Brig. Gen. Daniel E. Riley, FR3768, Regular Air Force. Brig. Gen. George E. Brown, FR4425, Regular Air Force. Brig. Gen. Roland A. Campbell, FR4535, Regular Air Force. Brig. Gen. Joseph J. Kruzel, FR4640, Regular Air Force. Brig. Gen. Edward M. Nichols, Jr., FR7805, Regular Air Force. Brig. Gen. Henry B. Kucheman, Jr., FR8353, Regular Air Force. Brig. Gen. John E. Morrison, Jr., FR8459, Regular Air Force. Brig. Gen. Edward B. Giller, FR8696, Regular Air Force. Brig. Gen. John R. Murphy, FR8944, Regular Air Force. Brig. Gen. Frederick E. Morris, Jr., FR9166, Regular Air Force. Brig. Gen. Louis T. Seith, FR9756, Regular Air Force. Brig. Gen. Sherman F. Martin, FR9963, Regular Air Force. Brig. Gen. Edmund F. O'Connor, FR10200, Regular Air Force. Brig. Gen. Burl W. McLaughlin, FR10624, Regular Air Force. Brig. Gen. Jammie M. Philpott, FR13694, Regular Air Force. Brig. Gen. Archie M. Burke, FR4642 (colonel, Regular Air Force), U.S. Air Force.

Brig. Gen. Gilbert L. Curtis, FR7448 (colonel, Regular Air Force), U.S. Air Force.

Brig. Gen. Pete C. Sianis, FR7945 (colonel, Regular Air Force), U.S. Air Force.

Brig. Gen. Gerald W. Johnson, FR8671 (colonel, Regular Air Force), U.S. Air Force.

Brig. Gen. Courtney L. Faught, FR8781 (colonel, Regular Air Force), U.S. Air Force.

Brig. Gen. Lester F. Miller, FR9004 (colonel, Regular Air Force), U.S. Air Force.

Brig. Gen. Edward A. McGough III, FR9819 (colonel, Regular Air Force), U.S. Air Force.

Brig. Gen. James F. Hackler, Jr., FR9839 (colonel, Regular Air Force), U.S. Air Force.

Brig. Gen. Winton W. Marshall, FR9999 (colonel, Regular Air Force), U.S. Air Force.

To be brigadier general

Col. James B. Nuttall, FR19239, Regular Air Force, Medical.
Col Charles H. Snider, FR19009, Regular Air Force, Veterinary.
Col. Louis G. Griffin, FR4403, Regular Air Force.

Col. Richard G. Bulgin, FR4902, Regular Air Force.

Col. Robert L. Cardenas, FR5056, Regular Air Force.
Col. John French, FR5210, Regular Air Force.

Col. Maurice A. Cristadoro, FR7920, Regular Air Force.
Col. George P. Cole, FR8093, Regular Air Force.
Col. Alex W. Talmant, FR9082, Regular Air Force.
Col. Spencer S. Hunn, FR9442, Regular Air Force.
Col. Fred W. Vetter, Jr., FR9719, Regular Air Force.
Col. Rexford H. Dettre, Jr., FR9768, Regular Air Force.
Col. Edmund B. Edwards, FR9787, Regular Air Force.
Col. Chester J. Butcher, FR9846, Regular Air Force.
Col. Robert J. Holbury, FR9893, Regular Air Force.
Col. Arthur W. Holderness, Jr., FR10095, Regular Air Force.
Col. Robin Olds, FR10128, Regular Air Force.

Col. William G. King, Jr., FR8356, Regular Air Force.

Col. George W. McLaughlin, FR8796, Regular Air Force.
Col. Henry J. Stehling, FR9197, Regular Air Force.

Col. Cleo M. Bishop, FR9777, Regular Air Force.
Col. Roger K. Rhodarmer, FR9921, Regular Air Force.
Col. Edwin L. Little, FR9977, Regular Air Force.
Col. Jonas L. Blank, FR10119, Regular Air Force.
Col. Clare T. Ireland, Jr., FR10123, Regular Air Force.
Col. Harvey W. Eddy, FR10912, Regular Air Force.
Col. Eugene A. Stalzer, FR11347, Regular Air Force.
Col. Edwin S. Wittbrodt, FR33201, Regular Air Force.
Col. Richard N. Cordell, FR33228, Regular Air Force.
Col. David L. Carter, FR12035, Regular Air Force.
Col. James G. Silliman, FR22644, Regular Air Force.
Col. John W. Baska, FR33311, Regular Air Force.
Col. Harry C. Bayne, FR12289, Regular Air Force.
Col. Thomas B. Kennedy, FR12723, Regular Air Force.
Col. Robert V. Spencer, FR13230, Regular Air Force.
Col. Richard M. Hoban, FR23658, Regular Air Force.
Col. Theodore S. Coberly, FR33954, Regular Air Force.
Col. John O. Moench, FR14318, Regular Air Force.
Col. Sanford K. Moats, FR14948, Regular Air Force.
Col. James A. Bailey, FR49199, Regular Air Force.
Col. Maurice R. Reilly, FR15624, Regular Air Force.
Col. George H. McKee, FR15663, Regular Air Force.
Col. Robert E. Hails, FR15775, Regular Air Force.
Col. Alan C. Edmunds, FR15875, Regular Air Force.
Col. Donald E. Stout, FR16198, Regular Air Force.
Col. Harold R. Johnson, FR16208, Regular Air Force.
Col. Alfred L. Esposito, FR16278, Regular Air Force.
Col. John C. Giraudo, FR16296, Regular Air Force.
Col. Donald H. Ross, FR16313, Regular Air Force.
Col. James A. Hill, FR24324, Regular Air Force.
Col. Jimmy J. Jumper, FR35078, Regular Air Force.

