IRS scrapped sex and drinking data file after major flaws
A UPI report notes the IRS ended its intelligence gathering system on January 23 after limited use, acknowledging major defects. The program, dubbed Operation Leprechaun, focused on Miami and Jacksonville area targets, often using newspaper clippings to index personal habits and even names of officials, with little value to tax administration.
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UPI
Tax
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Miami
al Ullman
D-Ore
Congressional Joint Committee On Internal Revenue Taxation
Jacksonville
Fla
Justice Department
Miami-area
Winds delay Camembert megaton blast in Nevada
The underground detonation at Pa Hute Mesa was postponed 24 hours due to 30 mile per hour winds. The 1 megaton test buried 4000 feet deep could shake Las Vegas and forewarns radiation risks. Authorities cite looming treaty bans and schedule prioritization of larger blasts.
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UPI
Las Vegas
Cal Tech
Pasadena
Calif
Hiroshima and
Nagasaki
Energy Research and Development Administration
Atomic Energy
Soviets break own space mark but trail US endurance
Soviet cosmonauts Klimuk and Sevastiyanov extend the USSR space record to beyond 30 days in the Salyut 4 station, yet the feat remains short of the U.S. benchmark set by Skylab. The two men, launched May 24 from Baikonur, report good health after intensive calisthenics as they adjust to weightlessness and await the joint Soviet American flight to begin July 15.
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UPI
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Vitaly Sevastiyanov
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Apollo
Tass
Desert
Modest Chicago Funeral For Mob Boss Sam Giancana
Sam Momo Giancana was laid to rest in a private service at Montclair Funeral Home with few mob peers attending. Police noted no CIA role in his slaying and 67 year old Giancana was shot Thursday at his Oak Park home after returning from surgery in Houston.
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UPI
Sam
Momo
Giancana
Montclair
Queen of Heaven
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Fidel Castro
Husky
Oak Park
Houston
Tex
McMahan’s
High Court rules city cannot censor nude drive‑in cinema
The Supreme Court nullified Jacksonville Florida's 1972 ordinance banning films showing bare breasts or buttocks when screens are visible from public places. In a 6 3 decision Justice Powell said the law was too broad and amounted to content based censorship. The court also postponed ruling on capital punishment.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Jacksonville
Fla
Lewis Powell Jr
Joe Carlucci
William Lee Allen
High Court
North Carolina
Kissinger warns allies amid Asian chaos and Cambodian toll
Secretary of State Kissinger said reports indicate a high civilian death toll in Cambodia after the Communist takeover and noted clashes along the border with South Vietnam. He argued alliances must be two way and that U.S. policy on the Middle East remains open to diplomacy.
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UPI
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Mayaguez
Israel
Egypt
Middle East
Turkey
Cambodia
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United States
Geneva
Ford
George Wallace
America
Korea conflict echoes 25 years after invasion
UPI reports historians link North Korea’s 1950 invasion to policy gaps and missteps. James Schlesinger warns of U S tactical nuclear options in the South while both Koreas strengthen mobilization. South Korea and its allies, including U S troops, remain firmly opposed to communism under tight control regimes.
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Park Chung-Hee
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Central Coast Collections, Inc
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