Negro leaders split on racial solution for Nixon era
Whitney M Young Jr Roy Innis and Roy Wilkins offered guarded optimism about President-elect Nixon. They advised varied paths from naming a Black cabinet member to endorsing black capitalism and a social contract for coexistence between Black and white Americans.
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Richard M. Nixon
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U.S. News and World Report
Negro Jewish Brotherhood Urged as Antisemitism Grows
Dr. Sterling W. Brown, president of the National Conference of Christians and Jews, warned against rising Negro anti Semitism and retaliatory Jewish sentiment at the 40th anniversary meeting. He urged a new assertion of brotherhood and cautioned that racism leads to anarchy. The group noted whites and blacks forming a fragile interracial “third society.” The 1969 theme is Brotherhood Begins With You.
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Otepka Seeks Reinstatement From Nixon Administration
Otto Otepka state department security officer demoted for giving classified documents to a Senate subcommittee hopes to regain his old job after the Nixon administration takes over. He cites potential full case review and vindication if the new executive branch reexamines evidence.
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UPI
Otto Otepka
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Large Religious Stay Out of Dirty Politics
Princeton NJ June details a speech by George F. Kennan urging religious leaders to avoid political meddling. Kennan, ex ambassador to Russia and Yugoslavia, warned government work is morally ambivalent and corrupt despite lofty ideals. He comments on internal clashes over state department documents and calls for accountability if legal violations are found.
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George F. Kennan
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Army unit shares razor blade chaos in new zone
In South Vietnam a 38 man platoon from the 5th Infantry Division moved quickly to a new area and lacked time to pack gear. The soldiers improvised shaving with a single blade, sparking tensions and a demotion threat among those who helped.
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Police Detective Shot at Agnew’s Dorado Hotel
A police detective was shot and wounded at the Dorado Beach Hotel in Puerto Rico where Vice President-elect Spiro T. Agnew was staying. FBI and Puerto Rican police said the incident had no relation to Agnew’s visit. Secret Service increased security around Agnew’s mansion suite as agents denied any connection to the shooting.
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UPI
Spiro T. Agnew
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Agnew
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Virgin Islands
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Yorty Reaffirms Willingness for Cabinet Role
Los Angeles Mayor Sam Yorty said on television he is willing to serve in Richard Nixon's administration if asked but he is not seeking a job and has not discussed a post with Nixon since the election.
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Sam Yorty
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