This Day In 1970's History: Wednesday January 29, 1975
- An early-morning explosion at the State Department damaged 20 rooms on three floors. A group calling themselves the Weather Underground claimed responsibility. Anonymous threats against other federal buildings in Washington caused the evacuation of nearly 6,000 government employees. There was no specific political motive for the later threats, the Federal Bureau of Investigation said. [New York Times]
- President Ford indicated willingness to compromise with Congress on tax cut legislation at a meeting with a small group of reporters. But he appeared to rule out any concessions on his program to reduce oil imports. His answers on tax reduction suggested he was resigned to having Congress pass its own program and would not veto it. He remained adamant against changing any details of his energy conservation program and his plan for three $1-a-barrel fee increases on imported oil. [New York Times]
- Cracks in the pipes of the emergency cooling system of the Dresden nuclear power plant near Morris, III., have forced the government to order utilities operating 23 reactors to shut them down within 20 days to check for similar faults. A similar check for a different set of pipes in most of the same plants was ordered by the government four months ago. [New York Times]
- A House Democratic study group unanimously adopted a motion of Lucien Nedzi, chairman of the Subcommittee on Intelligence, to recommend creation of a bipartisan select committee to investigate all government intelligence agencies. [New York Times]
- China's Foreign Ministry disclosed that Teng Hsiao-ping has been named army chief of staff. In the past year the 71-year-old Communist party veteran and army political commissar has also become the principal deputy premier under Chou En-lai and one of five deputy party chairmen under Mao Tse-tung. Purged and vilified during the Cultural Revolution, he now holds a central position to oversee the succession to Chairman Mao, 81, and Mr. Chou, nearly 77. [New York Times]
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