Closings of 33 US bases trigger protests across states
Defense Secretary McNamara announced the closure of 33 bases including San Diego Naval Repair Facility and Rome Army Depot, with seven overseas, aiming to save about 106 million annually. Congress members from affected states criticized the plan as job losses loom for about 8,500 civilians and related local economies.
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Kenneth B. Keating
R-N.y
Samuel 5. Stratton
Schenectady Army Depot
Defense Department
New York State
Pentagon
Fifth Army Headquarters
Chicago
Chaffee
Ark
Leroy Jobasm
Greenville
Miss. Air Force Base
California
Texas
Alabama
Louisiana
Arizona
Georgia
Minois
Nevada
Arkansas
Mississippi
New Hampshire
North Carolina
Ohio
Labor Department
San Diego
Stockton
Rome, N.Y. Amy
McNamara
Favchvet
Kennedy
Johnson
Army
Bases closed shock residents across states
Officials react to the Pentagon plan to close 26 military bases in 14 states. New York lawmakers express dismay over seven closures there, while California leaders critique site losses in Mira Loma and San Diego. Louisiana and Arkansas leaders weigh national economy against local impact as Memphis and Greenville areas adjust to the changes. This nationwide drawdown provokes varied political responses as communities plan protests and seek mitigations.
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New York
Harry R. Sheppard
D-Calif
Mira Loma Air Force Station
van Deerlin
San Diego
John F. McFall
Dcalif
Stockton
Johnson
McFall
Greenville
Miss
Ian Air Force Base
Chamber of Commerce
Labor Dept Acts to Ease Job Cutback
The Labor Department moved to help civilians displaced by military base cutbacks. Secretary Wirtz directed the Employment Service to coordinate with state offices to launch immediate job finding programs and guarantees for affected workers. Local offices, base commanders, and community leaders will develop opportunities, with the process phased as cutbacks unfold across several states.
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Washington
Labor Department
W. Willand Wirtz
U.S. ‘Employment Service
Defense Department
Wirtz
Witz
Alabama
Arizon
Arkansas
California
Georgia
Ilinois
Louisiana
Mississippi
Nevada
New Hampshire
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Texas
L B to Get San Diego Navy Work
The Navy transfer plan moves work from San Diego to Long Beach by December 1964 with related shutdowns in San Francisco by July 1964 and Stockton by December 1965. Long Beach Naval Shipyard, employing about 5,400 with a $44 million annual payroll, awaits precise man hour figures to gauge impact.
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Wilson
Lionel van Deerlin
Dcalif
San Diego
van Deerlin
Navy
Defense
Long ‘Beach Naval Shipyard
Oor
Air Force
Los Angeles-Long Beach
Army Overseas Supply J Agency
San Francisco
Stockton
General Services Administration
Long Beach Naval Shipyard
Long Beach
Long Beach Naval’ ‘Shipyard
Anmal
Freed Traitor Reaches Japan for New Life
Kawakita Moya, a clemency recipient in Kennedy’s final acts, arrived in Tokyo at age 42. Once an American studying in Japan, he served as a World War II camp interpreter, was convicted of brutality against American prisoners, and spent 16 years imprisoned. Paroled from a federal prison, he left the United States under conditions never to return and entered Japan as a stateless person. He was welcomed by relatives and reporters.
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Tokyo
Tomoya Kawakita
John F. Kennedy
Kawakita
Japan
United States
Wash
Federal
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