Senate panel backs Thai troops in Laos in military bill
The Senate Armed Services Committee approved a $21 billion military authorization bill and upheld use of Thai forces in Laos. The panel rejected Sen. Stuart Symington's amendment 11 to 3, as debate highlighted CIA budget ambiguity and U.S. involvement limits in Southeast Asia.
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U S Ground Role in Viet Nearly Ended Says Laird
Defense Secretary Melvin Laird said America's ground combat role in Vietnam is nearly ended as phase three of Vietnamization nears completion. He cautioned that some combat actions will continue to defend bases and troops, with troop reductions promised and a shift to advisory forces by next summer.
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Senate committee trims ABM funding and site plans
The Senate Armed Services Committee cut 614 million from Nixon’s ABM request while approving a 21.1 billion military procurement bill. It limited deployment to two existing sites in Montana and North Dakota, with advance work at Whiteman and a fourth site at Warren AFB. A Washington DC site was rejected for this fiscal year.
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House OKs draft bill amid antiwar Senate filibuster fears
The House passed a compromised Selective Service bill 297 to 108, extending draft authority to June 30 1973 and revising the Mansfield antiwar amendment. Senate opponents threaten a filibuster, aided by a summertime recess that could push action to October while a third national draft lottery unfolds for men born in 1952.
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