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...though many freshmen still show surprising strength, most political analysts expect Democrats to lose from 20 to 50 seats, Thus, there is a possibility that the Republicans will wipe out the 40-seat gain of 1964, although they are extremely unlikely to win the 77 seats they need to control the House...

Author: By Michael D. Barone, | Title: The Effect of Vietnam at the Polls in '66 | 7/5/1966 | See Source »

...considerable force some time before summer's end, quite possibly at the narrow waist of South Viet Nam in the Central Highlands area. "They're going to have to make some attempt because they badly need a victory," explained a U.S. officer in Saigon. "They need to wipe out an American battalion. But they realize the size of the force it would take to do that, and every time they collect that many men they...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Presidency: No Cure in Consensus | 6/10/1966 | See Source »

...though many freshmen still show surprising strength, most political analysts expect Democrats to lose from 20 to 50 seats, Thus, there is a possibility that the Republicans will wipe out the 40-seat gain of 1964, although they are extremely unlikely to win the 77 seats they need to control the House...

Author: By Michael D. Barone, | Title: The Effect of Vietnam at the Polls in '66 | 6/3/1966 | See Source »

...within ten miles of the strategic port of Haiphong. The RB-66s help far-flying U.S. fighter-bombers to find their targets over the jungle-masked rivers and roads of North Viet Nam. They also aid them in avoiding the SAM missiles, which Ho Chi Minh had hoped would wipe American aircraft from his skies...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: South Viet Nam: Air, Water, Nuts & Bolts | 5/20/1966 | See Source »

Since Sellers was working while golfing, Walsh sued both him and his company for $250,000, claiming that Sellers had negligently failed to wipe his hands before swinging, causing the club to slip. In answer, Sellers moved to have the suit dismissed on a seemingly unassailable ground: anyone who ventures on a golf course "assumes the risk of being struck by a ball" and is thus barred from seeking damages...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Negligence: Duffer's Dilemma | 5/6/1966 | See Source »

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