To the Senate of the United States: I nominate THE WHITE HOUSE, June 13, 1968. The following officer to be placed on the retired list, in the grade indicated, under the provisions of section 8962, title 10, of the United States Code: In the grade of lieutenant general Lt. Gen. William K. Martin, FR1697 (major general, Regular Air Force), U.S. Air Force. The following-named officer to be assigned to positions of importance and responsibility designated by the President, in the grade indicated, under the provisions of section 8066, title 10, of the United States Code: To the grade of lieutenant general Maj. Gen. Gordon M. Graham, FR7761, Regular Air Force. To the Committee on Armed Services. To the Senate of the United States: LYNDON B. JOHNSON. THE WHITE HOUSE, June 13, 1968. The following-named officer, under the provisions of title 10, United States Code, section 3066, to be assigned to a position of importance and responsibility designated by the President under subsection (a) of section 3066, in grade as follows: To be lieutenant general Maj. Gen. William Raymond Peers, 021366, Army of the United States (brigadier general, U.S. Army). To the Committee on Armed Services. YEAS AND NAYS ORDERED LYNDON B. JOHNSON. After further debate, on motion by Mr. Sparkman, the yeas and nays were ordered on the pending treaty. TREATY VOTE Pursuant to the order of June 12, 1968, at 2:30 p.m., the Senate proceeded to vote on the resolution of ratification to the International Grains Arrangement of 1967, and the bill clerk called the roll (No. 185 Ex.) and It was decided in the affirmative-yeas 62, nays 21-as follows: Yeas: Aiken, Bayh, Bible, Boggs, Brewster, Brooke, Burdick, Byrd of Virginia, Byrd of West Virginia, Cannon, Carlson, Clark, Cooper, Eastland, Ellender, Ervin, Griffin, Gruening, Harris, Hart, Hatfield, Hayden, Hill, Holland, Inouye, Jackson, Javits, Jordan of North Carolina, Jordan of Idaho, Kuchel, Long of Louisiana, Magnuson, Mansfield, McClellan, McGee, McGovern, McIntyre, Metcalf, Mondale, Monroney, Morse, Moss, Mundt, Muskie, Nelson, Pearson, Prouty, Proxmire, Randolph, Ribicoff, Russell, Scott, Sparkman, Spong, Stennis, Symington, Talmadge, Tower, Tydings, Williams of New Jersey, Young of North Dakota, and Young of Ohio-62. Nays: Allott, Baker, Case, Cotton, Curtis, Dirksen, Dominick, Fannin, Fong, Hansen, Hartke, Hickenlooper, Hollings, Hruska, Lausche, Miller, Murphy, Pastore, Smith, Thurmond, and Williams of Delaware-21. Not voting: Anderson, Bartlett, Bennett, Church, Dodd, Fulbright, Gore, Kennedy, Long of Missouri, McCarthy, Montoya, Morton, Pell, Percy, Smathers, and Yarborough-16. Two-thirds of the Senators present and voting having voted in the affirmative, the resolution of ratification was agreed to. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES The following favorable reports of nominations were submitted: Lt. Gen. Bruce Palmer, Jr., U.S. Army, and sundry other officers, for promotions in the grades of general and lieutenant general; Lt. Gen. Robert Howard York, U.S. Army, and sundry other officers, for promotions in the grades of general and lieutenant general; and Lt. Gen. Ralph K. Rottet, U.S. Marine Corps, for appointment as lieutenant general on the retired list. Mr. Inouye also reported favorably a nomination list in the U.S. Army which had previously appeared in the Congressional Record and, on his request and by unanimous consent, to save the expense of printing them on the Executive Calendar, it was ordered that they lie on the Secretary's desk for the information of any Senator: U.S. ARMY The nominations beginning Thomas Abercrombie, to be first lieutenant, and ending Alfred J. Ziegler, to be first lieutenant, which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on June 6, 1968. By Mr. Morse, from the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare: Lynn M. Bartlett to be an Assistant Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. By Mr. Clark, from the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare: James D. Templeton to be an Assistant Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity. By Mr. Yarborough, from the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare: George C. Trevorrow to be a member of the Federal Coal Mine Safety Board of Review. By Mr. Hill, from the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare: William George Anlyan and sundry other persons to be members of the Board of Regents, National Library of Medicine, Public Health Service; and Philip Handler and sundry other persons to be members of the National Science Board, National Science Foundation. LEGISLATIVE SESSION On motion by Mr. Mansfield, and by unanimous consent, the Senate returned to legislative session. MONDAY, JUNE 17, 1968. MESSAGES REFERRED During legislative session, the President pro tempore laid before the Senate, as in executive session, the following messages from the President of the United States, transmitting nominations, which were referred as indicated: To the Senate of the United States: I nominate THE WHITE HOUSE, June 17, 1968. Gen. Earle Gilmore Wheeler, 018715, Army of the United States (major general, U.S. Army), for reappointment as Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, for an additional term of 1 year. To the Committee on Armed Services. To the Senate of the United States: LYNDON B. JOHNSON. THE WHITE HOUSE, June 17, 1968. Having designated Rear Adm. Ralph