U S Soviet military strengths compared in balance of power
Washington reports the United States has ceded ground to the Soviet Union in combat forces as the Army shrinks to about 801000 men, the smallest since the Korean War. Nixon policy aims to disengage overseas troops and rely on volunteers, while Soviet naval and missile capability grows. The piece notes potential shifts in arms and manpower if elections favor Democrats and warns of a dangerous postwar imbalance.
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Fred S. Hoffman
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Marine Corps
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Western Europe
East Germany
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Atlantic
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Melvin R. Laird
Adm
Thomas H. Moorer
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Congress
Moorer
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Navy
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ERTS A to aid urban growth and fisheries studies
NASA announces ERTS A, a pioneering earth resources satellite, to launch from Vandenberg. It will orbit 370 miles high, 14 times daily, aiding Census urban growth tracking crop forecasting and open-space mapping for planning. The project involves 300 investigators from 43 states and 31 nations.
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Bureau of the Cenuis
Agricultural Department
Geological Survey
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
ERTSA
Eign
NASA
James Wray
San Francisco
California
Wray
Soviets plan two ships to U S one for 1975 space rendezvous
The Soviet Union will budget two spacecraft for the 1975 Apollo Soyuz Test Project while the United States plans one. Officials said after two weeks of talks in Houston that design work will start immediately on the hardware for the joint mission.
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Glynn S. Lunney
U.S
ASTP
Lunney
Apollo
Nixon Gains Backing From Two Million Teamsters
San Clemente Calif March 1963 Teamsters president Frank Fitzsimmons announced endorsement of Richard Nixon for re election saying union leaders felt backing Nixon was in the best interests of labor and the country A Teamsters source said the vote was nearly unanimous The endorsement follows past labor alignments with Democrats and comes amid broader political controversy surrounding labor policies and the Hoffa case disciplinary issues and DOJ position were noted as separate matters
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Nixon
Wasi
Fitzsimmons
George McGovern
Big Labor
Teamsters
Hubert H. Humphrey
John F. Kennedy
White House
Teamster
Ronald Ziegler
Washington
James Hoffa
Missing zoo robs Brooklyn menagerie in-heist
Police recovered six Shetland ponies, 11 goats, a llama, a miniature white bull, and a crate of chickens from a Brooklyn children's zoo after a Sunday break in. Toby Esposito, 19, was arrested on charges of possession of stolen property and cruelty to animals as detectives probe the motive, which remains unclear. A guard dog at the scene was unharmed.
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New York
Molace
Brooklyn
Astrolind
Toby Esposito
Zoo
Elizabeth Hammond
Brokers edge toward financial department store
Brokers move toward a department store model offering full investment planning beyond stock and bond trading. Firms like DuPont Glore Forgan build in house teams to provide money management, real estate and tax shelter investments while insurers expand offerings after NYSE rules allow selling insurance.
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Linda Rubey
New York
Stuart S. Greenberg
du Pont Glore Forgan
Greenberg
DGF Financial Services Inc
Total
New York Stock Exchange
Fort Worth First test of busing under new law
Fort Worth Texas AP The school system may lead the nation in testing the constitutionality of the Broomfield Amendment by appealing a Fifth Circuit order to integrate all or predominantly Negro schools not yet integrated. The board authorized attorney Cecil Morgan to pursue stay or rehearing requests, potentially to the Supreme Court, arguing the ruling disrupts the district’s program and logistics while costing millions for buses and routes.
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Cecil Morgan
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
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Supreme Court
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Leatherbury
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Fifth Circuit Court
Ginning costs rise for Texas cotton in 1971 72 season
Texas cotton growers faced higher gin costs in 1971 72 as more seed cotton was needed per 480 pound bale. Average saw ginning and wrapping cost rose to 23.21 from 20.00, with machine stripped harvesting requiring 2,755 pounds per bale, up from 2,174. Other methods also demanded more seed cotton.
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Texas
Economic Research Service
Agricultural Marketing Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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