US aid reform plan aims to separate economic and security aid
AID head John A Hannah outlined Nixon’s proposal to split economic development aid from arms and security aid, with new institutions handling each. He said the goal is a nonpolitical, people-focused role in helping poor nations, though securing broad funding will be tough amid Vietnam War unpopularity. He noted U.S. aid could be reorganized without concern over AID’s continuity.
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Withdrawal accelerates as Lon Nol era begins in Cambodia
U S forces plan to pull 20,000 combat troops from the 3rd Military Region around Saigon over four months and end combat role there. Remaining forces will number about 5,000 to guard installations as two U S brigades depart plus 25th infantry brigades. The 2nd Field Force becomes advisory. 45,000 total combat troops to depart by June with Leathernecks of the Marine Amphibious Force among first out.
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Moorer
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Saigon
United States
South Vietnam
Cambodia
Ard Marine Amphibious Force
Vietnam
Kidnap of British Envoy Reveals Security Gaps
The British Embassy said the ambassador and his small security team were unarmed during the kidnapping, highlighting a standard policy difference with other embassies in Montevideo. The government offered 8000 dollars for information on the incident and Mrs Jackson. Ambassador Jackson, appointed July 1969, has heart conditions cited by an embassy spokesman. Police pursued leads from stolen cars to locate the kidnappers.
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Jackson
Violence Flares in Middle East as Attacks Intensify
The Strip area near Gaza remains volatile after a grenade attack on an Israeli family during a shopping trip kills two children and wounds the mother. In Jordan, guerrillas and army troops clash in Salt and Jerash, with Amman reporting intensified strikes on Al Fatah hill positions as thousands of militia mobilize for possible full-scale action.
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AMA gress fund donations favored Republicans in office
The Indiana AMPAC unit filed a report showing a $10,000 contribution to the GOP Senate nominee Richard Roudebush and sizable gifts to 11 House candidates, 10 Republicans. Only Democrat was Rep. Lee Hamilton whose Republican challenger received three times as much from the fund. Other states’ affiliates also received large sums from AMPAC headquarters.
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Jordanian Forces Face Guerrilla Attacks Near Amman
Jordanian and guerrilla forces battled near Jerash and Ajloun as Sherif Nasser Ben Jamil returned to Amman and met officers. The government denied fighting south of Jerash while alleging guerrillas blew a viaduct near Salt. The Front claimed troops shelled guerrilla hideouts and mopup operations expanded in an 80 square mile zone north of Amman toward the Ajloun mountains.
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Zarqa
Wasfi Tell
Cairo
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
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Queen Elizabeth 2 Leads Rescue At Sea
On Friday night the Queen Elizabeth 2 responded to an SOS from the burning French liner Antilles near the Grenadines. Commander William Warwick guided the rescue as the QE2 arrived within a quarter mile, followed by the Empress of Canada and other vessels.
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Christian Science Monitor
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Antilles Disaster: Fire Strikes Queen Elizabeth Passengers Safe
Ship en route home from Barbados reports chartered jet carrying 132 people including 28 Americans to San Juan. Antilles catches fire after reef strike. crew fight blaze while passengers evacuate to lifeboats. 350 aboard from various regions with 117 boarding San Juan, many watch a movie when the jolt hits. Survivors treated aboard Queen Elizabeth as rescue unfolds.
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Caribbean
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Christian Science Monitor
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Henry Cohen
Baldwin
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Ice storm knocks out Rex Hospital power for minutes
Raleigh area reports a "critical" power failure from Carolina Power and Light Co lasting about 25 minutes affecting Rex Hospital. The ice storm also caused the state's second traffic death near Asheville and a Mount Holly to Charlotte crash. CP&L listed many communities as damaged and expected partial restoration by midnight.
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Carolina Power and Light Co
Rex Hospital
Pat Ray Aldridge
Black Mountain
U.S. 25
Asheville
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National Weather Service
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Troy
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Pittsboro
Sanford
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Fayetteville
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Rockingham
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Selma
Mount Olive
Clinton
Army plans new en listed evaluation system in near term
The Army will implement a new enlist ed evaluation system by July 1 with six month pre end enlistment screening to decide re enlistment. It uses an efficiency report and an occupational specialty test to judge performance and promotion potential with review boards to ensure fairness. Project 100 000 enlistees will face usual criteria after remedial training and may perform as well as standard entrants.
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Army Personnel Authority
Istandards
Hog Farmers Protests Swine Rally At White House
About 180 farmers from North Carolina and Virginia brought 54 trucks carrying Hampshire and other hogs to the White House in a peaceful demonstration titled Operation Pork Chop. They protested prices dipping from 26 to roughly 15 cents a pound, with plans to present 10 hogs to President Nixon, who was away in California. Police guarded the scene. no administration official appeared.
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Virginia
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Linwood Edge
Whiteville
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National Farmers Organization
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Humane Society
District of Columbia
Secret Service
U.S. Park Service
Lafayette Park
Baltimore
Capitol Hill
Rubin foundation tax status under review May 1969
Rubin's foundation incorporated in New York in May 1969 with Nancy S. Kurshan as sole trustee. The IRS noted exemptions are for charitable purposes not benefiting private individuals, and Rubins foundation had stated aims including relief of the poor and defense of civil rights Works cited reflect tax scrutiny and intent language.
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Rubin’s Foundation
New York
Nancy S. Kurshan
Rubin
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