China crisis mirrors past revolutions and global shifts
A Western observer frames Mao era turmoil in China as a continuation of revolutionary virulence akin to Russia's past purges. The piece contrasts dogmatic Marxism with pragmatic reformers, warning of prolonged conflict, potential growth under modernization, and dangers of renewed aggression or stalemate affecting world politics.
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Europe
China
Mao
Lin Piao
India
Russia
French News Woman Michele Ray Released From Captivity
Saigon reports Michele Ray, a 28 year old French journalist and former Paris model, emerged from 21 days in Viet Cong custody wearing a guerrilla uniform. She appeared at Hammond Air Strip near Phu Cat, said she was feeling great, and declined to discuss her ordeal. An American spokesman noted she walked into a village north of Quang Ngai alone before being picked up by a U.S. helicopter.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Michele Ray
Paris
Hammond
U.S. 1St Cavalry
Phu Cat
Miss Ray
Bong Son
Jean Ray
Nice
France
Quang Ngai
U.S
Cost and Effect of the North Vietnam Bombing Campaign
The bombing campaign against North Vietnam, now approaching its second year, has cost the U S over 400 pilots missing or dead and about 471 aircraft valued at roughly 1 billion dollars. Debates rage over its effectiveness with officials and pilots noting restrictions on targets and routes while Hanoi signals it remains a major obstacle to negotiations.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
United States
Pentagon
U.S
Hanoi
Johnson
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Senate
Ho Chi Minh Trails
Vietnam
Earle G. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Johnsons mending pull to consolidate 1968 base
Washington AP reports the Johnson administration is moving to shore up Democratic support for 1968, courting Southern governors and senators as potential favorite sons to blunt George Wallace. A March 30-31 meeting of state chairs is planned to discuss campaign strategy, with John J. McKeithen of Louisiana and Ernest Hollings of South Carolina as possible favorites.
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Washington
Johnson
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Wallace
John J. McKeithen
Louisiana
Ernest F. Hollings
South Carolina
McKeithen
Robert F. Kennedy
New York
Kennedy
Georgia Gay
Lester G. Maddox
John M. Bailey
National Party
Bailey
Spy Novel Takes in War
A Reuters excerpt reviews The Time of the Hawk by Andrew Tully, set in South Vietnam during a ceasefire election. A hawk senator, an amateur spy, a phony religious leader, and a wealthy aristocrat mistress entangle in a plan to force American troop withdrawal amid blackmail and corruption allegations. The piece critiques the story as hackneyed yet notes its wartime politics and high-stakes intrigue.
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Andrew Tully
Morrow
South Vietnam
Brooks Baldwin
Hawk School
Baldwin
Weitnam
Thuy
George Hill
Hill
Tully
Miles A. Smith
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China Watchers
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Torrance
Calif
James Rundell
Sean
Rundell
Lomita
Gerald R. Ford
Michle
George Romney
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Diana Henley
Hea
Humane Education
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
New York City
Miss Henley
ASPCA
MR. Woodland
Woodland Association Meeting
Town & Country Restaurant
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