Foreign aid game ends as Congress curbs funding
James Marlow notes that for 17 years the President and Congress clashed over foreign aid. Congress repeatedly cut requests, shaping the funding after proposals such as Truman’s 1947 Greece and Turkey aid and the Marshall Plan. As years passed, criticism of allied contributions grew.
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Associated Press
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Turkey
Truman
Europe
Walker on Stand Again to Testify
Former Maj. Gen. Edwin A. Walker returns to the witness stand in Fort Worth as his $2 million libel suit against The Associated Press proceeds. He claims AP reports misrepresented his role in the 1962 Ole Miss riot amid Meredith’s campus admission and the ensuing violence.
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Associated Press
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Oxford
Miss
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University of Mississippi
James H. Meredith
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Europe
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Can't Own Eagle Stuffed or Otherwise
The Fish and Wildlife Service reaffirmed a 1962 federal rule making it illegal to own any bald or golden eagle whether ill, healthy, or stuffed. Nine eagles were loaned to Midwest zoos, including Como Zoo in St. Paul, after being found injured and cared for.
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Como Zoo
St. Paul
Eisenhower Calls for Wide Open GOP Convention
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower says he wants a wide open Republican National Convention to let delegates choose among potential nominees. He says he is not a partisan backer of any candidate and aims to heal party unity while opposing Johnson in November. Eisenhower cites Scranton and Goldwater but insists he has made no endorsement and seeks no kingmaker role.
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Associated Press Today
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Can't Find Grave of Old Kiowa Chief Big Bow
Descent descendants of Chief Big Bow and others gathered in Hobart Oklahoma to locate the Kiowa warrior said to be buried in 1901. A planned brief ceremony aimed to move his remains to Fort Sill for military rites.
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