Show Mansfield Nixon And Troops Senator Majority Leader Mike Mansfield l has suggested that President-elect President Richard Nixon make one of his first orders of business a visit to western Europe to solidify U. U S. S ties with NATO coun coun- tries He has also spoken out against sending additional troops to Europe a decision recently announced by the Pentagon as a belated response to the Russian occupation of Czechoslovakia BOTH BOTI SUGGESTIONS from the Senate Democrat seem logical It is highly doubtful if the movement of a few thousand additional American troops to Germany will affect Soviet policy in any way and it will certainly add immensely to Washington's burdens in trying trying trying try try- ing to balance international payments maintain confidence in the dollar and prevent further depletions in the U.S. U U. S. S gold reserve |