Opponents Lose Good Fight as $20 Billion Military Bill Passes
In Washington, Senate critics failed to trim a $20 billion military hardware bill after a two month battle. The 81 to 5 vote upheld funding for aircraft, missiles, ships, and weapons systems with $7.1 billion for RDT&E. Proxmire and Brooke hailed the outcome and warned of future scrutiny.
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Wisconsin
Edward Brooke
Massachusetts
Brooke
United States
House
Senate
Laos
Thailand
Kennedy indicts Nixon on war and budget failures
Sen Edward Kennedy says Nixon's record in Vietnam and at home fails, citing cuts to medical research and threat to cancer research funding. He warns the war will drag on, poverty will rise, and prices will increase while discontent grows among Americans. Demonstrations and a Vietnam moratorium loom.
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Edward M. Kennedy
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Vietnam
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Chicago
Saigon
Spock Calls Vietnam Withdrawals a Fraud in New York
Spock declares Nixon’s plan to withdraw 35 000 troops a sham while antiwar demonstrators prepare for a November march involving 500 000 people from Arlington Cemetery to the Capitol. Police arrest demonstrators as protests clash near United Nations Plaza and the UN. Dellinger and Meacham attend the briefing after a Boston court ruling nullified Spock’s antidraft conviction.
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Vietnam
Dr. Benjamin
Spock
U.S. Ciruit Court of Appeals
Boston
United Nations Plaza
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