Word: pentagon
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Around a scoffing Pentagon, that kind of dialogue is projected if new proposals to organize labor unions in the armed forces should ever be realized. Formally, the Defense Department proclaims in a policy statement that collective bargaining in the military inevitably would cause an "erosion of command authority." Informally, one Pentagon official vows: "We'd fight it to the death. There's no way you can have an army that...
Kissinger disclosed last week that Moscow has promised a "significant modification" of its bargaining position, and the U.S. has also prepared a new proposal, despite some misgivings on the part of the Pentagon. Even if Kissinger and Brezhnev agree in principle on a compromise, however, a final pact would require up to two months of further negotiations on details...
...declined to give details about the committee's findings, but said "It's not anything like the Pentagon papers, I assure...
...large public works and training program for all those able to work (those refusing to participate should be denied public aid); (5) propose the appropriation of adequate funds for food, shelter, clothing and medical care for the aged, sick and generally helpless (savings from the greatly bloated Pentagon and preposterous CIA budgets could and would supply adequate funds for these purposes); and finally, propose the creation of a top level group of educational experts for preparing a universal educational system, based upon individual talents and national need...
...absolutely no sanctioned plans to train or recruit Americans or foreigners for service in Angola, despite published rumors to the contrary. In fact, American military men have been seen piloting cargo planes and acting as so-called "observers" in Angola, but their official status could not be determined. The Pentagon insists that if Americans are fighting in Angola, they are mercenaries on their...