High Cost of U.S. Diplomacy Abroad
The United States maintains a civilian overseas workforce that has grown by about 60 percent to roughly 200,000 since 1958. Costs top $1 billion annually and may reach $2 billion, with agencies including State, AID, and USIA bearing large shares. Vietnam expansion, staffing patterns, and international offices abroad are outlined, along with debates on further cuts and efficiency.
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Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
White House
Moscow
Magadiscio
Calcutta
Cocksbamba
U.S
Budget Bureau
State Department
U.S. Information Agency
Peace Corps
Civil Service Commission
Vietnam
Johnson
Lota
Agency For International Development
Departments of Defense
Treasury
Justice
Interior
Agriculture
Commerce
Health, Education
the Post Office
Amer
Rome
London
Bonn
Britain
Kenya
Soviet Union
Department of State
Dean Rusk
House
Rusk
Foreign Service
John W. Tuthill
Brazil
Tuthill
Your East India Company
Chanakyapuri
Ethopia
R. Peter Strauss
Agriculture Department
United States
Tunisia
Africa
Public Health Service
Atlanta
India
New Delhi
Roosevelt House
Chester Bowles
Veterans Administration
Europe
Internal Revenue Service
Sao Paulo
Paris
IRS
General Accounting Office of Congress
The
Weather Bureau
Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory
Chile
National Science Foundation
Congress
Foundation
US embassy cars in Rome rely on drivers and footmen
In Rome oversize American embassy cars crowd narrow streets as the USIA sponsors traffic seminars. Rome messengers ride with a two man crew, a driver and a footman, while other departments switch to motorcycles to ease congestion. Bonn reports 1.2 million miles driven by its motor pool last year.
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Easter
Glasgow
Italy
U.S
James
USIA
Rome
Former Vendor Statl On Stand In Texas Hearing
Ron ald Peck Morgan, once Dallas tavern owner, returns to testify before Texas House committees probing the amusement vending industry. Morgan said during his prior testimony that most of his money ended up in vending machine companies after operating about 20 bars over roughly a century and owing as much as 40000 dollars to vending firms.
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Dallas, Tex
Ronald Peck Morgan
Dallas
Texas House
Morgan
Longview
John Forbes
National Amusement Co
C. E. Bradshaw
Woodrow Rupard
Rupard
Bradshaw
T. J. Jeffrey
John
Forbes
Kilgore
Dick Corey
Bradshaw and
E. L. Certain
Space Ferry HL10 tests wingless craft for future space travel
At Edwards Air Force Base NASA and contractors reported a successful HL10 test flight lifting a wingless spacecraft to 43 250 feet and 610 mph before skimming Rogers Dry Lake. Officials foresee reinforced versions with heat shields to ferry astronauts between stations and reach orbit, with future goals of speeds over 1 000 mph and altitudes above 80 000 feet.
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Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
U.S
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
John A. Manke
Rogers Dry Lake
Los Angeles
Manke
Earth
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