Congress and officials failed CIA oversight, Rockefeller report says
The Rockefeller Commission report criticizes Congress, the NSC, the State and Defense departments, the Treasury, and the CIA itself for decades of abdication and weak monitoring. It cites missteps in Bay of Pigs, Vietnam, and missile surprises, noting no domestic activity was consistently vetted by the 40 Committee and highlighting lax accountability across agencies.
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Korea
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Navy
Air Force
Justice
Secretaries of State
Central Intelligence
Joint Committee On Central Intelligence
Senate Committee On Intelligence Operations
Privacy, the law and the computer
The Rockefeller Commission report on CIA activities sharpens the privacy issue for citizens. A House bill would extend privacy protections to private sector data, stressing tight security and employee access to correct records. Proponent Dale Learn argues current employee data is job related and that computers can personalize rather than dehumanize, if safeguards prevent erroneous data from persisting.
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Central Intelligence Agency
House of Representatives
Dale H. Learn
Information Science, Inc
Learn
Internal Revenue Service
Many Sovereign States highlights privatized reform
Dan Lufkin argues in Many Sovereign States that returning power to the states and pairing private enterprise with government can curb bureaucracy. The Connecticut program aims to privatize solid-waste management, limit government size, and create a local, cooperative system with private bids and statewide contracts.
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John Cunniff
NEW York
Dan Lufkin
Lufkin
Saiddle
Wall Street
Gement Firm
Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette
Connecticut
Northeast Utilities
Today in history highlights June 24 1975 events
On this date many historic moments are noted from 1948 Berlin blockade beginning to 1942 Dutch royal family arrival in the U S. It also marks later events in 1956 Nasser as Egypt’s president and yearly recaps. Birthdays include Jack Dempsey and Billy Casper among others. Thoughts and reflections accompany the quiz of dates.
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John Cabot
Halifax
Labrador
Mexico
Hernando Cortez
Mexico City
France
Fench
Marshal Petain
Italy
United States
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Egypt
Soviet Union
Vietnam
U.S. Senate
Gulf of Tonkin
Nevada Desert
Jack Dempsey
Billy Casper
Maharani
Sikkim
Hope Namgyal
Bunker Hill
Roxbury
Mass
Tower Warns of Federal Rules Harming Texas Farmers
U S Senator John Tower criticizes Army Corps of Engineers proposed rules that would require federal permits for pond enlargements irrigation ditches and erosion control. He cites a DC court decision expanding federal authority and supports bills with Senator Bob Dole to limit navigable waters jurisdiction and protect private property rights.
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Earl Butz
Butz
Corps of Engineers
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
U.S. District Court For
District of Columbia
United States
District Court
Congress
Robert Dole
Kansas
Texas
Uncivil attitude of Gotham's civil servants sparks anger
Washington report argues public servants feel immune to sacrifice amid NYC debt and 11.5 percent unemployment. City workers resist reduced work hours despite looming deficits while union leaders warn of riots. The piece links rising public payrolls to tax receipts and political influence, urging stricter laws and public pressure to curb self interest.
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NEA
New York City
Gotham
Chicago
America
New York
Tax
Public Service Research Group
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