Winona State University OpenRiver Winona Daily News Winona City Newspapers 12-26-1969 Winona Daily News Winona Daily News Follow this and additional works at: https://openriver.winona.edu/winonadailynews Recommended Citation Winona Daily News, "Winona Daily News" (1969). Winona Daily News. 997. https://openriver.winona.edu/winonadailynews/997 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Winona City Newspapers at OpenRiver. It has been accepted for inclusion in Winona Daily News by an authorized administrator of OpenRiver. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Never wanted to be Presiden ' NEW YORK (AP) — Lyndtta / be a candidate last . year, he ed him to run. Carthy's strong showing in the McGovern—would. Nixon's a political life" that he never that particular job," Johnson B. Johnson says he had no doubt ' said; In 1968 he stepped; out of the New Hampshire primary and . very formidable candidate, but wanted the presidency. said. "I always felt that every that he could have been re-elect- office because Mrs. Johnson Robert Kennedy's entrance into I had more doubts about what . He said he had "certain seri- job that I had was really too big He also relates that after ha urged him to, lie said, and be- had happened in the '64 cam- for me." ed if he ran for president in 1968 the battle for the nomination did ous disadvantages which would announced his decision not to> cause y'l was convinced that paign than I had about what The former president said he but that he felt his inability to run again Sen.. Robert F. Kenne- ¦there were forces in my own not affect his decision. Nor,. he happened in the '68 campaign," ultimately preclude my becom- had no regrets and no second unite the country would ulti- dy visited hirn for a "very- party, that there were forces in said, was he worried about the he said. ing the—completing my term as thoughts about not running but mately prevent him , from ad- friendly conversation" and told Ihe molders of public otpinion in eventual outcome. president as I wo"uld like to "there's some disappointment him "You re a very courageous "If you're asking me in an in- Sen. George S. McGovern un- ministering the office to his sat- , ' this country that would continue . complete it.'' that the results that I.hoped and very dedicated man." to oppose a tax bill, to arouse direct, way whether I had any successfully sought the Demo- V isfaction. cratic presidential nomination. would flow, from it — namely V In a CBS-TV interview with Johnson said he never wanted questions that would make doubt about my election as pres- He said these disadvantages peace in the world—have not as Walter Cronkite taped last Sep- to be president of the United ypeace (in Vietnam) impossible, ident, the answer is an absolute, Johnson also said that despite were " a general inability to yet come; but I'm still hopeful." tember, Johnson discusses his States and would have left the that would continue to agitate in positive 'no,'" he said. the belief of the American peo- stimulate, inspire and unite all decision not to run again in: 1968 1964 Democratic nomination the cities for the effect it would "I don't think you really seri- ple that he was "an extremely the people of the country, which Johnson said the timetable of and . calls his wife, Lady Birdy lave on the president who ously thought that McCarthy ambitious man who sought pow- I think is an essential function his announcement not to seek ¦ tfpen for the best man—"I as- ¦ "one of the wisest and certainly '. '¦ sumed it would he Bobby Ken- ¦would be the Democratic nomi- would sweep the country or the " er , who enjoyed using it and of the presidency. re-election was contained in one the most trusted nee." nomination or that Kennedy whose greatest desire was to oc- . .. "Now I have never really be- of Mrs. Johnson's memos dated counselors I've nedy or Hubert Humphrey"— " had. " She did not want him to exeent fhat Ladv Bird oersuad- He said Sen. Eugene J. Mc- would, or that whoever else— cupy the top job in American lieved tliat I was the man to. do . May 1964. Continued cloudy News in print: with little you <pn see it, temperature change reread it, keep it 115th Year of Publication 2 Sections, 22 Pages, 10 Cents Mini forging ahead on Defense reduction Kennedy coins WASHINGTON (AP) - The to involve billions Mint is forging ahead with its production of scarce silver half- WASHINGTON (AP) - Pen- than 11 months, the new budget savings for this year, but Secre- dollars despite a Treasury De- tagon officials predict about 1 will run from mid-1970 to mid- tary of Defense Melvin R. Laird partment desire to make them million