Word: adds
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...more pressing concern is the shortage of trained troops. The Administration insisted that reinforcements will not add to the 525,000 total already scheduled to be in Viet Nam by July, but are merely an acceleration of the buildup. Westmoreland has made no official request to exceed the ceiling of 525,000-that is, not yet. However, no one will be surprised if the general does ask for more men, and gets them: he is already strapped for combat-ready ground units...
...with a prompt, forthright denial, it grew emotional. White House Press Secretary George Christian, commenting on Presidential Candidate Eugene McCarthy's claim that demands had already been made for the deployment of nukes, declared that such speculation "is false and also unfair to the armed forces. I might add that irresponsible discussion and speculation is a disservice to the country." Rusk later repeated Christian's ill-considered insinuation that such inquiries were unpatriotic...
...able to afford little more than a dime for each meal; federal food stamps account for half or more of the mountaineers' victuals. "Whenever you get another kid to feed," advised Cliston Johnson, 48, a partially disabled miner struggling to raise 15 children on $60 a month, "just add a little more water to the gravy...
...have its impact on world events. In the tense Sea of Japan, a flotilla of 16 Soviet cruisers and missile frigates has in the past few weeks shouldered its way between the coast of North Korea and the U.S. Navy task force that was sent into the area to add some muscle to U.S. diplomatic demands for the return of the Pueblo and its crew. Soviet destroyers have also closely shadowed the carrier Enterprise, which withdrew because of North Korean protests shortly before the Soviet navy's approach. The Soviet presence checkmates the U.S. pressure on North Korea and gives...
...very much for golf as a game, but don't assume that it's the exercise that you need. People think that they are doing something good for themselves and they are not. It doesn't burn off calories and it may even add to tension depending on how you play...