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Discusses the policy of the U.S. to aid underdeveloped areas in Latin America. Information on Marshall Plan for Latin America; Establishment of Inter-American Bank and related Social Progress Trust Fund during the presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower; Countries lacking well-articulated plans for independent development; Four basic facts to be considered for productive Latin American policy.

The article presents discussions of U.S. events as of August 31, 1968. The U.S. relations with the Soviet Union and with South Vietnam are discussed. It is speculated that the nomination of Associate Justice Abe Fortas to Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court is in jeopardy. The popularity of U.S. presidential candidate Eugene McCarthy in New England is discussed.

The article presents discussions of U.S. events as of July 27, 1968. The article speculates that U.S. Vice President Hubert Humphrey may win the U.S. Democratic Party nomination for U.S. president. Improved Soviet-American relations are reportedly taking their toll on Czechoslovakia. The U.S. Congress has voted to cut the budget for social programs, which could result in the loss of jobs in poverty-stricken areas of Kentucky.

The article presents discussions of U.S. events as of July 20, 1968. The Congress of Racial Equality held a convention where the issue of racial separation was discussed. U.S. Vice President Hubert Humphrey made a speech discussing the possible formation of National Urban Development Bank to lend financial support for poverty-stricken city residents. The U.S. foreign policy toward Taiwan is reported to be changing.

The article presents discussions of U.S. events as of July 13, 1968. U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson and Soviet Prime Minister Alexey Kosygin have signed a nuclear non-proliferation treaty. There are rumors that U.S. Senator Eugene McCarthy may meet with North Vietnamese officials to determine whether there may be a settlement in the war. The U.S. House of Representatives has voted to cut funding for poverty aid programs.

Examines the peace talks between the U.S. and North Vietnam held in Paris, France in 1968. Protectors of North Vietnam during the Vietnam War; Remarks from William Harriman, chief negotiator of the U.S. in peace talks, regarding the war; Concerns of the Vietnamese delegation regarding the National Liberation Front; Factors to consider for the peace talks to progress.

The article presents discussions of U.S. news briefs as of April 13, 1968. U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson has announced that he will not seek re-election as president. The U.S. House of Representatives is facing a procedural predicament over how to handle a civil rights bill. The U.S.'s foreign policy toward China is reportedly in a precarious situation.

Deals with the rising number of desertions by opponents of the Vietnam War from American bases in Europe and the Pacific, which has prompted the U.S. Pentagon to reassess its policies for dealing with the antiwar movement. Case of Private Richard Perrin a deserter from an American Army base in West Germany; Military assumption that the threat of court martial will prevent desertion; Ability of the antiwar movement to penetrate military installations with their message; Organized dissent at Fort Still; Reversals by federal courts of cases against dissenters.

Examines an interview with a high official of the National Liberation Front on the policies and attitudes of the organization, particularly with regard to the war in Vietnam. Criticism from the official against the intervention by the U.S. in the affairs of Vietnam and negotiating with U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson on resolving the war; Concerns regarding the state of refugee camps in South Vietnam; Reasons behind the widespread support given to the Viet Cong despite the pacification efforts of the U.S.

The article offers news briefs concerning U.S. and world politics. An article comments on the Vietnam War, and expresses criticism of the administration of U.S. President Lyndon Johnson for not making greater efforts to end it. The U.S. Congress is reportedly launching a major investigation into auto insurance.

The article focuses on events involving politics and government in the U.S. The Ford Foundation has donated over $100 million in support of advertisement-free educational television. The author questions the political threat posed by the governments of the Soviet Union and China to the U.S. The practice of the U.S. Department of Defense selling off surplus military supplies to countries around the world is discussed. U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson has asked Congress to authorized new emissions standards for automobiles and industry.

Offers views on the planned election of a national assembly for South Vietnam in September 1966. Expectations of the Vietnamese on the elections; Implications of the planned national assembly elections; Influence of Buddhism in Vietnam and its role in the formation of a government in the country; Predicted steps on the possible negotiation between the U.S. and Vietnam.

