Levi vows tight oversight of FBI conduct
Attorney General Edward H. Levi says he will supervise the FBI and critique its past abuses. He announced a draft set of guidelines to prevent future misconduct and called the tactics used against Martin Luther King Jr. outrageous. Officials close to J. Edgar Hoover reportedly express private dismay at Levi's remarks.
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House kills tax refund feature of extension bill
The House voted 379 to 27 to drop a proposed tax refund provision in the tax cut extension bill. The plan would have let high income investors carry back losses for three years, including those who suffered in the 1974 stock decline, at an estimated cost to the Treasury of 165 million dollars next year. Democrats blocked tying the bill to a federal spending ceiling as they push $13 billion in tax cuts into 1976.
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Texas
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Laos names premier and president in new People's Republic
Red banners flood Vientiane as a pro Hanoi Communist is named premier and Prince Souphanouvong is named president of the new Laos. The Information Ministry says Souphanouvong will preside over a 45 member Supreme People's Council while Premier Kaysone Phomvihan heads a 39 man cabinet. King Savang Vathana becomes supreme adviser and Prince Souvanna Phouma is adviser to the government.
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People’s Democratic Republic of Laos
Information Ministry
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Supreme People’s Council
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Savang Vathana
Souvanna Phouma
Railroad strike averted as negotiators reach tentative agreement
Negotiators reached a tentative settlement today averting a strike by about 70,000 shopcraft union members that would have shut down most railroads. The walkout was postponed at 6 am after progress on two key issues, with talks continuing on others into late morning.
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Gangland figure found stuffed in auto trunk
Ned C. Bakes a Capone era gangland figure aged 70 was found shot in the head and stuffed in the trunk of his leased car. His daughter discovered the body in a suburban restaurant lot near his home after he had been missing since Saturday. Bakes, born Ignatius Specchesi, was linked to Paul Ricca and Felix Alderisio and reputed as the syndicate's top expert on stolen securities.
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Ricca
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Phil” Alderisio
Strip mine bill wins one in House committee bypass
Lawmakers seeking to revive the strip mining bill scored a victory as the House Interior Committee voted 24 to 14 to bypass subcommittee and take the measure directly to the full committee. Backers expect to move the bill out of committee and before the full House in coming months.
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House Interior Committee
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Amtrak Chief Sees Good Service With Room to Improve
Amtrak president says current passenger train service is running pretty well given resources and could improve once nagging problems are ironed out. He would rate the system a weak B-plus. Deputy Administrator Flohr notes the government is reassessing the future of passenger trains in the United States.
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Paul Resitrup
Bruce Flohr
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Polar bear cub bottle-raised, growing well in Lincoln Park
A female polar bear cub shunned by its mother is bottle-raised in Lincoln Park. The cub Bea, born November 16 to parents Bea and Alfred, weighed one pound four ounces at birth and is now gaining weight and doing very well.
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November car sales surge signals auto industry rebound
Domestic car sales last month rose 35 percent from November 1974 recession levels, the largest year over year gain in nearly four years. Foreign car sales fell 4 percent from 1974 levels, giving imports their smallest U S market share in four years as Detroit pushes fuel economy and model availability.
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King sends her plane tickets Janie learns first hand about Jordan
Janie Hubschman, a 15 year old from Yellow Springs, Ohio, traveled to Jordan for a two week visit after a school assignment. She and her father, Jerry Hubschman, described receiving a round trip ticket and invitation from King Hussein via a Palm Beach aide. The trip followed months of correspondence with the Royal Palace in Amman.
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FBI Spying Used by Presidents Says Senate Testimony
Congressional testimony before the Senate intelligence committee asserts the FBI operated as a domestic spy agency reporting on private lives of U S citizens. Agents allegedly supplied information to five presidents or aides and followed orders from presidents from F D R era to later decades. Cartha DeLoach confirms Hoover era aides never refused requests for political information.
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Senate Intelligence Committee
Franklin D. Roosevelt
J. Edgar Hoover
Cartha DeLoach
FBI secretly built file on presidents aides and leaders
Senate testimony details FBI taps on Roosevelt aides home phones at FDR request and reports on Lindbergh opponents. Hoover allegedly sent political intelligence to the White House, while King faced a harassment campaign with poison pen letters and hotel room bugs. Kennedy authorized taps on Baldwin and MLK.
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House committee delays contempt citation vote
A House committee postponed considering a contempt citation against Commerce Secretary Rogers C. Morton. Chairman Harley O. Staggers said hearings were delayed as Republicans planned to object to a session while the House debated extending the tax cut.
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Commerce
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Harley O. Staggers
D-W. Va
Commerce Committee
Bomb blasts target Miami offices and bank guard patrols
Four federal offices and a bank were rocked by bomb blasts Wednesday night in Miami. One bomb defused and another exploded during a city wide search, causing no injuries. A bank blast was discovered by a worker next to the glass front door. Claims of responsibility came from groups identifying as the Cuban Youth Group and the New Black Revolutionary Front, with no verified information.
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Miami
New Black Revolutionary Front
Antonio Maceo
Senate limits rail bill debate and timing signals
The Senate voted 61 to 27 to limit debate on a major rail revitalization bill and bring it to the floor immediately. The move could delay action on a separate measure to aid New York City. Assistant Majority Leader Robert Byrd said the session would continue until rail action is completed, potentially late into the night.
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Senate
New York City
Robert Byrd
D-W. Va
Cigarette Skirmishes Move to Courtroom Rulings
Judge Donald J. O'Brien admonished Revenue Director Robert H. Allphin during a hearing on possible contempt over cigarette importation. Attorney Kenneth K. Ditkowsky argues agents violate the court order by surveilling Indiana stands and stopping Illinois residents. The dispute centers on the Cigaret Tax Act and who is subject to its provisions.
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