Trained Elite Chafes at Vietnam War Leadership
The article argues educated, middle-class officers and ROTC graduates fail to lead in Vietnam, creating two officer subcultures: draftees and lifers. It claims the educated classes shirk responsibility, risking the army's future as civilians oppose battlefield commitment.
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Armed Services
Great Britain
R. L. Hein Jr
Alliance
Korea
Saigon
Vietnam
Col. Heinl
Federal move targets tax exemptions for segregated private schools
A federal court order in January halted new tax exemptions for Southern academies amid a Mississippi suit by five black families. IRS Commissioner Randolph Thrower says all private schools with racial segregation must prove nondiscriminatory admissions, affecting about 10 000 title exempt institutions nationwide and shifting the battleground to the Mississippi case awaiting Supreme Court ruling.
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South
Washington
Internal Revenue Service
Homes County
Miss
Internal Revenue
Randolph Thrower
Washington highway safety chief linked to Dek Processes probe
The Washington auto safety czar Douglas Toms faces scrutiny over ties to Dek Processes the permit firm amid rumors of a future presidency offer and a home in Fort Wayne Indiana. Volpe orders a careful review while defending Toms as a tough administrator. Vietnam tragedy note follows in brief.
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Washington
Douglas Toms
State of Washington
Dek
Toms
Dek Processes
Fort Wayne
Ind
Secretary of Transportation
John Volpe
Volpe
Tom
Gallant pilot dies in Vietnam operation sparks aid cuts
A helicopter mission over the Vietnam jungle on April 27 ended in crash and death of Lt. Jack Anderson, bravely drawing fire for an attack. The incident triggered a government move to end aid for his son’s school and sparked broader cuts affecting 55 wives and 110 handicapped children. The Pentagon calls the aid change a small cost, while a separate security probe targets former ambassador Bruce amid Nixon Paris talks.
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Vietnam
Palmer
Desegregation Push Intensifies as DOJ Sues Southern Districts
The Justice Department gives southern districts until week end to craft acceptable desegregation plans or face court action. Mitchell announces suits against Mississippi and districts in Arkansas Florida and South Carolina bringing total to 52 of 122 noncompliant districts. The move signals Nixon may tilt left on civil rights while IRS denies tax exempt status to private schools practicing discrimination.
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Justice Department
Supreme Court
Brown Vs. Board of Education
Nixon
John N. Mitchell
Mississippi
Arkansas
Florida
South Carolina
Leon Panetta
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Louisiana
Internal Revenue Service
Expo 70 impressions from a visiting columnist in Japan
Mrs. Jo Edgeworth writes on Expo 70 experiences with her son and son in law, noting travel on the 500 kmh bullet train, pavilions from the American to the Japanese, and the heat of Osaka as Far East Network staff cover United States Day. The piece highlights displays, architecture, and the personal toll of field reporting.
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Jo Edgeworth
Japan
Edgeworth
David Eisenhower
Osaka
Tokyo
America
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