Focuses on the dilemma being faced by U.S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson with regard to the Vietnamese conflict. Division of South Vietnam into four autonomous fiefdoms, coterminous with the four corps areas and governed by their respective military commanders; Issuance of a declaration of no confidence by Vietnamese junior officers against the government of Ky; Criticism against the bombing plans of the U.S. on Vietnam; Main issue raised by the suggestion to lift the restraints upon the bombing of North Vietnam; Stakes by which the continuing presence of the U.S. in Vietnam and the expansion of the war are justified are, in ascending order plausibility, resistance to aggression, the containment of China, the containment of Communism and the prestige of the U.S.; Similarity of the interests and policies of China, Viet Cong and the government of North Korea;

Points out that Americans want victory more fervently than do the South Vietnamese in the ongoing Vietnam War. Author's view that the South Vietnamese army as well as civilians want peace very much; Need to weigh the price of military victory over the Viet Cong, which would entail a permanent U.S. military presence and the permanent partition of Vietnam; South Vietnamese's interest in preserving their country; Issue of land reform; Countryside support for the Viet Cong because they seized land and redistributed it.

Focuses on the move by the U.S. Peace Corps to redesign its recruitment, selection, training and field programs in 1966. Expectations on the community development programs in Latin America; Effects of U.S. foreign policy on the Peace Corps; Impact of the Peace Corps on the U.S. when volunteers return.

This article offers news briefs for the week of December 25, 1965. Particular focus is given to U.S. foreign policy in Europe, Asia, and Africa. The article also discusses antitrust allegations against the eyeglass industry. Further article topics include the draft reclassification of student peace demonstrators in Michigan and government subsidies towards power plant research.

This article offers news briefs for the week of December 18, 1965. Particular focus is given to the escalation of U.S. military involvement in Vietnam and the possibility and terms of a peace negotiation. The article also discusses the Harlem, New York poverty program Haryou-Act, which has unaccounted for funds. Further article topics include the relationship between President Lyndon Johnson and the U.S. Federal Reserve Board after the board raised its discount rate.

This article offers news briefs for the week of December 11, 1965. Particular focus is given to the advocacy of the development of a U.S. missile defense system in light of foreign relations with communist China. The article also discusses the tenth anniversary of the partnership of the AFL-CIO. Further article topics include the case of Eric Chester, declared fit for military service after being arrested for demonstrating a second time, and the arrest of Soviet writers for alleged propaganda.

The article offers news briefs for the week of November 20, 1965. Particular focus is given to the war on poverty in the U.S. and the advocacy of placing poor individuals in roles of power within poverty programs. The article also discusses U.S. foreign policy in Vietnam and the U.S. stance on peace negotiations. Further article topics include a damage suit involving Gold Bond trading stamps and a California Supreme Court decision regarding the use of operating expenses as charity.

This article offers news briefs for the week of October 23, 1965. Particular focus is given to the controversial nomination of judges, in this case, Dan M. Russell. The article also discusses a speech by Under Secretary of State Thomas C. Mann vilifying communism and defending U.S. foreign policy in Latin America. Further article topics include internal strife in the African nation of Rhodesia and a program which would send civilians to foreign countries in support of foreign service officials.

Offers a look at issues surrounding the war in Vietnam as of October 1965. Description of the battle scenes in Vietnam; Strategy and tactics of North Vietnamese communist forces called Viet Cong; Aerial bombing launched by the U.S. against communist forces in North Vietnam; Reason for the rise of communist forces in North Vietnam; Strategy that must be explored by the U.S. to deal with the communist threat.

This article offers commentary on news briefs for the week of October 2, 1965. Particular focus is given to international relations between India and China and U.S. foreign policy in Vietnam. The article also discusses a federal bill that would limit billboard advertising on U.S. interstates. Further article topics include the two-year sentencing of a man, Joe B. Driver, in North Carolina for being drunk in public numerous times in one calendar year.

This article offers world news briefs for the week of September 11, 1965. Particular focus is given to U.S. foreign policy in India and Pakistan to stem the spread of communism. The article also discusses a report from former Assistant Secretary of Labor Pat Moynihan regarding the family structure of African American families. Further article topics include the status of marriage as an acceptable military draft excuse.

This article offers world news briefs for the week of September 4, 1965. Particular focus is given to U.S. foreign policy in Vietnam and the possibility of negotiations to end the escalation of war. The article also addresses the poverty situation in Los Angeles where rioting had occurred. Further article topics include the steady increase of social security taxes and congressional debates over the administration farm bill.

