Political Swipes In Wake Of Quake In Italy
UDINE Italy AP Premier Aldo Moro accused critics of exploiting the quake relief for political gain as a $140 million aid package was approved. The disaster left 914 bodies recovered and 400 missing amid housing, sanitation and relief chaos across Friuli with 80 000 homeless. The Communist delegation condemned delays and disorganization while soldiers police and volunteers aid the response. The quake threatened the June 20 national election with expectations the Communists could challenge the Christian Democrats.
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Udine
Italy
Aldo Moro
Christian Democrats
Therland
Moro
Communist Party
Interior Ministry
Gemona
Venice
Friuli
Compromise Reaches Pact on New Intelligence Panel
Senators agreed on a plan creating a 17 member Senate committee to oversee U S intelligence with exclusive CIA jurisdiction while sharing FBI and military spy agency authority with existing panels. The deal, aiming to curb intelligence abuses exposed in a 15 month probe, requires majority outside current oversight panels and limits terms for senators to nine years.
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Washington
Senate
U.S
CIA
FBI
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Howard Cannon
Nevada
Senate Rules Committee
West Virginia
Robert C. Byrd
Dw.va
Byrd
Mansfield
Armed Services and Foreign Relations
Judiciary Committee
Appropriations Committee
Science Is Back in White House Office of Science Policy
President Ford signs a bill to reestablish the White House Office of Science and Technology, giving scientists direct access to the Oval Office. The office will have a $3 million budget for 1977, plus seed funds, with a director to be named and a staff of about 15. The director will advise the president on research, energy, agriculture, medicine, economy, environment, resources, and will brief the National Security Council on military research. Nixon abolished the office in 1973, transferring duties to the National Science Foundation.
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Washington
Ford
White House
Office of Science and Technology
Oval Office
Richard M. Nixon
CIA
National Security Council
Nixon
National Science Foundation
Ray to Take Fight to Top as King Case Probed
James Earl Ray’s lawyers vow to take the case to the Supreme Court after the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected claims that his 1969 guilty plea to killing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a step toward reopening his conviction. The court said the plea was not tied to any intended post-plea appeal and criticized prior defense fee arrangements while affirming judges who denied relief.
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Cincinnati
James Earl Ray
Supreme Court
Martin Luther King Jr
6Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Ray
U.S. Dist
Robert B. McRae
Memphis
Shelby County
Tenn
Robert I. Livingston
Robert McRae
6Th Circuit Court of Appeals
James H. Lesar
King
Lesar
Percy Foreman
Tower Court
Foreman
Arthur Hanes
Test Buying And Selling Without Cash Or Checks
Denver AP report explains a move toward a checkless society via electronic funds transfer. Bankcards like BankAmericard and Master Charge introduce new cards and systems in several states, aiming to reduce cash and checks, raise bank revenues, and cut paperwork while safeguarding privacy and streamlining payments.
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Denver
Colorado
Louisiana
Hawaii
Ohio
Arizona
BankAmericard
Master Charge
National Bank
Charles Sonnen
Entree
Interbank
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Alessandro Natta
Science Policy Office
Simmons Sale
Simmons
Benner Williams
Beautyrest Headquarters
Ayese Great
Mauiresoce
Pox Springs
Att An
Bersa
Ner Williams
Ottawa
Emporia
Osage City
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