Word: reached
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...them, and their professional responsibilities compel them to assess realistically both the enemy's strength and their own needs. Few of them think that the job can be done with much less than double the present American force, and some indeed feel that the American buildup must reach 750,000 -though the Pentagon says that it does not envision such a commitment...
...Korea. U.S. troop commitments are steadily moving toward planned higher levels; last week, more than 3,000 fresh troops arrived in Viet Nam. The number of American troops will reach about 400,000 by the end of 1966-at which point it will equal for the first time the U.S. troop strength in Korea-and then go up to half a million by next spring. The problem is that the enemy's buildup continues to match, step for step, that of the U.S. In the past year, the allies have not been able to increase their troop-strength advantage...
...admits that this ideal would require new talent as well as new style, but Reston maintains that the talent has only to be sought out. There are many astute political commentators in the U.S. who never reach the public because they never write for newspapers. But the specialized knowledge and experience of these people could be as useful to the general public as to the colleagues who are now their only audience. As an example, Reston cites John Kenneth Galbraith, who has written a number of books on his experience as ambassador to India, but who failed to catch...
...these human beings the freedom they need. They will use it very well." America's fabulous farm underpinnings have conferred that freedom-and power-on its people. With carrot and stick, the U.S. now offers the underdeveloped world a chance-perhaps its last-to borrow U.S. techniques and reach for the same nourishing reward...
...fine regard for his personal safety. London already had been knocked out by Henry Cooper and Floyd Patterson-both of whom Clay had demolished. At 6 ft. 3 in., Cassius was a full three inches taller than London, and he had an advantage of seven inches in reach...