Wilson backs Johnson in Vietnam face withering strain
London AP The British prime minister Harold Wilson strains to maintain pro American policy on Vietnam amid divisions in the Labour government and doubts over Washington's aims. Officials here view the intensifying U S pressure and Hanoi responses as tests of allied unity and Johnson’s war strategy while Wilson seeks to avoid public criticism.
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New President Brazil Hopes For Change Amid Conflicts
Brazil prepares for the 22nd president Marshal Arthur Da Costa E Silva to be inaugurated as Congress elects him. He inherits a tough legacy from Castello Branco, with a new constitution and tightened presidential powers while many crave economic reform and restored party politics. The armed forces remain wary of returning to freewheeling politics. Squeaks from a bat’s radar conclude the item.
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