Word: van
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...broad fronts of foreign policy. At midweek, he flew off to Honolulu to discuss the problem that one of the presidential candidates will undoubtedly find uppermost in his mind the day after inauguration-Viet Nam. Even as Johnson was conferring with South Viet Nam's President Nguyen Van Thieu, the showdown over Czechoslovakia brought a sobering reminder that, for the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. alike, Europe remains a potentially dangerous arena. It was also a reminder that despite the relatively restrained policies of Russia's present leaders, a serious drive for freedom inside Communist countries remains a nearly...
...settle in South Viet Nam will be directly related to the negotiations. In hopes of dealing the U.S. another psychological setback comparable to the traumatic Tet attacks, the Communists are reportedly planning a major offensive against South Vietnamese cities (see THE WORLD). Meanwhile, the regime of President Nguyen Van Thieu in Saigon is hag-ridden by uncertainty about the terms on which Washington might agree to end the war. To help calm those jitters, Lyndon Johnson agreed last week to meet Thieu in Hawaii for a two-day conference this coming weekend...
...return, Thieu can offer only modest progress since his December meeting with Johnson in Canberra. Thieu's new Premier Tran Van Huong has not succeeded in knitting a tangle of political factions into a coherent progovernment coalition, and a promised drive against corruption has not yet gained momentum. But a mobilization of South Vietnamese manpower may be ahead of schedule: instead of 135,000 new Vietnamese troops whose pay, arms and equipment the U.S. had agreed to supply, Thieu will request weapons for 200,000 men, to boost the strength of Viet Nam's armed forces...
...victims in Newark and Detroit last year. On the target range they can hit the head of a man's silhouette at 300 yards. A $25,000 trailer has been fitted out as a mobile command post, with an armored underside to fend off Molotov cocktails, and a smaller van is available for secondary commanders. Fibre shields, straight out of Ivanhoe, and bulletproof vests have been bought for men in danger areas. The force this summer will have nearly 700 walkie-talkies (v. 58 in 1965) to link commanders with front-line cops...
...cities-for some time. A document captured last year noted that "the more allies we find, even if they are temporary and precarious, the better." Communist or not, the Alliance could gain appeal in war-weary cities if the Communists launch another urban offensive or if President Nguyen Van Thieu's government shows signs of cracking. Obviously, it was with that in mind that the court handed down its harsh verdict...