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Dates: during 1960-1969
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North Viet Nam cannot defeat or humiliate' the United States. Only Americans can do that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: MY LAI: AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY | 12/5/1969 | See Source »

Captain Larry Terrell, John Ince, Pete Abrams, Dave Fish, and Ed Atwood all swept their matches in three games. After watching Atwood defeat Fred Croft at number five, 15-9, 15-11, 15-12, the Amherst squash coach said. "He's the best fifth man I've ever seen...

Author: By Robert W. Gerlach, | Title: Crimson Squash Team Tops Hapless Amherst | 12/4/1969 | See Source »

...Haynsworth defeat will not end Nixon's efforts to remake the Supreme Court along less activist lines. The President said that he would name a new nominee when Congress reconvenes in January, and promised another strict constructionist like Haynsworth. "The Supreme Court needs men of his legal philosophy to restore the proper balance," said Nixon. Scott, trying to heal the sectional split over Haynsworth, said he hoped that Nixon's next nominee would also be a Southerner. He would probably have a better chance; White House aides believe far fewer Republicans would be willing to buck the President...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: HAYNSWORTH: WHAT THE ADMINISTRATION'S DEFEAT MEANS | 11/28/1969 | See Source »

...Mathias is deeply concerned about the alienation of the progressive Republicans from the Administration. The Haynsworth defeat showed that the party must broaden its appeal, not narrow it, Mathias contends, and the Administration ought to work more closely with its own progressive Senators. "There is a whole group of us in this boat. We're in such a rock-bottom situation that if the Administration does not do business with us, every bill that comes along will be a Haynsworth. By God, we've been standing in the marketplace for nine months, and it's time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: One Republican's Ordeal | 11/28/1969 | See Source »

...quarter of a century, Okinawa has stood as a reminder of Japan's defeat in World War II. Conquered by the U.S. in the last bloody battles of the war, it remained an American-occupied area even after Japan regained its sovereignty. Last week victor and vanquished moved to restore the island to its old owner. After two days of talks in Washington, President Nixon and Premier Eisaku Sato agreed to a timetable for the long-promised return to Japanese control of the Ryukyu chain, of which Okinawa is the largest island...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Japan: Agreement on Okinawa | 11/28/1969 | See Source »

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