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...neighbors, Thailand and South Viet Nam, both of which have old feuds going with Cambodia. Sihanouk likes to show off his 28,000-man army, along with the 25,000 men and women in paramilitary units, but he evidently feels that they are not enough for safety. To feel safer, he does not necessarily want help from Red China alone. Not long ago he advanced one of the year's oddest schemes, and one that should really wow Moscow and Peking. Unless he gets a firm new guarantee of his neutrality, the petulant prince warned, "I will have...
...lost the battle with the truck, auto and plane, railroads are rapidly rolling out new super expresses in their determined drive to win passengers on middle-distance runs. The trains often outspeed the planes, counting travel time to and from airports, and they are usually faster, smoother and safer than cars...
Democrats seem much safer in Arizona, where ageless Carl Hayden, 85, dean of the Senate, faces Goldwaterite Evan Mechem. Arizona may like Barry and his politics, but Hayden is a state institution...
...less blatantly political." The Pittsburgh Press suggested that the nation's boss should have stayed home to mind the shop: "John F. Kennedy is the man who is responsible for making the decisions for our side which can mean peace or war. We'd feel a lot safer if J.F.K. would stick to his job and let his political friends do their own campaigning...
Despite the charges of political opportunism and deception that have been levelled against the President, his decision was not an easy one to make. It would have been far safer to have delayed, in the vague hope of obtaining United Nations support for our position, or in the assumption that our opponents are reasonable and decent men. Decisive action was the best way to win the support of our neighbors in the Western Hemisphere, as yesterday's overwhelming vote of confidence by the Organization of American States demonstrated...