Air and Sea Force Strength in Vietnam Report
The report estimates 83,000 to 87,000 Americans aboard air and sea craft in and around Vietnam. It cites 41,000 Seventh Fleet personnel off Vietnam, 37,000 in Thailand, 5,000 to 10,000 on Guam, plus 60 ships and four to six carrier groups with Marines ready for amphibious action. It notes 65,000 on land and urges North Vietnamese negotiators to seek talks.
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Air Force
Navy
Seventh Fleet
North
South
Vietnam
Thailand
United States
Guam
Danang
Hue
Haiphong Harbor
Who Will Rule In South Vietnam
The article examines who would govern South Vietnam after an American withdrawal. It contrasts Le Duc Tho’s assurances with Kissinger and Nixon’s belief that North Vietnam would control South Vietnam, and notes the risk of Communist influence if power shifts after U.S. forces depart. It references Nixon’s Moscow trip and hopes for a postwar compromise.
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South Vietnam
le Duc Tho
Henry Kissinger
Kissinger
Nixon
South
Dien Bien Phu
Moscow
Peking
Leaders Of The Business Council See Upswing Into 1973
At Hot Springs semi annual meeting the council's 100 plus top leaders praised forecast growth. Economists projected 1972 GNP at 1.143 trillion up 9 percent from 1971 with about 5.5 percent real growth and 3.5 inflation. Unemployment may dip below 5.5 percent by year end.
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Business Council
Hot Springs
Corporation
Price Commission
Nixon
McGovern and Section 14 B Clash Over Union Rights
The piece argues Senator McGovern has shifted on Section 14 B of the Taft Hartley Act and questions his stance on compulsory unionism. It cites his 1966 vote to retain the provision, his 1971 remarks in a biography calling it a conscience vote, and asserts that a state right to work policy protects workers. It notes Virginia and South Dakota practice such laws and criticizes forcing workers to join unions as unfair. The column also muses on the political incentives of primaries and name recognition.
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McGovern
South Dakota
Robert Sam Anson
United States Senate
Senator McGovern
Virginia
New York
Pennsylvania
Mrr. McGovern
McGovern Accuses Opponents as Liberals Rally Pressure
Senator George McGovern disputes opponents who quote his abortion and marijuana stands to attack him. He argues war and peace questions justify pressure and notes his shift toward a broad center bloc. The piece questions his sincerity and political calculations in catering to liberal voters.
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George McGovern
McGovern
McGovern stance and Nixon risk shape 1972 race
The column surveys McGovern’s positions on busing abortion and marijuana, notes White House strategists see him as an easy target, and argues voters should know where he stands on domestic and foreign policy amid Vietnam and defense concerns. It contrasts McGovern with Nixon’s Vietnamization and contemplates a caretaker government if needed.
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Muskies
John Lindsays
Hig
McGovern
White House
McGover
Nixon
Michigan
Mason-Dixon Line
Vietnam
America
Hubert Humphrey’s years and political rebirth in 1970s
The piece reflects on Hubert Humphrey’s political arc from the late 1960s to the 1970s, noting two lonely years out of the Senate after 1949, his shift from fringe to center, and how the Democratic Party moved toward the center as he sought the presidential nomination. It contrasts him with McGovern Kennedy and Fulbright, arguing he is now among friends and unlikely to be a lonely politician again.
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Sterich
Chicago
Ed Muskie
Tomphrey Bost
Senate
Byrd
Virginia
Rinsell
Georgia
Democratic Party
Humphrey
George McGovern
Armed Services
Tel Kennedy
Wiliam Fulbright
William Proxmire
John Lindsay
Wumphrey
Tlartke
Gravel
Abzug
Rayh
Wilbur Mills
Henry Jackson
Tate
Otwen
Hubert Humphrey
Nixon
Giap
Lyndon Johnson
Richard Nixon
McGovern
U.S
Endgame Could Favor McGovern Says Hart on Vietnam
Jeffrey Hart argues the Vietnam endgame may favor George McGovern politically. He flags a bleak military balance, Nixon’s ceasefire move, and a semi blockade unlikely to alter Hanoi’s advantages. Hart warns McGovern victory risks worsening U. S. policy unless South Vietnamese refugees are offered sanctuary.
Proxmire Attacks SACB Over Subversive Claims
Ralph de Toledano notes Senator Proxmire’s broad critique of the Subversive Activities Control Board, arguing his statements misstate the law. The piece counters Proxmire’s assertions about constitutional rights, notes SACB hearings on communist fronts, and defends the board’s role in exposing subversive groups.
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United States
Congress
Communist Party
SACB
Proxmire
Attorney General
Ramsey Clark
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Senator Soaper
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