THE WAR: Giving and Getting

Election year or not, President Nixon has every reason to do all he can to end the wearisome Viet Nam War and bring American troops home. From the White House last week came a pair of announcements toward that end: in July and August, the U.S. will withdraw another 10,000 men from Viet Nam, bringing the total remaining down to 39,000 by Sept. 1. In addition, no more draftees will be sent to Viet Nam, although those now there or in the pipeline must serve out their time. What the Administration did not announce is that since the beginning...

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