Security is Worth Cost in Foreign Aid Debates
Congress weighs a foreign military aid package that could reach five billion dollars amid calls to balance tax cuts with budget cuts. The debate centers on Middle East commitments and the impact on allies Greece Turkey South Korea Indonesia the Philippines and broader U.S. credibility and security priorities.
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Congress
House
Israel
Henry Kissinger
Sinai
Defense Department
Ford
Sen
Hubert Humphrey
New York City
Middle East
U.S
Greece
Turkey
United States
South Korea
Indonesia
Indochina
Philippines
Capital Atmosphere Foreshadows Veiled Duel in Washington
The piece notes rising tensions at a political hearing between Sen. Ed Muskie and OMB Director James T. Lynn. A London Times correspondent predicts possible public clash as rhetoric heats. The author quips a 24 carat duel may loom, naming Vice President Rockefeller and Sen. Barry Goldwater as potential combatants.
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Washington
Ed Muskie
D-Maine
James T. Lynn
Office of Management and Budget
Muskie
Lynn
White House
Senate
London Times
Rockefeller
Arizona
Barry Goldwater
Andrew Tully on duels and political tempers in history
The piece recalls historic duels from Burr Hamilton to Andrew Jackson and muses on modern political figures like Ed Muskie Mike Mansfield and Hugh Scott. It contrasts temperaments with the old code of honor and jokes about Napoleon sending a fencing master to settle disputes.
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ED Muskie
Jim Lynn
Lynn
Red Cross
Andrew Jackson
Andy
Charles Dickenson
Mrs. Jackson
Dickenson
Miss Jackson
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Hugh Scott
Napoleon
Gustavus Adolphus
Sweden
Nap
Rusk Defends CIA Activities Despite Coverup
Former secretary of state Dean Rusk recounts secrecy around the Bay of Pigs plan and his deception over Cuban involvement. He urges NSC and Congress to oversee the CIA while defending its necessity and questioning public knowledge of history and the Pentagon Papers.
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Rusk
CIA
Frank van der Linden
Washington
Dean Rusk
United States
Cuba
Central Intelligence Agency
Fidel Castro
Kennedy
National Security Council
Oral History Association
Asheville
N.C
Florida
United Nations
Adlai Stevenson
U.S
President Allende
Chile
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Congress
Roosevelt
Southeast Asia
Pentagon
Ben Bradslee
John F. Kennedy
Clean Air Policy Clash Rise in Congress
The piece argues against proposed 1970 Clean Air Act amendments that would ban new industry housing farming and recreation in certain areas. It cites a Chamber of Commerce study warning 80 percent of Western land could be designated clean air preserves and highlights potential job losses in poverty areas. Community leaders in Lawton urged vigilance to resist growth stifling limits.
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United States
Congress
Chamber of Commerce of the
West
America
Lawton
Too Many Senators Eye Presidency in Washington
A column argues 35 to 40 of 100 Senators are or are seen as presidential contenders. It cites Lloyd Bentsen, Scoop Jackson, Birch Bayh and others, notes past reform fantasies, and proposes either a constitutional ban on running or shifting to parliamentary government to reduce campaigning.
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Washington
Gerald Ford
U.S. Senate
United States
Lloyd Bentsen
Scoop Jackson
Birch Bayh
Kennedy
Muskie
Humphrey
Adlai Stevenson
Frank Church
Dale Bumpers
George McGovern
Minnesota
Walter Mondale
Charles Percy
Illinois
Howard Baker
Tennessee
Everett Dirksen
Ford
Ronald Reagan
Thomas B. Reed
Maine
Senate
America
Federal Post Office
National Treasury
Only In Oklahoma: Berea Eyes TV Show Starring Role
A mocked up Oklahoma note hints Berea could star in a fictional TV show titled The $88 Millies Mas. The piece also mentions a state lawmaker fixing a speeding ticket during the legislative session and jokes that roads are the only places legislators will ever break speed limits.
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Berea
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