Arms sales strain detente as Africa fault lines heat up
In a Miami Herald commentary, officials discuss a $75 million sale of F-5 warplanes to Kenya and compare it with Soviet arms to neighboring states. The piece warns that acute tensions in Angola, Rhodesia, South Africa, and guerrilla actions across Africa risk widening into a larger great-power confrontation unless new detente steps curb weapon transfers.
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Africa
Defense Department
Kenya
Somalia
Uganda
Idi Amin
Henry Kissinger
U.S
Donald Rumsfeld
Soviet Union
Cuba
Angola
Zambia
Tanzania
Korea
Miami Herald
Mayors urge more city aid over defense and foreign help
The National Conference of Mayors pressed the federal government to boost funding for cities, opposing existing House revenue sharing plans and calling for immediate action on a public works employment bill. Mayor Richard Daley led the push, while Elliott Richardson and Jimmy Carter urged restraint and fiscal reform.
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National Conference of Mayors
Richard Daley
Chicago
House
Ford
New York
Carter
Soviet Union
McCarthy Casts Shadow Over Politics
Former Sen Eugene McCarthy keeps a quiet but forceful presence near the Democratic convention. He plans a five minute independent telecast after the GOP gathering to critique both parties. He aims to appear on 45 states by late September with petitions largely driven by volunteers.
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New York
Eugene McCarthy
McCarthy
McGovernite
Kansas
Kentucky
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
New Jersey
Ohio
Oregon
Utah
McCarthy's Third Party Drive and the 1968 Campaign Funds
Robert S. Allen outlines McCarthy's anti Johnson crusade and a modest $200,000 spent so far. A $25,000 Ford donation seeded a Washington office, with most money coming from small donors via coupon books. McCarthy relies on mass mail solicitations, seeks a running mate likely a woman or ethnic, and projects a three way race with 10 percent support before opening campaign.
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Johnson
McCarthy
William Clay Ford
Washington
Nominating Conventions Are Ordeals
A New York City view of national conventions as a costly spectacle. The piece critiques both major parties and notes Democrats face a heroless nomination with Carter positioned as a reluctant figure. It warns of backroom power blocs and the showmanship at Madison Square Garden.
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New York
N.Y
Count de Sade
Paris
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Madison Square Garden
Reagan Signals Major Campaign Shift in July 6 Speech
Reagan’s July 6 televised address aimed to unify the Republican Party by reframing the attack on Carter rather than Ford. He urged a new coalition of conservatives, independents, and disaffected Democrats while highlighting affirmative action and potential ethnic minority support for a Reagan ticket.
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McGovern
McCarthy
White House
Ronald Reagan
Gerald Ford
Henry Kissinger
Jimmy Carter
Kissinger
Nelson Rockefeller
Richard Nixon
Ford
Reagan
Kansas City
Carter
Humphrey-Hawkins
Vietnam
New York
Carter Coalition
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Oklahoma delegates undecided at Democratic convention
In Oklahoma the Sooner Cynic notes peach and strawberry festivals as preferred civic events. Despite a subdued national convention, Oklahoma delegates remain undecided about which presidential candidate to support.
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Oklahoma
Cynic
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Alfred Wallace
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Oklahoma Press Association
Southern Newspaper Publishers Association
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Nent
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Commerce
Elliot Richardson
Richardson
Lopsey Editorial Service
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Pennsylvania
Illinois
California
Texas
Georgia
Florida
Arkansas
Robert S. Allen
Hubert Humphrey
Gene
Andrew Tully
the McNaught Syndicate
Machiavelli
King Features Syndicate
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