Nixon orders no draft plan to move to all volunteer force
President Nixon ordered a commission led by Thomas S. Gates Jr. to develop a comprehensive plan for eliminating conscription and shifting to an all volunteer armed force. The panel will propose standby draft machinery for emergencies and consider reserves and enlistment incentives with a target report due next November.
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UPI
Nixon
Thomas S. Gates Jr
Secretary of Defense
New York
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Defense Department
Ziegler
Gates Commission
Dirksen Upstages Kennedy at Discrimination Hearing
Washington hearings on Nixon civil rights enforcement saw Sen. Dirksen hijack the session grilling witnesses while Sen. Kennedy as chair faced administration countermeasures. The Pentagon announced a written pact with Burlington Industries to ensure hiring of Negroes, aligning with Shultz’s pledge to curb employment discrimination in government contracting amid desegregation debates.
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Everett McKinley Dirksen
Senate
Edward M. Kennedy
D.mass
Kennedy
Judiciary
Nixon Administration
Dirksen
Pentagon
George P. Shultz
National Press Club
Burlington Industries, Inc
Defense
David Packard
Burlington
J. R. Stevens & Co., Inc
Dan River Mills, Inc
Textile talks continue with two firms after Burlington deal
The Pentagon reported no final agreement yet with two textile firms while negotiations with them proceed, following Burlington Industries.
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Burlington Industries
Pentagon
Ment
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