This article offers world news briefs for the week of May 15, 1965. Particular focus is given to U.S. foreign policy concerning Vietnam, China, and the Dominican Republic. The article also addresses the social needs of California as the need for employment and expanded state services arises. Further topics of discussion in the article include a new business program for youth by the organization Junior Achievement and a strike involving workers at the "Baltimore Sun" newspaper.

This article offers world news briefs for the week of August 22, 1964. Relationships between the U.S. and various other countries during that year are discussed. The details of a summit of U.S. Republicans, led by former Arizona Senator and former U.S. Presidential Nominee, Barry Goldwater, are discussed. Tensions between residents in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and the U.S. Federal Aviation Agency, over sonic booms, are discussed.

This article offers world news briefs for the week of July 4, 1964. The U.S. relations to Southeast Asia are discussed. The disappearance of three civil right workers in Mississippi, and the question of whether or not they were murdered, is discussed. The issue of water pollution in the U.S. during that year is discussed.

Criticizes the U.S. State Department for its failure to prevent the move of Panama to break its diplomatic relations with the U.S. Responsibility of ambassador Joseph Farland, senator George Smathers and business Eugene McGrath for the diplomatic scandal; Information on the housing project in Panama supported by the U.S. Agency for International Development; Reasons of Panama for breaking diplomatic relations with the U.S.; Details of the issue.

The article presents news briefs for the week of December 28, 1963. The author profiles United States president Lyndon Johnson's so-called war on poverty and offers an overview of poverty in the U.S. since 1946. The U.S. is still in the process of developing a consistent foreign policy toward both the Soviet Union and China. The economic boycott of Cuba by the U.S. is examined in light of the necessity of Cuba to depend on the Soviet Union for it existence.

Analyzes interviews of U.S. President John F. Kennedy Jr. and Cuban Premier Fidel Castro in 1963. Views of Kennedy on the factors affecting relations between the U.S. and France under President Charles de Gaulle, including nuclear policy; Criticisms from Kennedy against the regime of Castro, including the practice of Communism in Cuba; Reactions of Castro to Kennedy's criticisms and his counter-criticisms against the policies and tactics used by Kennedy against Cuba; Reasons given by Castro for the installation of Soviet guided missiles in his country.

Reports on the nuclear program of the U.S. Defense Department in the U.S. Features of the confederate and federal style of war; Statement that the focus on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization serves as insurance against the return of domestic isolationism; View that any political detente or major steps toward disarmament will be interpreted by large sections of American opinion as appeasement; Security threat of the Communist military and political power; Fear of military aggression from the Soviet Union.

The article discusses the decision of U.S. President Lyndon Johnson to consider and accept North Vietnam's call to hold peace talks on May 10, 1968 in Paris, France. It states that the said forthcoming meeting could be the first step to resolve U.S. intention to call a complete cessation of bombing raids and other acts of war against the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. President Johnson noted the need to get the talks started to prevent further postponement of domestic progress.

The article discusses the seizure of the U.S. Ship Pueblo by communist troops in North Korea. It states that Koreans boarded Pueblo to destroy the documents in the ship using hammers and hand grenades which injured six of the 83 crew members under the control of Commander Lloyd M. Bucher. It mentions that North Korea is prepared for combat once the U.S. will attack. It highlights the response by the U.S. government under the administration of President Lyndon Johnson.

The author offers opinions on U.S. politics and government and foreign relations It is stated that President Lyndon Johnson's arguments in favor of continuing the Vietnam War fundamentally rest on the proposition he can be trusted, when recent U.S. political history and Johnson's own career indicate that trust in U.S. politicians is misplaced.

This article comments on political developments across the world. The white paper issued by the Republican Party in the U.S. reinstating the government policy in Vietnam is rejected by Senate Minority Leader Everett Dirksen. Bipartisanship in foreign affairs is generally conceived as blind support of any warlike policy that a President of either party chooses to initiate. It can also be conceived as an agreement, despite party allegiances, among politicians who foresee the dire consequences of a mistaken policy so initiated, and pressed in defiance of statesman-like prudence.