Vietnam's End and Its Long Reach on American Life
James Reston analyzes how America's withdrawal from Vietnam reshapes trust in government and institutions, shifts foreign policy toward limited intervention, and sparks domestic recalibration toward self reliance, reduced welfare aims, and a sober view of global power. The piece notes costs, public mood changes, and lasting impact on policy and culture.
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Britain
France
Germany
Vietnam
War Box Score Vietnam War Casualties Summary
United States reports 45 933 killed and 303 616 wounded with 153 300 hospitalized. South Vietnam counts 183 528 killed and 499 026 wounded. Viet Cong and North Vietnam total 924 048 killed with wounded not available. Civilian losses include 415 000 South Vietnamese killed 1965 1972 and 31 463 killed 49 000 abducted by Viet Cong 1966 1972. Saigon actions caused 20 587 killed and 28 978 jailed 1968 1971.
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New York Times News Service
United States
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Viet Cong
U. S. Senate Subcommittee On
U. S. Defense Department
Saigon
U.s.agency For International Development
What went wrong for the United States in Indochina
A critical survey argues early alarm signals were ignored as U.S. leaders feared entanglement. The piece contends the war proved unwinnable for the United States, with murky policy, overreliance on force, costly bombing, and a drift from the aim of enabling South Vietnam to self determine. It notes blurred goals, strategic missteps, and loss of sight of immediate objectives.
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Vietnam
Congress
Nixon
Washington
America
Asia
United States
Greece
U. S
Europe
Moscow
Peking
China
Soviet Union
Indochina
U.S
John F. Kennedy
Maxwell Taylor
Taylor
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Dean Rusky
Southeast Asia
Korea
Lyndon B. Johnson
Ngo Dinh Diem
Saigon
South
Willy Nilly
Malaya
Malay Peninsula
North
Hanoi
North Vietnam
Delinquent Aid Plan Sees Early Positive Response
Morgan County juvenile probation chief Bob Patton reports good initial reaction to an experimental program placing select delinquent youths in temporary foster homes. Interviews with interested couples have begun while no investigations have started. no county funding is involved. Contact Patton at 350-0711 for details.
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Morgan County
Bob Patton
Patton
Federal offices to close Thursday in mourning for LBJ
Federal offices including the Post Office will close Thursday in observance of a day of mourning for former President Lyndon B. Johnson who died Monday. City and county offices and schools stay open. The county commission office closes this afternoon in mourning for James Chris White, father of County Commissioner E V White.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
County Commission
James
Chris) White
E. V
Plug) White
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North Korea
William L. Ryan
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M.vietnam
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