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Newspaper
Port Lavaca Wave
Location
Port Lavaca, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1975
Page
8
Washington officials say a new House subcommittee on the CIA is launching its work by examining the agency’s internal review of alleged misdeeds as part of the broader House intelligence panel. The push mirrors a Senate inquiry that has been ongoing for months. A separate AP report notes rising scrutiny across the inquiry landscape.
Washington AP reports Massachusetts schoolteacher Robert M. McElwain finally received a microfilmed copy of a Soviet letter the CIA intercepted eight years ago. The agency mailed the original back after copying it and says it does not know why McElwain did not get the letter in the first place.
Washington AP reports Attorney General Edward H Levi would examine all facets of a problem and reflect before acting. In four months in office he has faced pressing national issues and now weighs the Rockefeller Commission report accusing the CIA of unlawful domestic activities and a secret study on plots to assassinate foreign leaders.
In Tampa Florida agent James L Groot testified he lied to the FBI to protect ex Senator Edward Gurney and later pleaded guilty to conspiracy related to a slush fund scheme. The trial includes Gurney ex-aide Joseph Bastien and former FHA officials Swiger and Koontz charged with peddling influence for payoffs.
Mrs. Ford visited New York to see former dance teacher Martha Graham. She praised Graham as one of the world's outstanding women and credited her with shaping her life and giving courage to face past challenges.
DETROIT AP Chrysler Corp s Imperial luxury car is being killed off after about 50 years since its 1926 debut. Chrysler abandons the U S luxury market to GM s Cadillac and Ford s Lincoln as sales dwindle and buyers shift to smaller cars. Industry observers call the move economy driven and due to the trend toward smaller vehicles.
Tokyo critics and audiences praise the Metropolitan Opera stars Marilyn Horne Joan Sutherland and Robert Merrill. In the first Tokyo week only Carmen with Horne sold out while 20 to 25 percent of seats remained empty at other performances.
Washington AP reports congressional leaders meet with President Ford to discuss energy after the 23-cent gasoline tax proposal by Democratic strategists was defeated in the House. The White House and Democratic leadership may extend peace feelers at today’s talks to break the five month deadlock over Ford energy programs.
Washington AP reports the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations studied 30 large cities with financial trouble and urged reforms to prevent emergencies. It highlighted New York City's $3 billion short term debt and urged state veto power over budgets, contracts, and bargaining. The commission noted warning signals like year end short term loans and praised New York for reaching a debt relief plan with a Municipal Assistance Corp to repay debt and tighten future borrowing. The 1973 study warned that unsound financial management is a key risk to local governments.
A ruptured natural gas line near Bethel community about 20 miles NW of Palestine Texas leaks into an underground salt dome storage area. Firefighters monitor threat of fire or explosion as Red Adair directs efforts. Roads closed and homes may be evacuated. Bi Stone Fuel Co part of Texas Utilities Fuel Co serves Texas Power Light and others.
New York report notes corporations push early retirement for managers aged 50 to 55 with enhanced pension benefits. Professor Eugene Jennings says activity has likely tripled in four years, especially in automotive, computer, aerospace and chemical sectors. One in eight or nine veterans of 30 years could be vulnerable to buyouts, with impact varying from workaholics to those seeking new opportunities.
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis rejects a $1 million offer to play herself in a biopic on Aristotle Onassis, a Greek producer saying the offer was through writer Clem Wood. Elvis Presley jokes about splitting his pants during a Memphis concert before about 12,000 fans. Pope Paul VI urges reconciliation with Catholics defecting from the Church during a Holy Year audience. British painter Graham Sutherland speculates Churchill's widow may have destroyed his controversial portrait of the former prime minister.
Alabama Governor George C. Wallace says it may be several months before he formally announces a 1976 presidential run. He notes a late year formal declaration is likely, with possible delay until after the Alabama Legislature adjourns in September or October. He adds he could still change his mind.
More than 50 South Texas students and teachers attend the 1st Annual Texas Nuclear Science Symposium in Austin. Dr W E Drummond, UT physics director, explains fusion energy goals and the use of deuterium as fuel. University and Texas A&M experiments are funded by the Texas Atomic Energy Research Foundation.
U S Commerce Department reports April new home sales up 25 percent to an annual rate of 580000, the biggest monthly gain in 12 years, aided by a 5 percent tax credit up to 2000 dollars. Ford administration weighs veto of housing finance bill as Senate and House votes fall short of override.
Washington AP says new regulations require retreaded tires to meet government performance standards per the Tire Retread Information Bureau. Retreads undergo intensive tests for dimensional accuracy and stringent inspections for defects to ensure safety and quality.
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