Word: withdrawnness
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...Armed Services Committee, has proposed legislation that would not apply to Viet Nam but thereafter: permitting the President to send troops into battle without a declaration of war only to repel an attack against the U.S. or to protect Americans abroad. These troops would have to be withdrawn within 30 days unless Congress approved the action. Senator Jacob Javits of New York had already put forth a similar bill. Some such legislation is very much in the national interest. There is no question that the President needs sweeping powers to deal with one of those 15-minute thermonuclear decisions that...
...planning. The buildup of the scientists and engineers after Sputnik was accomplished at considerable public expense with grants to students and universities from dozens of Government agencies. The carrot, not the stick, filled the graduate schools with young scientists?and then to their dismay and confusion, the carrot was withdrawn...
Gill confirmed last night that certain rooms had been withdrawn from the lottery and reserved for women, but he denied that the rooms were generally superior or that the men in Leverett had been cheated...
Changing Situation. As nearly 80% of the country's 15.5 million eligible voters went to the polls, South Korea's fear of the North probably proved the decisive factor. That fear has grown since the advent of the Nixon Doctrine, under which the U.S. has already withdrawn 20,000 of its 64,000 troops; South Korean soldiers now stand guard along the entire 155-mile Demilitarized Zone. To soften the impact of the U.S. withdrawals, Washington has promised the South Koreans $315 million annually over the next five years in aid and equipment to modernize the obsolete weaponry...
...waves of troops which patrolled the city Monday are being withdrawn slowly, although troops yesterday lined the four main bridges leading to down-town and a few vital traffic circles during rush hours...