LBJ urges peace by pressuring Hanoi not U S
President Johnson told reporters in New York that peaceseeking nations should pressure North Vietnam rather than the United States to end the war. He met with Laos Prime Minister Souvanna Phouma and urged a broader peace effort including a possible Geneva style conference.
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Stennis predicts 500000 GIs in Viet Nam by 1967 end
Sen. John Stennis said the U S may have 500 000 military personnel in South Vietnam by year end 1967 in a Senate speech He cited a high ranking general forecasting 750 000 troops and warned more than 5 000 American lives could be lost next year President Johnson welcomed the senators remarks while noting military judgments vary and leaders must weigh crop production factors as well
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