Defense Spending Probe Critics Have Say
Washington AP critics press for testimony from former Johnson budget chief Charles Schultze and Kennedy ambassador John Kenneth Galbraith before the joint economic subcommittee two weeks of hearings on defense budgets. Proxmire says scrutiny of military spending is essential to balance national needs and priorities.
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Washington
Charles Schultze
Budget Bureau
Johnson
John Kenneth Galbraith
John F. Kennedy
India
Joint Economic Subcommittee
William Proxmire
Schultze
Galbraith
Harvard
Ing
Pentagon
Proxmire
U Thant seeks six month Cyprus peacekeeping extension
United Nations Secretary General U Thant plans to ask the Security Council to extend the U S peacekeeping force in Cyprus for another six months beyond June 15. He met privately with delegates from Australia Austria Britain Canada Denmark Finland Ireland and Sweden.
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Uthant
Security Council
U.S
Cyprus
U Thant
Australia
Austria
Britain
Canada
Denmark
Finland
Ireland
Sweden
Hawaii Cost of Living Sparks Tourist Grumble
Honolulu AP report notes a recent arrival counting lettuce at 88 cents in Hawaii versus 2 cents in Los Angeles. The housewife laments Hawaii's high consumer costs, reflecting nationwide concerns about living expenses for visitors and residents alike.
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Honolulu
Hawaii
Los Angeles
Waikiki
U.S. Department of Labor
Thomas P. Gill
Gill
Robert Schmitt
Record traffic toll tops 1966 Memorial Day mark
The Associated Press reports 697 people died in traffic accidents during a 78 hour Memorial Day weekend, surpassing the 542 fatalities set in 1966. The National Safety Council had estimated 550 to 650 deaths for the period, 6 p.m. Thursday to midnight Sunday, with a comparison to 481 deaths in a nonholiday period two weeks earlier.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
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