Deep Slashes Reported as Foreign Aid Nears Billion Dollar Cut
The House appropriations subcommittee trims the foreign aid program toward a 1.6 billion ceiling, far below Nixon’s 2.6 billion request. Major economic aid cuts include development loans reduced from 675.5 million to 265 million actual, with 2 percent interest during grace and 3 percent thereafter. A 54.5 million boost adds a fighter squadron for Nationalist China.
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Nixon
House Appropriations
House
Senate
Otto E. Passman
D-La
China
U.S
Pentagon Probed Over Army Rackets Probe Becomes Senate Demand
Washington AP Sen Abraham Ribicoff asked Secretary Laird to explain reports that officials found no grounds to prosecute alleged illegal activities by Army sergeants. Hearings suggest a coverup by high Army levels amid claims of a squad looting service clubs run for soldiers.
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Washington
Pentagon
Sen. Abraham
Ribicoff
D. Conn
Secretary of Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Army
Dhsarieed
Princess Andrew Dies At 84 In London
Princess Andrew of Greece and Denmark died in her sleep at Buckingham Palace aged 84 after long illness. Born Princess Alice of Battenberg she was Victoria’s great granddaughter and sister to Earl Mountbatten of Burma. She married a Greek king’s son in 1903 and later became a Greek Orthodox nun after 1947.
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London
Prince Philip
Princess Andrew
Greece
Buckingham Palace
Princess Alice of Battenberg
Andrew
Victoria
Earl Mountbatten
Burma
Denmark
Louise
Sweden
George I
George II
Prince Andrew
Paris
Philip
Lord Mountbatten
Britain
Prince
Monte Carlo
Martha and
Maria
Aegean
Tinos
German aviation pioneer Claudius Dornier dies at 85
Claudius Dornier, famed for seaplanes and wartime bombers, died at his Zug home after a short illness. The Dornier Aircraft Co. said he led the firm for years after collaborating with Count Zeppelin and helped shape both World War I and II aviation.
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Germany
UPI
Claudius Dornier
Britain
Dornier Aircraft Co
Dornier
Zug
Zurich
Dornier-Werke Co
Fried
London
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APY
Richshafen
Lake Constance
Count Zeppelin
Zepellin
Grant Road Lumber CO
E. Grant Road
Magnavorx
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Magnava
Tal Nunn
Hone
Magnavox
Tucson
Hellogo
Jewelers
Calas Reet
OPT
BankAmericord
EPL
LDA Ao Ee Draperies Limited
ST. Tucson
Arizona
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