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JOHNSON MOVES BIG, BUT... Did LBJ Foreign Policy ? WASHINGTON (AP) -- The| deeper. the United States gets Bungle There were 27,000 troops and marines in Viet Nam in March. Gradually the number was in- d until now there are 54,- Nam he more complex the fi ture looks more complex the fu For more than a year after he succeeded the assassinated' President Kennedy in Novem- ber, 1963, President Johnson put almost all his attention on the field where he was expert: Do- mestic doings and dealings with) of Congress. Under his prodding Congress made remarkable pro- But within a month after tak- pf 'office on his own last Jan- , Johnson plunged into the po field where his experi- ence was limited and his ability never proven because it was never' tested. He moved in w big way, or- dei the bombing of North Viet Nam, an order still being carried out although the North Vietnamese have not visibly budged an inch. Ironically, unless there is a quick solution in Asia where none is in sight, the final judg- ment on the success of failure or wisdom of the Johnson ad- ministration may have to be made in this field least familiar to it: Foreign problems. At this minute no one outside the administration, and perhaps no one inside it, can say whether the United States is go- ing to get into a big land war in Asia. Adding tothe uncertainty is the way in which American in- volvement is being stepped up. PRESENTS A PUZZLE No president could be ex- pected to telegraph his punches to an enemy with detailed pub- lic announcement beforehand of | aypgen and intentions bit' there a certain puzzle about this: a Johnson have thought- out plans for each step the United States intends to take. in Viet Nam or are those steps more the product of events. than) of planning? For instance, last March, when marines were sent into Viet Nam, the U.S. defence de- partment said the South Viet- mamese government asked for them to guard the air base at Da Nang and gave this official explanation: "The limited mission of the marines will be to relieve the government of South Viet Nam forces now engaged in security duty for action in the Pacific- action programs and in offen- sive roles against Communist guerrillas." 'That made it seem the Amer- feans would sit tight, doing 000. And now the Americans' role seems a lot less limited. Last Friday a military spokesman in Saigon said these U.S. forces had a dual role: Of defence and outh Vietnamese forces when help is asked. GETS MORE INVOLVED A state department spokes- man indicated the same thing putting U.S. forces far deeper into war. And Wednesday a White House spokesman said that while the Americans'are in South Viet Nam to guard im- portant bases, they can be used in combat to help the South Vietnamese under certain cir- cumstances. So gradually American in- volvement has increased, There was a similar stepup in expla- nations when Johnson sent troops into the Dominican Re- public: First, he said it was to save American lives; then he added that-it was to prevent a Communist takeover. There is another uncertainty about Johnson's future foreign policy: Will he be as quick to use American armed forces in other situations which may. arise in these next four years as he was in Viet Nam and the Dominican Republic? NEW YORK (CP) -- The New York Times today urges Presi- dent Johnson "to take the coun- try into his confidence" and give the Congress time for a full debate before the war in Viet Nam is escalated any fur: ther. In an editorial The Times says the Johnson administra- tion's decision authorizing a combat role for U.S. troops in South Viet Nam is orly con- firmed by Wednesday's, White House statement, "yet the statement is carefully drafted to give the impression that the United States is not embarking on a radical new course. "(A land war on the continent of Asia, which many of the country's leading military men taken ning. duty, while the South ese did the fighting. lier." Rules: Crisis In Commons Abounding In Ridiculous ' By KEN Y OTTAWA up in a suggestion that a Com- KELL' (CP) -- Comicjmons committee consider the taking part in battle in support) - Tuesday, which seemed to be}- TRUCK ENDS WALK OUT WEST: AS 'OLDEST BEATNIK' KILLED ORILLIA (CP)--Percy Leg- gett, Canada's self-styled. re ip { est beatnik, was killed today as he walked along the high- way on his way to North Bay, about 100 miles north of here. The 74-year-old vegetarian eccentric was the victim of one of his own health ideas-- he liked walking at night be- cause then he'd miss the dust and the smell of car exhausts: He splet during the day in the © roadside grass. Percy claimed he resigned from the human race when he began receiving his pen- sion at the age of 70 because then he could begin to live the way he wanted. 