fewer Americans will be 1971—carrying through the first also has ordered economies by 30 months of ais administration. of a copper-nickel sandwich in involved iii the nation's defenses closing bases, canceling and s With certain issues still unre- order to preserve the ration' pro- dwindling silver supply. as a result of budget cutbacks solved, Pentagon sources are stretching out hardware over the first 30 months of the The Denver Mint—the only estimating a new budget of $73 grams, cutting back air defense, Nixon administration. , billion to $75 billion in the book- and laying up ships and air one producing half-d oil a rs— Included in this calculation keeping year starting nest July. squadrons. stamped $18.65 million of the 50- are reductions in uniformed This would cut $2 billion to $4 cent pieces during November, members of the armed services,, billion from this fiscal year's More is in prospect, including Roy S. Cahoon, the Treasury civilian employes of defense probable major base shutdowns Department Agency spending level of about $77 bil- 's coin man- agencies and workers who have lion. in the coming year. agement ¦ chief¦ , said in an inter- been employed in defense indus- view. ' . • ' ¦ ' . To put it another way. such a As the United States hai re- triesV duced its troop commitment in This is almost 20 per cent of cut would carry defense spend- ; Amid Indications of deeper ing about $6 bdlion to $8 billion Vietnam, the Pentagon has ar- the $100 million ceiling set by cuts in defense, the administra- below the final Johnson admin- ranged for a slimming down of law and, Cahoon . said, isn't tion is putting next year s bud- the armed forces. So far, nearly nearly enough to go around. ' istration proposal for tie cur- get in final shape for submis- rent year. 270,000 men are being cut from Although it's not possible to sion to Congress in January. Al- The reduction of the Vietnam the armed services rolls this fis- judge how many of the 1.26 bil- though Presiden t Nixon has war has been responsible for a cal year and there are hints the lion Kennedy halves minted been in office only a little more considerable part of a planned total force reduction could since 1964 are still in circula- reach about 800,000 before Jiid- tion, Cahoon said, "we do know 1971. N they're not circulating as they Civilian employment, under should in daily commerce." the Defense Department is due The Mint judges-a-^oin's cir- to drop by about , 73,000 this year culation by the number returned Agnew hopes and could possibly total 150,000 to Federal Reserve regional or more by the end of the next banks by commercial banks in fiscal year. their areas. With reductions in military procurement, officials indicate Now, Cahoon said, the reserve that defense, contract employ- ¦' ' tovisitVietnam HAULING IN PRISONERS .. Blindfolded prisoners terrogation. No major fighting ms reported In Vietnam banks "have no inventory." ment may drop as much af are led by South Vietnamese soldiers to a waiting heli- Friday after allied forces ended their 24-hour Christmas One problem causing the lim- 300,000 or so. WASHINGTON (AP) Vice dents and prime ministers in copter after a firefight south of Da. Nang. Six Viet Cong truce, Although the three-day Viet Cong cease-fire was in ited circulation , Mint officials ~ believe, is the notion that the President Spiro T. Agnew is set- each of the countries plus a hop The Vietnam war Is expected were captured and eight killed in the fighting. The prisoners its last hours, the allied commands charged the enemy with ting out across the Pacific on to the Himalayan Mountain to cost the United States $23.2 were Vbelng ; taken to a nearby provincial capital for in- 111 truce violations. (AP Photofax) silver in the coins may one day be worth more than 50 cents, his first trip to Asia with a kingdom of Nepal where he will billion this year, a drop of about to hold 37,000-mile, lO-aiation itinerary be the highest ranking Ameri- $5.6 billion from last year. makng it profitable that leaves room for them now in the hope of selling him to ful- can official ever to visit. According to current projec- fill his hope of visiting Vietnam. tions, the cost of carrying on the them for their silver content lat- Other countries on the sched- er; The vice president and Mrs. Vietnam war at a reduced level No major Agnew were scheduled to leave ule Include Thailand , Afghani- in the next fiscal year may slip ' But the silver in one half-dol- stan, Malaysia, Singapore, In- Perot s planes refused nearby Andrews Air Force Base to around $17 billion to $18 bil- lar, at the latest prices of about today at .10 a.m.