Religious Opposition To Vietnam War Grows
Church leaders increasingly condemn the war in Vietnam with major bodies like the National Council of Churches and World Council of Churches urging negotiation and troop withdrawal. Prominent theologians, Catholic journals, and even hawks question the war's morality and legality, while clergy risk careers to oppose escalation.
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America
Vietnam
National Council of Churches
North
United Nations
John C. Bennett
Rienhold Niebuhr
Union Theological Seminary
Christian Century
Presbyterian Outlook
Methodist Board of Christian Social Concerns
Cardinal Spellman
Harris
American Commonwealth
National Catholic Reporter
Catholic
Fulton J. Sheen
Vatican
Paul VI
North Vietnam
Council of Bishops
South Vietnam
Europe
Archbishop of Canterbury
World Council of Churches
Harvard
Harvey Cox
Yale University
William Sloan Coffin, Jr
Clerey
Draft system crisis prompts calls for immediate reform
The piece accuses Congress of mismanaging manpower policy and urges prompt executive action to avert disruption of graduate programs nationwide. It cites Defense estimates that many upcoming draftees will be college graduates and advocates pairing draft eligibility to balance age and education while avoiding sudden drops in graduate enrollment.
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Congress
West Virginia University
Defense Department
Armed Services
Edith Green
Oregon
House
Edward M. Kennedy
West Virginia
America
Nixon Visits Town for Four Point Message and Primary Help
The 1968 Nixon visit unfolds as a spur to help in a Republican primary. The dialogue, laced with digressions and numbered arguments, sketches Nixon’s case on keeping peace, family values, and political strategy, including primaries and party dynamics.
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Washington
Richard Nixon
White House
Eisenhower
Bobby
America
Republican Party
Lyndon Johnson
Eugene McCarthy
Bobby Kennedy
The Writing on the Wall Policies Opened Mideast Doors
A Washington Cairo analysis argues U S Soviet competition shaped the Middle East after the Baghdad Pact and Aswan Project. It notes Israel’s quick recognition, Moscow's growing influence, and potential Soviet intervention to restore Sinai if crisis worsens.
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Cairo
U.A.R
Middle East
Foster Dulles
Cento
Egypt
U. S
Aswan High Dam
Russia
Israel
Nasser
East
Moscow
Washington
Jordan River
U.N
Hussein
Jordan
Arab Socialist Union
Aly Sabry
Irael
Jerusalem
Kremlin
U. N
Sinai
McCarthy and Kennedy Face Split Bid for 1968 Nomination
Washington reports that McCarthy and Kennedy must choose between joint anti Johnson aims and personal ambitions as they contend with a divided anti Johnson campaign. The two Catholics risk splitting the Democratic vote at the Chicago Convention while appealing to young voters and university campuses.
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Washington
McCarthy
Kennedy
Vietnam
Johnson
Chicago
New Hampshire
Wisconsin
New York
California
Quotes on War Declarations and Drafting Graduates
Lt. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey argues that war decisions are sometimes implicit while Mrs. Betty M. Vetter discusses drafting graduate students. The remarks reflect views on military manpower and education in wartime policy.
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Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Betty M. Vetter
Scientific Manpower Commission
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New York Times News Service
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