Weicker reveals political uses of federal agencies
Senate inquiry releases exhibits showing White House use of IRS and other agencies for political aims. Documents include memos on ideological audits, intelligence gathering, and potential legal actions tied to Nixon allies and opponents. Core figures include Weicker, Dean, Huston, Haldeman, Smathers, and Colson, with references to Brookings, Newsday, and the FBI.
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Washington
UPI
White House
Internal Revenue Service
Parole Board
Lowell Weicker Jr
Rconn
Weicker
Senate
Millhouse
Brookings (Institute
Goldberg
Billy) Graham
John) Wayne
IRS
Newsday
Department of Commerce, Parole Board
Justice Department
Department of Defense
D. O. Virdin
Tom Charles Huston
New Yorker Films, Inc
Brookings Institute
Dean
Nixon
Ford Foundation
Institute
Lawrence Yale Goldberg
Providence
R.I
Caulfield
Billy Graham
John Wayne
Larry Higby
Wayne
Los Angeles Times
Long Island
Army
66Th Military Intelligence Group
Berlin
Sen. George) McGovern
Department of Commerce
Meir and Cabinet Review War Readiness in Brief
Prime Minister Golda Meir and her cabinet met to assess Israel's unpreparedness ahead of the October war. Dayan’s personal responsibility was not discussed. The inquiry into government actions will continue at the next cabinet meeting.
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Jerusalem
UPI
Golda Meir
Israel
Moshe Dayan
Shimon Peres
Dayan
French paper mocks Nixon big show in Paris
Le Figaro says Nixon's weekend talks with world leaders feel like a memorial for Pompidou and dismisses the event as a grand spectacle aimed at preserving U S prestige despite Watergate. The article frames the gathering as untactful and theatrically staged.
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Paris
UPI
le Figaro
Nixon
Georges Pompidou
Food stamp snafu stalls retroactive benefits
Washington officials say local Food Stamp offices have not fully followed a January order to make retroactive payments to households wrongfully denied benefits. The Agriculture Department telegraphed guidance in January and again urged state welfare commissioners to make lost benefits available to eligible households after a December 1973 Supreme Court ruling.
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Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
Supreme Court
Department
Banks expects break in Hearst kidnapping case
Dennis Banks AIM leader says a breakthrough may come soon in the Patricia Hearst kidnapping case. He seeks a face to face meeting through the SLA and has had a significant telephone contact. Banks hopes law enforcement stays out to facilitate a family reunion and Hearst’s account of events.
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ST. Paul, Minn
UPI
American Indian Movement
Dennis Banks
Patricia Hearst
Banks
Miss Hearst
Symbionese Liberation Army
SLA
Wounded Knee
S.D
AIM
San Francisco News
Randolph A. Hearst
U.S
Fred Nichol
Mexico
Aramco plans to up oil output
The Arabian American Oil Co. board approved a plan to raise production from nine million to eleven million barrels a day, though a Standard Oil of California spokesman cautioned that actual output depends on Saudi government decisions. The agreement was reached in a secret Aramco board meeting in San Francisco.
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San Francisco
UPI
Saudi Arabia
Arabian- American Oil Co
Aramco
Standard Oil of
California
Toffler warns U.S. kids shaped to look and think alike
Alvin Toffler told the National School Boards Association that teaching obedience and rote learning creates a dangerous fallacy. He warned future shock will demand adaptability as jobs and family structures shift, saying schooling largely machines children for roles that may vanish. He urged preserving individualism amid rapid change.
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Houston
UPI
Alvin Toffler
National School Boards Association
Toffler
San Francisco Tops Nation in Heroin Deaths
Coroner Erwin J. Jindrich reports 29 heroin overdose deaths in the first quarter, the highest in the United States. He notes San Diego and New York following but with figures unavailable. He calls current education a response to a revolution in speed and change.
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San Francisco
UPI
Erwin J. Jindrich
San Diego
New York
China bids to expand oil plan with U S drilling gear
The Los Angeles Times reports Communist China aims to develop its oil reserves independently and has agreed to buy up to 20 million dollars or more of American drilling equipment in secret deals. Negotiations will extend over time as U S suppliers compete for Chinese business.
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Los Angeles
UPI
China
Los Angeles Times
Times’ Washington
J. Ray Pace
Baker Trading Co
Houston
the Times
Rucker Co
Oakland
Geo Space Corp
Hughes Tool Co
Pace
Baker Trading
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Syria
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Meir
Boyle
Hearst
Mission Federal Savings and Loan Association
North H Street
Lompoc
Lompoc, Calif
McPeek Family Mortuary
H’ Street
Neil Gregory Frosty McPeek
Starbuck
Hayes State Senate
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Lompoc Frea
INA
Cat Joe Sesto Repay
North
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Insurance Company OF North America
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