Carter urges Navy build up then trims ships at Wake Forest
In a Wake Forest speech on March 18 President Carter warned the Soviet Union against its vast naval buildup and pledged to strengthen allied forces. He ordered a drastic cut in Navy shipbuilding, proposing 70 new ships and 13 modernizations, with only 46 combatants, down from an 800 ship goal, while criticizing domestic spending and urging a national budget shift to a stronger Navy.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Jimmy Carter
Wake Forest University
Soviet Union
United States
Carter
Washington
Ford Administration
Pentagon
The Rise and Ruthless Reign of Dutch Schultz
A biographical sketch of Dutch Schultz, born Arthur Flegenheimer in the Bronx, detailing his rise as a bootlegging king. He built 17 speakeasies, employed brutal enforcers, and accrued millions while ordering loyalty from lieutenants like Abe Weinberg and Lulu Rosencranze. His reign ended in violence as he murdered rivals and even his own men, including a planned hit on Bo Weinberg.
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Arthur Flegenheimer
Dutch Schultz
Dutch
Braumeisters
Abe Weinberg
Jules Martin
Bo Weinberg
Lulu Rosencranze
Brother Abe
Weinberg
Bronx
Abe
Schultz
Martin
Lulu Rosencranz
Flegenheimer
Newark
N.J
Lulu
The Dutchman Schultz Assassination Revealed in Violent Memoir
Jim Bishop recounts the murder of Dutch Schultz in a crime tale where Schultz, Abe Weinberg, and Jules Martin plot, betrayals unfold, and a gunshot ends the gangster’s life after a staged meeting in Newark fails. The narrative climaxes with Schultz dying in a hospital after muttering “Momma.”
Senators See Path to Defeat Panama Canal Treaties
Senate foes led by Sen. Jesse Helms study President Carter’s reservations attached to the OAS Human Rights Treaty to block the Canal Treaties. They argue a similar reservation could delay implementation until Congress approves funding for installations and bases in the Canal Zone. A second amendment aims to bar foreign troops in Panama except from the United States.
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Jesses Helm
N.C
Senate
Helms Group
OAS
U.S
State Department
White House
House of Representatives
Canal Zone
Torrijos
Panama Canal
House
Canal
Panama
Jesse Helms
Bob Dole
Kan
Republic of Panama
Helms and Dele
Chemical taggants and detectors target terrorism threats
The article details industry backed taggants for explosives to trace origins after blasts, with U S authorities prioritizing an ATF led program. It notes private taggants in inks aid crime exposure and that vapor detectors may soon screen airports. It also covers political moves by Helms and Dole to close treaty loopholes affecting the Panama Canal amidst U S foreign troop implications.
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Paul Ryhlund
Monsanto Company
Institute of Makers of Explosives
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