Pentagon and Defense Industry Tighten Grip on Politics
A recent Senate debate highlighted the military industrial complex shaping U.S. policy and elections. Critics warn defense spending fuels jobs and power in states with big defense bases while pressuring senators to back Vietnam War policy. Eisenhower warned that military spending exceeds corporate net incomes and threatens liberties.
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Marietta
Glasgow
Mont
Pentagon
Senate
U.S
Eugene J. McCarthy
D-Minn
George D. Aiken
R-Vt
Aiken
Kentucky
Morton
John Sherman Cooper
Vermont
Eisenhower
United States
Fire chief preaches reform as firefighters shed old image
Claude Canada, shaping the fire department for 15 years as chief, says the force improved to about 90 percent high character and professionalism. He jokes that the remaining 10 percent could ruin the dept in a week, and notes the new HQ reflects his influence and standards.
Dedication of New Air Conditioned Furniture Market Building
The dedication ceremony will feature red, white and blue bunting for Thursday. The new 375000 square foot wing on a 200 by 150 foot lot is the country’s first furniture market building fully air conditioned with 2500 tons of cooling. William F Freeman Associates of High Point designed it, H L Coble Construction Co of Greensboro built it, with Robb Plumbing and Heating Bryant Electric Viking Sprinkler Air Conditioning Corp as subcontractors. The project cost over four million dollars, with exhibitors adding another million for showrooms.
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Furniture Market
William F. Freeman
Robb Plumbing
Bryant Electric Co
Viking Sprinkler Co
Nepotism Reform Moves Through House Amid Bipartisan Support
The House approved Rep. Neal Smith's amendment to ban hiring relatives in any federal branch by a 49-33 vote. Udall backed the measure, noting it could pass the Senate, and Smith argued a multi-branch approach is needed to end nepotism, including in laws, cousins, and stepchildren.
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Washington
House
Neal Smith
Iowa
Smith
Morris K. Udall
D-Ariz
House Post Office Committee
Senate
Udall
Congress
Mitch
Congressional
Lis
Senate Post Office Committee
House-Senate
Sardinia Faces Rising Kidnapping Ring Threat
Rome reports fear of a modern organized kidnapping syndicate on Sardinia as major abductions rise this year past 10, with bigger ransoms and more bloodshed. Police crackdowns fail to arrest any kidnappers, prompting a parliamentary probe amid a changing ransom pattern.
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Rome
Sardinia
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