Editorial: Senate to Review U S Aid to South Vietnamese Police
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee will examine about 15 million annually in foreign aid going to South Vietnamese President Thieu s police, funded by the Defense Department and U S AID. Since 1967 aid totals exceed 131 million for a 122 000 man force accused of harshly suppressing dissent including student critics. The piece argues this repulsive taxpayer burden should be cut to curb inflation and bolster Vietnam peace honors.
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Thieu
South Vietnam
U. S
Vietnam
Battle of the Budget Shapes 1973 Congress Clash
Representative Larry Winn and Senator Robert Dole warn the 1973 budget battles as Congress adds 3 to 4 billion above requests and an $85 billion defense plan looms. They urge balance, discipline, and consider tax surcharges while calling for spending cuts. The piece argues for a treasury surplus and citizen slashing at the polls.
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Congress
Larry Winn
Nixon
Robert Dole
Dole
Winn
Washington
Department of Defense
Southeast Asia
Treasury
Pain in Arm Referred to Arthritis and Prescription
Reader reports left arm pain, doctor diagnosed arthritis and prescribed treatment. Pain intensified at night, preventing sleep and delaying medication fulfillment.
Heart attack after home visit and hospital care
A reader recounts emergency care after a heart attack following a doctor’s home visit. He notes a thrombus can trigger a heart attack with little warning and cardiograms don’t always predict future events. The letter also references other readers’ medical anecdotes and a Bible verse prayer.
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Thesteson
Jerome K. Jerome
F.L
Thosteson
D.W
W.K
Mindful Mirth Amid Watergate and Inflation
New York AP notes quirky mail insights and broad trends from the era. It remarks on job satisfaction and heart health, prenatal growth, Western influence in Asia, franchised pizza in Japan, scarce desert villages with shared trees, crowding concerns, and the geographic distribution of Americans.
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Far East
Japan
Atlas Mountains
Algeria
National Geographic Society
County fairs draw more crowds than baseball in 1973
Hal Boyle notes fairs attract about 70 million visitors, over a third of the U.S. population, across some 2,500 events with $200 million spent on viewing agricultural life. The piece blends quotes, trivia, and social commentary on trends beyond the national pastime. Cattlemen face tighter supplies as Mexico cuts feeder cattle export quota by 200,000 head for 1973–74, with officials disputing a Foreign Agriculture report.
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U.S
Chaim Weizmann
Foreign Agricultural Service
Television Log For Ottawa Area Evening Schedule
Ottawa Kansas TV guide lists daily programs from 5 PM to midnight including News Weather Sports game shows soap operas films and late night talk with stations carrying Sesame Street Captain Kangaroo Dick Van Dyke and Johnny Carson. It notes subscriptions and local editor details.
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Kansas
Green Acres
Koltanowski
TV Weatherman
World News Tonight
Wild Kingdom
Beverly Hill
Dick van Dyke
Topeka
Peyton Place
Somerset
Eddie’s
Jeff's Collie
Merv Griffin
Mister Rogers
Star Trek
Flipper
Gilligan’s Island
Electric Company
Munsters
Gomer Pyle
USMC
Beverly Hillbillies
News
Sports Today
Zoom
Hollywood Squares
Ottawa
Robert B. Wellington
Associated Press
Debated Tax Ideas Highlight Frustration in Economic Policy
New York AP reports mounting strain in economic policy as officials explore bold tax and job programs. Dr. Arthur Burns floats a tax refund bonds idea to curb inflation while Melvin Laird and George Shultz clash over tax strategy. Gabriel Hauge proposes government as employer of last resort to reduce unemployment, risking inflation and market distortions.
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New York
Arthur Burns
Melvin Laird
George Shultz
Treasury
Burns
Federal Reserve Board
Hanover Trust Co
Gabriel Hauge
Hauge
Agriculture cuts hit grain storage loan program for farmers
Washington AP report details ASCS budget curbs and higher loan costs affecting farm plans to enlarge grain storage. In 72-73 year, $156.6 million funded 41,046 applicants for 313.5 million bushels capacity. For current year, loan total may drop to $50-75 million with 8.75% rates and 36% down payments.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
ASCS
Elvin J. Person
Crop Report Due From USDA on 1974 Production
The Agriculture Department will release new figures Monday on 1974 crop production and 1973 supplies and demand. The report includes USDA projections for next year’s wheat, feed grains and soybeans and was delayed from Friday.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
USDA
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Larner Ted Armstrong
Today
Four States
Johnny Sokko
Dennis the Menace
Dinah Shore
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Grace Crawford
Gambit
Wizard of Odds
Love of Life
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Dr. Joyce Brothers
Guiding Light
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Bay City
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Maude
Chase
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Egan
Hawaii Five-O
MIT Symphony
Marcus Welby
den Showcase
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Perry Mason
Jack Paar
Shanghai
S. Cedar
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