Word: vietnam
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...senator, Norris Cotton, is to be heartily commended for refusing to succumb to the hysteria. This newspaper joins him in refusing to have on OUR consciences the "numberless thousands" of non-Communist Asians who will be "tortured and slaughtered" if the United States were to suddenly withdraw from South Vietnam. Nor will we accept responsibility for the betrayal of the brave young men who have served the cause of freedom- and even died for it- while asking no more in return than moral support from the American people...
WASHINGTON, D.C.- More than a quarter of a million people- the largest anti-war gathering in U. S. history-converged peacefully on this city Saturday to demand a rapid withdrawal of troops from Vietnam...
...Young, New Mobe project director, called Mitchell's statement "a lie" at a news conference. "Yesterday, thousands of people were gassed in Washington by this government, Yesterday, hundreds of people were killed in Vietnam by this government. Yesterday, villages were destroyed in Vietnam by this government." he said...
Talking about influencing the President was another story entirely. This also was part of the hot potato syndrome which seemed to affect Congress on the Vietnam issue. Nixon was someone who had to carry the hot potato, the Congressmen knew that and they appreciated the existence of someone who could be presented with the hot item whenever it was put into their...
...halls of Congress were empty when the issue of Vietnam invaded Washington last weekend. Perhaps they would have been empty for the marchers even if the Congressmen were there...