Proxmire reveals long-secret U.S. arms aid by nation
Senator William Proxmire publicly released a country-by-country breakdown of U.S. overseas military assistance, declassifying totals for fiscal 1972 while withholding six Middle East nations. The table shows 42 nations receiving 731.5 million in military aid, 682 million in foreign credit sales, 825 million in economic support, and 220 million in excess defense items. Vietnam tops the lists with 565 million in military aid and related figures.
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Washington
William Proxmire
U.S
Proxmire
State Department
Middle East
State and Defense Departments
Congress
Vietnam
Cambodia
Korea
Turkey
Greece
China
Taiwan
Laos
Alameda County Fair Schedule Highlights and Acts
A dense two day program lists many events across venues including Court of Four Seasons Lawn Area and Agriculture Building. Acts feature Princess White Buffalo Show, John Gary performances, Macrame demonstrations, Destruction Derby, livestock auctions, bee demonstrations, and concerts by Alameda Community Band. Events run from 1 pm to 7 pm with multiple repeats and Sunday June 11 listings include junior livestock auctions and prize drawings.
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Rod Berg
Lawn Aves
Alameda County
Alameda
Jim Hewitt
Court of Four Seasons
Prinadss
Lawn Area
Dublin Junior
Pitt
John Gary
Lawn
Chambers of Commerce
Macrame
Rudi Berg
al Froger
Grandstand
Bea
Alameda County Beekeepers
Agriculture
Ann Waldo
Jobe Gary
Alamada
Carol
Ballet Folkloricy Mexican de Livermore
Carlos Moreno
Court of Four Sea
AllStar
Johen Gary
Typographers slate confab in Fremont
Delegates from Northern California and Nevada attend a two day Northern California Typographical Conference in Fremont with events starting at 3 a.m. at the Fremont Inn. ITU vice president Joe Bingel will attend and be on hand for consultation and a 7 p.m. banquet where a 25 year pin will be awarded to Charles Feber.
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Fremont
California
Nevada
Northern California
Fremont Inn
International Typographical Union
Joe Bingel
ITU
Paar
Marshalltown
Iowa
6Tal
Oakland
Move over Gabriel as Satchmo Armstrong is eulogized
New York mourns Louis Armstrong in a Queens church service attended by Gov. Rockefeller and other dignitaries. Fred Robbins lauds the trumpeter as an American folk hero. The ceremony, broadcast to 18 nations, recalls New Orleans funerals with jazz, prayer, and elegy. Armstrong died Tuesday from a heart attack at his home.
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New York
UPI
Gabriel
Louis “Satchino
Armstrong
Fred Robbins
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Nixon
Elia Fitzger
Duke Ellington
Noble Sissle
David Frost
Dick Cavett
America
Satchino
Corona
Queens
Lucille
Telstar
Beatrice Collins
New Orleans
Corona Wregational
Robert 2. Sherard
Widom
Wy Bk
Gov Trayer
Bown- Pogey Lee
Alf Hibbler
Hugh Porter
Billy Taylor
American Society of Composers, Artists and Publishers
Satchmo
Robbins
Dollar steadies on French market in IMF floor support
Paris reports the dollar held at 5.513 francs after a week of heavy pressure, circulating near its 5.512 floor set with IMF backing. Bank of France data show about $20 million purchased to prevent a drop, while West Germany’s earlier $5 billion surge and a June reversal hint at shifting capital flows. Emminger of the Bundesbank notes a return of money to the United States as Germany floats the mark.
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Paris
U.S
Bank of France
International Monetary Fund
IMF
West Germany
Ening
Otmar Emminger
Bundesbank
United States
Rrnruinger
Germany
America
Emminger
Organization of Economic Cooperation , and Development
Congressman's Skepticism on Drug Flow Decline
Treasury official told Congress that there has been spectacular success in stemming heroin imports but critics say street overdoses rise. Testimony cited 906 pounds seized at entry points in two years, uncertain of total inbound supply. NY death estimates raise doubt about claimed progress.
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Washington
UPI
Gman
Treasury
Eugene
Rossides
House Subcommittee On
Benjamin Rosenthal
D-N
Subcommittee
United States
Herain
Rosenthal
US Officials Scrutinize Heroin Smuggling Tactics
Rep Burke and Senator Rossides testified on heroin importation through fishing boats and small planes. They criticized coverage of smuggling rivals, while State Department officials discussed slowdowns from a Turkish opium ban and the risk illicit traffickers shift bases to Asia. Marshall Green warned continued trafficking if Europe and Asia fail to cooperate.
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Herbert” ‘Burke
K-Fla
Burke
Rossides
Caltles
de Toms Bureau
State Department
Marshall Green
Fuostidés
United States
Turkey
Green
BART weighs end to ad program amid split board
BART directors debated dropping a 100000 dollar a year advertising plan after a special July 1 board meeting was announced to revisit system wide ads. Albany Director Richard C Clark opposed the billboard push while President James P Doherty firmly defended it.
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BART
Albany
Richard C. Clark
James P. Doherty
Lake Merritt
Iruitvale
Public Information
Public Information Committee
Clark
Transit Display Inc
Doherty
Progam
Area heroin plan awaits governor action in South County
A $594,000 federal grant would fund a two year opiate rehabilitation program linking hospitals and local drug-abuse projects. Governor Reagan has 30 days to act. action or inaction will trigger program implementation with 15 to 20 staffers and a two phase detox and aftercare system.
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South County
Reagan
Marc Carpenter
Carpenter
Vietnam
Oro
Floods in Putumayo River Kill Dozens in Colombia
In southern Colombia the Putumayo River flooding killed at least 63 people. Mayor Alejandro Chamorro said 43 died in Puerto Asia and none in Puerto Limon, as mountain runoff from Putumayo ranges surged into the valleys.
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Bogota
Columbia
UPI
Putumayo
Colombia
Alejandro Chamorro
Puerto Asia
Puerto Limon
Chamorro
General election results and civic notes unclear
Fragmentary text references Bruce Nota and an election or civic context in an unspecified location. No clear date, place, or outcome available.
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Bruce Nota
State
Casa He Ity
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