Word: millions
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...exercise in misguided altruism. In fiscal 1968, for example, 96% of AID-appropriated funds were spent in the U.S. by recipient nations. And the agency can tick off an impressive list of U.S. industries that will suffer because of last week's House action: fertilizers will lose $125 million; fuels, $35 million; metals, $85 million; chemicals, $75 million; pulp and paper, $25 million; machinery and equipment, $150 million; vehicles and parts, $80 million; rail equipment, $20 million; rubber, $15 million; various other industries, $100 million...
...Kill. The bill had already been cut $600 million, to $2.3 billion, in committee. Opponents threatened to kill the bill outright. Finally, House leaders of both parties agreed that the bill would have to be reduced to below $2 billion in order to survive. When the final vote eased the authorization on to the Senate, the Administration's military-aid request had been cut by only $30 million (from $420 million), but nonmilitary sections were ravaged, shrinking $958 million from an original $2.5 billion request...
Calling for militant opposition to racial oppression in America, Seal said, "If we can get people a million strong to stop Lyndon Johnson from running for President, and a million strong against the war in Vietnam, then, God damn it, we can get a million strong to march against the war being waged against black people...
...made only one loan: $5,000,000 to Thailand for a fish-refrigeration plant. But several other firm loan applications are in the works. Ceylon will shortly sign for a loan to improve tea production, Taiwan wants $5,000,000 for a fishing fleet, and Indonesia would like $150 million to increase food production. Malaysia has applied to ADB for a loan to build oil-palm mills, and two weeks ago the bank signed a technical-assistance agreement with the Philippines under which ADB will send five experts to see what can be done about the Philippine rice crop. Only...
...agreeing to buy from donor countries the supplies for the projects involved. Canada, Denmark and Japan have promised contributions to the special fund, but its success may well depend on U.S. participation. So far, a budget-minded U.S. Congress has balked at the Administration's pledge of $200 million...