Word: friedheim
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...smoke rose from a background briefing that Pentagon Spokesman Jerry Friedheim conducted in Tokyo. In response to a question put to him by an American reporter after the briefing, Friedheim speculated that one place Japan might want to increase its microscopic defense budget (which currently accounts for less than 1 % of its gross national product of close to $200 billion) "could be in the area of ships." Friedheim also spoke of "a greater nuclear threat by the Chinese toward Asia." The spokesman's comments were innocent enough, but when they hit print, they were surrounded with speculation that Tokyo...
...have today, at the request of the Justice Department," Friedheim said, "taken actions to reduce the response time of a certain number of federal troops...
According to the UPI, the Pentagon indicated yesterday that Federal troops have been alerted for possible duty during the march. Jerry W. Friedheim, a Defense Department spokesman better known for his Vietnam War briefings, declined to comment on how many troops were involved or where they would be located...
Pentagon spokesman Jerry W. Friedheim has said that the South Vietnamese troops are engaged in "mobile maneuvering according to plan." When asked if the "mobile maneuvering" was a synonym for retreat, Friedheim answered...