Word: troops
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...forced the controversy to the surface. He has experimented with optimistic predictions over the past few weeks. In private Administration meetings, he argued for a bombing halt, somewhat to Lyndon Johnson's irritation. Twice Humphrey publicly suggested a softening of U.S. war policies-through a bombing pause and troop withdrawals-but each time the President publicly slapped him down...
Still, talk of a troop cutback worried Republican strategists. Did Humphrey know something? Was Johnson about to announce a move toward de-escalation that would enhance his Vice President's chances? To minimize the impact of any such move, Nixon immediately countered that Humphrey is so anxious for a settlement of the war that he would endanger the U.S. negotiating position by promising cutbacks of U.S. combat forces. The next day, Wisconsin's Melvin Laird, a knowledgeable member of the House subcommittee on defense, accused Humphrey of "loose talk-dangerous, harmful talk -confusing and, in my view, irresponsible...
Laird's motive was to give the impression that any troop reduction would be "in the normal course of events" and would therefore reflect no credit on the Democrats. The Administration quickly denied that any such reduction was envisioned. The U.S., said Defense Secretary Clark Clifford, is still building up to its authorized level of 549,500, and "we intend to continue...
...Mysteries and Smaller Pieces mysteriously proves, the Living Theater is a shock-troop army of the avant-garde dedicated to overthrowing the Establishment and conventional drama. Founded and led by Julian Beck and Judith Malina, the company had a modest off-Broadway success until it was closed down by the Internal Revenue Service in a 1963 dispute over back taxes. The troupe has been touring Europe ever since (TIME, Dec. 1, 1967). Last week it reappeared at the Yale School of Drama...
MAYBERRY R.F.D. (CBS, 9-9:30 p.m.). Ken Berry, the bumbling cavalry officer of "F Troop," returns to play a boondocks farm er from Mayberry, N.C. The series inherits the locale and some of the cast of last year's Andy Griffith Show. Griffith will make guest appearances. Premiere...