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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Seventh Fleet into the waters off Viet Nam as a "precautionary measure" should it be necessary to protect the lives of Americans. Washington presumably also had in mind a warning to the Communist Viet Cong should it choose political uncertainty in Saigon as an opportunity to launch a major offensive...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: South Viet Nam: Revolution in the Afternoon | 11/8/1963 | See Source »

...against the Communists. A cautiously optimistic report on the war came last week from Brigadier General Frank A. Osmanski, a U.S. logistics expert in South Viet Nam, who estimated that government forces have stepped up their "intensity of operations" to 21 times what it was a year ago, now launch ten attacks to every one by the Viet Cong. Although the South Vietnamese are suffering more than 1,000 casualties a month, Osmanski added, they are still outkilling the Viet Cong...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: South Viet Nam: A Tale of Two Wars | 11/1/1963 | See Source »

...brass had asked him down to hear all about South America's leading space program. Proudly, they explained that right now a mess of mice were being given extensive psychological and physiological tests so that the perfect 4-oz. moustronaut could be selected for the first 50-mile launch atop an Argentine-made rocket some time next year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Nov. 1, 1963 | 11/1/1963 | See Source »

...University Health Services plans to launch a campaign to warn students of the dangers of smoking, Dr. Benjamin G. Ferris '40, director of Environmental Health and Safety, said yesterday...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: U.H.S. Plans Pamphlet On Smoking Hazards | 10/29/1963 | See Source »

...been the subject of many stories in various sections of the magazine. But for years the editors have pondered and debated the possibility of a separate department on the subject (and actually ran one on an experimental basis for a few weeks back in 1937). This week we launch as a regular part of TIME a section...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Letter From The Publisher: Oct. 18, 1963 | 10/18/1963 | See Source »

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