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Missile Critics Clash Over ABM Defense Debate
Washington lawmakers clashed as Sen. Fulbright and Rep. Yates accused Ford and Defense Secretary Laird of plotting against security. Fulbright urged talks with the Soviet Union to limit arms before expanding antiballistic missile defense, while Yates labeled Ford’s remarks as hysteria amid party tension over ABM deployment.
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Washington
United States
Gemis N. Ford
Utter Sonsense
J. W. Fulbright
Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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Thulbright
Soviet Union
Sydney
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