~T. BUICK, FISHER. MONDAY JANUARY 4 19 6 5 tanara c. Rottel t sabstftattng: d tn Africa) CONGRF.SS The eighty-ninth Congreee opened today on a note of change and challenge - with the accent on change. First, Hou1e R6publicane voted out Charles A. Halleck of Indiana, House Minority leader for the past eix years. Halleck lost his post to the younger challenger from Michigan, Representarive Gerald A. Ford. Ford's winning margin: ■ ix votes. Mext, Senate Democrate elected Russell B. Long ot Louisiana senate Whip. Senator tong, a Southern Liberal - although he voted against the 1964 Civil Rtghte Bill - thus succeeds v1ce-President-elect Hubert Humphrey. Later, in the Ho\lle, the heavy Democratic •Jorlty psuehd through a e1gn1t1cant rules change that could epell speedy passage or President Johnson •s program tor a "great eociety." Key provision 1n the rules change provides that the House, b~ a · simple majority vote can call up tor action any bill held for 21 days or longer in the heretofore all-important CONGRESS - 2 - Rules Committee. s ,,Cl.., Quite apa,,-t f'rom the gene'ral political fa • llle're Nlas moment of intense d'rama ,,. today,.• o/}efllftg sessioft of Cong'resa. Tllat came early tlti• after,.oo" a,1,e,a ta,o me,a - st'ri,,i,agly •l•llar ,,. at,t,earaftce - a,all,ed do.,,. ,,.e ce,ale'r •i•I• of lie S•••I• togell,e'r. Teti Keftftetly moved cautio11•l1, Ii• 6•cl •IHI er••• •Is •o•t•• •go. 1•16' - lo tit• tl•llgltl of al l•a•I llirl••• •••••r• of fl• Tie Keflftetlys Ill•• beco111 • Ille flr•I I••• o/ brollers to serve logetller ,,. tlte Seftale •i,.c• 1801. Lowell Thomas tells us tonight of meeting an old frlend • - - - Lowe 11 . . . . . . . • U TRANT HELLO DICK, AND OF COURSE GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY: As we were about to tale off for E•rot,•, a,ad Africa, my wife a,ad I ra,a i,ato U N Secretary Ge11er•I U Tlla11t. It was i,a lite Clipper Cl•b i,a Ne• Yort al II•• airJ>ort. We ••re all waltl11g to t•te off. U Tl111rel abo ■ I lo leave for P•erto Rico for a ••ell deaerved l,olld•1 •• 11,e ••11. Dr. R•IJ>I, B•11clae, •Illa Iii•. A•d, U TAarel rallter • t11rlled • • 6y ••Yi•g - - Ilia r•••r• ••• - - A•r• •r• •1>1>roxi••I ely Iii• .,ortls - "I rec11II yo•, £•••II Tllo••• •••• yo ■ .,ere I• •Y co•11lry •o•• I•• year• •••· " A•d •••• I reJ>lied -- yes - i• f•cl, II .,,.. 011• of"'' favorite co••trl••, ••d ti•• I 11tltled tltal •• 1910 I lead • rlt,~r •t••••r 011 lie lrre.,atly ••II tltere .,,,,., ore lo ••Y 0 ,,,,., ••• •I••• I be/ore yo■ ••re 6or•, ••' •• I•••••' ••' re,ue, - ''Well •••11 yo• lt•II yo•r ri11er •t••••r flat ••• t,lyi,eg lie Irr•••'' fro• R••goo11 to M••d•l•Y - ••II o• •I> lo BA••o, I ••• le• year• old. " A•d lltat doe• •••• •e o•I to be •o•etlal•g of • J>alrlarclt, I 1••••. I • lloJ>e 11ot tllo•g1'. Dr. R•l/>1' B••clle ., •• •••l•g U tla•I of/, a11d le said tllat tlle Secretary Ge,aeral of Ille U N Aa• bee11 leaving lro•ble .,,,,. a,e •leer, as yo• J>•rlaat,• l,av e II eard - "" • leer ti, al was 6 ro•g1' t o,a 6 y tro•6 le• bro•gllt to tl,e UN by tlte R11ssi11,as, tl,eir fall•r• to pa,y llleir J>art of tl,e expe,ase of r•••i•g tl,e U N. A,ad U Tha,et - 2 tlae,e Dr. B•nche added that U Thant is feeling muclr better - because there are •olfl signs that the R•••la,es are actually gol,eg to come th rough - that Is, do It ,,. some .,., or other. Tlrls time .,e /le., riglrt over CaJ,e Cod, before leaviflg tl,e coaat of Nortl1 A"'erlca. A cold brlglll cle•r day, stroflg lf11fld, a,ad for tlae flr•t u,,,e I beca"'e •••r• of i••t .,,., CaJ,e Cod is so fa,,,o••· Its lagoo,.