CIA Budget Must Be Secret Colby Says
CIA Director William E. Colby defends secrecy of the agency budget and warns disclosure of total spending could reveal protected clandestine details. He notes past illegal actions were limited and denies involvement in plots against Indira Gandhi. Rockefeller Commission urged some budget public disclosure.
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Rod Serling Dies at 50 Creator of The Twilight Zone
Rochester AP reports writer producer Rod Serling died Saturday at age 50. Best known for creating and hosting The Twilight Zone and Night Gallery, his plays Patterns and Requiem for the Heavyweight later became acclaimed films.
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Government auctions second chunk of gold hoard
The General Services Administration seeks bids on 500000 ounces of gold to be auctioned today as the U S government tries to curb imports and keep dollars at home. This second postwar sale follows January’s failed bid for 2 million ounces, with a minimum price set and bars as small as 250 ounces offered.
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Perique Crop Halved by Weather at Grand Point Louisiana
Agricultural official Dan Fontenot says the rare Perique tobacco crop on a 400 acre St. James Parish plot will fall 40 to 50 percent due to heavy spring rains washing away soil and scorching roots. Some harvests started early with 2 to 4 weeks of work remaining. Last year’s crop reached 150,500 pounds sold at $1 a pound. Perique is mainly used in blends and rarely sold retail.
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Convict on furlough targets daughters on Brooklyn roof
Herman White 90, on weekend work release from Bayview Facility, seized his two daughters Pamela now six and Michelle four, hurled them from a rooftop five stories above a Brooklyn street. The girls survived but were in critical condition at Kings County Hospital. White had previously attacked them in 1973, when Pamela was five and Michelle three. police said the suspect had been visiting the mother and coerced shopping before the assault.
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Coke Stevenson Dies at 67 in Texas
Former Texas governor Coke Stevenson who lost the Democratic Senate nomination by 87 votes to Lyndon B. Johnson died Saturday at age 67 in San Angelo. He led Texas from 1941 to 1947 and remained a prominent political figure in the state.
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Tobacco legend ties Perique name to Acadian origin
Fontenot cites a family tradition linking tobacco grown as a supplement to vegetables with a legend. The tale says the tobacco was named after the Indian brave Perique who taught the curing method to Pierre Chenet, an Acadian exiled from Nova Scotia in 1755.
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