Rockefeller Commission Ends CIA Inquiry Amid Kennedy Castro Probes
The Rockefeller Commission wraps a five month CIA investigation amid controversy over alleged Kennedy brothers involvement in Castro removal efforts. The eight member panel led by Vice President Rockefeller meets to review its report for President Ford.
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Rockefeller Commission
CIA
John F. Kennedy
Robert
Fidel Castro
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Ford
Refugees linger at Eglin camp amid fear of outside world
At Eglin Air Force Base Florida 2128 of 5649 refugees with sponsors remained free to leave 961 had departed leaving nearly 1200 in camp as officials note fear of the outside world. A wildcat strike by REA Express workers disrupted pickups and deliveries in several cities. A UP group seeks a Defense radio network in Upper Peninsula urging Governor Milliken to study Project Seafarer also called Sanguine. May 1975 prices show uptick after slight easing earlier year.
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Eglin Air Force Base
Fla
Florida Panhandle
Eglin
New York
REA Express
Houghton, Mich
Upper Peninsula
U.S. Defense Department
Operation Action U.P
William Milliken
Leo R. Lucchesi
Houghton
North Straits Country
Ford slips in Salzburg adds to sore travel day
White House aides cite a chronic football knee from Ford's college days as he fell on rain slick steps at Salzburg airport. The incident adds to a troubled day for the president during the Salzburg visit. Meanwhile Ejisaku Sato, former Japanese prime minister and Nobel Peace Prize winner, died in Tokyo at 74. Brezhnev remains unseen since May 9 amid medical rumors as Cambodia descends into secrecy after Khmer Rouge seizure of Phnom Penh.
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Salzburg
Austria
White House
Ford
Tokyo
Ejisaku Sato
Japan
Tasheen Bashir
Joseph V. Sisco
Henry A. Kissinger
Middle East
Wisconsin Senate Deliberates 1975 77 Budget Amid Tense Debates
Wisconsin Senate began budget debate after Assembly approval May 22 of a 3.2 billion 1975 77 plan. Sen. Whittow urged finish this week while lawmakers consider amendments and possible substitutes. Controversies over joint finance control and keeping Winnebago and Mendota Institutes open persist amid party tensions.
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Madison
Wisconsin Senate
Assembly
Senate
Wayne Whittow
Milwaukee
Monroe Swan
House
Henry Dorman
Dracine
Winnebago
Mendota
Patrick J. Lucey
Soviet Union
State Department
Oshkosh
Gary Goyke
D-Oshkosh
Lucey
Joint Finance Committee
Senate Democrats
Dorman
Ford to unveil peace formula after summit with Sadat
President Ford ended talks with Egypt's Anwar Sadat in Salzburg saying a Middle East peace formula would be unveiled within a month. He also announced continued bilateral aid to Egypt, while Rabin in Jerusalem outlined Israel's troop and weapon withdrawals near the Suez Canal as a peace gesture.
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Salzburg
Austria
Ford
Egypt
Anwar Sadat
Middle East
United States
Sadat
Cairo
White House
Henry A. Kissinger
U.S
Yitzhak Rabin
Jerusalem
Israel
Suez Canal
Rabin
Badger Briefs Roundup Wisconsin weekend recalls and strikes
Deaths of eight weekend victims push Wisconsin 1975 highway toll to 307, 1 000 union members strike statewide then postponed 30 days, drownings at Pine Lake and Mississippi River, heavy equipment operators delay action, Smith criticizes Percy on Ford support.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Madison
Construction and General Laborers Union
Wisconsin Assn. of Public Works Contractors
Milwaukee
International Union of Operating Engineers
Eau Claire
Appleton
Joseph Goetz Jr
Dairy speakers urge active support for industry growth
Howard Voegeli as June Dairy Month chairman told a record 475 at the annual breakfast that none of the promised law or miracle will place dairy in its rightful market. He urged involvement, self-promotion, and sample cheese to expand reach, while highlighting the need for young farmers’ financial backing and legislative help from Sen. Katie Morrison.
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Pat Lunda
Monroe
Joe Benkett
Mineral Point
Times
Howard Voegeli
Voegeli
Voegels
Hawthorn
Washington
Green County
Katie Morrison
D-Platteville
State Senate
Boyd Atkinson
Jim Sullivan
State Dept. of Agriculture
Penny Trumpy
Alice
Myron Jegl
Monroe High School
Becky Ottoson
Green County Dairy Queen
Roger Stauffacher
Stauffacher
Stauf
Facher
Monroe Dairy Queen
Larry Hawthorn
Howard Voegels
Dairy Month
Alice In Dairyland
John Marty
Ag Chest
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Sinai Desert
Geneva
Kissinger
Badger
Waukesha County
Chenequa
Donald Drews
Pine Lake
James Finn
Arlington Heights
Ill
Mississippi River
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Mrs. Hawthorn
Grant's
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U.S. Grant Hotel
Roy Lake
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