Senate may kill thin ABM Sentinel defense plan
Senate opponents claim enough support to block the $227.3 million initial Sentinel ABM appropriation. Senator Cooper predicts a margin of up to five votes against the program, arguing it would escalate the arms race and shift defense policy toward offense. Defense Secretary Clifford defense asserts ABM value against China and the Soviet Union.
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Kentucky
Senate Armed Services Committee
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D-Mo
Air Force
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
Stephen Young
Ohio
Eugene J. McCarthy
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Clark M. Clifford
Sentinel
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Philip A. Hart
D-Mich
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McNamara
Meany Urges Fight for Equality Over Race Bias in Unions
AFL-CIO president George Meany tells NAACP leaders in Atlantic City that racial discrimination persists in unions and among job seekers. He calls for stronger action to end prejudice, cites high unemployment as a driver of social disorder, and urges persistent progress in Negro education and housing without despair.
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