WEDNESDAY, MAY 29 (LEGISLATIVE DAY of May 27), 1968 EXECUTIVE SESSION On motion by Mr. Mansfield, and by unanimous consent, the Senate proceeded to the consideration of executive business, with the Presiding Officer (Mr. Byrd of West Virginia) in the chair. CONSIDERATion of the CALENDAR On motion by Mr. Mansfield, and by unanimous consent, the following nominations were considered en bloc: U.S. AIR FORCE The following officers 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 general Gen. Gabriel P. Disosway, FR654 (major general, Regular Air Force), U.S. Air Force. Gen. Maurice A. Preston, FR1337 (major general, Regular Air Force), U.S. Air Force. In the grade of lieutenant general Lt. Gen. Harold C. Donnelly, FR647 (major general, Regular Air Force), U.S. Air Force. Lt. Gen. Leighton I. Davis, FR1111 (major general, Regular Air Force), U.S. Air Force. The following-named officers 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: In the grade of general Lt. Gen. Horace M. Wade, FR1872 (major general, Regular Air Force), U.S. Air Force. Lt. Gen. George S. Brown, FR4090 (major general, Regular Air Force), U.S. Air Force. In the grade of lieutenant general Maj. Gen. Francis C. Gideon, FR1993, Regular Air Force. Lt. Gen. Joseph R. Holzapple, FR1897 (major general, Regular Air Force), U.S. Air Force, to be senior Air Force member, Military Staff Committee, United Nations, under the provisions of section 711, title 10, of the United States Code. The following-named officers for temporary appointment in the U.S. Air Force, under the provisions of chapter 839, title 10, of the United States Code: To be major general Brig. Gen. Rollin B. Moore, Jr., FV397579, Air Force Reserve. To be brigadier general Col. Robert F. Long, FR18142, Regular Air Force. Col. James U. Cross, FR24719 (major, Regular Air Force), U.S. Air Force. Without objection, it was Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the said nominations. On motion by Mr. Mansfield, and by unanimous consent, the following nominations were considered en bloc: U.S. ARMY The following-named Medical Corps officers for temporary appointment in the Army of the United States, to the grades indicated, under the provisions of title 10, United States Code, sections 3442 and 3447: To be major general, Medical Corps Brig. Gen. Glenn Jesse Collins, 022687, Army of the United States (colonel, Medical Corps, U.S. Army). To be brigadier general, Medical Corps Col. Spurgeon Hart Neel, Jr., 058688, Army of the United States (lieutenant colonel, Medical Corps, U.S. Army). Col. William David Tigertt, 026412, Medical Corps, U.S. Army. Col. Hal Bruce Jennings, Jr., 026995, Medical Corps, U.S. Army. The following-named officers for appointment in the Regular Army of the United States, to the grade indicated, under the provisions of title 10, United States Code, sections 3284 and 3306: To be brigadier general, Medical Corps Brig. Gen. Glenn Jesse Collins, O22687, Army of the United States (colonel, Medical Corps, U.S. Army). Brig. Gen. Kenneth Dew Orr, 031042, Army of the United States (colonel, Medical Corps, U.S. Army). Without objection, it was Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the said nominations. On motion by Mr. Mansfield, and by unanimous consent, the following nominations were considered en bloc: U.S. NAVY The following-named officers for appointment on the retired list, to the grades indicated, in accordance with the provisions of title 10, United States Code, section 5233: Admiral Adm. Alfred G. Ward, U.S. Navy. Vice admiral Vice Adm. William E. Ellis, U.S. Navy. Vice Adm. Alexander S. Heyward, Jr., U.S. Navy. Without objection, it was Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the said nominations. On motion by Mr. Mansfield, and by unanimous consent, the following nominations were considered en bloc: U.S. MARINE CORPS The following-named officers having been designated, in accordance with the provisions of title 10, United States Code, section 5232, 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: Frank C. Tharin Without objection, it was Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the said nominations. On motion by Mr. Mansfield, and by unanimous consent, the following nomination lists in the Air Force, Army and Marine Corps placed on the Secretary's desk were considered en bloc: IN THE AIR FORCE The nominations beginning Edward G. Abersold, to be lieutenant colonel, and ending Mary A. Vodopic, to be lieutenant colonel, which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on May 15, 1968; and The nominations beginning Elmer J. Dymmel, to be major, and ending Richard A. Woodsmall, to be second lieutenant, which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on May 22, 1968. IN THE ARMY The nominations beginning Alexis M. Gagarine, to be colonel, and ending James P. Hunt, to be captain, which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on May 22, 1968; and The nominations beginning Manley E. Rogers, to be Director of Admissions and Registrar, U.S. Military Academy, and ending David A. Napoliello, to be second lieutenant, which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on May 22, 1968. IN THE MARINE CORPS The nominations beginning Joseph T. Anderson, to be second lieutenant, and ending Jack T. Kline, to be first lieutenant and assistant director of the Marine Corps Band, which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on May 22, 1968; and The nominations beginning Barbara J. Bishop, to be colonel, and ending Jeanette I. Sustad, to be colonel, which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on May 22, 1968. Without objection, it was Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the said 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. Mansfield, and by unanimous consent, the Senate returned to legislative session. MESSAGES REFERRED During legislative session, the Presiding Officer (Mr. Spong) 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: THE WHITE HOUSE, May 29, 1968. To the Senate of the United States: To the Committee on the Judiciary. LYNDON B. JOHNSON. THE WHITE HOUSE, May 29, 1968. To the Senate of the United States: To the Committee on the Judiciary. LYNDON B. JOHNSON. THE WHITE HOUSE, May 29, 1968. To the Senate of the United States: I nominate Bernard Newman, of New York, to be a judge of the U.S. Customs Court vice Mary H. Donlon, retired. To the Committee on the Judiciary. LYNDON B. JOHNSON. THE WHITE HOUSE, May 29, 1968. To the Senate of the United States: To the Committee on the Judiciary. To the Senate of the United States: THE WHITE HOUSE, May 29, 1968. I nominate John W. Kern III of Maryland to be associate judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals for the term of 10 years vice a new position created by Public Law 90-178 approved December 8 1967. LYNDON B. JOHNSON. To the Committee on the District of Columbia. MONDAY, JUNE 3, 1968 MESSAGES REFERRED During legislative session, the Acting President pro tempore (Mr. Metcalf) 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: THE WHITE HOUSE, June 3, 1968. I nominate 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. (Reappointment.) To the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. To the Senate of the United States: LYNDON B. JOHNSON. THE WHITE HOUSE, June 3, 1968. 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., O21963, 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). To the Committee on Armed Services. To the Senate of the United States: I nominate LYNDON B. JOHNSON. THE WHITE HOUSE, June 3, 1968. 1. 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 |