Word: parallels
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...unable to dispel the impression that he is preoccupied with military victory over the North. What success in the North specifically means in terms of ending the hostilities in the South is unclear. But as long as the United States maintains a military policy north of the 17th parallel which has become open-ended--and utterly destructive of any prospect for peace talks--the conflict in the South will continue to defy peaceful solution...
...famed for constructing the Great Wall. In the 3rd century B.C., he forcibly united most of China around the northeastern state of Ch'in and established a tyrannical rule that was soon swept away in civil war. It would be risky to draw any neat lessons from this parallel between past and present. Perhaps the only sure thing to be concluded is that nothing in the world's oldest continuing civilization is wholly...
...most important was the re-creation in 1961 of the six regional Party bureaus that had existed in the early years of the regime. Each of these regional Party bureaus has jurisdiction over some five or six provinces. Significantly, whereas Party bureaus were re-created, the geographically parallel government and military regions that had existed earlier were not re-established. The CCP seemed to be-saying that only the Party leaders could be fully trusted in a time of crisis. The point was emphasized when the key assignments were made in the regional Party bureaus. Without exception the Maoist leadership...
...land, sea and air, the U.S. tightened the screws on North Viet Nam. American 175-mm. artillery pounded targets north of the Demilitarized Zone at the 17th parallel. Navy planes seeded Northern rivers with mines. Seventh Fleet ships blasted the North's coast with 5-and 8-in. guns. On their side, the Communists began pounding U.S. installations with powerful 140-mm. Russian rockets (see THE WORLD...
...four-day cease-fire that marked Viet Nam's Lunar New Year was launched amid hopes that it would grow into an extended truce. Instead, Hanoi used the Tet respite for reinforcement and replenishment of its troops below the 17th parallel. Army trucks rumbled down canopied jungle trails into South Viet Nam and cargo vessels sped with impunity down the coast, carrying more arms and supplies to the Communist forces than they had been able to deliver in all of January...