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968 I Thursday, July 2B, 1968 THE KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD. KINGS MOUNTAIN, N. G; -I—u 5 HANP5 OFF/ a -■ i H I JffU'lftt tf YOU MUiT uuaoo YOUR MOVYER, ^MUT \ O^ m MOTOR, PffCOm^T W£ ^PARK PLUO mR£ AMO tOfP YOUR HMPS Cl£AR \ TfU. we Si^PT C0M/>JIT£IY OTOPSf Wat’KANCi PIFOimATtOK INariTUYh WASHINGTON REPORT i Congreasman Joones T. Broyhilli ANNUAL RITUAL I Fcrelgn aid is in an annual ritual which Congress tends tq : deal with along predictable lines, i This year was no exception as the House of Representatives con sidered the foreign aid aiithoriza- lion legislation la.st week. For a program which is said to have no "con.stituency," foreign aid has shown remarkable strengtii over the years. This is particul-ir- ly true in view of the fact thaf the program has been .so jjhof through with charges of scandal ant^ mi.smanagcment. This yeai, .significant cuts in the program were made in this first bout in the yearly foreign aid debate. Since 194B. a total of 120 na tions and six territorie.s have re ceived assistance from thp United ! States valued at $118-4 billion. ! These funds, of course, had to be I borrowed by our government and ! the total interest paid on tliis I amount amounts to about $.o2.8 ' billion, making a grand total of $171.2 billion. ' There is no precedent in human history for this kind of generosi- j ty on the part of a single nation. ! It is true that a part of these funds was used to maintain the security of the free world. In this sense, some fo our foreign critics have charged that foreign aid has been entirely In the self- intereSt of the United States and thift generosity or a concern I about file development of other j countries wa,s not of sincere im portance to the American people. In spite of our occasional mis takes and failurc.s ovei; the years, it seern^ fo me that this country has demonstrated its sincere and earnest desire to help others in working out their problems, de veloping their resources, and realizing fuller lives for their citi- :z.en.s. Nevertheless, th'e lavi.-li scale of our foreign aid program is a burden that the Arrerican : oPople need to que.stion serlou.'--lv I in view of this nation’s other fi- ‘ nanciel obligation* and difficul ties. I feel that It is no longer nossible or advisable for the United States to go on .support ing so many countries of th<' woHd in the style to which we have encouraged them to become accustomed. This year’s foreign aid request i Was described by the White ; House as a "bare bones" mini mum. This. too. has become a ’ yearly ritual as the President as- i sures us that the bill must not and cannot be cut. However, the House Foreign Affairs Committee removed almost $600 million dollars before referring the l<*g ‘ islation to the full membersiiip of the House. TTiis left $2.4 bil lion in the bill. When the debate was concluded, the House had cut off another $371 million. Even though this is the lowest figuro in a forei«n AM bill for many years. I feel that much morn could have been dope to rodued the bill and td redirect this sprawling program that has been so costly to the American pedple. As an instance, military assis tance to foreign government.s has not received as much attention by the Congress as it deserves. How- evev, th«»re is considerable wasti- and mismanagement in this ef fort. Costly military hardware oannot be justified for many of the countries to which we have been .sending it. It makes no sense to be -sending expensive, supersonic jet planes to countrie.s in Latin America whose enem;' Is internal subversion rather than military attack from outside. There are many in.stancc.a of this kind in which underdeveloped countrie.s enjoy parading oxpen-1 sivc military equipment rat>ier than attending to the economic problems that trouble their pisi pie and create ripe breeding grounds for Communism. The rc-| directing of foreign aid sHll rr-1 main.s to be done. Nevertheless, the yearly battles over funds aro> forcing new decisions upon the Administration for a more effec tive use oX the. money being made available to help other nations. '' In the.se days leading up to the national political conventions, the most di.seussed domestic issue Is Federal gun control legislation.' At the ci^cluslon of the foreign' 4ld bill debate, the House of Representatives began work on a bill to cbntrol the mall order sale ot long guns. In the discus sion. amendments w#re offered to requird the Federal registia lion and licensing of both hand guns and long gun.s. I opposed both of these amendments. They were soundly defeated making it Clear that the final bill to em erge from the House will not in clude these controversial and, in my opinion, unjustifiable restric tions in Federal law. The House will hammer out Its version ol a mail ban bill next week. Auto fire City firemen extinguished a blaze in an automobile Mon day at 10:45 a.m. on Katherine street and answered a false alarm at 8:30 p.m. Monday to J. E. Herndon Company. TOOTH SFCAKER Police Chief Tom MeDevilt will be guest speaker at Sun day night’s meeting of Pioneer and Senior High Fellowship at First Presbyterian church at 6:30 p.m. Nine million hours were donat ed last year by 113,000 veterans Hospital volunteers. SWEETIE PIE e: laaMirMSVIita- “1 will refv'n gt 5 a'ctock. tf IM tisll tg iNvi i iHilliit, Sweetit fid will t«ileh on tito t«M. TMt il I rgcgfMI'*’ li: i .1 IM > i V ii i J the Sharp Trader ° * buys at befterihan wholesale ki kuifs liifUin His bretuf is Hutisreb A REAL sharp trader doesn't need "con nections" or "special discounts" or cat alogs, or any other gimmick to get what he buys at BETTER than wholesale. Maybe you think ste're kidding? Not at all. It's • fact. When you BUY in the community you LIVE in, you know that every cent you p8y for goods and services above wholesale cost stays here at horns with hete, it c»s» get around te buying MORE good thingi for you and your family^ It's trading material . . . ahd tkAOE ALONE builds communifies with bitttt opportunities, bettet sthobll, bttttt churches, bettbr neighbors. Any ONE Of thei« adtdhfageii ceold bring you returns beyond meaiure fn n better life, as well ai f«nl GASH tt^ fmn pf improved property values, o better Job, mere people to help you carry the load of normal community expense. All of this — which yo'u don't get for your money when yOli buy somewhere else makoe the cost of the ittual GOObS vety tow..«when ypu buy them at home. m- S 1
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