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Ottawa Herald

Location

Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Mar 13, 1968

Page

4

Laotian Troops Push Back Red Forces Near Thakhek

Laotian government troops repelled two North Vietnamese battalions within six miles of Thakhek across the Mekong from Nakorn Phanom, as fighting raged five miles east of the town. Communist efforts to seize a govt garrison 25 miles north of Luang Prabang were reported to have stalled. no casualty figures yet.

Vientiane Laos Thakhek Mekong River Nakorn Phanom Thailand Colombo Plan Mekong Pathet Lao Luang Prabang

GAO audited watchdog or gadfly of Congress

The General Accounting Office headed by the comptroller general acts as Congress 39 watchdog and gadfly over the executive branch guiding 2400 auditors who seek waste and mismanagement. Some agencies like CIA NSA are exempt from GAO audits while FDIC and Federal Reserve Bank face access disputes. Elmer Staats urged broader access to bank supervision amid calls by Rep Patman for reform.

Washington General Accounting Office GAO Congress Central Intelligence Agency National Security Agency Federal Reserve Board Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Deposit Insurance Corp FDIC House Banking Committee Elmer B. Staats Staats Wright Patman D-Tex Banking Committee Federal Reserve Patman

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