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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1966
Page
3
President Johnson outlined the Vietnam position answering critics. He said the war aims are to prevent aggression not conquest, empire, or domination, with force increased only to stop aggression and under careful control. He defended continued aid to Westmoreland and denied any mindless escalation.
Sacramento reports an eight year old boy named James Dwayne Stockton found hanging by a necktie in his bedroom closet. Coroner’s office calls the death probably accidental while he was staying with his parents after illness. Parents Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stockton described the tragedy as they discovered him.
In San Gabriel a family dispute ended in death when John Chandler 41 drew a gun in the driveway, shot his wife Mary 28, and wounded his son Mario Lupe 13 who tried to intervene before Chandler shot himself. Mary Chandler died. John Chandler was in critical condition with a head wound.
The article notes GOP leaders expressing assurances they will stay engaged in the Vietnam struggle. Dirksen defended Humphrey's report as realistic, rejecting claims it sounded warlike. A veteran Illinois Republican supported the assessment.
Nevada marriages rose in 1965 while divorces declined sharply, with 81,024 licenses issued in 1965 vs 75,894 in 1964 and 9,953 divorce decrees granted last year down from 11,812. The report notes quickie divorces are possible in the state.
President Giuseppe Saragat swore in Moro's third center left government with 25 cabinet ministers in a reshuffle. Amid tensions over U.S. policy in Vietnam, figures like Harriman and Humphrey urged perseverance and realism, warning against quick, easy solutions while vowing to continue the war effort.
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