Postal Mail Cover Kept Secret Under Crime War
The USPS defends mail surveillance as vital to fighting crime noting 8600+ requests in 1973 74 across 35 agencies. Rep Kasten Meier seeks tighter rules citing privacy fears while Chief Inspector Cotter says safeguards protect user privacy. National security mail covers numbered 284 in 1973 and 260 in 1974, with national requests needing Cotter approval. First class mail requires a court warrant to be opened.
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William J. Cotter
House Civil Liberties Subcommittee
Cotter
Civil Defense Shifts Focus to Natural Disasters in Idaho
Pocatello Idaho UPI reports a new Civil Defense director Winston Jensen 33 will lead a reoriented program prioritizing natural disasters fires and floods over nuclear preparedness. He will coordinate local fire fighting efforts with Bannock County agencies the Bureau of Land Management and other federal units.
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Pocatellor Idaho
UPI
Civil Defense
Winston Jensen
Bannock County Civil Defense
Elmer Terry
Bannock County
Jensen
Bureau of Land Management
No Saving Tax Rebate Declared By Heller In Las Vegas
UPI reports Dr Walter Heller predicting Americans will spend about 90 percent and save 10 percent of any tax rebate. He said the economy is $200 billion below par and consumer income restoration will drive rapid spending and limited hiring. He warned of a sustained period of high unemployment as rehire lags.
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Las Vegas
Nev
UPI
Walter Heller
Heller
Independent Bankers Association of America
Council of Economic Advisers
John Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
Myy
Ford Administrtion
ISU Students Due In Court Over Architecture Program
Four Idaho State University students will seek a temporary injunction in Pocatello next week to pause the dismantling of the architecture program. The State Board of Education ordered a five year phaseout by 1977 and replacement with a two year preliminary program.
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Pocatello Idaho
UPI
Idaho State University
State Board of Education
Elvis On Stage Again At Las Vegas Hilton
Elvis Presley, now over 40 and overweight, opened a Las Vegas run at the Hilton his first public appearance since hospital release. He performed about an hour with two singing groups and 35 musicians, sang over a dozen songs, and ended with Take My Hand while greeting front-row fans.
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Las Vegas
Nev
UPI
Elvis Presley
Presley
Las Vegas Hilton
Mama Cass
Elvis
C.C. Rider
Pleiku Bombed as Refugee Exodus Grows in Central Highlands
UPI reports government warplanes struck Pleiku destroying hundreds of tons of ammunition and two power plants. Bridges blown blocked the refugees escape route as Thieu orders 6,000 loyal paratroopers to the capital amid talk of a coup. Up to 250,000 refugees move toward Cheo Reo with a 60 mile convoy halted by a demolished road.
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Alan Dawson
Saigon
UPI
Pleiku
Central Highlands
Nguyen van Thieu
Thieu
Cheo Reo
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