Slower U S Draft Calls Amid Vietnam War Rotations
After the election, Defense Secretary McNamara said December draft calls would be about half of the prior four months. Westmoreland aims to raise total U S troops in Vietnam to 400,000 by year end and 500,000 next year, while rotations continue. Enlistments rise but the draft cannot stay down for long as a 400,000 to 500,000 force is needed.
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Robert 5. McNamara
LBJ
Texas
Richard M. Nixon
McNamara
Wiliam C. Westmoreland
Vietnam
Westmoreland
Nixon
Soviets veto Syria Israel peace bid as inaction continues
The Soviet Union vetoed a Security Council resolution urging Syria and Israel to ease border tensions, signaling continued belligerency and a broader aim to influence the Near East. The vote was 10 to 4 with the US abstaining from veto power use, while France Britain and Nationalist China had previously cast vetoes. The text notes Near East oil strategic value and Western stakes, highlighting US leadership in regional development.
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Soviet Union
Security Council
Syria
Israel
United Nation
France
Britain
China
United States
Near East
Egypt
Iraq
Lebanon
Yemen
Kuwait
Iran
Turkey
Jordan
Saudi Arabia
Signs of teen gangs amid Southeast Asia unrest
Delegates leaving Manila for home notice graffiti on Roxas Boulevard reflecting a broader problem of idle youth across Southeast Asia. The piece notes gangs in Manila and similar youth rebellions in Saigon and other cities, with implications for recruitment by both Viet Cong and Maoist movements. It calls for channels to channel youthful energy into constructive development to aid peace and stability.
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Saigon
Manila
Roxas Boulevard
Southeast Asia
Viet Nam
Ho Chi Minh
Red China
Mao Tsetung
Lin Piao
Red Guard
Asia
U.S
Lenin's Vision Has A New Look Yet
Five decades after Lenin's dictatorship, Soviet rulers confront a growing alienation among youth and rising crime. Capitalist incentives replace collectivist ideals as reforms spread across East Europe. Intellectuals, religious themes, and older Russians press for human conditions and breathing space, signaling a hidden class struggle between workers and a new Red bureaucratic elite.
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Russia
Lenin
Alexander Kerensky
Ivan
Tamara
America
Horrow- 1
West
East Europe
Andrei Sinyavski
Yuri Daniel
A. Kron
East
Europe
Marx
Monocacy Club backs League to Enforce Peace vote
The Monocacy Club at Evangelical Reformed Church voted unanimously to join the League to Enforce Peace after an address by Henry W. Williams of Baltimore. Also noted was an aldermen’s concern over coal supply as the J M Newman Company canceled a bid at $3.50 per ton and offered a limited supply at $3.75 due to fuel scarcity.
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Evangelical Reformed Church
Henry W. Williams
Baltimore
New League
International League of Nations
Harold Urner
Circuit Court
Glenn H. Worthington
Joseph D. Baker
George Edward Smith
Hood College
J. M. Newman Company
Open letter protests policy of racing board chief
A Frederick Brann releases an open letter to Governor OConor accusing Chairman Mahoney of false charges that a trainer ran a doped horse at a meet. Mahoney denies the charge and will refer the complaint to the full board next week. Snowbound Colorado sees no relief as planes stay grounded and markets run short.
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Frederick
W. L. Brawn
Herbert R. O’conor
George P. Mahoney
Board of Racing Commissioners
Mahoney
Brann
Batimore
Colorado
Red China test could spur Asia security pact
Washington argues China’s nuclear test may backfire on Peiping as it strengthens U S alliances with Asian nations. Johnson vows U S nuclear backing for Asia and urges China to redirect resources to economic development, suggesting deterrence and cooperative security may rise in the region.
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Washington
Red China
Asia
United States
America
Johnson
Peiping
Malaysia
Europe
China
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
Korea
Truman
United Nations
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