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Congressmen Denounce Pentagon Over Off Limits Directive
Southern Democrats denounced the Pentagon for a new off limits directive to combat segregation at military bases. Northern liberals proposed moving bases out of the south to northern states. Rep. F Edward Hebert led the attack claiming tax returns could be used to pressure desegregation, while Republicans joined the southern push and northern Democrats sought a probe into base-site bias.
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