Rockefeller Commission urges congressional CIA oversight panel
The Rockefeller Commission calls for a 30 recommendation package including a joint congressional committee to oversee the CIA and a separate executive oversight body. President Ford said the report would be public today, with assassination-plots evidence referred to the Justice Department and intelligence committees.
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Nedzi Under Pressure Over CIA Probe Demand
Today TM Inside reports on a push by a House committee majority for Rep. Lucien Nedzi to step down as chairman. Democrats seek Nedzi resignation after a report said he knew of CIA assassination plots and other alleged wrongdoing over a year ago but did not call for an investigation.
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Chile
Charles de Gaulle
Globe
Frank Church
Senate Intelligence Committee
Senate Committee
Robert A. Maheu
Howard Hughes
Senate
Maheu
House Intelligence Committee
Lucien N. Nedzi
D-Mich
Nedzi
Bicycles Slow Rescue As Jail Blaze Kills 11
In Sanford Florida a jail fire trapped inmates amid smoke. More than 100 bicycles blocked the rear entrance hampering rescue efforts. Eleven people died including guard Robert Moore. Thirty four hospitalized. a prisoner Elvis Webster aided others. Fire officials believe the blaze started in a mattress in a hospital cell.
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Sanford
Fla
Seminole County
George Harriett
Harriett
Robert Moore
Torrential rain floods southeast Texas with evacuations
Heavy rains drenched southeast Texas with over a foot in places and caused bayou evacuations. Flash flood warnings covered Texas from Panhandle to southeast, plus parts of Louisiana and Missouri. Houston flooded streets delayed the Astros Cubs game. no injuries reported.
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Associated Press
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Astrodome
Chicago Cubs
Middletown Weather Forecast Sees Showers Through Saturday
A unsettled pattern brings thundershowers to the Middletown area tonight with lows in the mid 60s. Showers continue Wednesday with highs near 77. Yesterday’s high was 73 and overnight low 58. The extended outlook shows a chance of showers Thursday through Saturday.
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Middletown
Gas Industry Accused of Underestimating U S Reserves
A government report charges the natural gas industry with underestimating U S reserves and likens the practice to collusive price rigging. It calls for a federal complaint to address the alleged manipulation.
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Washington
OPEC to Price Crude in SDRs Shifting From Dollar
OPEC agreed to quote crude oil prices in IMF special drawing rights instead of the dollar, a move likely to raise or lower prices depending on currency strength. A committee weighs two options based on SDR values from last October or January, with base prices potentially up about 70 or 50 cents per barrel.
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Libreville
Gabon
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
International Monetary Fund
OPEC
Committee of Experts
Energy supplies seen adequate for summer demand
The Federal Power Commission said energy supply should meet peak demand this summer if oil coal and natural gas remain available. TVA region may face marginal capacity but nearby areas can supply extra power. While 1975 looks better than 1974 rising prices persist and future supply could worsen with nuclear delays and fossil fuel tightening.
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Federal Power Commission
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
SLA members guilty in Marcus Foster murder trial
In Sacramento California the first Symbionese Liberation Army defendants Remiro and Little were found guilty of first degree murder for the cyanide bullet death of Oakland School Superintendent Marcus Foster. They also convicted of attempted murder in the wounding of Foster aide Robert Blackburn.
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Sacramento
Calif
Oakland
William Sprague
Remiro
Edward Merrill
Sprague
California
Little
Man Escapes After Four Hours Buried in Potatoes
Wilbur Holsinger a 20 year old fruit and vegetable plant worker in Martinsburg Pa was trapped for four hours under twenty tons of potatoes in a railroad refrigerator car. He was freed after rescuers bored a hole and moved the load by hand. He was taken to a Roaring Spring hospital in satisfactory condition and joked about being on overtime.
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Wilbur Holsinger
Holsinger
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Cove
Roaring Spring
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