U.S. Foreign Aid and Debt Trends Highlight Policy Debate
The article reviews U.S. aid totaling almost 200 billion dollars to 140 nations since World War II, including grants and loans. It notes 225 billion added to national debt since 1950 and cites Kissinger's approval of 250 million for Egypt amid talks with Ford and Sadat about loan repayment and the Suez Canal rehabilitation.
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United States
U.S
Egypt
Sadat
Ford
Austria
Soviet Union
Aswan Dam
Sec
Kissinger
Suez Canal
Kremlin
Fedgush and the Energy Crunch in Washington Banter
Russell Baker captures Cummings debating the meaning of energy crunch with mock outrage and playful metaphors. The exchange touches on language, politics, and how Washington uses phrases to signal looming problems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Baker
New York
Cummings
al Ullman
Quotable quips from readers on money and work
A collection of witty lines from various papers noting money happiness tax quirks and work life. Jokes cover wealth, flattery, hotel water in Mexico, juke boxes, smoking quitters, family versus deduction, university pride, parking holes, nostalgia, and tact in firing.
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Dillon
Mont
Tribune-Examiner
Vancouver
B.C
Sun
Mexico
Moneysworth
Diddeford Lace Journal Obituary and Staff Roster
The entry lists Diddeford Lace Journal personnel and notable dates. Wm. E. Foster 1881 1963 Alta W. Foster aS B F C. Whitehouse 1891 1971 1889 1972 W. Paul Casavant Publisher Charles C. Sutton Managing Editor Gladys M. Whitehouse President Treasurer.
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Diddeford
Wm. E. Foster
W. Paul Casavant
Charles C. Sutton
Gladys M. Whitehouse
Ford tries to win Arab trust in Mideast talks
Washington Merry-Go-Round reports that Ford must gain Arab confidence after taking over Middle East negotiations from Kissinger. Arab leaders view him as weak, despite his Mayaguez rescue, and fear Congress will direct policy. ONeill and Anderson led a congressional delegation to Sadat and Rabin for frank appraisals.
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Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Washington
Middle East
Henry Kissinger
Ford
Mayaguez
Congress
Tip O'Neill
D.mass
John Anderson
Bill
House
Egypt
Sadat
Israel
Rabin
O'Neill
United States
Geneva
Anderson
Washington Scene Kissinger economic order unfolds in controversy
Washington reports that Kissinger has pressed for a new world economic order while clashing with the Economic Policy Board over consultation with industrial and developing nations. The dispute centered on procedures and the stance toward oil and commodity markets, with Ford, Simon, and others weighing pragmatic, non ideological paths to case by case agreements amid oil and energy tensions.
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James Reston
Washington
Kissinger
America
Kansas City International Relations Council
International Energy Agency
Paris
O.E.C.D
United States
Kansas City
Secretary of the Treasury
Simon
Labor
Chad
Singapore
India
Ford
OPEC
Thieu
South Vietnam
Nixon
Congress
Holt
Mayaguez
Ken Schlossberg
Gerry Cassidy
Defense budget clash and war plane exports warning
Letter argues Congress should not cut defense spending as it could weaken the United States and empower communists. It warns of pre supplying enemies with weapons, notes ongoing defense production for allies, and cites risk of surrendering strength amid rising communism and events like South Vietnam.
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Congress
United States
South Vietnam
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