Hidden War Dead and Noncombat Fatalities Across Conflicts
The article notes that noncombat deaths exceeded combat fatalities in early U S wars but shifted after 1846 48. It cites Vietnam hidden deaths at about 14 percent of total 30 700, with 4 300 noncombat fatalities since 1961 and credit to medical advances for saving lives and returning many to duty or retirement.
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Vietnam
United States
Social Security raises and elderly poverty debate
Health secretary Wilbur Cohen argues the system should not be used to aid the elderly and warns raises burden younger workers. He cites a March minimum of 55 dollars for individuals and 82.50 for couples and proposes 70 and 105 respectively to lift about one million people from poverty. He calls for stopping raids on the trust fund and suggests welfare as a broader taxpayer charge.
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Wilbur J. Cohen
Cohen
New Urban Law Program At NYU Law School
NYU Law School has created a dedicated urban law curriculum with nine courses on city problems. Topics include school decentralization narcotics civil commitment and free legal services, plus public assistance from the lawyer’s view. Courses rely on statutes codes and city records to train socially minded lawyers serving largely poor clients.
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New York University Law School
Stanford Pitzer appointment sparks student backlash
Stanford trustees face criticism from Student Body President Denis Hayes over the selection of Rice University president Kenneth S. Pitzer as Stanford president. Hayes decries lack of student input or access to candidate files, calling it investigative negligence amid a campus culture shift. A secondary note recalls a Cincinnati doctor's “left-hip syndrome” tied to wallets and clutter.
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Stanford University
Denis Hayes
Kenneth S. Pitzer
Rice University
Stanford
Dr. Pitzer
Hayes
Pitzer
Cincinnati
Ohio State Medical Journal
Charles T. Webby
Hood College Parms Lead County Crop Record Pace
Hood College parms have set a county crop production pace in an extended 24 acre plot. Tomatoes turnips and beans grow true to the grass blade metaphor as Frederick Countians rush to buy Texas cows due to drought.
Moscow cracks down in Czechoslovakia tested by world reaction
Washington notes Prague crisis reshapes Communist dissent across Europe and fears revolt inside the Soviet Union. Western leaders argue Moscow overreached, affecting Vietnam policy and UN hopes as Mansfield shifts stance and McCarthy faces censure.
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Prague
Europe
Latin America
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Czechoslovakia
Moscow
Paris
National Liberation Front
General Assembly
John Connally
Texas
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McCarthy
North Vietnam
Democratic Party
Levise
Mike Mansfield
Montana
U.S
Prague Crisis and Kremlin Split in Czechoslovakia
The article analyzes a split in Soviet leadership over Czechoslovakia with reformist Dubcek resisting Moscow's pressure. It notes Kosygin representing a moderating line while Brezhnev pursues hardline control, risking broader East Bloc stability and US relations. The piece cites Brezhnev’s brinkmanship and regional reactions from East Germany, Poland, Romania, Hungary, and Yugoslavia.
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East Germany
Nikita Khrushchev
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Czechoslovakia
United States
Kremblin
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Yugoslavia
Romania
Hungary
Europe
East Europe
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