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Given the near-unanimity of politicians on the subject, Conservative William F. Buckley Jr. has suggested that the U.S. and Israel formalize their relationship. "Why," he writes, "should we not propose to Israel annexation, as the 51st American state?" Buckley goes on to envision the advantages: "If Israel's foreign policy were written in Washington, the Arab countries' fear of Israeli expansionism would end"; presumably the U.S. would begin by returning all the territories conquered in the Six-Day War. "If Israel becomes part of the U.S., there is no further question of attacking the state of Israel...
...University of Pennsylvania unseated perennial winner Villanova to take the team title in the 51st annual IC4A Track and Field Championships which ended Saturday at Princeton's Jadwyn Cage. Harvard placed a distant 20th with five points, compared to the Quakers winning total...
Thus last week-for the 51st time -began the Saratoga yearling sales, considered by knowledgeable horsemen to be the Tiffany's of thoroughbred horse auctions.* Four evenings later, a total of 224 yearling thoroughbreds ($6,841,100 worth) had passed under the auctioneer's hammer for an average price of $30,541, an alltime Saratoga high...
...Mayor John Lindsay considered the next logical step if New York City becomes the 51st state [June 7]? Secede from the U.S., then apply for foreign aid. STAN HOVDE San Francisco...
...committee to study secession, and a bill calling for a referendum on the establishing of a city-state was introduced in the New York legislature about the same time. Both efforts died from lack of interest. Mayoralty Candidate Norman Mailer revived the idea in 1969 when he made the 51st state his key campaign issue...