Extra Burden In Foreign Aid Critics Debate U.S. Role
The piece argues U S foreign aid exceeds 100 billion since WWII with most funds as loans. It notes rising debt service for developing nations, higher U S interest rates, and potential shifts to grant or near interest free terms like Britain and Canada. It cautions against self-defeating terms that hinder aid impact.
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Europe
U. S
News Front
Agency For Internatonal Development
AID
Britain
Canada
United States
Judge Halleck push for lawyer panels in General Sessions
The Washington Post argues for reform in assigning counsel to indigent defendants in General Sessions Court. It notes Judge Halleck’s plan to bar six to seven regular attorneys from appointments, urging a court approved panel, expert screening, and public funding. It cites Judge Bazelon and the 1964 Criminal Justice Act, and mentions Legal Aid and Georgetown interns aiding temporarily.
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Halleck
Court of General Sessions
Greene
Bazelon
United States Court of Appeals
Legal Aid Agency
Georgetown Intern Program
Washington Post
Wilson may seek spring election to widen slim majority
UPI reports British Prime Minister Harold Wilson could call a spring general election to bolster his razor thin Commons majority. Polls show strong support, bookmakers eye March 31 as a likely date, with risks from economic imbalances and defense cuts shaping the political calculus.
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UPI
Harold Wilson
Rhodesia
Wilson
House of Commons
Commons
Britain
National Railway
London Subway
Kennedy proposes Lao coalition model for South Vietnam policy
The article contrasts Kennedy's call for a coalition with the Pathet Lao in Laos to U.S. Viet Nam policy. It recounts Kennedy's 1961 Laos approach, the Geneva accord, and the resulting three-sided government that ultimately failed to curb North Vietnamese and Pathet Lao forces, while U.S. troops remained a deterrent against further aggression.
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Washington
Nea
Laos
New York
Robert F. Kennedy
National Liberation Trent
South Viet Nam
Humphrey
Kennedy
Johnson
Viet Nam
John F. Kennedy
Red Pathet Lao
Vietiane
Mekong
Thailand
John Kennedy
Moscow
Peking
Geneva
Souvanna Phouma
Pathet Lao
Hanoi
Ho Chi Minh
U.S
Slick fender fix at vocational school saves driver
A minor collision occurred at a traffic signal when a driver hit a car waiting at the light. The two exchanged insurance details and drove on. The damaged fender was straightened by a Paul McClure taught at the vocational school with students assisting. The driver resumed his trip, and observers noted the unusual cure.
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Paul McClure
McClure
Bridge game and desert town tale in Imperial Valley
Dick Kleiner notes a quirky scene in El Centro California where a bridge game with characters like The Owl and The Pussy Cat and The Llama unfolds amid the Imperial Valley’s transition from desert to rich farmland. The piece paints highways, insecticide billboards, and nearby Salton Sea formed after 1905 floods.
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EL Centro
Calif
NEA
California
Imperial Valley
Stockwell
Owl
Peppard
Hudson
Tobruk
Reo
Dick Kleiner
Hollywood
Increased Social Security: Fly-Now-Catch-Later Plan Debate
United Press International reports that Great Society thinkers push a fly-now-crash-later scheme to raise Social Security benefits without higher taxes by tapping general revenue. ADA influence, Ball warns of rising costs, possible shift to general revenue financing and higher Medicare premiums. critics warn voters may be duped into believing they gain without paying.
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United Press International
Congress
Americans For Democratic Action
ADA
USS
Treasury
Robert M. Ball
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Ball
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