Johnson Predicts Bright Future
WASHINGTON—(UPI)—Lyndon Baines Johnson was sworn in today as President in his own right with an appeal to his fellow Americans to fulfill their heritage of "justice . . . liberty . . . union."
In his inaugural address, Johnson forecast that "Before this generation of Americans is finished" it will conquer waste of its human resources.
THE 56-YEAR-OLD chief executive summoned his countrymen to "join reason to faith and action, to experience to transform our new unity of interest into a new unity of purpose.
"For the time has come to achieve progress without strife and change without hatred," Johnson declared, "not without difference of opinion, but without the deep and abiding divisions which scar the union for generations."
Johnson said:
"UNDER THIS covenant—of justice, liberty, and union—we have become a nation; prosperous, great and mighty. And we have kept our freedom.
"But we have no promise from God that our greatness will endure.
"We have been allowed by Him to seek greatness with the sweat of our hands and the strength of our spirit.
"I do not believe the great society is the ordered, changeless and sterile battalion of the ants.
"IT IS THE EXCITEMENT of becoming—always becoming, trying, probing, failing, resting, and trying again—but always gaining."
Johnson delivered his inaugural address from a windswept platform on the steps of the Capitol immediately after Chief Justice Earl Warren had administered the 35-word oath prescribed by Article II of the Constitution.
With his left hand resting on a Bible his mother gave him and his right hand raised, Johnson intoned after the Chief Justice:
"I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States and will, to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."
"FOLLOWING an example set by George Washington, he added four words not required by the Constitution:
"So help me God."
Johnson wore an Oxford gray business suit instead of the traditional morning coat and striped trousers.
Earlier, Hubert Horatio Humphrey of Minnesota had taken his oath as Vice-President, filling an office that has been vacant since Johnson himself was catapulted into the Presidency by an assassin's bullets on Nov. 29, 1963.
THE SOLEMN oath-taking ceremony was witnessed by some 10,000 VIP guests in the Capitol's great plaza, and by an estimated 200 million others on both sides of the Atlantic over television. It was the 45th Presidential inauguration in U.S. history.
Although a stiff wind was blowing, the weather was the mildest Washington has had in many days, with the temperature edging up toward the forties.
In his address, Johnson said Americans must not fail now to earn again the heritage that past generations have won "with toil and tears." Americans, he said, "are a nation of believers."
"UNDERNEATH THE clamor of building and the rush of our day's pursuit, we are believers in liberty and justice and in our union," he said. "We believe every man must someday be free. And we believe in ourselves."
The President said America's enemies mistakenly have awaited this country's defeat in past depression and war but "each time from the secret places of the American heart came forth the faith" that brought victory.
The President said:
"I will lead as best I can. But look within your hearts—to the old promises and the old dream. They will lead you best of all."
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62nd Year, No. 72
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
Wednesday, Jan. 20, 1965
Negroes Continue March To Get Registration Rights
SELMA, Ala. — (UPI) — About 100 Negroes marched for the third consecutive day today on the Dallas County courthouse demanding the right to register for voting.
This was the final day of the week when registration windows would be open.
Absent from today's activity was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who left town last night.
NEGROES MET as usual in a church ten blocks from the court-house and left with instructions from project director John Love to "tell them at the courthouse that there will be no more back doors."
A small number of sheriff's deputies waited at the courthouse for the Negroes. Previously they required the voter applicants to wait in a side alley for their numbers to be called.
Yesterday 62 were arrested for refusing to move from a line in front of the courthouse.
With King out of town the Negro church crowd was smaller than any day this week, with only about 125 assembling.
Churchill Fights On; Funeral Plans Set
INTEGRATIONIST attorneyse have asked a federal court to remove what Negroes regard as their biggest obstacle to registration — Sheriff James Clark.
LONDON — (UFI)— Sir Winston Churchill fought death today with the same bulldog will that brought him victory in many a battle in his long and brilliant life.
"THERE IS little to record," the announcement said. "The restlessness has gone and Sir Winston has slept peacefully through the night and morning. There will be another bulletin this evening."
His struggle stirred the admiration of the British public and astonished doctors, but Britons and the world were braced for the inevitable end.
While reporters and a few curious onlookers huddled in the soft snow and biting wind that hit London today, members of Sir Winston's family came and went on visit of farewell.
But his stubborn effort to survive the stroke he suffered six days ago seemed in vain, for no one expected him to recover.
A medical bulletin issued shortly before noon (8 a.m. CST) by Lord Moran, his physician, indicated the 90-year-old statesman still was in a coma-like condition.
Lady Churchill, Sir Winston's wife, left the house for the second consecutive day this afternoon for a brief drive. She was accompanied by her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Soames. They were driven by Churchill's bodyguard, detective Sgt. Edmund Murray.
THE SKY WAS OVERCAST, but the snow and sleet had stopped by the time the 79-year-old Lady
A soft snow was falling on London and a cold wind went mourning its way along the Thames as Lord Moran drove into Hyde Park Gate at 11:33 a.m. (5:30 a.m. CST). His examination was brief, his bulletin was issued, and at 12:04 p.m. (6:04 a.m. CST).
Churchill left. She was reported yesterday to be under considerable strain because of her husband's illness.
Nobody expects Churchill to recover and, in fact, arrangements for his funeral already are being made in accordance with plans he drew up years ago. The drama of his last hours is being played out in a little dead-end street and the man who made so much history in his long career was making a historic fight to survive even as he slipped slowly toward death.
A spokesman for the British Medical Association expanded a bit on Lord Moran's bulletin: "There is little one can say. Obviously the position is completely unchanged and this appears to be the normal course of such an illness."
