Canal Zone clash: Fulbright Kennedy push questioned
Henry J. Taylor criticizes Senate Foreign Relations Chair Fulbright and Sen Kennedy for backing Panama Canal concessions led by Rep Flood. He argues changes require House approval, warns of Red influence, cites U.S. investments, regional chaos, and CIA reports while urging public action to block the plan.
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Henry J. Taylor
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
J. William Fulbright
Edward M. Kennedy
Reds
Panama Canal
Daniel J. Flood
Omar Torrijo
Republic of Panama
U.S. Canal Zone
Senate
Canal Zone
Naval Operations
Adm
Elmo R. Zumwalt Jr
Peru
Chile
Pacific
Fulbright-Kennedy
Panama
Red Wreckers
U.S
Thelma King
Torrijo
Canal
Guatemala
el Salvador
Dominican Republic
Haiti
Honduras
Colombia
Misael Pastrana Borrero
CIA
Ministry of Public Works
Bogota
Carlos Arana Osorio
New York
Nicaragua
Anastasio Somoza Debayle
Castro
NATO
Europe
Vietnam
Rep. Flood
House
Hussein seeks aid from Nixon threatens ghazou raid
In a secret letter to President Nixon, Jordan's King Hussein requests external financial aid to cover deficits for 1971 and 1972, warning a failure could spur a ghazan raid. He cites grief over Prime Minister Wasfi Tell's assassination, Palestinian threats, and seeks personal intervention to defend Jordan's stability and peace efforts.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
Jordan
Hussein
Nixon
U.S
Wasfi Tell
Petit
Fatah
Tell
Secret assassins and forged passports heighten Jordanian tensions
Intelligence reports allege Fatah plans to shoot Jordanian ministers and royal family members, with secret operatives using forged passports and disguises as priests. The revelation appears amid broader political turmoil and countermeasures in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fatah
Devaluation Aims to Boost U S Economy in 1971
The piece argues that a weaker dollar could create 500,000 jobs and restore American competitiveness. It notes Japan and West Germany depend on exports to the U S and would suffer, while the dollar slides and gold values rise, signaling overdue shifts in policy.
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United States
Pes
Japan
West Germany
U.S
Food for Thought on Erasing Hatred in Holiday Time
A reflective column argues that hatred coexists with faith across conflicts from India to the Middle East. It urges religions to practice charity, notes political rhetoric and nationalism inflaming violence, and calls for using religion to foster tolerance rather than destruction.
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India
Pakistan
Middle East
Ireland
Prince of Peace
Municipal airport changes proposed by Civil Aeronautics
C A A will propose 25 years ago changes in the airport administration building design. City manager C M Woodbury cites district CAS office head EC Mitz and architects Santa Fe and AJ Witt reviewing drawings. Veterans discharges filed include Pvt Isidro M Regaldo and Horace L Brown among others.
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Civil Aeronautics Administration
C.M. Woodburs
EC. Mitz
CAS
Santa Fe
AJ. Witt
Woodbury
Pvt
Isidro M. Regaldo
Pfe
Horace L. Brown
John H. Lankford
I.J. Bizzell
New Mexico Legislature Eyes Full Reapportionment Plan Changes
A special reapportionment committee in Santa Fe orders the Legislative Council staff to draft multiple plans for a 70 member House and a 42 member Senate based on voting districts and enumerator districts. Plans aim to comply with a 5 percent deviation rule and must secure two thirds in each house to meet 1972 election deadlines.
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Fred Buckles
Santa FE
Legislative Council Service
DCS
Clay Buchanan
Senate
Bureau of
University of New Mexico
BBR
New Mexico
LCS
Edwin L. Felter
Santa Fe District Court
LSC
Joe Gant
D-Carlsbad
Sen. Gant
Felter
House
San Juan County
Union-Harding- Colfax
Quay-Guadalupe- Torrance
Roosevelt-DeBaca
Curry County
Chaves
Alarid
Albuquerque
Sen. Alarid
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He's
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Food For
State Capitol
Bernalillo County
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Blocker
Lea County
John J. Mershon
Otero County
Mershon
Holloman Air Base
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