The Philadelphia Plan Faces Senate and Labor Clash
The Philadelphia Plan seeks to force federal contractors to hire more Black workers in construction. It triggers battles between the Nixon administration, Comptroller General Staats, and lawmakers as the Senate amends funding rules and unions, civil rights groups, and labor leaders weigh in on the plan’s legality and impact.
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George P. Shultz
Philadelphia
Shultz
Ironw “Ers
Elmer B. Staats
U.S. Comptroller General
Congress
Executive Branch
Staats
John N. Mitchell
Senate
Comptroller General
House
Birch Bayh
Ind
Arthur Fletcher
Chicago
Pittsburgh
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Organized Labor
Clarence Mitchell
NAACP
Capitol Hill
Aly
Ribicoff’s stance signals shift in national race politics
The piece argues Abe Ribicoff’s support for the Stennis desegregation amendment reflects conditions in northern cities where black students face near total segregation. It links urban dualities to broader national race policy, noting the White House backing and the need for urban growth programs to address underlying tensions.
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Washington
Abe Ribicoff
Senate
Connecticut Democrat
John Stennis
Mississippi
Stennis
United States
Illinois
Ribicoff
Supreme Court
North
Chicago
Los Angeles
Baltimore
St. Louis
New York City
Senator Ribicoff
Kerner Commission On
Eisenhower Commission
White House
Jacob Javits
New York
Walter Mondale
Minnesota
Vietnamization Seen Failing to Rally Nation Behind War
Washington column argues Vietnamization lacks home support and shows deep military and public disillusion. It cites AWOL cases, mutiny trials, and critics like Maj. Robert Margetts and GI activists, noting a shift from patriotism to fatigue and distrust of armed forces. The piece then questions future public backing for a prolonged war.
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Nicholas von Hoffman
Washington Post
L.A. Times
Washington
Lbj
Victory Gardens
Vietnam
Tonkin Gulf
National Guard
Air Force
Army
Triumph
Robert C. Margetts
Russia
Presidio
Fred Gardner
The
New Republic
Gardner
Equal enforcement push could stir stunted consciences in Senate
Conservative writer argues Senator John Stennis seeks to apply desegregation rules evenly through amendments 463 and 481. He pinpoints Florida and Illinois school racial imbalances, mocks rivals, and notes Ribicoff's surprising shift while predicting more senators may face scrutiny of their positions.
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Washington
John Stennis
Stennis
Connecticut
Abraham Ribicoff
United States
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
New York
Florida
Illinois
Senator Smith
Ilinois
Sponse
Senator Percy
Mr. Percy
Indiana
Ohio
Senator Pastore
Rhode Island
Bluejay
Pastore
Rhode Islander
Ribicoff
Reform Notes and Quotes on Delayed Change
The longer reform is delayed the more we turn away from youth concerns and risk their idealism becoming cynicism and hate. The speaker presses for timely action to address young people and their activism rather than let disillusionment grow.
The Athens Messenger Publication and Delivery Rates
The Athens Messenger notes its daily schedule except Saturdays and lists delivery methods by carrier and tube route with weekly rates. It provides mailing prices for Ohio West Virginia and other U S locations, plus post office second class status and the publisher's address.
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Athens Messenger
the Messenger Publishing Company
West Union Street
Athens
Ohio
Frederick W. Bush
Gordon K. Bush
G. Kenner Bush
Fred W. Weber
Charles W. Reamer
M. W. McDargh
Richard R. Paynter
Athens, Ohio
D&s
West Virginia
U.S. & Possessions
the Messenger Publishing Co
W. Union St
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Joseph Kraft
Armed Services
Canada
Pvt
Andy Stapp
Stapp
American Servicemen's Union
Fort Sill
Oklahoma
Lawton
James Kilpatrick
Small Society
Brickman
Chiang Kai-Shek
the Athens Messenger
Associated Press
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