W. Cousins, U.S. Navy, for commands and other duties determined by the President to be within the contemplation of title 10, United States Code, section 5231, I nominate him for appointment to the grade of vice admiral while so serving. To the Committee on Armed Services. EXECUTIVE SESSION LYNDON B. JOHNSON. On motion by Mr. Mansfield, and by unanimous consent, the Senate proceeded to the consideration of executive business, with the President pro tempore in the chair. EXECUTIVE CALENDAR The Senate proceeded to consider the following nominations: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, Education, AND WELFARE Alice M. Rivlin, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. Pardo Frederick DelliQuadri, of Hawaii, to be Chief of the Children's Bureau, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. On motion by Mr. Mansfield, and by unanimous consent, the above nominations were considered en bloc and Without objection, it was Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the said nominations. COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS Warren L. Smith, of Michigan, to be a member of the Council of Economic Advisers. Without objection, it was Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the said nomination. U.S. ARMY The following-named officers, under the provisions of title 10, United States Code, section 3066, to be assigned to positions of importance, and responsibility designated by the President under subsection (a) of section 3066, in grades as follows: To be general Lt. Gen. Bruce Palmer, Jr., O20117, Army of the United States (major general, U.S. Army). To be lieutenant general Maj. Gen. John Edward Kelly, O20156, U.S. Army. Maj. Gen. Walter Thomas Kerwin, Jr., 021963, Army of the United States (brigadier general, U.S. Army). Maj. Gen. Donald Vivian Bennett, 023001, Army of the United States (brigadier general, U.S. Army). Lt. Gen. Robert Howard York, 021341, Army of the United States (major general, U.S. Army), to be placed on the retired list in the grade of lieutenant general, under the provisions of title 10, United States Code, section 3962. The following-named officers, under the provisions of title 10, United States Code, section 3066, to be assigned to positions of importance and responsibility designated by the President under subsection (a) of section 3066, in grades as follows: To be general Lt. Gen. Berton Everett Spivy, Jr., 019479, Army of the United States (major general, U.S. Army). To be lieutenant general Maj. Gen. William Pelham Yarborough, O20362, U.S. Army. On motion by Mr. Mansfield, and by unanimous consent, the above nominations were considered en bloc and Without objection, it was Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the said nominations. U.S. MARINE CORPS Lt. Gen. Ralph K. Rottet, U.S. Marine Corps, for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general on the retired list, in accordance with the provisions of title 10, United States Code, section 5233, effective from the date of his retirement. Without objection, it was Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the said nomination. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE Lynn M. Bartlett, of Michigan, to be an Assistant Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. Without objection, it was Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the said nomination. OFFICE OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY James D. Templeton, of Kentucky, to be an Assistant Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity. Without objection, it was Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the said nomination. FEDERAL COAL MINE SAFETY BOARD OF REVIEW George C. Trevorrow, of Maryland, to be a member of the Federal Coal Mine Safety Board of Review for a term expiring July 15, 1973. Without objection, it was Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the said nomination. NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE The following-named persons to be members of the Board of Regents, National Library of Medicine, Public Health Service, for terms of 4 years from August 3, 1968: William George Anlyan, of North Carolina. Max Michael, Jr., of Florida. George William Teuscher, of Illinois. On motion by Mr. Mansfield, and by unanimous consent, the above nominations were considered en bloc and Without objection, it was Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the said nomination. NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD The following-named persons to be members of the National Science Board, National Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 1974: Philip Handler, of North Carolina. Harvey Brooks, of Massachusetts. William A. Fowler, of California. James G. March, of California. On motion by Mr. Mansfield, and by unanimous consent, the above nominations were considered en bloc and Without objection, it was Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the said nominations. U.S. ARMY The nominations beginning Thomas Abercrombie, to be first lieutenant, and ending Alfred J. Ziegler, to be first lieutenant, which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on June 6, 1968. On motion by Mr. Mansfield, and by unanimous consent, the above nominations placed on the Secretary's desk were considered en bloc and Without objection, it was Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the said nominations. |