Senate panel eyed for CIA oversight reform
A watered down Senate Foreign Relations Committee plan would create a full standing Committee on Intelligence Operations, include three Foreign Relations chairmen, and improve CIA oversight though FBI supervision remains exempt. Italian Americans defend free disclosure amid Valachi memoir case moves in court.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
Committee On Intelligence Operations
Foreign Relations
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CIA
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Foreign Relations Committee
Intelligence Operations Committee
Job Corps Morality Probe Sparks Political Firestorm
A Brazilian Ind cab robbery ends with a 17 year old Evansville runaway from Camp Atterbury taken into custody after posing as a refined suspect. Indiana officials note prior Job Corps incidents including sexual assault and prostitution at other centers. Rep. Ashbrook demands answers from anti poverty boss Shriver as GOP polling signals discontent with LBJ Great Society and calls for tougher Viet Nam stance and restraint on 14b, trade with the Communist bloc and welfare measures.
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Camp Atterbury
Ind
Job Corps Center
Cook
Evansville
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Ohio
Ashbrook
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Charleston
W. Va
St. Petersburg
Fla
Women’s Job Corps Center
Lyndon Johnson
Virginia
Tenth
Joel T. Broyhill
R-Va
Viet Nam
Supreme Court
GOP
Johnson
North Dakota
Mark Andrews
LBJ
Michigan
Meyner’s comeback bid clouds New Jersey politics
The article recalls Robert Meyner once a rising Democratic figure and New Jersey governor. It notes his 1960 convention role, later Senate talk, and potential 1969 governor bid. Meyner’s legacy and 1972 VP prospects are debated amid Hughes and party pressure.
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Washington
Robert
Robert Meyner
Meyner
New Jersey
Helen
Adlai Stevenson
Hughes
Senator Case
Middle West
Minnesota
Nuclear weapons loom in Europe as world war debate grows
The piece weighs the chance of a nuclear World War III, NATO strategy, and shifts toward dependence on nuclear arms. It notes De Gaulle's NATO move, potential rapid use of nuclear forces, and calls for preventative steps to avert a catastrophe, warning of a possible holocaust if miscalculation hardens.
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Europe
America
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NATO
France
Brussels
Ters
United Press International
London
Alfred G. Ward
CBS
General de Cumont
Belgium
Eisenhower
NATO Organization
White House
Congress
Geneva
Police dog fund drive urges small donations
Dave Regan urges the Fraternal Order of Police fund drive to reach two trained dogs through many small gifts. He notes large donations already arrive and emphasizes every five dollars helps, praising dogs for reducing crime and aiding officers. The appeal lists donation to FOP care of the Police Department in Middletown Ohio and adds a postscript about a harmless spray for tent worms.
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FOP
City
Middletown
Ohio
Talent Will Bring Races Closer Than Anything To The Editor
A reader recalls early 20th century Negro and white minstrel shows in the South and Midwest. He cites Baton Rouge and Louisiana performances in the 1920s, noting no riots and mutual respect between troupes. He applauds shared talent and hopes theater can unite Black and white performers.
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Lasses White Minstrels
Harvey's Minstrels
Baton Rouge
Harvey Minstrel
Louisiana
Harvey
Bill Robinson
al Jolson
American Theater and Associated Arts
Hal Boyle Mailbag Intelligence
The column compiles light facts and trivia from mailbag questions. It highlights tips to reduce car theft by locking cars, household hints on improving cooking and lighting, and quick trivia about presidents, literacy, the Great Lakes mnemonic, and biographical curiosities.
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U.S
America
Plywood
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