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Chiefs rejected 20th parallel bombing limit plan
President Johnson faced a policy shift after the Joint Chiefs of Staff unanimously rejected a 20th parallel bombing cap as militarily unsound. Chiefs now back a broader southern focus while some members favored expansion, and the origin of the limit remains unclear despite earlier discussions in 1967. The report notes Navy Dormitory at Annapolis as a separate fact.
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Bob Horton Washington
Johnson
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North Vietnam
Hanoi
Earle G. Wheeler
ICS
John P. McConnell
Air Force
U.S. Grant Sharp
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Wheeler
Senate Preparedness
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