Battle Scene Shifts To U S Expected In Vietnam
The piece reports that U S officials expect the 1968 battleground to shift to the United States, with Vietcong and North Vietnamese offensives aimed at swaying American public opinion during a presidential year. It notes a likely buildup from the north, intensified guerrilla actions, and a focus on showing strength to Saigon and the world.
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Vietnam
South Vietnam
Hanson W. Baldwin
New York Times News ‘Service
Saigon
United States
Ellsworth Bunker
William C- Westmoreland
Loc Ninh
Dak To
North Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
Hanoi
Mekong Delta
Nguyen van Thieu
Nguyen Cao Ky
Southeast Asia
United—States
Danang
I Conps
Thailand
Congressmen Show For More Votes
Congressional Quarterly reports that participation in roll call votes rose in the first session of the 90th Congress. The average member voted yea or nay on 85 percent of votes in 1967, up from 79 percent in 1966, with Republicans and Democrats nearly even in turnout and Republicans slightly ahead in each chamber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congressional Quarterly
Washington
Congress
1967 Congress roll calls set records and high and low scorers
The article notes 1967 roll calls set records in both chambers with 315 in the Senate and 245 in the House. It lists high scorers William Proxmire and Margaret Chase Smith at 100 percent and low scorers Thomas J. Dodd Edwin E. Willis among others, including regional members Lister Hill and Bob Jones.
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Senate
House
Senate Democrats
Thomas J. Dodd
Conn
Ten-Year Drop In Church Going Halted
Princeton report from December details a 16 year decline in weekly church attendance, with 45 percent of adults attending in a typical week in 1967, about 51 million people. Regions show East 46, Midwest 48, South 47, Far West 34 percent. women 49 percent versus men 41. those over 30 attend more than those under 30.
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Gallup
Far West
East
South
Midwest
U.S
Rae
Region
South Peak
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Bunker
Tu Do
John G. Tower
Texas
Edwin E. Willis
William S. Broomfield
Mich
William Proxmire
Dwis
Margaret Chase Smith
Rmaine
Sen. Smith
Charles E. Bennett
D-Fla
Lister Hill
D-Ala
John Sparkmian
Bob Jones
Congressional Quarterly Inc
Newport
Camranh Bay
Rome
Hue-Phubai
Giolinh
Conthien
101St Airborne Division
Army
Marine Corps
By George Gallup
Princeton
N. J
National
Lutheran Ct
Tee Alee
American Institute of Public Opinion
Ras
Hols AL
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