Asian Troop Review Ordered by Senate Report
The Senate Armed Services Committee urged Defense Secretary Schlesinger to review U S military posture in Korea Japan Taiwan the Philippines and Thailand with a Dec 31 report and urged against withdrawing about 42 000 U S troops from South Korea. It called for basing alternatives in the Pacific and noted concerns over Japan's political constraints and Okinawa Marine deployments.
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Louisiana Tech awards scholarships to two business seniors
Two Louisiana Tech University seniors in the College of Administration and Business have received scholarships. Mary Frances Faulk of Sulphur earned the $500 Louisiana Power and Light Company Scholarship for accounting with a perfect record and strong activities, while Lester Lee Loftin Jr. of Alexandria is also noted.
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Louisiana Tech
College of Administration and Business
Mary Frances Faulk
Sulphur
Lester Lee Loftin Jr
Alexandria
Faulk
Louisiana Power and Light Company
Student Government Association
U.S. Forces in Thailand Face Credibility and Risk Debate
Commentator argues that maintaining large U.S. combat forces in Thailand serves no major U.S. interest and is not desired by Bangkok. It warns the policy weakens deterrent credibility elsewhere and exposes service members to unnecessary risks and hardships in the region.
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Thailand
Loftin Receives 1975 76 Lou Ark Purchasing Award
Loftin, a business major at Tech, earns the Monroe CPA award for outstanding accounting student and will receive a $300 scholarship. Honors include Mortar Board Phi Kappa Phi and the Lou Ark association scholar designation based on academic achievement and outside activities.
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Northrop admits bribe payments to Saudi generals
Northrop Corp admitted paying 450000 dollars to a sales representative who claimed the funds were to bribe two Saudi Arabian generals. The salesman stated that a 250000 dollar bribe had already been paid.
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Northrop Corp
U.S. Acquires Hawaii Puerto Rico and Philippines 1898 1901
The article notes American control expands as Hawaii Puerto Rico and the Philippines become territories or possessions between 1898 and 1901, marking a significant expansion of U.S. influence in the Pacific and Asia.
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Philippines
Seven Accused In Japan Bombings
In Tokyo police report Toshiaki Kataoka 26 and seven other Japanese suspects are jailed for bombing 11 industrial sites over ten months. The East Asia Anti Japanese Armed Front is linked to eight deaths hundreds injured and millions in damage. The group included three women and posed as ordinary workers. Kataoka confessed rigging the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries blast, with Nodoka Saito leader dying by poison after arrest.
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Williamson Eyes State Post Race
Williamson plans to bid for Louisiana state superintendent of education within two weeks. He cites a statewide poll showing 15 percent name recognition with 50 to 60 percent favorable ratings among those who know him, while opponents Oakley and Nix have low recognition factors.
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Kelly Nix
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