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MCNAMARA SOF COMING
MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM
GOV AFTER CROWD
Defense secretary McNamara pumps some official hands at Love Field in Dallas, before moving on to Memorial 1 Auditorium, to deliver the American Legion Convention's keynote address. McNamara is pinch-hitting for Presi. dent Johnson, who declined a Legion invitation. The welcoming committee includes Governor Connally and Dallas Mayor Jonsson. Connally and McNamara became friends in Washington, when Connally was serving a hitch as Navy Secretary. After the keynote speech, the Governor accompanied McNamara on his return trip to Washington. At Memorial Auditorium, McNamara awards Connally the Defense Department's Distinguished Service Medal, the department's highest civilian honor. McNamara says the citation is for "exceptionally meritorius service" as Navy secretary under President Kennedy. After his introduction by Connally, McNamara goes on to answer Republican criticism of American defense capabilities. McNamara says the U.S. has the