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Fire One. At a national meeting of county officials in Washington, Goldwater touched off a Pentagon flap by charging that a weapons gap looms ahead. Said he: "Under our present defense leadership, with its utter disregard for new weapons, our deliverable nuclear capacity may be cut down by 90% in the next decade." The Pentagon promptly labeled that statement "totally false...
Fire Two. The second Goldwater shot concerns what might be called the "orders gap." In Hershey last week, Barry, in responding to accusations that he is "trigger-happy," told newsmen that Lyndon Johnson had killed that issue himself with an "impulsive action that nobody has condemned, by telling subordinate commanders to use any weapons necessary" in the Gulf of Tonkin fortnight ago. "Do you mean that the President has given field commanders the right to use any weapons, including atomic weapons?" asked a reporter. "I would suggest you read his admonition to the commander of the Seventh Fleet in which...
There is still a formidable gap in the balance of travel: U.S. tourists spent $2 billion overseas last year, while foreign visitors will spend $375 million in the U.S. in 1964. But Americans are quickly getting the hang of catering to the tourist from abroad. So is the fledgling Government Tourist Agency, which spends $2,600,000 a year to plug the New World in ads and pamphlets, and has striven heroically to dispel the general impression that a trip to the U.S. is only for the rich. Even with generally unfavorable currency exchange rates, Europeans are astonished to find...
...with a handheld camera and portable sound gear, this bristling, hilarious account of the sound and fury generated during a public-appearance tour was shown on British television, but has yet to be released for public showings in the U.S. Meanwhile, A Hard Day's Night fills the gap with Beatlesong, frothy fiction, and an air of high-spirited improvisation almost as amusing as life itself...
Status Appeal. Prices are not the only attraction, since few U.S. goods yet compete directly in price in Europe. But as the gap narrows, the selling points of U.S. products become more attractive: better quality, smarter design, less need of servicing, speedier deliveries than can be made by many European competitors, who are already working at full capacity. In many cases, American manufacturers offer goods that Europeans only recently realized they wanted. Barbecue grills and gadgets are selling fast among Frenchmen, who have lately discovered le week-end opportunities for le camping, le barbecue, and le pique-nique. And just...