'At 3.a.m. he was hit by a half-ton truck police said was driven by Charles Edward Lannen, 26, of RR 3 New- market, Ont. The bearded old man, with his flowing hair in a cloth, cap, was shoving a shopping cart full of eating utensils and food when he left here Tues- day. Then he hinted in an interview he might go the whole 2,700 miles to Vancou- ver. STARTED FROM HAMTILON He left Hamilton, 130 miles southwest of here on May 29 because 'I don't like to live in a room when the warm weather comes." He was still not conforming Tuesday as he went through here in shorts, white beard and long hair. He shopped around for a piece of cheese (he's. a vegetarian who re- fuses to 'cook his meals) and had a cold shower at the WMCA before leaving. In heading northward the one-time Montreal business- man in a sense is moving back toward old haunts. In 1949, when he was known as the hermit of Savard Township, 30 miles south of Kirkland Lake, he was found in January suffering from malnutrition. d Via Early Bird MONTREAL (CP) -- Tele- phone calls between Canada and Britain soon will be bounc- ing off the Early Bird satellite, now in stationary orbit 22, miles above ine Equator. The Canadian Overseas Tele- communication Corp.' disclosed] Wednesday that it has obtained six of the satellite's 240 voice circuits for use in telephone communications between Gan- ada and Britain. / In a statement, the crown-owned COTC' said: "Canadian Overseas Tele- communication Corp. has re- ceived from the interim com- munications satellite commit- tee approval of its application for use of capacity in the Early Bird satellite system over an initial six circuits for telephone purposes between Canada and Britain. It is pl nned that ser- vice between ts¢ two countries' via the satellite will commence on June 21, 1965." The satellite circuits would be in addition to the circuits in PERCY LEGGETT He had lived r three years in a -make-shift canvas legislature plodded along Wed- 300|nesday its detailed study of the govern- ment's medical insurance bill. clause consideration to the 30- section bill, which is being op- posed at every step by both op- thew Dymond not to look at costs incurred by Physicians' Services Inc. when estimating how much the medical care plan will cost the province. tors in Ontario who are fleecing charge their patients the maxi- medical plans much more undgr-sea cables through which 'OTC new handles overseas calls for the Trans-Canada Tele- phone System. The Early Bird satellite was launched into. space from Cape Kennedy April 6. It was de- signed to become a switchboard in space for radio, television, teletype and television mes- sages between North America and Europe. The satellite was launched for the Communications Satellite Corp. (Comsat), an _ interna- |tional partnership which hopes |to have a worldwide satellite communications system operat- ing in 1967. shelter, eating only potatoes and oatmeal. He was taken to hospital after he walked five miles into town and col- lapsed. Percy spent the rest of the winter in a warm jail. He said Tuesday he wasn't sure whether he'd head for the coast from North Bay. "I am waiting for my (old age) pension cheque to arrive and then perhaps I'll move from there." But he's not going to change his way of life. He spid in Hamilton years ago: 'When I got my pension I resigned from the human THE OSHAWA TIMES, Thunday, June 10, 1965 3 Opposition Hits Each Step. _ Of Province Medicare Bill. immo cin tantra ment tion leader John Winterméyer', al a of the ey when TOONTO (CP)--The Ontario] to other business. in his Waterloo North riding. "They're 'so powerful that Ijit went on Your Money Earns More At ~ CENTRAL ONTA 10 TRUST & SAVINGS CORPORATION go to them for representation on his advisory committee. THOMPSON SHOCKED Opposition Leader Andrew | Thompson said he was shocked || to learn that "high-risk" cases | would' pay premiums | higher than those for average} risks. } He assumed that the pool medica] insurance carriers be-| ing set up under the legislation] to spread out the losses from|| high-risk cases would mean that. premiums would be the same for everyone. It is revolting that insurance) companies are making a profit from ill health, he said. Elmer Sopha (L--Sudbury). who has moved several amend- ments to the bill in committee of the whole house, said the in- surance companies are all-pow- erful in Ontario. "We've seen the power of the insurance companies in the de-| feat of the leader of the Liberal party in the last election," he GSOSOUSFOVSOBSoOs LEARN TO... FLY NOW for business or pleasure pod nee gov't approved . roy bial eee mes wll ak. for the second day in The house is giving clause-by- position parties, Ross "Whicher (lL -- Bruce) warned Health Minister Mat- "There are thousands of doc- PSI," Mr. Whicher said. They were doctors who always) mum amount allowed by PSI for certain 'services. Rural co-operatives run their cheaply, the Liberal member said. He suggested Dr. Dymond -- yy SAVING HOURS: ion.-Thurs. 