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… contact the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library. Top of theWeek Hanoi's Takeover Page 8 America's agonizing struggle in Vietnam ended last week, but not with a special grace. The U.S. pulled out of Saigon in chaos and confusion, and while there was little loss of life, American marines had to club and kick panicstricken Vietnamese to keep them off evacuation helicopters. Even as the U.S. made plans to resettle the 127,000 South Vietnamese it did evacuate, Americans reacted with ugly protests that showed how the rancor spawned by the war was lingering on. Moreover, the fall of Saigon ratified the exhaustion of America's activist foreign policy and left , …
… Democrats last ran our foreign policy, including many of the men who are advising you, the country has been relieved of the Vietnam agony and the military draft, we have started arms control negotiations with the Russians, we have opened relations … For a generation the United States has had a foreign policy based " on containment of communism. Yet we have lost the first war in Vietnam, lost a shoving match in Angola, the Communists threaten to come to power by peaceful means in Italy, and relations …
… well worth communicating to the persons who really count -- the American voter. We know you will be able to do that. With warm regards, • BAKER, III The President Ford Committee, James A- Boker Ill, Chairman, Royston C. Hyghes, Treasurer . • … Development. March 20 Saigon forces withdrawing from the North in disorderly retreat. March 27 U.S. airlifts refugees from Vietnam. March 29 The President announced in an address to the Nation his decision to sign the Tax Reduction Act of 1975, … Ford will recommend extension of unemployment compensation benefits. April 15 Cambodia falls to Khymer Rouge. April 24 Vietnam war officially ends. April 25 President Ford urges Congress to extend the General Revenue Sharing program. May 12 …
… from Des Moines Tribune and Des-Moines Tribune ~·see • :e \ 414 A Citie s- Denver: Des Moines; Detroit Mchae l Balfe Howard, business manag er WiHiam W. Aetche r: sponso rs Colora do-Wy oming spellin g Weddin g party, Huck Finn Day, Showa gon. … Clark captured Vincennes, 1778, and defeated·.Right!~ We WIU Mlllataia. FLOWER: Wild nMe. BIRD:Bntish forces 1779: at war's end Britain ceded tbe Eastetn goldflnc:h; TREE: Oak. SONG: ENTEB--_ area to the U.& Miami Indians defeated U.S. troops … is not a Although Ford is untaint~ by candidate. personal scandal, his 25 years in Congress, his vociferous support of the Vietnam War and his pardon of 'If IJt~e~~ . d ' . C\;.~ ' e egate. . . --~ •· · ~l\-; -,> x_· J'' ' By William &afite~ ' …
… and administer the program of alternate service authorized in the Proclamation announcing a program for the return of Vietnam era draft evaders and military deserters. Sec. 2. Departments and agencies in the Executive branch shall, upon the … ----------~--~-------------------------------------------------THE WHITE HOUSE ANNOUNCING A PROGRAM FOR THE RETURN OF VIETNAM ERA DRAFT EVADERS AND MILITARY DESERTERS ---- - - BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION … interest, together with an acknowledgement of their allegiance to the country and its Constitution. Desertion in time of war is a major, serious offense; failure to respond to the country's call for duty is also a serious offense. Reconciliation …
… •.· · Further, I will not hesitate to veto any new spending programs adopted · by the Congress. As an additional step toward putting the Federal government's house in order, · I recommend a . five ·. percent limit on. Federal pay increases in … new UMW contract will add approximately $2-3 to the price of a ton of coal in 3 years. Other factors continue to exert upward pressure on coal prices, the most notable of which is the return to the use "of less expensive coal in place of 'higher … the discussion of foreign policy is the responsibility of the President. In recent years, under the stress of the Vietnam war, legislative restrictions on the President's ability to execute foreign policy and military decisions have …
… Democrats last ran our foreign policy, including many of the men who are advising you, the country has been relieved of the Vietnam agony and the military draft, we have started arms control negotiations with the Russians, we have opened relations … For a generation the United States has had a foreign policy based on containment of communism. Yet we have lost the first war in Vietnam, lost a shoving match in Angola, the Communists threaten to come to power by peaceful means in Italy, and relations …
