House Democrats approve wide reform package in House
Democrats approve a package of administrative reforms including curbing the Administration Committee powers and creating a consolidated fund for travel and office costs. Rep. Frank Thompson Jr is named chair of the Administration Committee by a 294 to 5 vote as Rep. Wayne Hays resigns amidst scandal.
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Washington
House
Frank Thompson Jr
N.J
Wayne Hays
Ohio
Thompson
Hays
Ence
Elizabeth Ray
Congress
Village Cop Suspended Over Civil Service Test
A Chautauqua County village police sergeant, Clifford L. Borst, is suspended after a grand jury indicted him for hiring Daniel Wollaston to take a Civil Service test for him. Wollaston passed the exam. Borst allegedly used threats and a bribe to secure an alibi from part time officer Michael Langton. Borst and Wollaston pleaded not guilty and posted $2,000 bail each.
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Brocton
Chautauqua County
Clifford L. Borst
Borst
Daniel A. Wollaston
Fredonia
Wollaston
Michael Langton
FBI burglary probe targets hundreds of agents and officials
The Justice Department leads a nationwide inquiry into alleged FBI burglaries since 1971, involving agents across field offices and senior officials. The probe, led by William Gardner and Richard Ash, centers on leftist groups including the Weathermen, with dozens of lawyers hired and potential wide-ranging consequences for the bureau.
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New York Times Service
Washington
Justice Department
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Bureau
FBI
New Left
Weathermen
William L. Gardner
Civil Rights Division
Department of Justice
Richard Ash
Socialist Workers Party
FBT
Senate Select Committee On Intelligence
Ford Administration
J. Edgar Hoover
Clarence M. Kelley
Senate Committee
Kelley
Gardner
Andrew J. Decker
Decker
Intelligence
New York
Edward Bennett Williams
Williams
Jack B. Solerwitz
Mineola
N.Y
Federal Criminal Investigators Association
Solerwitz
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Chicago
Street
Public works bill approval predicted with strong support
The House passed a 3.95 billion public works employment bill 328 to 83 and the Senate backed it 70 to 25, signaling likely law despite a possible veto. The measure would fund 350,000 jobs building local facilities while Ford weighs a veto after reviewing the bill point by point.
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Washington
House
Ford
Senate
John G. Carlson
White House
Carlson
U.S
U.S. Removes Advisers From Quemoy and Matsu
The United States will pull the last military advisers from the Nationalist Chinese islands Quemoy and Matsu near China. A State Department official said the move is part of a broader reduction of U.S. overseas personnel tied to the Shanghai communique from Nixon’s 1972 China visit.
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Washington
U.S
Quemoy
Matsu
China
State Department
Shanghai
Richard M. Nixon
Portugal may delay presidential elections
Interior Minister Vasco Almeida de Costa became acting premier as Portugal waits to see if Sunday's presidential vote will be postponed after Prime Minister Jose Pinheiro de Azevedo suffered a serious heart attack during campaigning in Oporto. President Francisco da Costa Gomes appointed Costa to lead the government.
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Lisbon
Potugal
Vasco Almeida de Costa
Portugal
Francisco da Costa Gomes
Jose Pinheiro de Azevedo
Oporto
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Boston
Chinatown
Taiwan
Thomas P. O'Neill Jr
Dmass
Donald Frederickson
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda
Sibley
Fayetteville
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