Showdown Looms Over ABM Policy as Senate and White House Clash
As the Senate prepares to debate the administration's Safeguard ABM system the opposition signals no compromise stance. Senators Mansfield Cooper and others push for a fight while backing research, and hearings outline defense needs and threats from Soviet missiles.
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Lawmakers doubt Safeguard radar coordination and effectiveness
In a minority report Lene Beech Callt, Hawaii, Stephen Young Ohio, and D-Hawaii urge continued ABM research but doubt long and short range radar systems will operate with missiles and computers instantly. They claim even perfect Safeguard design would do little to protect Minuteman sites.
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Returning Viet Vets Do Not Expect A Hero's Welcome
U S Marines preparing to pull out of South Vietnam expect little fanfare. Capt Harvey C Barnum of Cheshire Conn, Medal of Honor recipient, says there will be no Fifth Avenue parades yet expresses pride in service. Marines return individually on leave or discharge amid war weariness and loyalty forged in combat.
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