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The article reports on the conflict in Korea, a country divided since World War II into implacably hostile sides. Accordingly, Korea was divided by a Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the two countries into one Communist under the rule of Kim Il Sung, and the other capitalist under President Park Chung Hee. It reveals that a massive North Korean invasion force which was supplied and encouraged by the Soviet Union had swept across the DMZ and threatened to run the South's defenders right off the peninsula 25 years ago.

The article focuses on the leadership and resignation of South Vietnam President Nguyen Van Thieu and its impact and importance in Saigon government and Communists. It states that Thieu had been given an ultimatum of 48 hours to resign and that if he will not resign, Saigon would be affected. It mentions that he had led South Vietnam in eight years of war against Viet Cong and North Vietnameses and made South Vietnam the most stable government. It says that Thieu had resigned and was replaced by his old brother and Vice President Tran Van Huong. It adds that the only solution to avoid the military showdown between Communists and Saigon was Thieu's resignation. Moreover, with his resignation, the new Saigon government have no connection with the U.S. regime that it had formerly supported.

The article offers news briefs related to the social conditions in Vietnam in 1975. A C-5A transport plane, which carry 243 Vietnamese orphans and 62 adults bound to the U.S., has crashed in Saigon due to defective rear loading ramp resulting to the death of 190 people. Communists in South Vietnam has succeeded to occupy refugee-swollen coastal areas such as Nha Trang and Cam Ranh. About 60,000 people has taken refuge at the coastal resort Ham Tan and Vung Tau following the attack of Communists.

The article discusses the decision of President Nguyen Van Thieu to give up one-fourth of South Viet Nam which include seven provinces with an estimated population of 1.7 million people to Communists during the war. It mentions that the decision of Thieu to give up caught everyone by surprise including the intelligence officials of the U.S. It notes that the decision means that Thieu has failed to recognize the 20-year government policy to fight for the South Vietnamese territory. It also states that the decision to surrender the provinces was an unspeakable tragedy for the war victims and had brought out anguished memories.

The article features U.S. Senator Joe McCarthy. The author claims McCarthy became popular in 1949 when he announced that he had a list of names of Communists working in the U.S. State Department. However, the author also claims that the senator was just another man shamed by failure to produce proof he said he held. To draw attention away from his original charge, McCarthy named Owen Lattimore, a Johns Hopkins professor, as a Soviet espionage agent in the U.S. McCarthy's political career is discussed.

The article discusses the important role played by French High Commissioner and commander-in-chief Jean De Lattre in Indo-China's fight against the Communists led by Ho Chi Minh. De Lattre convinced France that Indo-China is important because it serves as a defense against the Communist move toward Singapore and the Indies. It says that this likens him to General Douglas MacArthur who pointed out that Communism cannot be defeated in Europe until its power is checked in Asia.

The article features Chinese communist leader Mao Tse-tung and describes the capabilities of his Army in Korea. The leader is considered as the most successful warlord in China since Kublai Khan. The military power of the Chinese Red army is cited as the special creation and the pride and joy of Mao Tse-tung. One advantage of his army over the United Nations forces is its number.

The article reports on the attacks made by North Vietnamese and Viet Cong soldiers in Southern Vietnam during the celebration of the feast of Tet in 1968. Despite the declaration of truce, the communists have launched their general offensive against various military bases, civilians and government building across the country. It notes that they have attacked provincial capitals, destroyed allied planes and helicopters, and taken over the nation's major cities.

The article discusses the aspects of the Vietnam War. It highlights the elements of the war which include to kill and maim the opposing armies, and to steal people as well as territory away from the South Vietnamese government. According to the author, both elements of the war are coordinated and directed form Hanoi and aims to takeover South Vietnam and reunite the Vietnamese under Hanoi's Communist rule.

The article reports on the help extended by the U.S. to South Vietnam in search for the Communist Viet Cong in North Vietnam. It highlights the presence of the Black Pajama Party, a force of 500 junks and 4,000 inductees who resemble as spoilers more than as freedom fighters in South Vietnam. It explores the measures of the U.S. Task Force to find the ships that carry the major supplies source from Viet Cong.

The article focuses on the changes of U.S. Supreme Court decisions under Earl Warren management. It mentions that the court has reversed the conviction of Pennsylvania State regarding communist Steve Nelson, and has agreed to review the case of the California communists in which Supreme Court has refused similar hearings. Meanwhile, judges on the lower courts have begun slowing up consideration of pending communist cases because they are afraid that their decision be reversed by the court.

The article examines the implication of a report on the U.S. security threat posed by physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer in 1954. The report concluded that he has disregarded the requirements of the security system and it has also certified his personal loyalty. One of the issues examined by the board was his contact with communist leaders through his wife. Also noted is the argument of his lawyer to counter the finding that his hydrogen (H)-bomb recommendations were influenced by political and moral considerations.

The article offers information on the life of former U.S. President Harry Truman who died in 1972 due to the failure of cardiovascular system. It states several political contributions of Truman as president such as the support on Greece and Turkey from the threats of Communists, and the efforts for the rebuilding of Europe after the war. It adds that before being involved in the politics, Truman had served as a captain of a field-artillery unit which was sent in France by the U.S. in 1918.

