Secret cables reveal U S duplicity on Cambodian aid
Washington and Phnom Penh exchange secret cables show the Nixon administration pressured other governments to fund Lon Nol's regime and prepared donor solicitation letters. Congress balked at financing a corrupt Cambodian government amid Vietnam-era echoes, with secret instructions urging high level approaches to secure ESF contributions from Japan Britain Australia and others.
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Tottering Reime
Lon Nol
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Vietnam
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Indonesia
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Penh
Lon Nal
Khmer Republic
Phnom Penh
U.S
Japan
Australia
Britain
New Zealand
Malaysia
Singapore
Thailand
Philippines
Lan Nol
Hughes calls autobiography fraud in interview with seven reporters
Editorials note Hughes insists the autobiography is a fraud while Lite magazine and McGraw-Hill plan publication. He claims Time-Life and publishers profit on a higher plane and questions the manuscript's authenticity, citing a recent telephone press conference.
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Howard Hughes
Seven Newsmen
Lite Magazine
McGraw-Hill
Hughes
Time-Life
Life
Las Vegas
Bahamas
Ocean rise rivals fears of California’s sea loss
NOAA reports sea level from Maine to Virginia has risen three inches in eight years and could reach three feet per century, driven by glacial melt. While not predicting a sudden Northeast vanishing, erosion is increasing and coastal communities face growing risk.
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California
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Maine
Virginia
Letters to the editor on education and contracts
Pamela Swift highlights U S Office of Education support for training staff for impaired children. Associate Professor Alexander L Bretton from California State College Long Beach notes fellowships and programs across California state colleges and discusses loyalty oaths. The letter also mentions a Long Beach contract vote at McDonnell Douglas and wage figures.
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Pamela Swift
U.S. Office of Education
San Jose State College
McDonnell Douglas Aircraft Co
Long Beach
USC
California
Special Education Office
Alexander L. Bretton
California State College
Secrecy leak near treason shocks Washington press flap
A confidential set of White House minutes on India Pakistan war leaks to columnist Jack Anderson triggers anger and debate. The leak spotlights trust and security breach at top levels. Officials warn the breach could verge on treason while defending public versus private positions. The piece compares this to Kissinger and Ellsberg cases, stressing the seriousness of the leak itself.
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Washington Special Action Group
White House
India
East Pakistan
National Security Council
Pakistan
United Nations
Bangladesh
Cavour
Washington Post
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Daniel Ellsberg
Pentagon
Anderson
Nixon's India Pakistan policy shown in Anderson papers
Anderson’s excerpts reveal Nixon with Kissinger shaping policy in a sealed inner circle. The pieces highlight presidential isolation, real or imagined dissent silenced, and the danger of policy drifting from reality under a cloistered decision process.
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Jack Anderson
Nixon
Anderson
Kissinger
Prudential
Johnson
White House
New Delhi
Kenneth Keating
Rogers
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Bernard J. Ridder Jr
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