Allies See Americans Lax on NATO Burden Sharing
U S senators urge Europe to increase defense spending as NATO members meet in the Atlantic Assembly. Senator Henry M Jackson says European allies must do more for common security, while Cooper reports NATO outguns Warsaw Pact but lags in tanks and aircraft. The US seeks stronger alliance commitments ahead of NATO Council meetings.
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Today In History Highlights From 1968 And Earlier
On this date November 12 historical milestones span 1941 Moscow outskirts halted by Russians to 1939 Plymouth charter to become first English town incorporated by Parliament. Other notes include 1812 Napoleon’s army at Smolensk, 1840 Rodin born, 1866 Sun Yat-sen born, 1927 Stalin’s rise, 1948 Tojo death sentence, and other items from 1955 1978 and 1967.
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Puppy Burners Plans Ploy Sparks Campus Outcry
In Cincinnati AP report the Ad Hoc Committee to Bring War Atrocities Home announced a planned burn of a live puppy on Veterans Day to protest Vietnam war news. The group claimed success as public opposition rose while napalm bombing of troops continued. Lead organizer Joe Schneider 19 said the stunt aimed to provoke immediate outrage over animal cruelty but not deter protests. The event was to occur on a campus bridge shortly after noon.
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