Step-Up by MIGs Blamed (Continued from Page A-T)
President Johnson uses General Westmoreland to curb dissent over Vietnam. Russell disputes Westmoreland’s assessment, while McNamara avoids troop projections as Stennis contemplates up to 60,000 more. Percy cites Pentagon and State Dept doubts on bombing North Vietnam.
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Destroyers fire 350 shells sinking enemy vessels in Sea Dragon action
Plane radioed to shift, guns retrained and fired rapidly, demolishing a target as destroyers fled enemy range. Since October, Navy records show sinking over 1000 barges and junks up to 120 feet long, many early in Operation Sea Dragon.
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Senator's Ex-Aide Sworn In by ICC
George M. Stafford, former aide to Sen. Frank Carlson, was sworn in as an Interstate Commerce Commission member. The report also notes dwindling traffic and rising North Vietnamese coastal defenses with hundreds of guns along beaches, some up to 107 millimeters.
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George M. Stafford
Frank Carlson
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Interstate Commerce Commission
General Praises Negro GI Role In Vietnam
General William Westmoreland, visiting South Carolina, praised Negro soldiers as inspirational and credit to the country. He told a joint session of the General Assembly they are loyal and proficient in a cross section of technical skills and received an honorary degree from the University of South Carolina.
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Westmoreland
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Johnson urges end to Vietnam War during physicists dinner
President Johnson told about 700 attendees at the American Physical Society banquet that he desires a political settlement and would rather negotiate than kill. He spoke after returning from West Germany and attending a White House diplomatic corps event, amid a disruption when a guest displayed a Vietnam placard.
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Hatfield accuses Johnson of political blackmail tactics
Sen. Mark Hatfield told Yale Political Union in New Haven that the Johnson administration uses political blackmail and McCarthyite tactics to silence critics of Vietnam policy, accusing President Johnson and General Westmoreland of pressuring dissenters.
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UPI
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Yale Political Union
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Johnson on negotiating for peace ends talk with self
The President expressed a desire to negotiate and seek a political settlement to stop the killings. He admitted inner conflict, saying he cannot negotiate with himself, but hoped someday others would sit down to talk and that he would be the first at the table.
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