Well-Planned Embassy Raid Shocks Washington in Saigon
Viet Cong bold raid on the United States Embassy in Saigon ends with the building held by American forces. Officials call the operation part of a coordinated terrorist offensive during Tet and brace for further attacks as Luminary leaders briefed President Johnson on the five hour clash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hedrick Smith
New York Times
Washington
United States
Saigon
U.S
Johnson
Sai
White House
State Department
William C. Westmoreland
Dean Rusk
Robert S. McNamara
Defense
Clark M. Clofford
Earle G. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Walt W. Rostow
Everett M. Dirksen
Senate
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Hai
South
Demilitarized Zone
South Vietnam
North Korea
U.S.S
Viet officers fired then placed in new Army posts
Two South Vietnamese officers removed from provincial posts for corruption last fall have been quietly reassigned to prominent Army roles. Lt. Col. Le Duc Dat becomes assistant commander of the 18th Vietnamese Division while Lt. Col. Ho Nhat Quan commands artillery forces in III Corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Mohr
New York Times
Saigon
W le Duc Dat
Phuodhuy Province
Ho Nhat Quan
Vungtau
Cap St. Jacques
Phuochuy
Col. Dat
Col
Quan
Defense Ministry
III Corps
South Vietnam
Dat
Vietnam
Phan Trong Chinh
Chinh
25Th
United States
Mills Had As Much To Do With Budget As President
Washington reports that Wilbur Mills of the House Ways and Means Committee shapes the fiscal 1969 budget despite President Johnson. Mills blocks a surcharge unless spending is cut, influencing tax policy and provoking cross party opposition and cautious opinion among lawmakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mills
Tom Wicker
New York Times News Service
Washington
Johnson
Congress
Wilbur D. Mills
House
Ways and Means Committee
Arkansas
John W. Gardner
Secretary of the Treasury
United States
Federal Reserve
Mill
Herlong
Florida
Watts
Kentucky
Wilbur Mills
Ways and Means
89Th Congress
The Law Of Compensation In Asia
The article argues a law of compensation shapes global power. It notes great powers refrain from total force in Vietnam and Korea, fearing greater costs, while smaller states gain room to maneuver. Washington and Moscow temper actions, awaiting rough balance amid nuclear realities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanoi
Saigon
Washington
North Vietnam
United States
Soviet Union
China
Moscow
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Korea
Peking
Southeast Asia
Demilitarized Zone
Johnson
Readers critique service, politics notes and opinions letter
In Decatur Alabama a reader laments slow service at a hamburger spot due to short staff and urges the owner to improve. A second letter by H L Burleson discusses national politics, George Wallace, Goldwater, Rockefeller and Javits, debating party shifts and presidential prospects in 1968.
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National
Pentagon
George Wallace
South
Rockefeller
Javits
Kirk
Goldthwait
Goldwater
Jim Martin
Wallace
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Pueblo
Tet
Robert J. McCloskey
da Nang
Asia
Emerson
Cuba
Kennedy
Berlin
Romania
Albania
Decatur
Ala
Decatur Daily
Bethel ‘Rd
Hartselle
W. B. Johnson
Claud Kirk
Martin
H. L. Burleson
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