Panel urges national security reform after Kissinger era
A high level commission urges separating the posts of Secretary of State and National Security Advisor after Kissinger leaves, amid broader reforms to reduce executive dominance in foreign policy. The panel criticizes Pentagon spending and calls for better coherence between foreign policy and domestic economic policy, drawing mixed reactions from lawmakers.
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N.Y. Times
Washington
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Robert D. Murphy
Corning Glass International
White House
White House Tried to Stop 1967 Murder Plot in Dominican Republic
In 1961 officials under President Kennedy sent a NSC cable to the CIA station in Ciudad Trujillo warning that the United States could not endorse any plot to overthrow Rafael Trujillo Molina. The May communications precede Trujillo’s May 30 assassination and reflect concern after the Bay of Pigs setback about Caribbean stability.
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Washington
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U.S
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NAACP head Roy Wilkins to retire after yearlong transition
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People plans to have executive director Roy Wilkins retire after at least one more year. A search committee will find a successor, and two special assistants will assist but not be candidates. The retirement is to be announced next year at the St. Louis convention.
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New York Times
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FBI widening dragnet for ambush killers near Pine Ridge
FBI agents expanded search around the Pine Ridge area seeking 16 suspects who killed two agents in a bunker raid while attempting to serve a warrant for Jimmy Eagle. One Indian, Joe Roberts, was killed. weapons and explosives were left behind as officers found the scene.
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UPI
FBI
Pine Ridge Indian Reservation
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Ronald Williams
Los Angeles
Jimmy Theodore Eagle
Joe Roberts
Death toll climbs after JFK jet crash tragedy
The JFK 727 crash that killed the mother and left survivors, including Tina Dispenza who died after four days of burns and respiratory illness, escalates the death toll to 111. Survivors remain in critical condition across six New York City hospitals as FAA investigates. Tina uttered hello before she died at Jacobi Hospital.
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