Correspondents Hopeful On Many World Fronts
United Press International reports from Stewart Hensley survey 1967 outlooks. US aims to pressure Hanoi over South Vietnam while Asia stabilizes. Europe faces NATO renewal struggles. Middle East arms balance and Arab-Israeli risk persist. Soviet China split shifts to Moscow Washington ties with Kosygin Brezhnev reforms and space aims. Israel Balks toward economic growth via 3.3 billion by 1970. Africa uncertain with Congress rule, famine risk. 1967 seen as busy with global shifts.
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Stewart Hensley Washington
UPI
Johnson
Asia
United States
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Southeast Asia
Red China
Mao Tse-tung
Lin Piao
Lin
Peking
Washington
Europe
NATO
Middle East
Israel
Africa
Latin America
Alliance For Progress
Vietnam
Alexei Kosygin
China
Kosygin
Communist Party
Leonid Brezhnev
End of Viet War Elusive As 1967 Opens
Vietnam enters 1967 with no peace in sight. The United States and Saigon plan stepped up pacification among peasants, while the regular Army shifts from front lines to support reforms. A civilian regime is expected mid 1967, but full withdrawal remains unlikely.
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Bryce Miller
Saigon
Vietnam
South Vietnam
United States
Arab Clash Base Seen In 1967 Turmoil
The Arab world faces a year of severe political disarray with Israel as a central fault line. Neither Arab regimes nor Israel are ready for major war, though tensions rise. Egypt and Syria denounce Israel, while Israel seeks economic balance after a boom. King Hussein risked by radical groups could draw U.S. or British involvement if violence escalates.
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Michael Dennigan
Cairo
1967
Israel
Mideast
Barder
Egypt
Syria
Hussein
Sino Soviet Break Years
Sino Soviet Break Years by Henry Shapiro argues the 1967 split will formalize a three camp communist world with Pro Russia Pro China and neutralists as the major bloc divisions among about 90 parties. The piece outlines likely alignments and predicts the impact on global communist movements.
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Henry Shapiro
Moscow
Peking
China Faces Year Of Woe
Charles R. Smith reports from Hong Kong that 1967 will bring turmoil in Communist China with ongoing purge and power struggles, economic slumps, military buildup, and a hard line on Vietnam, plus a deepening feud with Russia.
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Charles R. Smith
Hong Kong
Red China
China
Peking
Vietnam
Russia
Japan's Ties With U S Due Some New Tests
Tokyo reports strains in 1967 as Prime Minister Eisaku Sato faces corruption charges and looming elections. Conservative Liberal Democrats may shift toward tighter United States ties or more liberal stances, with Socialists ready to challenge U S defense links and Okinawa base pressure.
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Albert FE
KAFF
Tokyo
Japan
United States
Eisaku Sato
Sato
Liberal Democratic Party
Red
West Europe Notes Unease Eyes Pullouts
London report outlines political uncertainty in Western Europe as NATO must reorganize after France's withdrawal Germany troop reductions debated by Britain and the United States due to costs and Vietnam duties Allies fear Russia tensions rise while Vietnam continues and Germany nationalism risks resurgence in 1967.
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London
Europe
Western Europe
NATO
France
Germany
Britain
United States
Vietnam
America
Russia
Kremlin
Israel Hopes for Two Miracles of Peace and Prosperity
Iran Israel faces aims for economic stability and security in a turbulent regional year. Analysts note President Levi Eshkol seeks two miracles: rapid growth to placate citizens and quiet borders with neighboring states.
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Eliav Simon
Tel Aviv
Israel
Britons Face Belt Tightening Year Under Wilson
London reports Britain enters 1964 amid Rhodesia tensions and a severe economic crisis. Prime Minister Harold Wilson vows tough medicine including wage and price freezes and higher taxes with little monetary easing. The Labour government aims to advance a broad social program akin to a domestic Great Society.
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Joseph W. Grigg
London
Britain
Rhodesia
Harold Wilson
President Johnson
United States
Question Marks France Soviets Eye The Period
Paris reports that France may push closer to Soviet Russia in 1967 and drift away from NATO. Analysts speculate De Gaulle could face pressure from Moscow to seek a negotiated settlement in Vietnam amid potential shifts after March elections.
