Ford, congress review CIA covert Chile role amid calls for oversight
President Ford and congressional leaders privately reviewed CIA covert actions in Chile after disclosures of U.S. funds and political support for opposition groups. Senate and House leaders expressed cautious views on tighter controls, with discussions touching on a possible joint oversight panel and the Forty Committee chaired by Kissinger.
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Massachusetts
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Arizona
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D-La
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Frank Church
D-Idaho
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New York
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United Nations
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Filibuster clash over consumer protection agency bill
Senate debates a bill to create a U S consumer protection agency with about 250 staff. Supporters push for action while opponents led by the Chamber of Commerce warn of government obstruction. President Ford’s stance and Ralph Nader weigh in as a final vote nears.
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Senate
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Dconn
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Ralph Nader
UPI
Ford
Alan Cranston
D-Calif
Cranston
Congress
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Washington
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Red Army
Holland
Middle East
Pim Sierks
Amsterdam
Fifi Lashes Honduras as Belize Braces for 130 MPH Winds
Hurricane Fifi pounds the Honduran coastline with 100 mph winds and gusts to 130 mph. Belize prepares for the storm as it moves west toward Guatemala and the Belize coast near Punta Gorda. Government orders hurricane precautions nationwide and officials warn of flooding and high tides.
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UPI
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Honduras
Punta Gorda
Neil Frank
National Hurricane Center
Miami
Fla
John Hope
Fiji
Guatemala
Hope
Belize Weather Bureau
Britain Holds Three-Week Campaign As Elections Loom
Prime Minister Harold Wilson formally opened a three week national election campaign in London. He announced plans for an Oct 10 general election, the first time in this century two parliaments will be chosen in one year. He called the economic crisis the gravest since the war and urged resolve.
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UPI
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Britain
Labor Party
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Labor
Kissinger rejects using trade to sway Soviet emigration limits
Secretary of State Kissinger told the Senate panel that the United States will seek nuclear limits and troop cuts with Moscow but oppose pressuring the Soviet Union on emigration through trade policy. He warned a renewed cold war would derail detente and urged focus on SALT limits and force reductions.
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UPI
Henry A Kissinger
United States
Moscow
Kissinger
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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Europe
Soviet Union
Dean Rusk
Carradine Charged With Burglary After Rampage
Hollywood actor David Carradine is charged with burglary, malicious mischief and trespassing after a drug fueled break in at neighbor Michael Loebner’s home. He allegedly overturned furniture, shattered windows, cut his arm, and fled to his producer’s office at Warner Bros. Studios. He faces Los Angeles Municipal Court on Friday.
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UPI
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Carradine
John Carradine
Michael Loebner
Warner Bros. Studios
Burbank
Los Angeles
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