Word: combating
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Dates: during 1970-1970
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...Washington is rushing $7,900,000 worth of military supplies to Phnom-Penh, is bargaining with Thailand to supply men at U.S. expense, and would like to encourage an all-Asia defense effort. One knowledgeable observer says that Washington plans to use "everything up to the introduction of ground combat troops." Last week, after U.S. bombers were reported flying in support of Cambodian army missions, Secretary of State William Rogers admitted that some of the continuing U.S. interdiction raids in Cambodia might be of "direct benefit" to the Cambodian army, even though their real purpose was to "protect Americans...
...result was a product that attempted to reassure the Administration's friends, mollify its critics and buy time for the game plan to work. The President announced that he was sticking to his basic strategy to combat inflation. But he also placed great emphasis on winding down the Viet Nam War. Blaming current unemployment on a recent cutback of more than 700,000 military and civilian defense-related jobs, Nixon said that the nation was undergoing the difficult transition from a wartime to a peacetime economy, and predicted that the economic situation would remain tense until the change...
Virulent Reactions. The change of mind on Washington's part is due mainly to a major change in the Middle East since Israel originally made its request nine months ago. By installing Soviet missiles in Egypt and stationing Russian pilots there in combat readiness, Moscow mounted a challenge that the U.S. was forced to meet. The announcement of additional U.S. planes to Israel is certain to set off virulent anti-American demonstrations throughout the Arab states. One American was killed, another kidnaped and 34 more held hostage by guerrillas two weeks ago in the course of clashes between Arab...
...World War I, the draft law exempted from combat only members of "peace churches," like Quakers. But since World War II, C.O.s have increasingly challenged the requirement of formal religious beliefs and practices. In the 1965 case of U.S. v. Seeger, the Supreme Court held that objectors need not believe in a "Supreme Being," but left room for doubt about what constitutes religious belief. Last week the Supreme Court had another try at the problem. By a vote of 5 to 3, the court ruled that exemption can be based solely on moral and ethical grounds...
...round tactical bomber in the world. Originally developed for the U.S. Navy, the Skyhawk carries only half as much armament as the Phantom. But it is highly maneuverable, takes hard punishment and offers a small target. Skyhawks also require about six hours of maintenance for every hour of combat; the intricate Phantom requires about five times as much. Moreover, Israeli ground crews have learned to refuel and rearm a Skyhawk in about six minutes?half the time a U.S. Navy crew requires...