Tet Offensive intelligence charges spark congressional hearing
Former CIA analyst Samuel A. Adams testified before the House Select Committee on Intelligence that corruption in the intelligence process led to underestimating Viet Cong strength before the Tet offensive. He said Pentagon lobbying kept estimates down and that Congress was fed phony figures, with Adams retiring as the CIA's chief VC estimator amid the dispute with the White House over declassification.
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Dymally pushes plan for geothermal power in California
Lt. Gov. Mervyn Dymally urged turning geothermal talk into action at a public hearing. He announced a task force to chart uses for underground steam energy, proposing a Sept. 25 meeting in San Francisco to address environmental concerns, state involvement, and oil company roles.
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Senate backs anti busing measure amid civil rights clash
The Senate approved an amendment to HEW appropriations barring funds from forcing school systems to bus students by race, while preserving court ordered desegregation. The vote followed debate over federal leverage and civil rights enforcement in busing.
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R-N.c
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Rmass
HEW
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UPI
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William Greener
White House
Court petition seeks declaration of Hughes dead
New York court heard arguments in a bid to declare billionaire recluse Hughes legally dead in a $100 million class action by Victor and Ellen Kurtz over Air West stock manipulation. Justice Thomas J. Hughes reserved decision after notes from Davis questioned service and motives.
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Hughes
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Senate gains Durkin in New Hampshire runoff victory
UPI reports Senator-elect John Durkin, a Democrat from New Hampshire, defeated Republican Louis Wyman in Tuesday's runoff. The win shifts committee assignments and ends a long partisan dispute over the closest Senate race in U.S. history.
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UPI
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New Hampshire
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Louis Wyman
U.S
Judge bars California officials from reporting illegal resident students
A California Superior Court judge orders state school officials not to report non citizen resident children to federal immigration authorities. The ruling cites the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act and issues a preliminary injunction against California School Superintendent Wilson Riles and all state school administrators.
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UPI
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