CIA Misdeeds Acknowledged With Few Major Differences
The CIA’s accounting to President Ford confirms domestic misdeeds but largely aligns with the Rockefeller Commission findings. The Vail Report notes two new programs not in Rockefeller, and neither report cites plots to kill foreign leaders. Senate leaders discuss Nixon testimony and Lansdale’s CIA role in Cuba operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
CIA
Ford
Rockefeller Commission
Rockefeller
Richard M. Nixon
Senate Intelligence Committee
Frank Church
Idaho
Nixon
Church
Senate
Edward G. Lansdale
Fidel Castro
Lansdale
White House
Castro
William E. Colby
Vail
Colo
Langley
Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
United States
Latin America
New York Times
Colby
Guidelines Sought For Fords Campaign
Washington AP President Ford campaign manager Callaway says lines will be drawn between political and government work and notes spend plans. Decisions on primaries federal funds and full $10 million limit to be set later. He predicts Ford nomination and reelection while keeping staff lean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ford
President
Ford Committee
Army
Howard H
Bo” Callaway
Republican National Committee
Campaign Committee
Callaway
Ronald Reagan
California
Reagan
Richard M. Nixon
White House
Donald Rumseld
Ford outlines compromise to end Turkey arms ban
President Ford met House leaders to propose a tentative compromise that would resume U S military aid to Turkey if Congress clears it. The plan would release 70 million dollars in already bought arms and allow cash purchases with 60 day congressional reports on arms sales and Cyprus progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ford
House
Congress
Turkey
White House
Cyprus
Western Defense Alliance
Thomas Morgan
House International Affairs Committee
U.S
Senate
Morgan
Pennsylvania
International Affairs Committee
Virginia Prison Endures Six Hour Protest Without Force
About 75 to 125 inmates at the Virginia State Penitentiary halted work for six hours before authorities reopened cells and kept cell doors partially shut. Superintendent Walter Riddle and William Digges agreed to allow 4 to 6 p.m. recreation with only some doors open, accepting 15 inmate demands while riot gear stood by as a precaution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia State Penitentiary
Walter M. Riddle
William B. Digges
State Division of Adult Services
Digges
Riddle
Corrections
Gandhi calls Parliament for emergency approval session
Prime Minister Indira Gandhi announced a special Parliament session beginning July 21 to ratify the national emergency she declared on June 26. She defended the action while critics and youth protests accuse the CIA of influencing Indian politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Delhi
India
Indira Gandhi
Washington
Kissinger Sets Out on Europe Mission on Middle East and Arms Talks
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger begins a four day European tour to push a Sinai settlement between Israel and Egypt and to advance nuclear talks with the Soviet Union. He will meet with Gromyko in Geneva and Rabin in Bonn and has held talks with Dinitz and Dobrynin beforehand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Henry A. Kissinger
Europe
Sinai
Israel
Egypt
Soviet Union
Kissinger
Andre A. Gromyko
Geneva
Paris
Middle East
Yitzhak Rabin
Bonn
Rabin
State Department
Gidi
Mitla
Abu Rudeis
Portugal military to form workers and citizens committees
In Lisbon the Armed Forces Assembly approved creating workers and citizens committees at local district and regional levels to ally the people with the Armed Forces Movement and sidestep civilian political parties. The decision followed an 18 hour meeting of 250 officers and soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisbon
Portugal
Armed Forces Movement
Armed Forces Assembly
Democrats Press Fifth Cloture Bid in New Hampshire Race
In Washington AP report Democrats push a fifth cloture attempt to end debate on the New Hampshire Senate contest between Republican Louis C. Wyman and Democrat John A. Durkin. Despite 57 votes in the prior vote, three conservative southern Democrats aligned with 35 Republicans kept the tally short of the 60 needed. The outcome remained uncertain as the standoff persisted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New Hampshire
Senate
Louis C. Wyman
John A. Durkin
Clarke County veteran keeps business pace at 94
Kathleen Devereux profiles George B. Thomas, a 94-year-old Clarke County businessman, still active in the community. The feature appears in The Star with associate coverage from Watermelon Park festival notes and local ventures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke Compass
Star
John McManus
Kathleen Devereux
the Star
Clarke County
George B. Thomas
Also Mentioned on This Page
Oval
Howard H. Callaway
Defense
David Packard
Suleyman Demirel
Gandhi
The
Simcha Dinitz
Anatoly F. Dobrynin
Huntsberry
Rouss Fire Co
Lions Shelter Recreation Park
James B. Allen
Alabama
John L. McClellan
Arkansas
John C. Stennis
Mississippi
Wyman
Winchester
Living
Jessica Sullivan
Today
Area News
Abby
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!