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...SOVIETS IN SPACE (NBC, 10-11 p.m.). A first-and impressive-look at the Soviet space program. Highlights of this joint Soviet-NBC effort include a look at the Baikonur Cosmodrome (the Soviet Cape Kennedy), shots of Yuri Gagarin's first manned space flight, and a visit to Star Village, where the cosmonauts live...
...emphasis is very much on the war which is at hand. General Earle Wheeler, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, flew to Saigon for his eleventh visit-and his first in seven months-"to gain firsthand information on the situation." Wheeler went out of his way to blunt the growing criticism of the way that General William C. Westmore land, the U.S. commander, is conducting the war, and to slap down speculation that he might soon be relieved of his command. "A corollary purpose" of the tour, said Wheeler, "is to convey to General Westmoreland the great confidence placed...
...light of these new doubts, the impending showdown at Khesanh raises the disturbing spectre of nuclear warfare. Testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee early this month. General Earle Wheeler, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, stated the problem bluntly. If faced with a choice between losing Khesanh and using nuclear weapons, Wheeler reportedly said, the Pentagon would recommend "bringing in the nukes...
...Fierce debates still rage within the Pentagon as to whether the Communists' Big Attack will actually come at Khesanh. The Joint General Staff of the South Vietnamese Army said Monday that it believes the preparations at Khesanh are just decoy measures for a larger offensive in the central highlands...
...known, however, that post-auditing at the Internal Revenue Service brings $10 for every dollar that it costs. The Joint Economic Committee estimates that the ratio would be many times higher in the Defense Department...