US Should Use Vietnam as Buffer Against China
Atlanta AP Andrew Young selected by President-elect Carter to be U N ambassador says repairing relations with Vietnam could make it a buffer against China and a trade outlet. He argues Vietnam could become an independent Communist nation like Yugoslavia and cites oil in the Gulf of Tonkin as a potential U S trade path. He also comments on Kis singer Middle East policy and notes arms shipments to Arab states may fuel future conflicts. County forecast follows.
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New Defense Chief Back to Massive Retaliation Policy
Dr. Harold Brown, named defense secretary, is expected to restore massive retaliation as the core U S deterrence plan against a Soviet nuclear strike. He opposes Schlesinger and Rumsfeld flexible response, favoring assured destruction and city-targeted deterrence. Brown previously argued against flexible response in Moscow.
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U.S
Defense
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Donald Rumsfeld
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Schlesinger
United States
Europe
US Slips in World Income Ranking for 1975
Washington AP Americans drop to seventh or lower in per capita income list for 1975 as Kuwait United Arab Emirates Qatar Switzerland and Sweden surpass the United States The World Bank notes stagnation in industrialized nations since 1973 rising populations in developing countries and currency value shifts behind the ranking The U S per capita income was 7060 with 1975 figures preliminary and inflation not adjusted for.
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Fireplace blaze blamed for second fire at Walnut home
Public Safety said a fireplace caused an early morning fire at 12:28 a.m. damaging the home of Mr. and Mrs. Sterling Christian at 6305 Walnut. Three hours of firefighting protected the second floor occupied by Mrs. Christian’s sister and her husband Keith and Mrs. Keith Karing. Neighbors removed much furniture as a precaution. Officers warned inspections, screens, and fireproof pads around fireplaces due to a second similar fire this month.
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Carter Opens Cabinet Meet on Island Ahead of Inauguration
President elect Carter plans three days of informal cabinet sessions on a secluded Georgia island estate. He will discuss tax cuts and the economy with Michael Blumenthal Thomas Lance and Charles Schultze as Mondale and cabinet members join from Washington.
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Conscience Of Senate Leader Hart Dies At 64
Philip A. Hart, a Michigan Democrat known as the conscience of the Senate for civil rights and consumer protection efforts, dies of malignant melanoma at 64 in Washington. His death elicits tributes from President Carter and others as funeral plans are set with burial on Mackinac Island, while Donald Riegle is to succeed him next month.
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Ford lists unified country as greatest accomplishment
In a Barbara Walters interview Ford says uniting a divided nation was his top achievement in office while failing to reverse the economy and secure a second SALT II pact. He predicts Carter will struggle with campaign promises once in the Oval Office and reiterates his tax cut plan.
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