Real Reasons for U.S. Defeat in Vietnam, Hackworth Claims
Retired Col. David Hackworth argues in Popular Mechanics that the U.S. lost Vietnam due to exotic weapons gimmicks and poor leadership rather than lack of firepower. He cites the M 16 rifle and M 551 Sheridan tank, notes generals’ six in the field, and warns senior officers chased credentials over fighting the war. The piece labels America’s goof as voluntary defeat amid a determined foe, with regional and strategic limits.
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United States
U.S
Vietnam
David H. Hackworth
U.S. Army
Ret
Popular Mechanics
Hackworth
Southeast Asia
Saigon
South
East Asia
America
North Vietnam
Egg yolks and cholesterol in total diet explained
Reader asks about egg yolk limits within a vegetarian diet. The American Heart Association guidance centers on total daily cholesterol intake and the role of egg yolks, cheese creams and milk products, noting that vegetarians can adjust yolk consumption to stay within 300 milligrams daily while managing overall fat and cholesterol.
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Dr. Lamb
Assny
American Heart Assny
American Heart Assa
Inter-Society Commission On Heart Disease
Today In History Highlights June 13 1972
On this date in history notable events include Britain turning over the Suez Canal to Egypt after 74 years of operation in 1956. Christopher Columbus discovering Martinique in 1502. The Canadian parliament opening in Ottawa in 1841. General Pershing arriving in Paris in 1917. Paris declared an open city in 1940. The creation of the U.S. Office of War Information in 1942. Thurgood Marshall named to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1967.
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Associated Press
Great Britain
Suez Canal
Egypt
Christopher Columbus
Martinique
Ottawa
John Pershing
Paris
U.S. Office of War Information
Elmer Davis
Thurgood Marshal
U.S. Supreme Court
Laird Urges Senate Support for Military Aid Packages
Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird told a Senate appropriations panel that Nixon's request for 780 million dollars for military assistance and 527 million for foreign military sales aims to help allies achieve self sufficiency and deter aggression. He argued funding strengthens deterrence, burden sharing, and world peace, warning Congress against a shortsighted cut that would undermine security efforts.
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Washington
Melvin R. Laird
Appropriations
Senate
Nixon
Laird
Congress
U.S
Secretary of Defense
United States
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Republic of Korea
Middle East
Latin America
Cambodia
Soviet Union
McGovern gains momentum in NEA observer delegate counts
Sen. George McGovern leads in the fourth NEA National Observer delegate count with 1,37814 votes, rising toward a possible first ballot nomination as Muskie tied delegates shift. Humphrey declines to 405 votes while Wallace holds third with 387 amid competitive New York and California results.
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NBA
George McGovern
South Dakota
NEA
National Observer
Seamund Muskie
Maine
McGovern
NEA National Observer
Sen
Hubert Humphrey
George Wallace
New Mexico
New York
Illinois
Muskie
Connecticut
Iowa
Missouri
Delaware
Louisiana
California
New Jersey
Rhode Island
South
Wallace
Soviets Eyes Major Japanese Oil Deal in Siberia
Tokyo businessmen discuss a potential one billion dollar, 20 year loan from Japan to the USSR for Tyumen oil and gas development in Siberia. Moscow seeks to tie Japan to energy interests while reassuring U.S. alliance. Tokyo weighs gains against risks to ties with the United States and China.
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Nea
Tokyo
Middle East
Siberian
Soviet Union
Japan
U.S.S.R
Tyumen
Siberia
United States
Peking
Moscow
East
Southeast Asia
North Korea
Pyongyang
China
Toyko
Kremlin
Russia
County receives state welfare aid distribution
Albany State Comptroller Arthur Levitt announced a June distribution of 23.64 million dollars to 62 Social Service Districts in the state. Oswego County is allotted 162,800 dollars, representing about 80 percent of the local welfare expenditure share.
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Albany
Arthur Levitt
Oswego County
Oswego Palladium Times Postal and Rate Notice
Oswego Palladium Times and Oswego Times information details postal classification second class mail under 1946 act. Publisher Clark Morrison III lists annual and periodical subscription rates by location with carrier delivery, and advertising representatives in Des Plaines Illinois and New York City.
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Oswego Palladium
Oswego Times
Clark Morrison
Wayne
Northern Cayuga Co
Advertising Representative Newspapers, Inc
Des Plaines Ave
Des Plaines
Til
Thomson
Ing
Rockefeller Plaza
New York
N. Y
Associated Ress
Palladium Times
Associated Press
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