House Panel Reviews FBI Files and Hoover Information
Judiciary subcommittee hearings reveal J Edgar Hoover kept derogatory presidential and congressional files. Levi and Kelley acknowledge political use of FBI by White House figures. Lawmakers seek legal basis for files and call for reform to curb surveillance and unfettered data. Levi to draft memorandum on legal grounds.
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Judiciary
Atty
Edward H. Levi
FBI
Clarence M. Kelley
J. Edgar Hoover
White House
Robert F. Drinan
Dmass
Levi
Kelley
Herman Badillo
Dn.y
Justice Department
New York Fire Raze Knocks Out 170000 Phones
A five alarm blaze at an 11 story New York Telephone switching center on Second Avenue and 13th Street disrupted service for 450 block area, felled 200 people and caused over 10 million dollars in damage. Firefighters battled for 17 hours as 260 men fought the flames and toxic fumes. Many hospitals and police stations lost lines and 911 service was down. Providers warned prolonged repairs were likely.
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Manhattan
NEW York
New York Telephone Co
Consolidated Edison
Second Avenue
13Th Street
New York Bar and Eye Infirmary
New York Telephone Company
George Kennelly
Fifth Avenue
East River
26Th Street
Brooklyn Bridge
Ronald Shea
Ray to reveal names if appeal fails in King slaying case
James Earl Ray’s brother says Ray will name all others involved if his appeal to overturn a 1969 murder plea fails. U.S. District Judge Robert McRae Jr. denied Ray a trial, ruling he admitted to the April 4, 1968 Memphis killing "cooly and deliberately" after pleading guilty March 10, 1969.
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Memphis, Tenn
James Ear
Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
Jerry Ray
King
U.S. District Court
Robert M. McRae Jr
McRae
6Th U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Kings
Memphis
Ehrlichman offer denied by Indians
Former White House aide John D. Ehrlichman sought to work free for Pueblo Indians in northern New Mexico using his land-use law expertise while appealing his Watergate conviction. The Eight Northern Indian Pueblo Council governors voted against accepting his help, prompting Ehrlichman to say he will seek another place to contribute and work toward enlightened sentencing.
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San Juan Pueblo
N.M
White House
John D. Ehrlichman
Ehrlichman
New Mexico
Herman Agoya
Richard M Nixon
U.S. District Court
John J. Sirica
Lowe
Acid Load From Lemonade Springs Compared With Coal Mines
The Lemonade Springs in New Mexico carry about 900 pounds of sulfuric acid per million pounds of water, more than ten times the acid concentration found in coal mine discharges.
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New Mexico
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Don Edwards
D-Calif
Blaze
William Ellinghaus
New York Telephone
Action Radio
Police Radio
S.W. Ohio
Betzler’s
S. Main St. Franklin
Henry Block
Manchester Ave
Middletown
E. 2Nd & High
Sears
S. Main ST
Kennedy
Edge
Hawaii
Central Ave
Jug
Ohio
Buck
Nixon
Sirica
Tytus
Westinghouse
T.v.’S
Phillips
Franklin
Hickey-Freeman’s
Hickey-Freeman
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