9 to 6 CEeOCeCeoecoen Oshawa FLYING CLUB Oshawa Airport (Large hanger) for information cell 728-1626 Fridey 9t09 Saturdey 9 to 5 pounranneaD 'Tel. 723-5221 OF SERVICE race. I began to live the way I wanted to." Percy last bobbed up in the news in May, 1964, when, he became involved in a spat with the Hamilton Midtown, Senior Centre, a senior citi- zens club, over his wearing of shorts. In a protest over street maintenance' he persisted in shovelling snow in his shorts. long have opposed, is not under- lightly or without pre- meditation and carefully plan- "The doubling of American troops in South Viet Nam since March and the reports that the 54,000 there are being increased to 70,000 suggested implementa- tion of a plan approved in Feb- ruary and prepared much ear- Hospital Treats, Releases Man Who Died Of Injuries TORONTO (CP) -- A 78-year- old man was treated for a cut knee after a car accident, was discharged from hospital and died two days later of other in- day. struck by another vehicle Sun- day. His son Jack said Wednes- day he saw his father at home Sunday after he had been re- leased from East General Hos- pital; The son said his father was 'in very bad shape" so he took him back to hospital, where the father died Tuesday. Coroner Dr. Elie Cass said an autopsy. showed the man had juries, it was learned Wednes-; Harold Carson's car was\{ suffered five fractured ribs and a bruised lung. Cause of death was listed as acute pulmonary embolism, pneumonia and a blood clot in the lung. YUR DRUG § NEED TORE 723-2245 JURY AND LOVELL It's natural for a Scot to build a distillery. Buta gin distillery! aa CITY OF OSHAWA -- TAXES DUE NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS scenes akin to a Keystone Cops|time allocation. question while movie surrounded the negoti-|the Commons was disposing of | . ations which bailed the House|the r ining rules chang of Commons out of the explos-| Mr. Pearson surprised his fol-| ive rules debate this week. The scenario included two} party leaders talking at cross purposes but firmly convinced they were in complete har- mony, cabinet ministers and opposition parties' negotiators hustling down back stairs to avoid reporters and a meeting to which a Commons Hansard jlowers by agreeing to a_ split, adding that the rules problem) then could be settled by Friday. | At this point, the two leaders | jseemed to get at cross pur-| poses. Mr. Diefenbaker said, in| effect, okay let's shake on that.| Mr. Pearson agreed. and sug- gested Mr. Mcllraith and the! other House leaders of the op- position parties meet and get it 3rd INSTALMENT OF REALTY TAX Reolty AFTER INTERIM tax bills for the balance of the 1965 «levy have been mailed and become due as: follows: COLOR OF INK PRINT ON BILLS Black Brown LAST DAY TO AVOID PENALTY No. 4, 5, and 6 June 11th No. 1, 2, and 3 June 18th WARDS In 1769, a dour old Scotsman named Alexander Gordon packed up his life savings and went off to London to build a distillery. Which the English thought natural reporter had to be summoned to help clarify why those at- tending were there. Off went Mr. Mcliraith and) As in most such stories, it all/the other House leaders. But came out right in the end as|when they got around a table| the Commons was put on the lt seemed that nobody had the; road to ending the rules debate'same idea about what they by Friday. were to agree to. The story opens with a scene) The call went out for the in Opposition Leader Diefen-/Hansard shorthand reporter] baker's office Tuesday, the 12th}who had recorded the Pearson- day of a rules debate which|Diefenbaker words. appeared to outsiders as des-/ But the House leaders could| tined to go on indefinitely. jnot agree on the vital point of} In great secrecy Mr. Diefen-|whether all the rules questions, | baker and a group of his lieu- jincluding the special committee) tenants reached the decision tojon allocation of time, was to be end the rules debate by Tues- | settled by Friday. They decided Position part enough for a Scot. But when they dis- covered he was building a gin distillery, all of London began to howl. But 'they changed their tune when they tasted Gordon's Gin. And swore that he must be an Englishman under his plaids. Because, they said, only an Englishman could make such poate If ANY INSTALMENT IS PAST DUE -- Please telephone the Tex Office 725-1153 fer PENALTY AMOUNT to ADD when remitting by moil te City Hell, Taxes may be paid at City Holl or for a small service charge et any Chartered Bank or Trust Office in the City of Oshawa. If you are @ property. taxpayer and have not réceived a tax bill kindly contact the Tax Office immediately, (unless your mort- gogee or bonk pays your taxes), Cc. L, COX, Tax Collecter gCivie Administration Bldg. Cor. Centre and Athol Sts. day night. Off they went to the Com- mons sitting where Mr. "Diefen- baker, breathing conciliation and sweet reasonableness, made a proposal to Prime Min-| ister Pearson. | Part of it had already been rejected by government spokes-| men, including Mr. Pearson| and House Leader George Mc-| Iiraith, They had already} turned down repeated opposi-| tion demands that the govern- | ment split its rules-change pro- posals and isolate the most con- | tentious point -- the machinery | for allocating time for Com- mons debates. Mr. Diefenbaker repeated it in the Commons but wrapped {t |than face the prospect of hav- [three doors of Mr. Mcliraith's janother cabinet minister's of- to adjourn the meeting. Meanwhile, a reporter was \larking outside the door to ask about their meeting. Rather ing to.report a failure to agree, they slipped out one: of the office, through the ante-room of fice and down a set of back stairs Gohn. Ovens 6.2. OPTOMETRIST 8 BOND ST. 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And nobody but Gordon's can approve the finished gin for bottling. Incidentally, if you have any Scottish blood in you at all, pay particular attention to this: The price of Gordon's in Ontario has been reduced.