Travel waste and fuel costs stain federal travel policy
The nation bears a costly travel culture as government officials routinely fly for meetings and briefings. Critics flag $2.3 billion in planned federal travel this year versus $2 billion last year, spotlighting cases like Frank G. Zarb’s energy talks and senators defending trips as essential missions amid energy concerns.
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William Proxmire
D-Wis
Robert J. Dole
Congress
Executive Branch
Small dogs join military scent work against bombs and drugs
The DoD Dog Center at Lackland AFB Texas pilots 24 small dogs to train for detecting bombs and narcotics. Miniature Schnauzers smooth-hair fox terriers beagles and Cairn terriers weighing 10 to 18 pounds will undergo training then field testing to determine if they can handle work pressures and assist in security efforts.
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Department of Defense Dog Center
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Texas
Man
Kilpatrick Reflections On Frugality And Public Spend
Senator Proxmire awards the Golden Fleece to the Air Force for wasteful spending, while urging frugality as a core virtue. Citing George Mason, he links thrift to a free government. The piece argues taxpayers’ taxes are principal resources and deserve prudent use.
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Washington
William Proxmire
Air Force
George Mason
America on the Bicentennial Second Chance
The author argues the Bicentennial offers a second chance for America, recalling the Revolution era despite debts, foreign tensions, and domestic rifts. He compares past perils to modern challenges including debt, communism, Middle East diplomacy, civil strife, and corruption in government, business, and labor.
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Washington, D.C
America
Western world surrenders positions amid Cold War avalanche
Analyzing Solzhenitsyn and Kissinger era claims, the piece traces a decades long balance between East and West. It notes Cuba 1959, Chile 1973, Indochina losses by 1975, Soviet ascendancy in Africa, and Portugal’s setback, contrasting detente rhetoric with strategic shifts and pressures on Korea and Taiwan.
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Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Henry Kissinger
Fidel Castro
Havana
Chile
Indochina
United States
Paris
Kissinger
Cambodia
Laos
Mekong
Africa
Somalia
Madagascar
Malagasy Republic
Revolutionary Council
Diego-Suarez
Mozambique
People
MPLA
The Patriots Book Praises American Self-Government
The columnist reviews The Patriots edited by Virginius Dabney noting Americans institutionalized rational government and liberty by consent. Henry Steele Commager explains divine rights were common among European courts while Jefferson urged amending constitutions to improve happiness and tackle home issues.
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Virginius Dabney
Henry Steele Commanger
Louis
Frederick
Catherine
Gustavus
John Adams
Jefferson
A Call for a Second Constitutional Convention
A historical letter argues that before next summer’s political conventions Americans should assemble philosophically to draft amendments. Proposals include outlawing forced busing, capital punishment for vicious criminals, revoking citizenship from corruptionists, and prioritizing national defense over federal activity, signaling a push for prison reform and a second chance in the nation’s second century.
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Congress
Call for balanced view on national politics and Proxmire critique
A reader urges equal time for local Democratic concerns while criticizing national liberal policies. The letter lauds Senator Proxmire for exposing waste in federal programs and VIP travel, arguing public funds are misused by officials, and stresses the need for accountability and vigilance in government.
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National Democratic Party
Congress
Vietnam
Evans Blames Hoover For FBI Abuses By Democrats
M Stanton Evans argues that Franklin Roosevelt John F Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson used the FBI for political ends including wiretaps and dossiers. He asserts the media focus targets J Edgar Hoover over the presidents and notes decades of perceived Watergate-style abuses by Democratic leaders while defending Hoover.
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Franklin Roosevelt
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
FBI
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Roosevelt
Harry Hopkins
Kennedy
Robert Kennedy
Martin Luther King
New York Times
Newsweek
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Kennedys
U.S. Steel
Barry Goldwater
King
Spiro Agnew
Anna Chennault
Democratic National Committee
White House
Johnson
J. Edgar Hoover
John Kennedy
Kennedy Center
Hoover
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