… the People's Republic of China be reduced and that we seek to resolve our differences. President Nixon's announced steps toward ending U.S. controls over nonstrategic exports to the People's Republic and are therefore to be welcomed. American … -----~ NEWS RELEASE --FOR RELEASE AT 12 NOON WEDNESDAY-June 23, 1971 I agree with the Senate's policy resolution on Vietnam in the sense that it reflects a desire to withdraw from Vietnam at a pace faster than the present withdrawal rate. However, I do not believe the Congress should as a matter of …
… act effectively to reverse these trends and to be an effective partner to the cities and states in a wellcoordinated war on crime. We must restore confidence in the cri.minal justice system by insuring that detection, conviction and … from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Asia We remain a Pacific power with important stakes and objectives in the region, but the Vietnam War has taught us the -100- folly of becoming militarily involved where out vital interests were not at stake. … possible accounting of our citizens stHl listed as missing in action, we should move toward normalized relations with Vietnam. No foreign policy that reflects traditional American humanitarian concerns can be indifferent to the plight of …
… Camp Sees Victory in the . Undecided Vote 6, 7 Gen. Brown Gen. Brown: Another Nonissue But, Gen. Brown, this isn't · World War II Forget General Brown Catching the Flak Into the Wild Blue Yonder Goldwater Agrees with Brown Chicago Tribune 12 New … disastrous for international order and our wellbeing." (ABC) . He . listed as accompiishrnents of his term the end of the Vietnam war, the development of closer ties with U.S. allies and adversaries, including the Soviet Union and China, the … in ~rdering the rescue of the M a y a g u e z crew from the Cambodians, and , his compas- . sionate handling of Vietnamese r e f u g e e s, the President . demonstrated his good sense and ' effectiveness. But :1 m3.ior re::ison ,,.,.e …
… subscribe to our convictions wit respect to freedom are fewer today than in previous years. The world is not a perfectly warm and friendly place for those who do believe in freedom. t , A third point: we've always subscribed to the idea that we … we are? How did it happen that this country, which was in a position of overwhelming military superiority in the post World War II period, could allow itself to slide to a position of approximate rough equivalence today and set itself on a path of … about Congressional actions and waste in the Pentagon? A: "" €. 've reduced troops over the last ten years from 1968, the Vietnam War high, of 3.5 million down to 2.1 million. Obviously, with that kind of reduction you need to adjust your base …
… or rural. It also goes beyond any divisions based on age, race, color, or creed. The enlistment of trade unionists in the war se~ 2 against inflation is consi~tent with the patriotic involvement of American labor in every great challenge that has … level. It has stepped up considerably from the 19 then to the 20 percent plus number. It was effected largely by the Vietnam war, as we all know. But for that matter, even as that war was over and we began to reduce expenditures for that … down that 233 to $BB billion in 1975. down. Defense has been on a constant dollar basis going " It went over a peak in the Vietnam war, but it has come down to even lower than that. In fact, Defense is the smallest percentage of gross national …
… that the Federal Reserve was not completely successful in its effort as far as business loans are concerned. I am fully aware of the views of some observers who argue that a central bank should not concern itself with the composition of bank … eliminated. In particular, the defense sector, which became a major source of inflationary pressures in mid-1965 when the Vietnam War was accelerated and taxes were not increased to pay for it, is no longer playing the same role. T4e nondefense … eliminated. In particular, the defense sector, which became a major source of inflationary pressures in mid-1965 when the Vietnam War was accelerated and taxes were not increased to pay for it, is no longer playing the same role. The nondefense …
… Democrats last ran our foreign policy, including many of the men who are advising you, the country has been relieved of the Vietnam agony and the military draft, we have started arms control negotiations with the Russians, we have opened relations … For a generation the United States has had a foreign policy based on containment of communism. Yet we have lost the first war in Vietnam, lost a shoving match in Angola, the Communists threaten to come to power by peaceful means in Italy, and relations …