•, ,,.,.,., a•d beacll•• - tlaey are really ••ell •ore sJ,ectac•l•r t•a,. I laad reallaed. A ,,,e,,,ber of o•r air ere•, •Illa t•r•e goltl • trlJ,e• o,a lais sleeve. ca"'e bact ••ii I••"•' over •"" ••Id - "R•"'•"'ber ,,,., I'• o"• of yo•r ••'••••r• Ofl 'l••••r RIii .,, ,,. D•lclae•• ca.,.,, ,,, N•• Yori. A•' t••t'• lie tl,atl of a,orltl tlaat .,. live ,,. ,.o.,. St•rl for Africa .,., at 1•1rty-seve,. t•o••••tl l••I above t•• All••lle, yo• /1•4 yo•r••lf bel,ag /lo•" by o•• of yo•r o•• ••'••••r•. Solo,ag, 'Irr NAM In blood-eoaked Viet Nam, the village or Binh Gia was the scene of still another stunning govern•nt defeat today. The Viet Cong guerillas making a slashing attack on a South Vietnamese armored column - killing at lea1t t • 1 ve men in the government force - one a U .s. ■111tary adviser. Scores aore .ere wounded. And besldee deetroJlnl several vehlclee, the C01111Unlet1 escaped with large quantities ot .eapone - Minly machine guns - badly needed in their contaaulng war of terror. MALAYSIA The British moved to accelerate their arme build- up in Malaysia today, amid mounting fears or a new military offensive by neighboring Indonesia. With a strike-force or British paratrooper■ alreadJ en route to Malaysia, the aircraft carrier Eqle wa■ al10 ordered to Singapore. The Eagle, docked tor repair work at the East African port or N011ba1a, was ordered to ••t sail 1-ldiately - without waiting tor completion or thl repairs. In London, the British Foreign Ottice turthlr reported that thl airlift or British paratrooper■ wO\lld continue thft>ugb the rest or the •ek. And a Naval N1n11ter added that "it 110re naval re intorce•nte are needed, tblJ will go, too." ,. a. ntet sa ..... • A■erl•• - - . , . _ ••~--11w•••• otld.• ~ ... t l i - t • t ~ _ . I i i llllllUII • -.. Sa t.•toa tnfpt. Iii - ''• - U. ,en, a. ..... ..... .. ......... ,.111_,_, ... , .. r.., ····••U. .,.., lfel'1t ... 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As fea,etl, tlte New Year's weekend l'ra/fic tleatll toll ht tltis country •as t•e •orst eve,. Accortlht6 lo latest ret,ort, at least four h1u1tlred fi/ly-elgltt l)•r•o•• ••re ltiUetl 011 ,,,e 11allo11's laiglu,,ays bet•••• 6 i,. • · Friday """ "''""'•"' Sunday. rte deati toll •ol o•ly tol)i,etl tie i,revlo•• r•coril for • tlr••-tl•Y Ne• Year•• toeelle•d- 6•1 •l•o ••rl'••••tl lie record for a four-day Neto Year'• •••••••• ~••t •••••II• 1951 - •••• fo•r ltu•dretl •••• ,•r•o•• lo• I llelr I h1•• •• lr•fflc - /lfly-or,e /e•er t••• ,,,,. 'l'le co•6i••tl tleatl, loll for lie lale•I Clir.l•l•a• """ N•• Yet1r'• liolid•y - •ore ti•• o•• llio••••d J•lalille• • A£1'S ----- 'l'lt•r• are f•• tlet•il• •• yet, 6•t Ill• ' • • ' •r•