Johnson picks Harold K. Johnson as Army chief of staff
President Johnson nominates Lt. Gen. Harold K. Johnson to be Army chief of staff to succeed Gen. Earle G. Wheeler. Wheeler moves to chairman of the Joint Chiefs, replacing Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor who becomes ambassador to South Vietnam. Generals Creighton W. Abrams Jr. and Barksdale Hamlett receive higher posts and retirements.
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Scranton shifts south to court Florida GOP delegates
Pennsylvania Governor William Scranton arrived in Florida to woo 32 unpledged Republican delegates to the national convention. He faced a larger turnout of Goldwater supporters who paraded with banners and handed out literature. Scranton spoke to the Florida Association of Broadcasters and met several convention delegates in Miami Beach.
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Lodge leaves Sunday to return to U S
U S Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge will depart Saigon Sunday to fly home and back Sen. Barry Goldwater in the race for the Republican presidential nomination. Lodge said he resigns to support Scranton and denies any bid for himself, stressing his return is to aid the party.
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