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Independent in Long Beach, California

11 Jul 1969

Page 5

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Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Jul 11, 1969

Page

5

Aiken Opposes Safeguard ABM Plan and Seeks Compromise

Sen. George D. Aiken, longtime Republican, announced opposition to deploying the Safeguard ABM system and urged restricting funds to research and development. He suggested a compromise amendment while indicating White House support for a broader plan. The move comes as debate on ABM continues amid White House assurances of eventual approval.

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Washington UPI George D. Aiken Senate Republicans Nixon Senate Congress White House Peter Dominick R-Corp Aiken Dominick Johnson Rijiken Ronald Ziegler Safeguard Thomas J. McIntyre D-N.h John J. Williams R-Del Winston Prouty R-Vt Prouty House Sen George Aiken
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Army commander backs Sheridan tank trial in Vietnam

Col. Merritte W. Ireland said the Sheridan reconnaissance tank offered mobility and night fighting gains after three months of combat testing. He defended the weapon amid a House subcommittee report questioning its overall combat improvement and cited minor deficiencies being corrected. Ireland noted one tank destroyed and one disabled in 27, and warned of ammunition and fire risk concerns raised by the committee.

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Washington Vietnam Merritte W. Ireland Denver Colo Ireland House Armed Services
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