U S import crisis seen by Commerce secretary Dent
Secretary of Commerce Frederick Dent warns of a dangerous balance of payments crisis and heavy reliance on imports for bottleneck items. He notes Canada as a major export market, the small share of U S firms with international business, and critical shortages in autos, textiles, machinery, and energy with oil imports high. He highlights heavy foreign sourcing of tin cans, electronic components, minerals, and refined metals, urging acknowledgment of looming vulnerabilities.
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Henry J. Taylor
Frederick B. Dent
Raocoon
Mr. Dent
United States
Canada
Earl L. Butz
James R. Schlesinger
Henry A. Kissinger
U.S
Dent
Georgia
Atlanta
General Electric
Mexico
Jamaica
Australia
Junkets exposed as Congress tours abroad reveal luxuries
Washington dispatches detail how lawmakers chase offshore pleasures in Europe and the Middle East. Rep. Benjamin Gilman used State and Israeli help for his son's bar mitzvah at Jerusalem's Western Wall while others sought Capri cruises, Tivoli Gardens, and Rhine castles. The State Department tracks requests, schedules, and even private company aid as 25 staffers coordinate junkets for lawmakers and aides. Aramco ties are noted with a trip to Saudi ports, showing insider travel engineering by lawmakers and sponsors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Anderson
Washington
Congress
Capri
Rhine Castles
Benjamin Gilman
R-N.y
State Department
Western Wall
Jerusalem
Frank Annunzio
D-Ill
Banking Committee
Europe
Zurich
Austria
Copenhagen
Tivoli Gardens
Wattz
Imperial Palace
U.S
Vienna
Tivoli Garden
Hamlet
Bonn
Naples
Gulf of Naples
Cologne
Rome
Capitol Hill
Gilman
Mideast
GOI
Government of Israel
Tel Aviv
Oil
Aramco
Saudia Arabia
James Howard
D-N.j
Saudi Arabia
Arabian
Aramco Handles All Details of Congressmen Visit
State Department cables reveal Aramco coordinating transport housing and area tours for visiting congressmen. Consulate general shifts logistical support to oil firm while ensuring pictorial coverage. Reports describe private trips to Martinique with embassy arranged amenities and chauffeured tours.
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State
Dan Kuykendall
R-Tenn
Martinique
State Department
U.S
Washington
Marjorie Holt
Europe
Diverse 1949 civic notes and college ROTC honor
Brickman envoys to Munich claim Marjorie Holt luggage. Sen Pastore, a watchdog on energy, labeled Chairman State Department Appropriations sub committee in cables. Jerry Chadwick elected FHA parliamentarian in Artesia. Dexter girls attend tailoring class. PEO Chapter B meets at Mrs Morrell's. John I Miller home for Thanksgiving. UT senior, cadet colonel in ROTC. Den Mothers coffee at 214 W McGaffey St. Tamarix Cub packs invited. A man questions his own common sense after acting.
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Munich
Marjorie Holt
Paris
John Pastore
Atomic Energy
Pastore
Joint Atomic Energy Committee
State Department
Jerry Chadwick
Dexter
FHA
Artesia
Foster Morrell
Guy Nickson
John I. Miller
Marie FE. Miller
University of Texas
Air Force
Howard Brown
W. McGaffey St
Tamarix
Postal woes spark debate on privatizing mail service
Post office rate hikes raise 10 cent letter costs and a government reorganization. Delays rack up complaints as three tons of stockpiled mail are found in Connecticut. A Newington attorney faces questions about mailed items from 1972. Critics question government handling and ponder private contracting as a cure.
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Postal Service
Post Office Department
Connecticut
Newington, Conn
Ben Franklin
December Friday the 13th a grim calendar omen across regions
Weather chaos grips the upper Midwest and Northeast with heavy snow in Maryland and lingering storms that stranded hundreds on U S 40. A deadly Mt Weather crash in Virginia kills 92. Yet astronomers forecast a partial solar eclipse and meteor shower on Friday the 13th as light returns to a grim season.
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Upper
Midwest
Maryland
U.S. 40
Cumberland
Detroit
Washington- New York
Appalachian
Virginia
Santa
North America
December 4 History Highlights From 1851 to 1974
On December 4 historical events include the 1851 Paris workers' uprising known as the December Four Massacre, Washington’s farewell at Fraunces Tavern in 1783, Monroe’s 1816 presidential election, Tweed’s prison escape, WWII bombing of Italy in 1942, FDR and Churchill meeting in Cairo in 1943, U.S. entry into the UN in 1945, and notable political actions up to 1974. Franklin’s maxim concludes the note.
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Associated Press
Paris
Louis Napoleon
George Washington
Fraunces ‘Tavern
New York
James Monroe
U.S
Churchill
Cairo
U.S. Congress
United Nations
FBI
Neshoba County
Mississippi
Nixon
Clement Haynesworth
U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Nicolae Ceausescu
Romania
Washington
Benjamin Franklin
Apparent Cash Ties in New Mexico Politics Shown
Four state racing commissioners backed Gary Apodaca in his governor elect campaign. Donations surfaced from Herman Tabet Francisco Urrea Jr. and Winford Carlile, plus support from George Maloof. Mondragon and Lujan filed separate campaign reports showing varied expenditures and loans. Apodaca receipts included major labor contributions and personal gifts from local figures. Liquor at the governor residence will be served during the four year term.
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Fred Buckles
Santa FE
State Racing Commission
Gary
Jerry Apodaca
Apodaca
Herman Tabet
Belen
Commission
George Maloof
Albuquerque
Albuquerque National Bank
Francisco Urrea Jr
Maloof
Bentsen
Bosque Farms
Colleen
U.S
Manuel Lujan Jr
Lujan
Congress
Bruce King
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Merry
The
Small Society
Brickman
State Capitol
Tabet
Carlile
Urreal
Les Davis
Cimarron
Racing Commission
Davis’ Commission
N. P
SAG
Santa Fe District Court
Public Service Commission
W. D
Dub) James
SUB
New Mexico
SUG
Aztec Oil and Gas Co
Robert Mondragon
Mondragon
U.S. House
District 1
Mondragon Committee
National
Afl-Cio Committee On Political Education
United Auto Workers
Harry Bigbee
Jack Daniels
U.S. Senate
Jack M. Campbell
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