European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 18, 1964, Darmstadt, Hesse Fast 4 the stars and stripes december 1964 nato umbrella has Cost Pahis tiny Wilid Spates Urf i 14 Alla Ikic Alli Ance partners have invested nearly woo billion for heir Security since nato was set up is years ii was disclosed thai staggering which emerged from unofficial was incurred to safeguard the weit against comm unlit aggression n d Call War pressures in nato planners and Allied Leaden alike Lay the invert however Hai paid the Alliance has halted soviet expansion in Europe and not an Inch of tree territory win lost to the soviet Empire Ince nato was set up in to he Wake of rowing political came Prosperity that put Ike continent Back on i feel and Nail it powerful actor in own but the europeans now reel they have reached the limit and that detente spending must be because their economies Are feeling the Pinch and because they feel the threat has receded sufficiently to allow for a Little the United slates has carried the bulk of this tremendous de sense b u r d e three and four times what the european partners have used since Mil the United according to nato figures Hai Pem nearly 1700 billion of the mod including military the european nations whose defense Bill in 1mi totalled less than five billion Are now in vesting More than four times this groaning under its demise it Cut Only Pur Sung lit nuclear it stepping up its Mil appreciably to fulfil her am Bulson to net an Independent nuclear deterrent the smaller european Natton Are All anxious to freeze and reduce the defense this is one of the reasons they balk at costly mixed manned nuclear Fleet h0w Simla with this Western Effort Wem Baa no firm comparative estimates because of soviet secrecy and russian accounting rocket development Ala and its Salii ifs spam Only Hilf of the wests uan Bill inn on i i e i r defense in the same others hold thin the comm Huvry not been very much behind the went Bill concede int soviet accounting and Price fixing coupled Ullh aril Al Cal currency rates make any realistic estimates Ike res have begun to re Dace heir official detente Bud they jul it last year by have Boen asking for an East pm to i7m ill Lynn and have Welt agreement in defense announced a Rul for next year by a kill Uhll smaller the i Tumin under Lineal internal cedi to All a breather from the heavy demands which defense continues to impose on Russia defense demands Are curbing the Kremlin de sire to increase production of consumer Roods to meet grow ins the soviets for some Lime billion timing bulbs irks gop Cost ruts and Are pushing tills plan under the new Kremlin re nato Mal Nlaly the chances for appreciable cuts in the West Are ill natos Call is for the Al Liance not to lower its but european Many under Domestic argue that Loo much Money is being spent on a hot War thai will almost not be of Cen to Connor was new Deal backed Johnson for president by United press John Connor idolized for Mer president Franklin the new Secretary of com Merce was a Strong supporter of Roosevelt and the new Deal during his College Days at Syra Cuse and his admiration of Roosevelt moved him to icy recently 1 believe that Moil of the political and economics changes brought about by the issues of the 1950s were Neces sary for our country and indeed in some respects us survival and president of Merck and openly supported pres ident Johnson in the last elec Tion and was sharply criticized for doing so by two Indianapolis the two doctors urged Indianapolis colleagues to refrain from buying Merck products because Connor had thrown in with those favouring the gradual assimilation of private the attack on Connor continued is he trying to be first at the door will the political support he is Given make differences in government drug orders to or clearance of Merck by the food and drug administration wha lives to Lac Peak Tab Baa comma atty with kit wife and three has been atm lated with govern mental Acu Lilet Al Ike slate Aad a Ileal primarily As a he was gently that he didst achieve an a average in Law school and thus didst qualify for one of the coveted judicial clerk i ended up on w a 11 Street working for a Large Law fac he like the dutch boy with his Finger in the i was put to work Tryl pfc to undo some of the things Connor corporation lawyer that the brighter Stu Law school in n Connor commented wryly re Denla in my class were trying to do in Connor worked in the Law firm until when he was appointed general counsel of the office of scientific re search and development when it was headed by Vannevar in he went on Active duty with the Marine serving in the Pacific As an air combat intelligence on his return from Japan in ims he became counsel o the new office of naval research and later became special assistant to the Navy James of medium build Ullh Wavy Silver joined Merck As general attorney in he held several executive positions in the following years and in 1955 was elected presi Dent and chief executive of in addition to heading which had sales last year of 1x5 Connor is a director of general motors and Gen eral foods find was one of the original directors of communication he is vice Halimun of the business a National businessmen a Iri tee of Syracuse University and the committee for economic a Phi Beta he was a member of a Blu ribbon com Mittee which made a prolonged study of new jerseys medical school problems thai Connor also headed a new Jersey citizens committee formed to win support for a million Bond Issue for construction of College the Issue was approved by voters in the november elec two of his children arc at tending a firs year student at har Vard Law and a freshman at Williams a Lisa is a freshman lit Kent place school in Washington api pref ident Johnsons decision to de liver state of the Union message at a prime night Tele vision radio hour on 4 radiates he plans a rousing Send off for his great society pro the White House announced that the president will Andrett the 80th Congress at i est on the Day it that would follow a Prece Dent set by Franklin room veil in speaking at the san hour on the Dlf Ference will be that John son will be talking to a new Congress whereas for addressing the second session of a Congress that had been at work a White House press Secretary George Reedy said the unusual step was being taken because the president considers this not Only a report to con great but a report to the american republicans were trick to note that the president Kava selected a prime Fefe Tukot viewing they suggested that Johnson was Palmtag to try to Rush through a Lallave Jota said he thinks its just politicking for the president to speak at i suppose he wants to exploit prime radio and to time and make u big show of Tower Milton said he didst think it was a bad its a bit unusual but i think it will be All Young j Jack quipped that coming at such a late i Trust his Sage will be Margaret Chase the the hour is in response to other outs Reedy said he didst think it would be Wise to Antic a Pale that Johnson Myrtt include in the state of Bur Union message any figures on budget expenditures for the next fiscal u he did late 2 Timosan coition argentines mum on Peron vow Buenos makes a of Flet olt of president Arturo ii was Ayupe Rolft adm Lattra Uon appear guardedly pleased Over reports that a dictator Juan Peron had decided to remain in Madrid and had promised the Spanish govern abstain from feared to remain silent and watch events for the time be in View of the nationwide walkout called by powerful Pron is i Fla hat made no specific comment on the subject this foreign minister Miguel Angel Zavala Ortix u in Washington attending an Organ la Uon of american states Confer Ramon the under specifically re fused to broach the subject Dur ing a news conference when first reports of Acront decision reached Buenos the Argentine government is talc1 to have had Advance knowl Edge through diplomatic Chan Nels of letter to the Spanish government accepting train from dabbling in thai hat prompted the Illia administration to adopt a tougher stand against the Peron St a Tough worded statement warned that the government not tolerate Peron St efforts to use the labor unions at a catapult for sectarian political it also assured that to work will be meaning that pickets will not be tolerated outside factory m mint tip Lun an6 n i ill nits Inott Yolk Ali ii m so i
