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...Maiz flew to Washington to meet President Nixon and State Department officials. They hacked out an "agreement in principle" to hold the lease open while talk continues. The airbases are no longer essential, but Rota is an important base for Polaris submarines. Bargaining broke down with Spain wanting $700 million in military aid and the U.S. offering $140 million. Lately, however, the gap has narrowed. Spain is believed to be asking near $300 million, the U.S. going nearer $200 million. Nixon would like to keep the bases. And naturally, the Franco regime likes both the protection and the spending...
...three decades, they flocked to the cities from the land of cotton, the Great Plains, the corn belt and Appalachia. It was greater even than the great Western trek of the late 19th century. In 1940, 30.5 million Americans lived on farms. Only 10.5 million remain. Now the city-bound flow has slowed to a trickle. According to new data compiled by the Agriculture Department, the farm labor force (age 14 or older) has remained static during the past two years...
...completely crushed" unless he hears "alternative suggestions," meaning Biafran capitulation. If Wilson presses him to stop by cutting off the arms supply, Gowon can easily cover any cutback in British shipments with increased deliveries from Russia. Moreover, Britain might lose investments in Nigerian oilfields that now amount to $720 million. To avoid those unpleasant possibilities, Wilson lamely explained last week that he had come "to help mitigate the suffering of your country, of its people and, not least, of its children...
...Soviet approach is working fairly well. In the past year, Soviet trade with Singapore has grown to nearly $40 million, and the Soviets apparently would like access to the British naval base for their own growing Pacific trading fleet when the Union Jack is hauled down in 1971. In two short years, the Soviets have become the largest purchasers of Malaysian rubber. As the flag follows trade, they have opened an embassy in Kuala Lumpur. They are offering the Japanese the opportunity to share in the development of Siberia's natural riches; one deal concerning timber has already been...
...Expressionist treasures. Museums in New York and London have clamored for it but she wanted to keep it in Venice. Then she hit upon an ingenious solution. Why not New York's Guggenheim Museum? So, title to Peggy's 263 prime works, valued at up to $12 million, will be given to the Guggenheim-on the condition that they be permanently located in Venice, available to the Guggenheim for exhibits. Except during the tourist season when, Peggy says, the works must be in the palazzo on the Grand Canal...