The article focuses Chilean leftist feeling against the local oligarchy and the U.S. It refers to Chilean Congress which is confronting a dilemma of whether or not to allow freely elected Marxist Salvador Allende Gossens to become President of the country. The article also refers to Chilean students who represents every shade of the leftist spectrum. It is stated that if Gossens is denied the presidency, his followers may well plunge the country into a murderous civil war.

The article reports that U.S. educators are questioning the overall effect of the Congress' Communism-related investigations on colleges and universities in the country. According to the article, educators agree that the Congress has a right to investigate whatever it pleases and that Communists should be barred from teaching. Dean Milton Muelder of Michigan State College says that the investigations have created a doubt as to how scholars can discuss controversial issued.

The article reflects on the implications of the signing of the Japanese Peace Treaty in San Francisco, California for the symbolic dove of peace of the Communists, especially the Russians, in September 1951. It discusses the history of the illustration of the symbolic dove of peace by Spanish painter Pablo Picasso in 1949 wherein the wings of the dove beat over several continents including Europe and Asia. The author also explains the start of the call of Communists for peace in Europe.

The article details the start of the cease-fire talks between the Communists and United Nations (UN) forces in Kaesong, Korea, the first major South Korean town to fall to the North Korean invaders. The UN team will be headed by Vice Admiral Charles Turner Joy, and includes three colonels, namely, Lee Soo Ying of the South Korean Army, Andrew Kinney of the U.S. Air Force and James Murray of the U.S. Marine Corp. The members of the Communist delegation include Generals Nam II, Chang Pyong San and Lee Sang Cho.

The author discusses how the allied forces have evacuated their forces in the Hungnam area in Korea amidst the assault by the communist Chinese forces. He claims that the evacuation activities by the U.S., Norwegian and Japanese merchant ships went on smoothly. He cites the methodical moves by the retreating army of the United Nations (UN), which destroyed trains, tents and bridges, among others, during their retreat.

The article reports on president of U.S. Richard Nixon's decision of withdrawing troops from the Southeast Asia war. It states that Nixon's doctrine of not getting involved in ground-combat interventions similar to the Vietnam is going to be put to test in Indochina. As North Vietnamese and the Pathet Lao continued a threatening drive in Laos with the Communists launching new attack in South Vietnam and the problem posed by the North Vietnamese for the new government of Cambodia, Nixon's withdrawal of the troops from Southeast Asia is going to be put on hold. Cambodia however remains the main problem for the U.S., whereas for Nixon the problem is whether to continue the withdrawal of the U.S. troops or delay his withdrawal programme.

The article reports on the restoration activities initiated by South Vietnam and its allies after the Communist forces' attacks in February 1968. It states that the recovery process was not made easier for them due to the fact that the next attack of their enemy is still unknown. It mentions that the next move of the Communist still depends on the decision of its Defense Minister, Vo Nguyen Giap, who was still undecided whether to assault a U.S. Marine base at Khe Sanh.

The article focuses on the relationship between U.S. and Thailand, which has stirred violent reactions from the Communists. It states that the U.S.-Thai military development program is proceeding and strengthened the countries' relationship but has prompted terrorist attacks staged by Communists. It adds that Communists want to end American presence in Thailand and move towards neutrality but the latter refused stating that they do not have to do anything to prove Communist good faith.

The article discusses the impact of banks secrecy policy in Switzerland to U.S. financial sector. U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman J. Sinclair Armstrong expresses concern of the possible stock buying of Communists in U.S. securities, specifically proxy fights. It notes that a subpoena would not guarantee disclosure of Swiss clients who play in U.S. proxy battles. It adds that the secrecy policy was started in the Napoleonic War to protect the wealth of capitalists in Europe.

The article reports on the false interpretation of the Laotian government concerning the lost of its communication with the northern capital of Phongsaly, Laos. It states that Information Minister Bouavan Norasingh announced the complete invasion of the Viet Minh and Chinese Communist troops in the province after their radio contact was disconnected. However, it notes that what actually happened in the area was a local army commander turned off his radio due to out of sorts with the government.

The article reports on the reminder given by the U.S. Army's War Crimes Division that the communists are barbarous enemy who are capable of savagery and sadism. The Army charged the communists with 29,815 probable war-crime victims, according to an interim report based on screenings of enemy prisoners, reports of survivors and field investigations. A line between acts of omission and acts of commission were also drawn by the commission in its interim report.

The article focuses on the battles between the Communist and U.S. forces for military advantage on hours between the announcement and actual start of the cease-fire in Vietnam and the public reception for the cease-fire. It states that Viet Cong has made a potentially gain before the cease-fire, particularly in the province of Tay Ninh which seriously threatened the government control. It mentions that South Vietnam President Nguyen Van Thieu decreed all South Vietnamese to report on their job.

The article focuses on the views of Democratic presidential nominee George McGovern and U.S. Presidential Richard M. Nixon regarding the war in Vietnam. McGovern stresses the significance of a unilateral U.S. forces' withdrawal in Vietnam that requires a minimum cooperation from the Communists to end the war and recover the international prestige of the U.S. However, Nixon argues that a visible failure of the U.S. effort in Vietnam would sabotage the credibility of Washington with its allies.