Big US fighter sale linked to Belgian guns deal
An opinion piece questions the NATO YF16 sale and a $30 million Belgian machine gun purchase tied to the transaction. It warns that Maremont could lose work on M60 E2 guns and notes broader implications for employment, European security commitments, and undisclosed side deals behind the multi billion dollar package.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fabrique National
NATO
General Dynamics
Maremont
Defense Department
Aet
Europe
Observer Politicians As Detectives By Russell Baker
An opinion piece arguing politicians should not lead murder investigations. It critiques the CIA and White House for delaying and politicizing probes into past assassinations, noting Rockefeller and Church inquiries and the shift of focus toward electoral gain rather than justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Baker
Washington
Rockefeller
Capitol Hill
Frank Church
White House
Senate
Edward M. Kennedy
Church
Ford
Meppanes
New York Times
Pentagon
Thurmond
Ebel
Army
J. Milner Roberts
Army Reserves
Old Strom
Callaway
Roberts
Congressional
C.I.A
Fidel Castro
Allende
Chile
Sihanouk
Cambodia
Chicago Daily News
Department of Justice
The
Daily News
Obituary and staff changes for historic newspaper
A historical notice lists W. Foster, B. F. C. Whitehouse with lifespans 1891 to 1971 and 1889 to 1972, alongside W. Paul Casavant as Publisher, Charles C. Sutton as Managing Editor, Gladys M. Whitehouse as President and Treasurer. The fragment details leadership and archival personnel for a long-standing period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Paul Casavant
Charles C. Sutton
Gladys M. Whitehouse
FBI Break-In Row Brings Watergate Echo in Senate Clash
Washington observers recall the 1970s FBI burglary at a suspected extremist’s home amid bomb threats against Jewish leaders. Sen. Howard Baker and counsel Sam Dash sought official confirmation, which tied the incident to FBI operations with no Watergate link.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Washington
FBI
CIA
Washington, D.C
Howard Baker
Rtenn
Senate
Baker
Committee
Sam Dash
Dash
Thurmond
Pentagon
Wilfred Ebel
Strom Thurmond
R.S.C
Old Strom
Capitol Hill
Bay Window
Beau de
Secrecy and CIA Assassination Records Debate
The Nation laments CIA officials like Director Colby for resisting public access to assassination records. Sen. Church argues the past must be exposed to curb abuses, while critics warn that spotlighting only assassination risks masking broader CIA misdeeds such as Chile and Cambodia actions and narcotics-related concealment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Wicker
Washington
William E. Colby
Central Intelligence Agency
House
C.I.A
United States
Colby
Uncle Sam
Sen
Frank Church
Church
Congress
Will Report Big Mac The Will Report Big Mac
George F. Will critiques New York City's fiscal crisis and growth of state intervention. He argues Beame overplayed crisis rhetoric, notes the Municipal Assistance Corporation Big Mac tethers city finances, imposes governance limits, and marks a shift from self rule to semi-receivership and reduced liberal autonomy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George F. Will
New York
U.S
Abraham Beame
Civil Service
Ame
Beame
Treasury
William Simon
City Hall
Manhattan
Municipal Assistance Corporation
Big Mac
Cit
The
Washington Post Co
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Biddeford-Saco Journal
Wm. E. Foster
Ba W. Foster
B.F.C. Whitehouse
Reserve Officers Association
Bernard Rogers
Army Forces Command
Rogers
Rogers’ Command
Department of Army
London
Robert Vastine
Paul Leventhal
Senate Government Operations Committee
Vastine
Leventhal
Lurie
Southeast Asia
Murphy Commission
Richard Nixon
Executive Branch
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