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Pentagon seeks to close 95 defense sites saving 477 million
McNamara orders defense cutbacks across 95 locations to save 477 million yearly. Upset lawmakers vow probes as 63,401 workers face layoffs over a decade though new jobs and retraining are pledged. Navy yards in Brooklyn and Portsmouth slated for closure with gradual shutdown plans ahead.
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Washington, D. C
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Johnson
Pentagon
McNamara
Uncle Sam
Department of Defense Office of Economic Adjustment
Navy Yard
Portsmouth
N.H
Brooklyn
N-Y
New York
Navy Yards
San Francisco
Mare Island
Calif
Robert F. Kennedy
N. Y
Brooklyn Navy Yard