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...phase sounded almost as confusing as the old. At a press conference, Khanh announced that he would appoint an "advisory council" to select a group of lawyers who would draft a provisional constitution and supervise the convening of a national assembly. The assembly would draw up a new set of laws, and the whole package -constitution and statutes-would be submitted to a referendum in 1965. Khanh would oversee everything in the meantime, with one proviso: if at the end of 60 days "the chief executive still has the confidence of the government, he will go on with his work...
...imprudent' President isn't the one who is so indecisive and vacillating that he has no policy at all-with the result that potential aggressors are prompted to move because they know we have no policy. However, I can assure you that I would not appoint anyone to the offices of Secretary of State or Secretary of Defense or other critical national security posts until I had first discussed my plans for those appointments with General Eisenhower, Dick Nixon and other experienced leaders seasoned in world affairs. If all this amounts to an impulsive and trigger-happy approach...
This week Governor Pat Brown planned to appoint Salinger to fill the remaining five months of Engle's term. This would provide Pierre with a significant head start over G.O.P. Opponent George Murphy, the retired movie-man, and Pierre can use the help. Though he is still the heavy favorite, Salinger has identified himself as a champion of the controversial antidiscrimination Rumford Fair Housing Act. A current battle to repeal it has stirred such soaring passion in Califor nia that he could conceivably become the victim of a white protest vote. At any rate, Pierre would now be able...
...soon as the goal is achieved. White Methodist ministers in Dallas helped elect the Rev. Zan W. Holmes Jr., a Negro, to the presidency of the interdenominational Dallas Pastors' Association. Bishop John Wesley Lord of Washington will probably include three or four Negroes among twelve superintendents he will appoint next June...
Though A.T. & T.'s $58 million, holding is only two-thirds of what it bid for, the block is big enough to entitle Mother Bell to share a signal honor with the President of the U.S.: each will appoint three members to Comsat's 15-man board. International Telephone & Telegraph, which bought a 10.5% holding, will name one member, while General Telephone (3.5%) and RCA (2.5%), will join, with 159 other smaller communications companies-all of which got all the shares that they asked for-to elect two members...