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...sounds fiery and persuasive; when he encounters a skeptical middle-class audience, his voice goes flat and he often seems to lose interest. Kennedy's fervent defense of Government programs such as nutrition for the elderly and low-income housing please those directly affected, but they also confirm his image as a big spender. Alone among all major candidates, Kennedy denounces the resolve to have a balanced budget as the pursuit of a "myth...
...Indeed, President Richard Nixon in 1969 renounced all use of biological weapons and first use of chemical arms. But top U.S. generals are becoming increasingly alarmed at the chemical warfare (C.W.) threat from the Soviet Union. There have been reports, which Western intelligence has not been able to confirm, that the Soviets have used poison gas in Afghanistan, and that the Vietnamese and Laotian Communist forces have used U.S.S.R.-supplied gas against Meotribes in Laos. Says General John W. Pauly, commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe: "The Soviets have a considerable C.W. capability, both offensive and defensive. And they...
...Testifying before Congress last week, Defense Secretary Harold Brown said that the insurgents may well be getting arms from Pakistan. Brown refused to confirm or deny that the Central Intelligence Agency was involved in that traffic, as Moscow has charged. The Administration instead pointed out at week's end that the much publicized Soviet brigade in Cuba had resumed training exercises; a State Department spokesman said that the brigade "remains a serious source of concern...
...following day, Waldheim and his staff on the 38th floor of the U.N. Secretariat waited for a telex message from Tehran that would confirm what they felt certain had been Banisadr's verbal agreement. The message finally arrived late in the day. As Waldheim read it, according to a U.N. aide who was present, he swallowed hard, suppressed an instinct to curse and "looked like a man who had been kicked in the pants." The cable mentioned nothing about the hostages and referred to the commission as though Banisadr was expecting it to hold a trial. Said the Iranian...
Last week the London office of Jonathan Cape, publishers, received an urgent cable: PLEASE CONFIRM HARE OFF THE LIZARD IN CORNWALL, ENGLAND, AT LATITUDE 50 DEGREES NORTH, LONGITUDE 5 DEGREES WEST...