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Catholics Curbed In Buddhist Fight In Viet Nam Crisis
Washington reports outline how President Diem asked Gen. Harkins for U.S. planes to quell Buddhist demonstrations, drawing Kennedy warnings to Diem. The piece links U.S. pressure, Catholic leadership, and Vietnam politics to broader Cold War tensions. It also covers speech on birth control at the World Food Congress and Kennedy family concerns over race and urban unrest with Illinois clashes over birth control policy and public welfare appointments.
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Washington
Ngo Dinh Diem
South Viet Nam
Paul Harkins
U. S
Thie Mavend
Tha Finer Matalin
Kennedy
Viet Nam
World Food Congress
Birth Centrol
Illinois
Otto Kerter
Arnold Maremont
Illinois Public Welfare Board
Maremont
Chicago
Richard Daley
Illinois Public Welfare Commission
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