U S arms exports drain American arsenals warn GAO audit
A secret GAO audit argues U S emergency military aid to Vietnam and Israel depleted U S stockpiles and weakened readiness. It cites shortages in tanks APCs and missiles, plus large withdrawals from Europe and overseas stocks to meet allied needs.
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United States
Vietnam
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U.S
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GAO
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Southeast Asia
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Atlantic
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TAC
Middle East
Pentagon
Copyngtt
United Feature Syndicate. Inc
Tragedy Spurs Debate on Building Code Strictness in Sydney
Eighteen hotel guests died and over 25 were injured in a Christmas morning fire in Sydney. Fire officials cite the elevator shaft on the ground floor as the fire’s apparent origin. The fire chief pins blame on lenient building codes, arguing for a balance between safety and economic practicality. Officials urge owners to maintain stringent day to day fire hazard precautions while recognizing limits of absolute safety.
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Sydney
Australia
Angola not a second Vietnam situation
John Chamberlain argues Angola offers a limited risk against a broader Cold War rival until U.S. interests align, warning Congress against overreacting to aid tribally based efforts in Africa. He cites SEATO, past interventions, and Mobutu in Zaire as context for a measured, nonmilitary approach.
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Angola
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Formosa Strait
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Southeast Asian Treaty Organization
SEATO
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Ho Chi Minh
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Rhodesia
Cuba
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Moscow
Fidel Castro
Mobutu
Zaire
Luanda
Congo River
Portugal
William Pitt the Younger
John Tunney
Gene Tunney
Southeast Asia
Was Martin Luther King Jr a Communist and Fourth Amendment issues
Washington debate centers on whether King’s associations with suspected Communists violated civil rights and whether investigations justified government eavesdropping. The piece discusses named associates, Senate hearings, and the principle that knowing Communists is not illegal.
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NEA
Martin Luther King Jr
King
America
United States
New Orleans
Hunter Pitts O'Dell
Senate
Communist Party
Louisiana
O'Dell
Dr. King
House
Internal Security Committee
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
HISC
Red
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William Douglas
Philadelphia
Independence Hall
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Remembering a Simpler Community Life in Kansas
Clarence Tangeman praises past everyday exchanges and neighbors in a nostalgic letter. He recalls family doctors, milkmen, grocers, butchers, police, porches, Chautauqua tents, circuses, ice deliveries, kids on streets, serials at the movie, outdoor games, skate seasons, railroads, real oranges, and non homogenized milk, contrasting with modern computerized society.
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Chautauqua
Kids Recreation
Clarence Tangeman
Today in History December 29 1975 Highlights
Events include 1934 Japan renouncing the Washington Naval Treaty, 1845 Texas joins the union, 1848 first gas lights at the White House, 1851 first US YMCA in Boston, 1940 London bombed, 1947 Henry Wallace third party bid, and 1960s embargo and diplomatic moves. Also mentions Norman Treigle recording sale and Viveca Lindfors birthday.
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Henry Wallace
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Middle East
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