BRITONS ARE braced for the inevitable blow, and the normal processes of government have almost come to a halt while the nation waits the word.
Members of the family have been regular callers at the Churchill residence. The first to arrive today were his daughter, Sarah, and granddaughter, Celia Sandys.
The next visitor was Christopher Soames, Churchill's son-in-law.
Clark and his deputies arrested 67 persons, some roughly, yesterday when they refused to leave a registration line in front of the courthouse.
About 800 Negroes were told at a rally last night to return "by the hundreds" to the courthouse today and apply for registration. Further tests of public accommodations also were planned.
DR. MARTIN LUTHER King Jr. who has been leading the integration drive in this central Alabama town, said a federal court would be asked to register Negro applicants turned down by county registrars.
He said "freedom registration centers" would be set up and that teams of lawyers were being sent here by the legal defense fund of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) to help with the project.
Britain OK's Retaliation
LONDON —(UPI)— Britain has authorized its generals in Malaysia to raid Indonesian bases and communications in retaliation for any major Indonesian attacks in Borneo, it was reported today.
Authoritative sources said retaliation is authorized only against "substantial" Indonesian raiding parties.
There have been recent indications that Indonesia may be preparing to intensify its attacks on Sabah (North Borneo) and Sarawak, the two territories of Malaysian Borneo.
GEN. SIR JAMES CASSEL, new chief of Britain's general staff who has toured units in Malaysia in the past few days, has ordered the preparation of reinforcement plans for use in an emergency.
Prime Minister Harold Wilson disclosed last week that some 50,000 British servicemen have been assembled in Southeast Asia to cope with anticipated trouble. Britain also has built up a powerful fleet and has been flying long-range jet bombers to the area.
Preparations for a possible counter-strike were said to have been approved at last week's meeting of the British cabinet's defense and overseas policy committee.
Viet Nam Veteran Sees US Situation Slipping
By John Sharp
A wounded Viet Nam veteran who is home visiting his family in the Lawrence area said yesterday, the situation in Viet Nam is getting worse.
Staff Sergeant Norman Flory, a former Lawrence resident, was wounded in action in Viet Nam last September.
After being hospitalized 90 days recovering from his wound, Sgt. Flory was soon withdrawn from Viet Nam and sent back to the United States. He has spent the last few days with his wife and family in the little town of Potter, Kan. 15 miles north of Leavenworth.
SGT. FLORY GAVE a first hand account of his experiences in Viet Nam in an interview yesterday.
Sgt. Flory was stationed at the town of Soc Trang in the Mekong Delta region in the southern part of Viet Nam. He was the platoon sergeant and a non-commissioned officer for armaments of the only
armed helicopter platoon stationed there, the "Blue Diamonds."
"Soc Trang is a fair size town about half the size of Atchison. There are about 15,000 people living there, and they're almost all farmers. They still work the fields. The war doesn't seem to bother them." Sgt. Flory said.
SOC TRANG HAD the least Viet Cong infiltration, Sgt. Flory said, of any town he knew of in Viet Nam.
Sgt. Flory flew 90 missions during the six months he was flying. He served as crew chief or gunner. For his service in Viet Nam, Sgt. Flory was awarded the Air Medal with two oak leaf clusters and the Purple Heart.
SGT. FLORY SAID THE helicopters he flew in were only hit once with him aboard, and that was when he was wounded in the leg.
"Our mission was to cover the unarmed copters, and to support ground troops. Most of the copters carried six machine guns and
12 rockets, but one didn't carry any guns. It carried 48 rockets," Sgt. Flory said.
It was easy to see the Viet Cong in the area, Sgt. Flory said, around Soc Trang because most of the land was used as rice paddies.
COMMENTING ON THE Viet Cong attack on Bienhoa airstrip last fall which destroyed six US B-57 jet bombers and damaged more than six others, he said. "They could do the same thing at
HE SAID THE NORTHERN half of the country was mostly jungle, and the Viet Cong forces could hide there.
Weather
The weather bureau predicts skies will be fair, and temperatures will be a little cooler tonight. The low tonight will be in the middle 20s. Temperatures will be warmer tomorrow, with increasing cloudiness.
almost any of our air strips. I don't know why they don't."
When questioned on the overall situation in Viet Nam, Flory said, "In my estimation the situation is getting worse every day."
Flory said the Viet Cong troops are getting better as they get better weapons. Most of their weapons are obtained by overrunning small government outposts.
"THEY'RE ALLOWED to fire a rifle and a machine gun once or
He said the Viet Cong forces are changing their tactics, and beginning to fight pitched battles with government forces.
He said they should be given better training. Most of their soldiers are only given two to three weeks training, he said.
When asked his estimation of the quality of the Vietnamese troops, Flory said, "They are getting better, but in my estimation they aren't well led. Many of them don't have the will to fight."
twice and that's about it. The main reason they don't have the will to fight is they're afraid, because they don't know what to do," Flory said.
Flory mentioned Vietnamese Ranger units as being well trained, crack outfits.
He said there were no ant-government riots in Soc Trang.
Flory said the only thing our advisers in Viet Nam want our government to do that it is not currently doing, is to send in troops and sweep the country from the South to the North to wipe out the Viet Cong.
A 14 YEAR ARMY veteran, Flory has been transferred to the 11th Air Assault unit at Ft. Benning, Ga.
He has a wife, Juanita, and two children, Elizabeth Ann, 6; and Norman Jr., 22 months.
Flory was born in Lawrence and lived here until he was 12. His family moved to Potter in 1947.