Japan Moves Toward Rearmament Amid Nuclear Fears
The New York Times reports Japan shifts toward rearmament and potential nuclear capability, driven by China's bomb and a perceived shift in global power. Officials warn of a possible nuclear arms race, while public demonstrations and Hiroshima commemorations reflect internal tensions between pacifist ideals and security realignments.
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Harrison E. Salisbury
N. Y. Times
New York
Japan
Hiroshima
India
China
Geneva
Japan Faces Nuclear Questions After China Threat
A late 20th century view describes Japanese fear of China’s nuclear advances and a shift in self image. Experts note Japan’s industrial lead, space and missile knowhow, and debate whether Tokyo can pursue nuclear arms without losing balance with the United States and the Soviet Union. Diplomats cite China’s tests and Peking’s crisis as turning points.
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Japan
U. S
Soviet Union
Bonn Reflections as Adenauer Era Ends
A Bonn trip yields a mixed portrait of West Germany as Adenauer’s policy legacy fades. Allies pull back, the United States shifts focus to Asia, De Gaulle signals openness to east relations, and Berlin’s wall concentrates East German minds on domestic issues. A new generation gains influence as Schroeder quietly expands East West ties.
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C. L. Sulzberger
New York Times
Rome
Bonn
Adenauer
West Germany
East
United States
Asia
de Gaulle
France
Berlin Wall
East Germany
Prussia
Schroeder
Evangelical Church
An Irish Plan For Germany Frontiers and a new European architec ture
The piece outlines German hopes for reunification amid Cold War tensions. Franz-Josef Strauss advocates a European defense with NATO reform and a cordon sanitaire to include East and West. He argues Moscow will not accept a unified Germany, aims to reshape Europe from the Baltic to the Adriatic, and envisions a European architectural structure integrating Germany. Germans increasingly seek unity through Europe, doubting Soviet willingness to yield East Germany and U.S. power to force unification.
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Oder - Neisse
Poland
Defense
Franz - Josef Strauss
East Germany
Bonn
Moscow
Germany
NATO
Europe
Baltic
Adriatic
Russia
U. S
Navy Fight Firepower On St Paul In Vietnam War
aboard the cruiser St Paul off South Vietnam the 60,000 ton ship with 8 inch and 5 inch guns fires harassing and interdiction rounds at trail junctions fords and straw huts in Quang Nam Province. officers explain weapon accuracy depends on wind temperature and even prior rounds, while crew measure bearing ranges and coordinate firing with a computer to path trajectory.
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R. W. Apple JR
New York Times News Service
ST Paul
South Vietnam
Pacific
South Viet Nam
St. Paul’s
St. Paul
Quangnam
Tamky
Warren G. Hammond
Washington
McMurray
Tyson C. Stephens
Lemon Grove
Calif
Tyson
Does Foe Exist New York Times Sailors on USS St Paul off Vietnam
Aboard the USS St Paul off South Vietnam the crew confronts isolation amid bombardment as 8 inch shells and 5 inchers pound inland targets. Marines and officers describe morale strain while gun crews and navigation teams operate complex fire control systems under the watch of Capt Edward M Higgins.
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New York Times News Service
U.s.s.st. Paul
South Vietnam
St. Paul
Adriatic
Italy
Lance Cpl
Randall W. Alvis
Lancaster
Ohio
Viet Nam
St. Paul’s
Edward M. Higgins
Arlington
Advocating English as a World Language
U S diplomat William Benton urged a bold push to make English a second international language. UNESCO backed loans to fund students who teach English abroad, with 20 percent forgiveness per year for up to five years. Benton spoke to Hadassah delegates urging allied nations to join the campaign amid Western Europe’s evolving ties.
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New York Times
Boston
United States
William Benton
U. S
United Nations
Educational, Social and Cultural Organization
Unesco
Johnson Administration
Benton
Fish Or Foul Play In River Lim Tale
Branko Prascevic, fishing at the Lim river rapids, hooks an eagle in a tree during a desperate cast and releases it, joking he prefers fish. In 1946 reports say an American transport plane was fired on by Yugoslav fighters. A claim estimates teaching English to 500 million people could cost under 2 billion dollars, about one-fifth of Viet Nam War annual costs.
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Germany
Strauss
NATO
Europe
U. S
U.S
Viet Nam
South America
Africa
Yugoslavia
Branko Prascevic
Lim
Branko
Khown
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