Col. Robert W. Maloy, FR16580 (lieutenant colonel, Regular Air Force), U.S. Air Force.

Col. Alton D. Slay, FR17201 (lieutenant colonel, Regular Air Force), U.S. Air Force.

Col. Jonah Lebell, FR19786 (lieutenant colonel, Regular Air Force), U.S. Air Force.

Col. Abraham J. Dreiseszun, FR36902 (lieutenant colonel, Regular Air Force), U.S. Air Force.

Col. Warner E. Newby, FR37082 (lieutenant colonel, Regular Air Force), U.S. Air Force.

Col. Ralph T. Holland, FR37362 (major, Regular Air Force), U.S. Air Force.

Col. Lee M. Paschall, FR38002 (major, Regular Air Force), U.S. Air Force.

Without objection, it was

Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the above nominations. On motion by Mr. Long of Louisiana, and by unanimous consent, the the following nominations were considered en bloc:

U. S. ARMY

The U.S. Army Reserve officers named herein for promotion as Reserve commissioned officers of the Army, under provisions of title 10, United States Code, sections 593 (a) and 3384:

To be major general

Brig. Gen. Maurice Candide Fournier, O1167424.
Brig. Gen. William Percival Levine, 01055895.

To be brigadier general

Col. Merrill Brown Evans 0545711, Infantry.
Col. Arthur Elberg Hutchinson, 01174003, Artillery.
Col. David Bernard Kelly, O1013091, Armor.
Col. Ivan Adam Reitz, 0739856, Civil Affairs.

Col. Roger Emerson Whitcomb, 0350552, Infantry.

The Army National Guard of the United States officers named herein for promotion as Reserve commissioned officers of the Army, under provisions of title 10, United States Code, sections 593(a) and 3385:

To be major general

Brig. Gen. James Taylor Hardin, 0388679.
Brig. Gen. James DeWitt Scott, 0381931.

To be brigadier general

Col. Albert White Adams, 0338796, Artillery.
Col. Thomas Donald Blackwell, O405117, Infantry.
Col. Oral Lee Davis, 01165277, Quartermaster Corps.
Col. Thomas Onas Lawson, 0393290, Armor.

Col. Paul Victor Meyer, 0425206, Infantry.

Col. Bernard Andrew Nurre, 01318073, Infantry.

Col. Leonard Cecil Ward, 0374608, Corps of Engineers.

Col. Leonard Fish Wing, Jr., 01326177, Armor.

Col. Edward Francis Wozenski, 0351415, Infantry.

The Army National Guard of the United States officers named herein for appointment as Reserve commissioned officers of the Army, under the provisions of title 10, United States Code, sections 593 (a) and 3392:

To be brigadier general

Col. Joseph Gale May, 0961583, Adjutant General's Corps.
Without objection, it was

Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the above nominations. On motion of Mr. Long of Louisiana, and by unanimous consent, the following nominations were considered en bloc:

U.S. NAVY

Capt. Joseph B. McDevitt, Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy, to be Judge Advocate General of the Navy with the rank of rear admiral, for a term of 4 years.

The following-named officer, when retired, for appointment to the grade of vice admiral, pursuant to title 10, United States Code, section 5233. Rear Adm. Reynold D. Hogle, U.S. Navy.

Vice Adm. Charles K. Duncan, U.S. Navy, for appointment as Chief of Naval Personnel for a term of 4 years, pursuant to title 10, United States. Code, section 5141.

Rear Adm. Walter D. Gaddis, U.S. Navy, for appointment as Director of Budget and Reports in the Department of the Navy for a term of 3 years. The following-named Reserve officers of the U.S. Navy for permanent promotion to the grade of rear admiral:

Francis J. Fabrizio

Without objection, it was

Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the above nominations. On motion by Mr. Long of Louisiana, and by unanimous consent, the following nominations were considered en bloc:

U.S. MARINE CORPS

Having been designated, in accordance with the provisions of title 10, United States Code, section 5232, Maj. Gen. Herman Nickerson, Jr., U.S. Marine Corps, for commands and other duties determined by the President to be within the contemplation of said section, for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general while so serving.

The following-named officers of the Marine Corps Reserve for permanent appointment to the grade of major general:

Charles F. Duchein

Sidney S. McMath

The following-named officers of the Marine Corps Reserve for permanent appointment to the grade of brigadier general:

Leland W. Smith

Arthur B. Hanson

Without objection, it was

Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the above nominations. The Senate proceeded to consider the following nomination:

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

H. Gardner Ackley, of Michigan, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Italy.

Without objection, it was

Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the said nomination. On motion by Mr. Long of Louisiana, and by unanimous consent, the Senate proceeded to consider the following nomination lists placed on the Secretary's desk en bloc:

IN THE AIR FORCE

The nominations beginning Jack Edwards, to be major, and ending Carl T. Zimmerman, to be second lieutenant, which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on February 19, 1968.

IN THE ARMY

The nominations beginning Charles J. Haas, to be second lieutenant, and ending F. Gordon Zophy II, to be second lieutenant, which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on February 14, 1968; and

The nominations beginning William H. Scanlan, to be captain, and ending Deems C. Watkins, to be second lieutenant, which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on February 14, 1968.

IN THE MARINE CORPS

The nominations beginning Peter A. Acly, to be first lieutenant, and ending Paul J. Zohlen, to be first lieutenant, which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on February 14, 1968.

Without objection, it was

Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the above nominations.

PRESIDENT NOTIFIED

Ordered, by unanimous consent, That the President be immediately notified of the confirmations this day made.

LEGISLATIVE SESSION

On motion by Mr. Long of Louisiana, and by unanimous consent, the Senate returned to legislative session.

MONDAY, MARCH 18, 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: