Word: vietnamize
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Despite Humphrey's victory here, incumbent Democratic Sen. Joseph Clark was defeated in his bid for a third term by Republican Richard Schweiker. Clark, an early opponent of the Vietnam was and one of the most liberal members of the Senate appeared to be the victim of widespread ticket splitting. Schweiker is considered a moderate Republican in the line of former Pennsylvania Gov. William Seranton. The Congressional delegation otherwise remained the same, with the Democrats retaining a 14-13 majority...
...developing U.S. position now, it is learned, is that the major objective of the next round of negotiations should be to arrange for withdrawal of all foreign troops from South Vietnam, including the forces of North Vietnam and the United States...
...United States has said it will discuss unilaterally any issues in which the United States and North Vietnam are primarily involved. Apparently Washington feels the important question of troop withdrawal falls in this category...
Secretary of State Dean Rusk, speaking at a news conference Friday, said he was certain that South Vietnam would join the talks sooner or later...
Talk about a ceasefire has been almost as persistent over the last three years as talk about the halt in the U.S. bombing of North Vietnam. The United States generally has taken the position that a ceasefire would need detailed agreement between Communist and allied leaders, and that it could not be part of a bombing-halt plan for this reason...