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Show THE stormy demonstrations which highlighted the Nixon trip to South America, the bombings, bomb-ings, shootings and strikes in Lebanon, Leb-anon, and the debut of Russia's "biggest yet" satellite were all bad news for the United States. Luckily, the vice president, his wife and party, suffered only indignities. in-dignities. But the treatment they received was like a slap in the face for every American. In Congress, Con-gress, the reaction to the treatment treat-ment accorded our vice-president was one' of shock and anger and although responsibility for the demonstrations dem-onstrations has been laid to the Communists and to "economic difficulties," dif-ficulties," the Nixon tour is certain cer-tain to have some repercussions in our nation's foreign policy. Senator Lyndon Johnson, Senate majority leader joined in those welcoming the Nixons upon their return to Washington, after telling newsmen: "There is more involved here than a demonstration of unity. uni-ty. There is also a need for careful, care-ful, thoughtful, united reappraisal of our position in this world." The riotous South American trip has actually added to the vice president's prestige and popularity. popular-ity. The House passed a resolution commending him for his "courage and dignified conduct" and two Republican congressmen opened a "Nixon-for-president" campaign on the strength of "courage and earnestness" earn-estness" exhibited during his troubled trou-bled tour. Informed Washington sources report re-port that the Defense Department intends to stand pat on its rules entitling the government to pro prietary rights to information developed de-veloped by private concerns under government research contracts. Aircraft industry spokesmen have complained about the rules, and more particularly about the inclination inclin-ation of some procurement officers of-ficers to insist on obtaining all such data when there was an open question as to its usefulness. But Pentagon officials are quoted as saying the only changes contemplated contem-plated this year may be minor language changes. The little fellow is a boon to the Savings Bond program, according to data complied by the Treasury Department. Holders of the smaller V. S. Savings Bonds those of denominations de-nominations between $25 and $200 are the major element of stability In the Savings Bond program, both in purchases pur-chases and In continued ownership. owner-ship. Figures show that sales of the smaller denominations have gone up steadily, year after year, reaching reach-ing $2.8 billions in 1957, highest since World War II. By contrast, purchases, of the $500 and over denominations have fluctuated widely, and the 1957 total of $1.7 billions of sales was little more than half the $2.8 billion peak of 1955. Similarly, 'n redemptions, where cash-ins of the smaller denominations de-nominations have held relatively stable bver the last decade while annual redemptions of the biggei denominations have doubled in tht period. |