Relief funds diverted to fortifications on East Pakistan border
GAO reports about 10 million dollars of Pakistan relief funds from last fall were diverted to build military fortifications on the East Pakistani border with India. The aid, part of a 109.1 million dollar emergency package, was not shipped as planned. The report notes assets like US Army boats and UN trucks were seized for military use.
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Byrd backs clear path for Kleindienst confirmation
Senate appears ready to confirm Richard G. Kleindienst as attorney general amid opposition from Senator Byrd who cites testimony candor concerns over an ITT antitrust settlement linked to GOP convention funding. Confirmation vote set for this afternoon.
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Agnew Addresses Coast Guard Academy Graduates
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew spoke at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy graduation in New London Connecticut. He warned against isolationism citing the Vietnam experience and urged readiness as a path to peace while stressing lessons learned from history.
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Castro heads four day Poland tour and Auschwitz visit
Fidel Castro began a four day Polish tour appearing relaxed and healthy and declared his heart of steel. He will tour Auschwitz Cracow and Gdansk before returning to Warsaw. Also report East German border guards fire at the Berlin Wall while Gudrun Ensslin of the Baader Meinhoff gang is arrested in Hamburg. John Connally arrives in Bogota on a 15 nation tour to discuss U.S. policy and world economics with Colombia’s leaders.
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