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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1975
Page
1
The Central Intelligence Agency was pulled from its lawful mission by two presidents and their staffs to engage in illegal domestic surveillance and other questionable practices. Excluded were intercepting mail from abroad and a bizarre trial involving behavior altering drugs.
Washington officials report friction between President Ford and Vice President Rockefeller after the Rockefeller Commission released a critical CIA inquiry. Tensions rose over the report’s release timing and handling, with aides accusing each side of slips and political embarrassment.
A winterlike storm blanketed the Colorado Rockies with foot plus snow depths near Denver and Colorado Springs. Record rains drenched Texas towns from Sour Lake to Houston, Beaumont, triggering evacuations as floods spread across multiple counties.
The National Weather Service predicts tonight and tomorrow bring clouds and heavy showers with 60 to 70 percent likelihood. Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph. Houston reports hundreds evacuated from flood threats. a woman and child rescued from Sims Bayou area. In Sour Lake 17.5 inches of rain fell in 24 hours. A wrecker crew helped 15 to 20 cars stranded by deep water. A San Antonio deputy’s car was flipped by a gustless, vacuum-like wind process north of the city.
In Ulster County New York conservation officers tranquilized a domesticated pet deer found and nursed by Linda and Jack LaFalce and prepared to release it in a game preserve. The family said the deer aged a year and weighed about five pounds when injured after a farm accident. The couple faced questions about state rights to reclaim the animal while bystanders including a class of kindergartners watched.
Dr A Boulton Hewitt of Teddington says England could face a worm shortage as secondary school students are now required to collect five invertebrate animals for a biology exam.
President Ford opens formal discussions with Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin on a new Israel Egypt settlement. Rabin pledges to pursue peace while stressing US ties. Attendees include Kissinger Sisco and Dinitz as U.S. officials note earlier drawn down forces at Suez. Talks follow Salzburg meetings with Sadat.
A utility company explores methods to reverse coal conversion by transforming diamonds back to coal to address a power shortage. The concept studies fuel source shifts and energy supply resilience.
A 41 hour siege at the British Columbia Penitentiary ended when hostages overpowered three inmates. One woman hostage, Mary Steinhouser, later died from chest injuries. Prison guards recaptured the inmates. An drew Bruce was seriously injured. Two inmates were said to be wounded. Authorities did not confirm details of the final exchange.
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