Word: troop
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...holdings in the islands, manned by 41,000 Army, Air Force and Navy men. An establishment of such a size has inevitably at times caused frictions with the civilian population. Since the end of the Korean War, Washington has made sizable reductions in the size of the permanent U.S. troop commitment - but the friction continues...
...Expects Saigon to "take the lead and be the main spokesman on all matters which are of principal concern to South Viet Nam." In such matters of "hard ware" as troop withdrawals and a ceasefire, the U.S. will continue to speak for the allies...
...commander in Viet Nam, expects Hanoi to start right off with a demand for a cease-fire in place-a move opposed by most policymakers in Washington and Saigon because it would leave the Viet Cong in control of too much territory. Others foresee serious talks on a mutual troop withdrawal...
...Brownie Troop. After his marriage to Pat, a Methodist, Nixon began to vary his habits of worship. In Washington, the Nixons generally attended whichever Protestant church was nearest their home. When they lived in the Spring Valley area, they went to Westmoreland Congregational Church. After they moved to Wesley Heights, their congregation became the Metropolitan Memorial Methodist Church. Not only was the church just a few blocks away, Pat once explained, but it also sponsored the local Brownie troop to which the Nixon daughters belonged...
...tattered and forlorn can smile today. They can roll up their floppy manuscripts, cram them into their hip pockets, troop over to lehman Hall, and read the CRIMSON Supplement with a Seraphic twinkle in their eyes. Scurry around for it if it's not with your usual Harvard CRIMSON, and read...