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France
Allan Priaulnx
PARIS _nce
Russia
NATO
Charles de Gaulle
United States
Vietnam
Moscow
de Gaulle
Common Market Faces 1967 Challenges From Outside Forces
Brussels reports that 1967 will test the European Common Market from outside its six members. Britain Ireland Austria Spain Israel the Nordic nations and many African states seek entry or trade terms. The Kennedy round tariff talks must yield a solution as price and marketing arrangements are reviewed while tensions among partners including France threaten unity.
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William Anderson
Brussels
Britain
Ireland
Austria
Spain
Israel
Kennedy
United States
France
Germany Heads On New Course
Bonn signals a political shift as 1966 ends and 1967 begins with Kurt Georg Kiesinger as chancellor and Willy Brandt as deputy. The Erhard era ends as Kiesinger moves to chart a new path away from postwar ties, signaling changes with global echoes in Washington, London, Moscow, and Paris.
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Wellington Long
Bonn
West Germany
Ludwig Erhard
Kurt Georg Kiesinger
Christian Democrat
Willy Brandt
Washington
London
Moscow
Paris
Black Africa Faces a Tough 1967 Says Gerry Loughran
London writer Gerry Loughran surveys Black Africa as 1967 begins with ongoing turmoil. Eight coup attempts, economic hardship, and corruption mark the year for new nations. Needing stability, they confront white rule in southern Africa and tensions with South Africa and Rhodesia.
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Gerry Loughran
London
Black Africa
South Africa
Rhodesia
Pope Considers Several Fronts Ahead of 1967
Vatican observers expect Pope Paul VI to push peace efforts in Vietnam and open talks with Soviet leader Nikolai Podgorny during an Italy visit. The pontiff may also seek improved East European ties to aid Catholics under communism. A major doctrinal decision on birth control is anticipated but likely no change to church law.
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David L. Dugas
Vatican City
Pope Paul VI
Vietnam
Nikolai Podgorny
Italy
Podgorny
Paul
Vatican
East Europe
East Europe in 1967 Faces Soviet Ties and Reform Push
Eastern Europe trends point to two dominant factors in 1967. The Soviet Chinese ideological conflict shapes international stance, while domestic economic reforms pressure improvements in goods and expanded Western trade. Czechoslovakia Hungary and Bulgaria back Moscow in the Beijing quarrel, Romania adopts neutrality and pursues economic independence.
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Gerd Kriwanek
Vienna
East Europe
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Bulgaria
Moscow
Peking
Romania
Famine Uncertainty Continues in India After Elections
New Delhi reports the 1967 political question centers on whether Mrs. Indira Gandhi will remain prime minister as famine and uncertainty persist across India.
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New Delhi
India
Indira Gandhi
Cuba Isolation Continues Red Moscow Favored
Francis L. McCarthy argues 1967 will intensify policy of political isolation and economic containment against Castro. He says Cuba remains Kremlin dependent, with a weak sugar economy and a declining military structure after 1961 Bay of Pigs, amid ongoing pro Moscow stance.
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Cuba
Red Moscow
Francis L. McCarthy
New York
Castro
Free World
Communist
Fidel Castro
Kremlin
New Prosperity Due Pakistan
Pakistan in 1967 seems poised for growth as Ayub Khan faces no domestic crisis. External ties stretch from Moscow to Peking to Washington, with no sign of armed conflict over Kashmir. The country appears on the verge of regaining its model developing status.
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Karachi
Pakistan
India
Kashmir
Ayub Khan
Moscow
Peking
Washington
Precinct and County Campaigns Begin for 1968 Texas
Texas political planners study 1968 races as officials including Gov. Connally Lt. Gov. Smith and Speaker Barnes face looming decisions. Hank Brown cites AFL CIO strategy meeting while chambers publish a Practical Politics Handbook outlining a two year campaign cycle with a critical pre primary training phase.
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Johnson
Texas
John Connally
Ralph Yarborough
D-Tex
Smith-Barnes
Hank Brown
Texas Afl-Cio
South Texas Chamber of Commerce
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