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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1966
Page
1
The excerpt shows the President-elect in Washington on December 1 expressing frustration with cabinet appointments. He cites State Treaty and Defense as the hardest agencies, hoping for new faces but receiving familiar names.
The account describes a midday Senate office meeting where Kennedy and Robert A. Lovett discuss defense staffing. The narrative notes Lovett mentioning Robert S. McNamara, then Ford president, as a potential ally in Kennedy’s early defense strategy during the era of the Second World War reference.
Lovett brings Harvard management team to the Pentagon and proposes McNamara for either Treasury or Defense. Kennedy asks Sargent Shriver to evaluate him. McNamara declines Treasury due to no banking experience and Defense due to dated expertise before his Ford presidency. Shriver plans a personal meeting with the President-elect.
The Johnson administration plans to ask Congress for 12.7 billion dollars to fund the Vietnam War and raise U S troop strength by 113 thousand to over 3 million. Defense Secretary McNamara met with Democratic leaders as the current force nears 2.98 million and a 340 thousand expansion was already approved last August.
A lively Las Vegas column teases guests and local figures from a Sands show. It praises Frank Sinatra and Count Basie while joking about Nevada tourism and courtesies at the airport and post office. The piece mentions Susan B. Anthony, General Charles Baron, Uhrichsville Ohio, and Mary De aiding visitors.
Ralph and Mildred Ramsey of Boulder City wait by the phone for news about their son Douglas Ramsey, a 31 year old U.S. official with the U.S. Operations Mission who was ambushed and captured by the Viet Cong near Trung Lap, 24 miles northwest of Saigon. His driver was wounded and the truck burned as Ramsey was led into the jungle. Ramsey had been in Vietnam about three years delivering rice and supplies to villagers. His father, an administrative officer with the National Park Service, recalls his interest in political science.
Two new American contingents landed in Viet Nam as the United States plans to double fighting strength to about 360,000 by year end 1966 with 80,000 to 100,000 more in 1967. The 2nd Brigade of the 25th Infantry landed at Vung Tau and 4,500 Marines moved into Chu Lai joining about 190,000 troops already deployed.
Republican leaders pledged a major election-year attack on Johnson administration spending, claiming $8 billion a year in higher living costs. Everett Dirksen and Gerald Ford urged continued support for Johnson on Vietnam, calling for intensified military action guided by military judgment. Ford argued the U S cannot fight a costly war without clear aims.
Partly cloudy with northerly winds 10 to 15 mph. High 55 low 30. Yesterdays high 54 low 38. Noon humidity 21 percent. Sunrise 6 50 sunset 4 53. Political note: senators challenged Democrats to trim domestic spending if Johnson refuses. Five days after the State of the Union, Dirksen and Ford spoke to the nation from the Capitol.
Calvin Popejoy former chief executive of National Chem Plastics Corp labeled the California district attorney’s charges ridiculous. Nine company officials faced a Santa Clara County case alleging salesmen sold at least three exclusive franchises for plastic floor coverings car finishes and other products. National Chem Products lists its HQ in Las Vegas and plant in St Louis. Three officers were arrested in St Louis.
Gov Grant Sawyer resumes mediation of the Las Vegas taxicab dispute today at a Strip hotel with Yellow Cab Co. and Checker Cab Co. officials, after Teamsters Local 881 requested state mediation. Progress is tentative with some issues near settlement but no end in sight. The Chamber of Commerce taxi committee has finished recommendations as county cab regulations move toward draft review.
Andy Hanley, 28, held in Durango Colorado on an FBI warrant linked to a Las Vegas burglary case. He told his jailer he could post a 7500 dollar cash bond on the Las Vegas warrant, but federal authorities keep him detained on a technicality for up to 30 days. The Las Vegas arrest followed his flight before trial and conviction.
The White House said President Johnson set no deadline for his Vietnamese peace offensive and there is no time limit on the pause in bombing North Vietnam. Moyers said the pause aims to test if peace can be achieved while both sides have declared a Tet ceasefire lasting from Thursday midnight to Sunday.
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