. ▁Congress ▁in ▁hopes ▁of ▁raising ▁a ▁budget ▁for ▁additional ▁serv ic emen ▁beyond ▁the ▁ 4 7 0 , 0 0 0 ▁who ▁were ▁already ▁in ▁South ▁Vietnam . ▁ ▁As ▁an ▁author ▁would ▁note ▁later , ▁" N ever ▁before ▁had ▁a ▁military ▁commander ▁addressed ▁Congress ▁while ▁he ▁was ▁direct ing ▁an ▁on going ▁war ." ▁ ▁West mor eland ▁told ▁Congress ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁need ▁a ▁minimum ▁of ▁ 8 0 , 5 0 0 ▁more ▁troops , ▁and ▁hoped ▁that ▁he ▁could ▁have ▁ 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁more ▁men ▁at ▁his ▁dispos al . ▁Ex po ▁ 6 7 ▁opened ▁to ▁the ▁public , ▁with ▁over ▁ 3 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁att ending ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁day . ▁The ▁very ▁first ▁visitor , ▁as ▁noted ▁by ▁Ex po ▁officials , ▁was ▁an ▁American , ▁Al ▁Carter ▁of ▁Chicago . ▁ ▁Carter , ▁a ▁jazz ▁drum mer , ▁had ▁been ▁waiting ▁at ▁the ▁main ▁gate ▁since ▁ 1 0 : 0 0 ▁the ▁previous ▁morning . ▁A ircraft ▁manufact ur ers ▁Mc D onn ell ▁A ircraft ▁and ▁Douglas ▁A ircraft ▁Company ▁merged ▁to ▁form ▁Mc D onn ell ▁Douglas . ▁ ▁The ▁company ▁would ▁be ▁bought ▁out ▁by ▁Bo eing ▁three ▁dec ades ▁later . ▁ ▁April ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁( S aturday ) ▁V ot ers ▁in ▁the ▁n ort he astern ▁portion ▁of ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁rejected ▁a ▁proposal ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁New