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Newspaper
Port Lavaca Wave
Location
Port Lavaca, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1975
Page
8
Prime Minister Indira Gandhi proclaims a state of emergency in New Delhi and arrests over 100 political opponents to thwart nationwide civil disobedience aimed at her resignation. Government also imposes censorship on outbound news and all domestic publications.
Senate intelligence committee chairman Frank Church says the panel may never establish the origin of orders to kill Cuban Premier Fidel Castro. After five hours of closed testimony by a former CIA officer linked to plots, Church said that finding evidence to prove the command chain may be impossible.
Democratic leaders plan to push for an extension of this year’s antirecession tax cuts as part of a wider tax reform effort. They seek to attach the extension to a broader overhaul, with Ford weighing the move if the economy does not rebound.
AP reports about 200 unemployed people arriving weekly in Miami seeking work or a better life on out of state unemployment checks. Horacio Sierra, 24, moved from Union City New Jersey to Florida to tap such benefits while proving job search at the downtown office. Ford asks Congress to permit private industry to produce enriched uranium for global nuclear power, outlining proposals in a Cabinet Room meeting and a signing ceremony planned for a special message to Congress.
The Communist Party U S A opens its 21st national convention in Chicago at the Ambassador West hotel with General Secretary Gus Hall saying the nation's economic ills will dominate four days of talks while much business will be conducted behind closed doors. The party claims unprecedented visibility after the Supreme Court overturned the McCarran Act, which they viewed as a barrier to membership.
The FBI dispatched two staffers to Disney World in Florida to learn about creating displays and guiding public tours for the new J. Edgar Hoover Building. A special agent and a listed visual information specialist spent two days at the Orlando park, confirmed by an FBI spokesman.
Joseph J. Sisco and Ivor Richard warned against an Arab proposal to expel Israel from the United Nations or bar it from the 1975 General Assembly. Sisco said the U.S. would do whatever is required to block the move. Richard warned the U.S. might withdraw funding, which he called “the end of the United Nations.”
Federal regulators shield detailed bank data from public scrutiny under the National Bank Act. Surveilance reports from exams, loan portfolios, and management quality are kept confidential, with minimal information available only from occasional public summaries. A pilot study on mortgage lending in 18 metro areas is evaluating disclosure but no decision has been made.
Clifford Irving listing assets of 410 dollars against liabilities of 55.88 million dollars includes 35 dollar typewriter and 50 dollar tape recorder. He faces a 55 million libel suit by Fernand Legros and owes publishers 344,899 and 192,476 in legal fees. In a separate report, Princess Christina of the Netherlands is to marry Jorge Guillermo in Utrecht with 1000 guests.
U S auto sales in mid June rose about 5 percent from mid May, signaling cautious market recovery. Ford reported 57,724 cars sold in the period, down 22 percent from last year but up 7 percent from mid May. GM and Chrysler planned production and recall changes as industry totals lag 1974.
Flower Mound New Town in Texas, planned to house 65 000 by 1992 with green spaces and schools, halted by an unsuccessful 10 million HUD loan. Developers cite water piping, delays, and loan terms as factors. some lots sold before plans approval amid optimistic resident sentiment.
Robert F. Watson, who led the Sharpstown stock fraud probe, will resign July 4 as Fort Worth regional administrator of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. He will join Law Snakard Brown Gambill in Fort Worth to practice corporate litigation and recommended Richard Hewitt to succeed him. The five state region includes Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas, Kansas and Texas.
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