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Independent in Long Beach, California

18 Nov 1971

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Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Nov 18, 1971

Page

3

Laird denies limit on blacks at foreign bases

Defense Secretary Melvin Laird refuted reports of race based restrictions on assigning personnel abroad as the Black Caucus presses anti racism hearings. Congress members described deep seated prejudice in the military, citing Iceland and U.S. bases such as Great Lakes and Fayetteville.

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Laird Washington Melvin R. Laird Congressional Black Caucus Parren J. Mitchell D-Md Ronald V. Dellums D-Calif United States Iceland State Department North Atlantic Charles Hray Defense Department Bray Einar Agustsson Keflavik Philadelphia Franklin H. Littell Temple University Littell Brookes Hehnquist Arizonans For America Rehnquist Phoenix John Birch Society
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Bar group urges Senate to block Rehnquist court seat

The National Bar Association representing over 4,000 black lawyers urged Senate confirmation of William H. Rehnquist to the Supreme Court be rejected. They cited concerns over his views on public accommodations and civil liberties. Rehnquist faced counterpoints from Sen. Taft Jr. and support for Lewis Powell Jr. from colleagues as the Judiciary Committee prepared a vote.

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Judiciary Committee Lewis F. Powell Jr Richmond, Va Powell Rehnquist Phoenix Ariz Senate Hugh Scott St. Louis Post-Dispatch Emily Brookes Arizonans For America For America Birch Bayh Washington Indiana Democrat John N. Mitchell FBI James 0. Fastland Mitchell NBA Cobb Taft Stehnquist Littell Brookes Aceidracy
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