… that the Federal Reserve was not completely successful in its effort as far as business loans are concerned. I am fully aware of the views of some observers who argue that a central bank should not concern itself with the composition of bank … eliminated. In particular, the defense sector, which became a major source of inflationary pressures in mid-1965 when the Vietnam War was accelerated and taxes were not increased to pay for it, is no longer playing the same role. T4e nondefense … eliminated. In particular, the defense sector, which became a major source of inflationary pressures in mid-1965 when the Vietnam War was accelerated and taxes were not increased to pay for it, is no longer playing the same role. The nondefense …
… II ',.. \ .,, ) PRESIDENTIAL LOG January 1977 DATE: ,Iaonaqr, 3. 19 77 Time Rec'd Time Staffing Up SUBJECT Time Ret'd Forward to OUTBOX 1. Brent Scowcroft memo, 12/30/76 re 0MB Reclama on Strategic Stockpil Policy. SECRET 2. Brent Scowcroft … for the Conservation of An t arctic Seal s DATE: January 3, 1977 Page 2 Time Rec'd Time Staffing Up SUBJECT Time Ret'd Forward to OUTBOX ,;'2, 1. James T. ·Lynn memo, re Implementation of the Service Contrac Act. 2. James T. Lynn memo, to the … Laurence H. Silberm Dr. J. Dickson Mahon 2. Letter to Mrs. Philip A. Hart concerning her request to grant amnesty to all Vietnam war era draft evaders and deserters. ACTION James T. Lynn memo, 1/10/77 re Authorization fo Bed Levels for Veterans …
… implications if many of these small tankers are scrapped or mothballed now. These tankers are particularly suitable for wartime activities uch as direct military supply support and intercoastal deliveries. The permanent loss of a large number … implications if many of these small tankers are scrapped or mothballed now. These tankers are particularly suitable for wartime activities such as direct military supply support and intercoastal deliveries. The permanent loss of a large number … 1965 and 1974. The MaritimeAdministration says that seafaring employment increased from 1965 to a peak in 1967 (during the Vietnam war) and has been declining continuously since 1967. Unions Estimated Employment 1965 1974 SIU, Paul Hall, President …
… connnerce through its several operating divisions. Copperweld's major subsidiary is Copperweld Steel Company located·at Warren, Ohio where high strength alloy steel bars are produced. This facility is one of the three major· suppliers of .this … with the Timken Company and Republic Steel. This facility was originally constructed in the early years of World War II for the production of armor piercing shell steel. Indeed, in both the Korean Conflict and the early years of the Vietnam War, shell steel was again supplied to U. S. ordnance plants for the manufacture of ' Copperweld Corporation ·, .-- …
… on the wedding. April. New York. Probably in Grace Church, where the short but mighty Tom Thumb married little Lavinia Warren nearly a hundred years ago, also under the auspices of Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey. A thou· sand or so … tickets to a Connors-Arthur Ashe grudge match. "It's sweeping the country at a rate we would not have expected," exults Howard Head, the designer ot metal skls and tennls rackets who also designed the Prince. "It's very exciting." Prlnce … at 9) Peter Fonda and Undsay Wagner, can't make much out of the script for· this Universal Pictures effort. Fonda plays a Vietnam war deserter in Marrakech where he meets a fashion model (Lindsay) and edi~r (Estelle Parsons). and continue on …
… the report itself or in any of the annexes. It is to be emphasized that the report was prepared on an urgent basis and forwarded to the White House on 24 December. Continuing review of the topics covered in the report has resulted in some … •.•. c""•''J""" ] 1. HDQ IS PARTICIPATING IN HIGH LEVEL INTERDEPARTMENTAL SURVEY OF INTERNATIONAL CONNECTIONS OF ANTI-VIETNAM WAR MOVEMENT IN U.S. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS STUDY WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO ESTABLISH NATURE AND EXTENT OF ILLEGAL AND … SHOULD BE LIMITED TO EVIDENCE OF CONT ACTS BETWEEN ELEMENTS OF U.S. PEACE MOVEMENT AND FOREIGN GROUPS OR INDIVIDUALS. VIETNAM PROTEST ACTIVITY IN YOUR AREAS SHOULD BE REPORTED ONLY INSOFAR AS DIRECT CONNECTION WITH U.S. ORGANIZATIONS OR …