Guard Criticism Uproar In Congress Mounting
Washington lawmakers criticized a Defense Department review of National Guard officers as an unfair indictment. Rep Bray and Rep Hebert denounced press coverage that implied Guard incompetence, urging careful, evidence based action while bristling at Throckmorton testimony about guardsmen loading unloaded weapons. Nedzi offered cautious support, while others pressed for swift, sensible reforms.
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UPL
Johnson
National Guard
House Armed Services
Advisory Commission On Civil Disorder
Defense Department
National Guards
William Bray
R Lnd
F. Edward Hebert
D-La
Hebert
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Bray
T.J
John L. Throckmorton
Throckmorton
Commission
Subcommittee
Lucien Nedzi
D-Mich
Detroit
Mao Tse-tung
Department of the Army
Donald
Clancy
Robio
Army
Ralph E. Haines
Michigan National Guard
House Armed Services Committee
Michigan Guard
Senator Urges Ghettos Wield Vote Power
Senator Edward W. Brooke urged ghetto communities to organize and use political power to compel government at all levels to address their needs. Speaking to the National Urban League, he argued democracy should work for the have-nots as well as the haves and questioned why all segments of society do not demand corrective action.
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Portland
Ore
UPI
Edward W. Brooke
Rmass
National Urban League
Brooke
America
Oldest U.S. light ship ends service at Ambrose Station
The Androse Lightship, long a New York Harbor beacon, sailed to obsolescence after three circuits around its replacement the Ambrose Offshore Light Station. The ceremony marked the end of a tradition dating to 1823 with Sandy Hook. Since 1908, New York Harbor light ships bore Ambrose lettering for the channel opening 22 miles offshore.
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New York
New York Harbor
Ambrose
Sandy Hook
Ambrose Channel
Atlantic Ocean
Manhattan
Job Training Bill Attracts New Support
Washington backers push a $4 billion program to train and place one million unemployed in new jobs. The plan adds 25 House cosponsors for 77 total and aims to fund grants up to $4,000 for training and job creation in local government services across fields such as medical, health, welfare, education, and urban development.
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Washington
James H. Scheuer
D-Wn.y
James G. O'lfara
D-Mich
Hugh
Propaganda pamphlet urges Black GIs to kill in Vietnam
UPI report says a Peking issued 12 page tract signed by fugitive Robert F Williams calls Black GIs to kill enemies in Vietnam and sabotage facilities. Authorities weigh banning under First Amendment limits while Williams, tied to RAM and Havana links, fled to China after a Monroe NC incident.
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UPI
U.S
Vietnam
Robert F. Williams
Peking
Williams
Cuba
China
Monroe, N.C
Justice Department
Supreme Court
Havana
Fidel Castro
Missile Contract Worth 34.1 Million Awarded
The Air Force awarded a 34.1 million contract to North American Aviation Space Division in Tulsa Oklahoma for inspection and repair of Hound Dog missiles. The program will require an additional 200 employees.
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Washington
North American Aviation
Space Division
Tulsa
Oklo
New Haven Curfew Relaxed After City Tensions
Mayor Richard G. Lee eased the inner city curfew to 11 p.m. after four nights of sporadic vandalism arson and looting in predominantly Negro and Puerto Rican neighborhoods. He toured affected areas to gauge tensions and restore calm.
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New Haven, Conn
UPI
Richard’ G. Lee
Lee
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