Watt, Robert L., FV3172057. Williams, Frederick M., FV3154182. To the Committee on Armed Services. EXECUTIVE SESSION LYNDON B. JOHNSON. On motion by Mr. Byrd of West Virginia, and by unanimous consent, the Senate proceeded to the consideration of executive business, with the Presiding Officer (Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts) in the chair. CONSIDERATION OF THE CALENDAR The Senate proceeded to consider the following nomination: EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION Elizabeth Jane Kuck, of Illinois, to be a member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for the remainder of the term expiring July 1, 1970. Without objection, it was Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the said nomination. PRESIDENT NOTIFIED Ordered, by unanimous consent, That the President be immediately notified of the confirmation of the nomination. LEGISLATIVE SESSION On motion by Mr. Byrd of West Virginia, and by unanimous consent, the Senate returned to legislative session. MONDAY, JANUARY 29, 1968 MESSAGES REFERRED During legislative session, the Vice President 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, January 29, 1968. To the Senate of the United States: I nominate Edward J. Schwartz, of California, to be U.S. district judge for the southern district of California vice James M. Carter, elevated. LYNDON B. JOHNSON. To the Committee on the Judiciary. THE WHITE HOUSE, January 29, 1968. To the Senate of the United States: I nominate the following-named persons to be postmasters: Shelton C. Alexander, at Theodore, Ala., in place of S. E. Harding, retired. Benjamin A. Munoz, at Solomon, Ariz., in place of M. W. Kempton, retired. Joseph G. Vallo, at Canton, Conn., in place of W. G. Adams, retired. Ralph G. Gidlund, at Canton Center, Conn., in place of G. C. Case, retired. Astrid O. Mascoe, at Bokeelia, Fla., in place of C. C. Knight, deceased. Harry E. Cathell, at Elfers, Fla., in place of E. A. Boyd, retired. Leo A. Acree, at Kissimmee, Fla., in place of F. S. Ledbetter, Jr., retired. V. Thomas Fettig, at Seymour, Ind., in place of I. R. Love, deceased. Maurice L. Clark, at Panora, Iowa, in place of D. D. Dygert, declined. Rex L. Luallin, at Conway, Mo., in place of J. C. Smith, retired. Ernest Wing, at Sunrise Beach, Mo., in place of L. J. Thickstun, retired. Edgar J. Yelle, at Au Sable Forks, N. Y., in place of J. J. Murphy, retired. Richard W. Dennelly, at Great Neck, N.Y., in place of J. O. Kline, deceased. Frank V. Farsetta, at Pearl River, N.Y., in place of J. V. Lynch, retired. Florence E. Green, at Piffard, N.Y., in place of Anna Torcello, retired. Mason A. Gossoo, at Shandaken, N.Y., in place of F. P. Platz, deceased. Donald L. Hertz, at Mandan, N. Dak., in place of J. J. Murray, retired. Paul R. Behun, at Campbell, Ohio, in place of John Galida, retired. Karl R. Maul, at New Washington, Ohio, in place of Joseph Yanka, retired. Marion H. Meador, Jr., at Cumberland, Va., in place of G. W. Garrett, retired. Carol M. Hudson, at Green Valley, Wis., in place of Lydia Sievert, deceased. Arthur C. Howell, at Palmyra, Wis., in place of M. L. Sollars, resigned. Robert W. Walton, at Platteville, Wis., in place of L. V. Newman, retired. Bradford S. Croeker, at South Milwaukee, Wis., in place of W. J. Corry, retired. LYNDON B. JOHNSON. To the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. REPORT OF A COMMITTEE As in executive session, The following favorable report of a nomination was submitted: TUESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1968 MESSAGE REFERRED During legislative session, the President pro tempore laid before the Senate, as in executive session, the following message from the President of the United States, transmitting a nomination, which was referred as indicated: To the Senate of the United States: THE WHITE HOUSE, January 30, 1968. I nominate Frederick E. Batrus, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Postmaster General. LYNDON B. JOHNSON. To the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. EXECUTIVE SESSION 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. CONSIDERATION OF THE CALENDAR The Senate proceeded to consider the following nomination: DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Clark M. Clifford, of Maryland, to be Secretary of Defense. Without objection, it was Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the said nomination. PRESIDENT NOTIFIED Ordered, by unanimous consent, That the President be immediately notified of the confirmation of the nomination. LEGISLATIVE SESSION On motion by Mr. Mansfield, and by unanimous consent, the Senate returned to legislative session. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1968 MESSAGES REFERRED During legislative session, the Acting President pro tempore (Mr. McIntyre) 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, January 31, 1968. To the Senate of the United States: I nominate Brig. Gen. C. Craig Cannon, U.S. Army, to be a member of the Mississippi River Commission, under the provisions of section 2 of an act of Congress approved June 28, 1879 (21 Stat. 37; 33 U.S.C. 642), vice Brig. Gen. Willard Roper, reassigned. To the Committee on Public Works. LYNDON B. JOHNSON. THE WHITE HOUSE, January 31, 1968. To the Senate of the United States: I nominate The following officers for appointment in the Air Force Reserve, to the grade indicated, under the provisions of chapter 35, sections 8373 and 8376, title 10, of the United States Code: To be major general Brig. Gen. Frank J. Puerta, FV401051, Air Force Reserve. To be brigadier general Col. John W. Bitner, FV361602, Air Force Reserve. The following officers for appointment as Reserve commissioned officers in the U.S. Air Force, to the grade indicated, under the provisions of sections 8218, 8351, 8363, and 8392, title 10, of the United States Code: To be major general Brig. Gen. John P. Gifford, FG949201, Tennessee Air National Guard. To be brigadier general Col. Nevin W. Dodd, FG3041219, Oklahoma Air National Guard. Col. William R. McCall, Jr., FG756295, District of Columbia Air National Guard. Col. Robert McMath, FG825933, Michigan Air National Guard. Col. Leon A. Moore, Jr., FG823665, Florida Air National Guard. To the Committee on Armed Services. 85-106-68- -4 THE WHITE HOUSE, January 31, 1968. To the Senate of the United States: I nominate The following-named Naval Reserve officers for temporary promotion to the grade of rear admiral in the line and staff corps, as indicated, subject to qualification therefor as provided by law: The following-named officer of the Marine Corps Reserve for temporary appointment to the grade of brigadier general: Harold L. Oppenheimer To the Committee on Armed Services. TREATY REFERRED LYNDON B. JOHNSON. During legislative session, as in executive session, on motion by Mr. Byrd of West Virginia and by unanimous consent, The injunction of secrecy was removed from a protocol between the United States of America and the United Mexican States, signed at Mexico City on December 21, 1967, further modifying the agreement concerning radio broadcasting in the standard broadcast band signed at Mexico City on January 29, 1957, as amended (Ex. B, 90th Cong., second sess.), and the letter of transmittal was read as follows: To the Senate of the United States: THE WHITE HOUSE, January 31, 1968. With a view to receiving the advice and consent of the Senate to ratification, I transmit herewith the protocol between the United States of America and the United Mexican States, signed at Mexico City on December 21, 1967, further modifying the agreement concerning radio broadcasting in the standard broadcast band signed at Mexico City on January 29, 1957, as amended. Í transmit also, for the information of the Senate, the report of the Secretary of State with respect to the protocol. The 1957 agreement with Mexico expired in 1966, but was revived and prolonged in effect until December 31, 1967, by a protocol of April 13, 1966. Discussions between United States and Mexican officials with a view to concluding a new agreement on this subject are continuing. It is hoped that it will be possible to conclude such a new agreement during 1968. |