The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 119, Ed. 1 Monday, February 3, 1969 Page: 4 of 16
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U.S.-Britishl
Relations
Cooling
LONDON (AF) - In describ-
ing Americans, many Engliah-
rtfll use words like brash,
aggrearive, crude,
>isy, money-mad, ulcerous, [
i riche or rat race.
The nme public opinion polls I
Americans describing the
are juat as likely to,use
to, degenerate, caste-rid-
humorless, undemocratic |
effeminate.
Despite all this there has long I
been much talk on both sides of
relationship between the
two countries, sharing respond
for keeping world order.
But now, there is no longer |
pretense here that the war-
time partnership of Winston I
and Franklin Roose-
or even the oenonsd
friendship of Harold Macmillan
F. Kennedy, is contin-1
ulng.
In fact the idea of a special I
relationship, created by the
British in 1M0, is regarded in
official circles as virtually dead. |
Americans affree.
British officials cite the vast I
changes in the relative power
of the two nations rather than
personalities in the White House
or No. 10 Downing St.
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More outspoken officials here
admit that two world wan fin-
1 fished off Britain as a world
power. They say America now
informa Britain about political
decisions instead of consulting
Britain in advance as an equal.
President Lyndon B. Johnson,
for example, simply informed
Britain about his decision to
North Vietnam. Britain
being informed but not consult
on the efforts to arrange |
Soviet-American talks on anti-
missile systems.
Increasingly, Britons see their
future role as part of a united
Europe, a role so far denied
them by Charles de Gaulle.
Many officials here see the Nix-
on years as likely to be one
of a sort of limbo for Britain-
no longer linked to the United
States by a special relationship,
.and waiting to enter Europe.
I The London Times, which re-
flects Establishment thinking
here, published this harsh judg-
THE USS SANCTUARY, a Navy hospital ship, Is stationed off the coast of South Vietnam, minutes away by heli-
copter from the battle zones on shore. Wounded servicemen are flown to the vessel, where doctors, nurses and
m^?Lcorpsmen prpv,lde treatmen‘- Two members of this “healing team” are Rita Hayes of Independence, Mo.,
and Bridget Gregory of Big Bend, Wla., American Red Cross workers who handle social welfare and recreation
activities for the natieSta. Infthese photos, Marine Lance Cpl. Frank N. OrJzo of Puerto Rico signs a letter which
w** {or ““ »>y Ml** Hayes. At right, Miss Gregory writes thank-you notes for Sgt. Walter R. Crumbacker
of ParkvUle, Md., who celebrated a birthday aboard ship.
ment on the so-called special
relationship the day President
Nixon took office: _S
‘The truth is that Britain has
never been less regarded as a
factor of power in Washington.
“Britain is a useful
dans power, generally
economically weak, reluctant to
maintain it’s No. 10 with bags
packed, waiting for an invita-
tion from Nixon, while his wife
advised, “Relax, Harold, it may
be months before he gets
around to the WS” in the alpha-
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noted that U.S.-control!ed firms
produce about one-tenth of •
erything manufactured in Brit-
ain, have a stake in more than
1,600 firms, and employ 1 in
17 of all British workers. He
suggested, in jest, that Britain
become the 51st state.
A high-ranking British offi-
cial, an expert on British-Amer-
ican relations, described the sit-
uation this way at a private
gathering recently: The two na-
tions an no longer equals. The
United States has the fastest
growing economy in the world
and is likely to keep increasing
the gap in liking standards, mil-
itary sources and technology.
But friendship is not built on
KMnsdon or lack of power and
iritain still has much to offer
America.
bership in the U.N. Security
Council and in three regional
military alliances-NATO,
CENTRO and SEATO—where
London could play a helpful role
to America. He also noted that
sibility for the strength of the
international monetary system
dependent on the world’s two
reserve currenciee-the Ameri-
can dollar and the pound star
ling.
Above all, he stressed that
Britain’s future lies in Europe,
and America approves of this.
deputy Sheriffs Try
flew Wardrobe Tadic
BLYTHE, Calif. (AP) - Dep-
uty sheriffs today discarded tra-
ditional uniforms in favor of
green blazers, green slacks,
green shirt and green tie and
socks. They wear no hat, carry
no vMble weapons and their
only identification is a simple
three-line emblem over the left
coat pocket reading “Service-
Protection-Riverside County
Sheriff-Order and Justice.”
Why the change? It’s a six-
month test to determine if non-
unlforms will allow law officers
mmunkate better with the
general public.
But major lawbreakers should
not rest easy: Sheriff’s Chief
Ben Clark says his deputies Will
carry guns under their sport
coats and helmets and other
gear will be kept in patrol can
ready for use in case of need.
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Hartman, Fred. The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 119, Ed. 1 Monday, February 3, 1969, newspaper, February 3, 1969; Baytown, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1057981/m1/4/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Sterling Municipal Library.