bombings in three months highlight rising violence in Northern Ireland.
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Irish Northern Aid Committee
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Mother's Dream Breaks Son to Find Freedom in America
A Polish Jewish family in 1919 sends Morris Lerner to the United States for freedom. In New York he works as a waiter, sends money home, and sacrifices for his family. He later builds a successful restaurant in Miami Beach while his son Burton becomes a psychiatrist. Morris, now 73, reflects on whether he did enough for his family.
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New York
Molly Picon
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Morris
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U.S
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Lax
Arthur Brisbane
New York American
Miami Beach
Burton
Ruth
Traveling Professor Sparks Debate On Education Atrocity Speech
A clipping cites Arthur Pearl of UCSC delivering The Atrocity of Education at Eastern Montana College. Readers lambaste his critique of student freedom, busing, defense spending, IQ tests and privacy, while others urge counterpoints from balanced speakers.
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Eastern Montana College
Bedlam
Senate rails through New York City bail out bill
Democratic leaders rammed the 2.3 billion direct federal loan to New York through the Senate with no time for hearings. Senators Helms Allen and Byrd condemned the move as a dangerous railroading that could profit speculators and banks holding city bonds. Byrd warned of a potential scandal and pressed for full disclosure of bank exposure.
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Alabama
Harry Byrd
Virginia
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Bob Byrd
Helms
Ford
Byrd
William Proxmire
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Proxmire
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New York Republican
Wall Street
Only In Oklahoma Political Moves and Phone Price Jokes
The column notes John Jarman retires to win favor among peers as Oklahoma politics churns around a 10-cent telephone bill. It mocks Bell pricing, suggesting calls should cost 15 cents and recalls a joke about a nickel and a dime to call friends.
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