Senate report on CIA excesses fuels reform debate
The Senate Intelligence Committee released a long report detailing 900 major covert actions since 1961, many with little outside oversight. It criticizes secrecy, domestic spying, and risky operations while noting few aligned with long term US interests, urging reforms and budget transparency amidst public ambivalence.
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Senate Intelligence Committee
Congress
CIA
Central Intelligence Agency
America
Henry Steele Commager
United States
Senate Committee
Information Digest smear sheets target celebrities and politicians
New York investigators reveal a smear service used by police to build confidential dossiers on entertainers and public figures, alleging ties to the Communist movement. The report traces the chief contact to Congressman Larry McDonald and notes warnings about stolen lists and libel risk.
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Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Washington
Joe McCarthy
Eddie Albert
Candice Bergen
Leonard Bernstein
Dick Cavett
Dustin Hoffman
Shirley MacLaine
Carl Reiner
Richard Widmark
New York State Police
Assembly
New York
Information Digest
United States
McDonald
Capitol Hill
S. Louise Rees
Bob Owens
Rees
Gerald Ford
Colorado
Martin Marietta
Ford
Vail Mountain
White House
Vail
Oval Office
Richard Bass
Bass
Editorial condemns terror by Jewish Armed Resistance in New York
The piece argues that Jewish terror aimed at pressuring Soviet policy harms Jews and undermines moral standing. It notes bullets aimed at the Soviet UN mission harmed no one, while Moscow responds with harassment calls and bomb threats. It urges Israeli condemnation of the US-based extremist group.
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Soviet Union
New York City
Israel
New York
United Nations
East 67Th Street
Jewish Armed Resistance
Moscow
U.S
Corporations See Chance for New Plant Investment
Corporations now plan larger outlays for new plants and equipment after profits surge. A McGraw-Hill survey suggests capital spending could rise 13 percent to $127.3 billion, aided by earnings gains at 77 manufacturers and strong first quarter results from 1,149 firms, signaling cautious optimism in a recovering economy.
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John Cunniff
New York
America
Commerce Department
McGraw-Hill Publications
McGraw-Hill
Citibank
Labor Department
Rinfret-Boston Associates
Pierre Rinfret
May 11 in history highlights from 1867 to 1976
On May 11 historical notes include the Treaty of London guaranteeing Luxembourg neutrality in 1867, Genoa annexed by France in 1507, Stuyvesant as New Amsterdam governor in 1674, Minnesota’s statehood in 1858, Allied actions on Attu in 1943, Israel admitted to the UN in 1949, Nixon not resigning statements in 1974, Brezhnev's 1975 Bucharest visit, Angkor damage in 1975, Laos outlook in 1976, and birthdays of Irving Berlin and Salvador Dali with a Salinger quote about children.
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Associated Press
London
Luxembourg
France
Genoa
Peter Stuyvesant
New Amsterdam
Minnesota
Union
Attu Island
Aleutians
Japan
Israel
United Nations
David Eisenhower
Richard Nixon
Congress
Communist Party
Leonid Brezhnev
Bucharest
Americans sour on sugar price hopes and consumption fall
Preliminary USDA figures show 1975 sugar consumption at 85 to 90 pounds per person, far below 1973 and 1974 levels and near wartime rationing lows. The piece notes changes in consumer habits since the 300 percent price spike and ongoing preference for smaller sugar usage.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
Wind powered farm electrification recalled by Dorothy Hord
A reader recalls a 1920s Nebraska setup using a 50 foot windmill to power two wells and a home generator. She describes triangle rocker arms, a steel rod driven turbine, glass storage batteries, and a wind based alternator system, noting wind is free.
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Nebraska
Pecos
Dorothy L. Hord
Torsday Everett
Wash
Grover Cleveland’s unique nonconsecutive presidency
The State Department lists Grover Cleveland as both the 22nd and 24th U.S. president. He is the only chief executive to serve two nonconsecutive terms, first elected in 1884, defeated in 1888, and then won again in 1892 after losing the popular vote in 1888.
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Grover Cleveland
State Department
United States
Benjamin Harrison
Harrison
Know your Lawmakers Representatives Know your Lawmakers
List of Texas and US lawmakers with district numbers and office addresses. Includes Senators John Tower Lloyd Bentsen Jr and Representatives Richard White Bob Krueger W. E. Snelson Dick Slack and notes Pecos ties. Mentions State Board of Education Commissioner M C Brockette and Texas Education Agency address. Ben R Howell of El Paso represents Pecos with same address.
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Washington
John Tower
Senate
Washington, DC
Lloyd Bentsen Jr
Richard C. White
el Paso
Odessa
Bob Krueger
Cannon
D.C
del Rio
New Austin Braunfels
San Angelo
San Antonio
W.E
Pete’’ Snelson
Capital Building
Austin
Texas
Dick Slack
Pecos
5Th & Cypress
State Board of Education
M.C. Brockette
Texas Education Agency
11Th St
Ben R. Howell
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Don Oakley
Ford Administration
Commager
Albert Cox, Jr
Lionel D. Edie & Co
Cambodia
Angor
Laos
Souvanna Phouma
Irvin Berlin
Salvador Dali
J.D. Salinger
O’ferrall Pauly
Texas Press Association
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