Congress shifts stance on foreign policy and spending
The House defeated two attempts to curb overseas troops by 70,000 and to cut weapons spending by about 1.9 billion dollars signaling a return to letting the president and State Department handle foreign relations. A separate bid to reassure allies urged withdrawal should not harm U S reliability.
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Indochina
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State Department
Auld Lang Syne and Local Happenings in Newton Area
The Newton region reports a new shotgun artists organization with Roy Brown as president and Joe Murphy as secretary treasurer. J J Webb bought the Bert driving horse. Harvey County rural school will award 125 eighth grade diplomas at City Auditorium Monday at 2 pm. Newton High alumni reunion gathers most of the Pesvating class. Elbing Grain Co. officially formed with Edwin H. Andres as resident agent. Kansas leads in a 55 million acre allocation by the Agriculture Department. Invitations go out for Marion BPW charter presentation led by Wilma Rose. Tabor college plans a 550000 expansion including library dormitory and student union dining.
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Shotgun Artists
Newton and
Vicinity
Roy Brown
Joe Murphy
Mssrs
Charles Jensen
Will Blatchley
Allison Klinger
J. J. Webb
E. W. Slaymaker
Bert
Harvey County Rural School
City Auditorium
Newton Highchoor
Lindley Hall
Elbing Grain Co
Secretary of State
Edwin H. Andres
Kansas
Agriculture Department
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Texas
Newton Business and Professional Women’s Club
Marion Bpw Club
Newton Group
Wilma Rose
Marion
Tabor College
May 22 History Highlights From 1819 To 1945
On May 22 events include the Savannah steamship setting out from Savannah to Liverpool in 1819, Martha Washington’s death in 1802, Aaron Burr treason trial in 1807, Richard Wagner’s birth in 1813, the first U S railroad robbery near Seymour in 1868, German raids on Paris in 1918, and the Truman Doctrine funding Greece and Turkey in 1945.
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Associated Press
S.S. Savannah
Savannah
Liverpool
England
Martha Washington
Aaron Burr
Richmond
United States
Seymour
Ind
Paris
Congress
Greece
Turkey
Ford records dispute Graham Martin on Vietnam evacuation
The United Feature Syndicate report cites confidential White House minutes and interviews showing President Ford pressed for a rapid evacuation while Ambassador Graham Martin delayed. It notes a secret April strategy, polled refugees, and alleged bribery in exit petitions, with 45,000 of 130,000 processed by April 29.
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Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Washington
Ford
Graham Martin
Vietnam
Martin
White House
Oval Office
South Vietnam
U. S
Henry Kissinger
Saigon
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Charles Percy
R.-Iii
Kissinger
Sen
Jacob Javits
State Department
United States
Loss of Vietnam topples dominoes
Buckley argues the Mayaguez rescue and Thailand protests reveal anti American sentiment and a feared domino effect across Asia. He cites statements by Thai officials Park Chung hee and Marcos and notes Western reliance on the United States while warning that Cambodia remains outside international norms.
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William F. Buckley, Jr
America
Mayaguez
CBS News
Walter Cronkite
Thailand
Bangkok
SEATO
Cambodia
United States
South Vietnam
United
Anthony Lewis
Switzerland
Adolf Hitler
Congress makes no sense on missiles and deterrence
Ray Cromley argues Congress errs morally and militarily by opposing accurate missiles. He contends U S guidance tech could limit civilian harm yet senators fear first strikes, while the Soviet program races ahead. He warns assured destruction relies on leaders willing to fire, a gamble unlikely to be trusted across a nuclear-armed world.
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Washington
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Senate
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Pope
U.S
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Manchester Reese Drug Store
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