Word: bonkers
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Dates: during 1975-1975
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Though Americans were saddened by the collapse in Indochina, U.S. Congressmen touring their districts during the Easter recess encountered practically no support for President Ford's plea for further military aid. Observed Democrat Don Bonker of Washington State: "People are drained. They want to bury the memory of Indochina. They regard it as a tragic chapter in American life, but they want no further part of it." Said Republican Garner Shriver of Kansas: "The feeling is that we have made a considerable contribution to Cambodia and South Viet Nam and that we've done enough." Added Democrat Joseph...