European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 21, 1964, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Nov Mitt 1964 the stars and stripes 3 civilian employees there closing the base cutback news saddens families by the associated there closing the that work would so Many years now the Long feared news came civilian on an aircraft Carrier to go out and find Many icarncc1 within in the Brooklyn Navy lengths of the in the Brooklyn where he a Small knot of workmen deep installations at which they the news was were called into he a ship heard it Over a would b closed or certainly not Fellini Yard and old he with other said Vincent remarked that the at Brookley fab in saddening As the news too Young to retire like a fire the news came in the those in the doomed too old to get its a fire bark of the base Public heartening to thousands were All workers assigned to the or dry weve had Howell pcs heard it via by the defense out 21 years of dont know what in and television bulletins in its Economy at the Brooklyn said in came into their at the san to get another and some workers telephoned Yard tossed their hats a have enough Lime on word to their wives and air and cheered when after to new Ting older some e taking major share of tic n 1 Over up the air Force shouldered an As distinguished from attack on saving my these actions total or from press share of the in estimated annual that service will shifts combined the air Force also is new York anger older Type missiles and business practices to account for a Shock were the first both bomber bases and possible a reduction in of the million in from officials Here that forces big system of from closing overseas Brooklyn Navy Yard and of the publicity about Overall repair and will be announced military facilities in the went to the closing of air Force ballistic missiles to York City area would be Navy but Iso ballistic Down Are at 14 bases Emanuel will account for All of its Atlas and estimated Cost whose District is in of the total Titan types by next to million per year per said he was shocked at the eventual annual annual savings to operate compared Mary Way in which by defense a year for the Secretary Robert Mcnamara six major bounced that the military remainder will be come savings a result of the missile ties would be among the Navy the United states by we were told that before Supply Down 10 air of the current fiscal action was we were to Force actions reflected millions in 13 30 will have the r Given an Opportunity to Reliance on also close some raining of intercontinental Celler minuteman transport As it has Opportunity has not been of the bomber Iso diminishing concern about out three depot will add 190 menu Tomun mayor Robert Wagner said the City would keep fighting to try to save the Brooklyn Yard and that he would arrange of closings held Between now and next june 30 while caring Down m Atlas and 94 Titan the Atlas Sites to be a meeting with the states congressional delegation to see what Steps we can take so after Are at Warren air Korci Forbes Fairchild alias Dyess rear the Yard is kept i refuse to consider up before the Schilling fab Kan Lincoln Mcnamara announcement As being i consider it to be a Tocsin of alarm rather than a Knell of the mayor declared in a accused the administration of not having the political courage to announce the closing of chairman of the gop Campaign also charged that the shutdowns were undermining the position Pittsburgh Titan Sites to eliminated Are at Ellsworth Beale Lowry and Mountain Home fab the Sal Wagner added that considers tons other than military Are to cold sure they Are he said of the bases but when projected american intercontinental ballistic missile to solved in the Nelson Rockefeller mayor them you indicate to the enemy that youre is minutemen and m the closing of major military installations in new York City James Tate said and he gets bolder and i am afraid this is whats going bombers the Msj bomber shifts c have a most serious Impact upon the Economy of new York City and new York of defense Cyrus Vance telephoned him i think we Are engaging to a certain degree in unilateral the announcement generally called for moving bombers to Southern bases although a elect Robert Kennedy urged setting up a committee of review of both Public and the naval shipyard Hen would not be Tate said Vance also told who is a member of the armed services go from Amarillo to Pease against the general vate individuals to consider certain Headquarters he had been predicting Pentagon also aspects of the closing of the would be transferred Here from closings would be announced shortly after the a Squadron of bsds now at March will such a committee could they didst to Guam to a actively evaluate the military needs and the Public costs said this would mean an additional do jobs for the political courage to make the changes that had been operations in the at present a bomber the final decision would be As Well As earlier this Biggs is Cepter with the Assurance the jobs and the told a but it will it ill factors have been in the naval walled until after rotation rather Kennedy mayors file re in n from press before final action is blow to the stale is a serious blow to Washington in regard to activities at of the time Johnson joked that it was no just a coincidence he was and we fully support said he would come Home at once to see what can planning on the part o All of us will reduce the Ting out of town at the time de tense Secretary Robert Namara announced the Iden Tatj of military installations program of trimming All possible fat out of the de sense budget As i Means of boost ing the private Enterprise in wll am Scranton said the plan to close Olmsted air Force Wallace h suggested that a committee be stormed to study the facilities the air base and u make the u of our but another Middletown is absolutely for some future use of even while Johnson Wai making the Remak to a group o More than 100 businessmen am educators at the White and reconsideration of these 1 Oklahoma cutbacks is one of the strongest protest came from Jacob a vols whose state was to the Economy of Cen trial even More Scranton it will add them Sands to the ranks of the a Tim Babcock in express uni his reaction to the announce losing of Glasgow air Force a and two other military to in i protests were coming in congressmen whose states or Dos strict it were hit by Early hard hit in the Mcnamara i the closing of the just when Penn Sylvan at Long making tons in t to can Only Hope that i Navy Yard and other it Ldes in overcoming and others like Economy Oklahoma two Democrat Mike Monroney and Fred said in a join statement we will request a full explanation and an Opportunity to York installations will mean on 1 toss of an estimated u t 19 000 who is in Paris attend ing the nato parliamentarians i said this was a of unemployment at civic Lead ers said the closing of the Ama Rillo air Force base would b an tit million blow to the areas seriously impair the defend posture of his Babcoc this is a fiscal respond e Billy and we must rely Upo b the judgment of our defense de is c t is at Hunter c Man for whom the base was med complained that the dense department was Penny so and Pound retired maj Gen Frank Hunter i think the present and in Strutton is trying to sweep is continuing danger under the he maintained that the real from communism in Cuba Erl cd keeping the base Mildred a clerk the Hampton roads army pm anal in said is that the base would be used was a Shock to e said she will seek another b at some other Federal intuition in the Alice wife of a William assigned said Lincoln has been our Home r the past three we we decided hat i will a in Lincoln until our girls even it he gets trans in where the Ormed Cut Bank fab is local a banker acknowledged that e closing probably was Noces by Ecksmith we have honed to get away of a Iso billion defense budget if this is a sound move in at were in favor of some said the closings proved the incentive to make moves new Ive always been thinking of Long Down Florida and get no a Job said Brooklyn avy Yard worker Frank trim maybe this is my Chance do dirty Rotten Deal at he same Tony Ladona looked on the closing order As a dirty Rotten after so Many this Ard is being closed Down be Ause the politicians Friendly to r i v a t e Yards have pushed Cross the idea that they can do he Job cheaper Ian he Al where n air Force Atlas missile com Lex will be mayor John Tyrell said its not were just As Appy the base is not getting too Only 17 civilians Are employed t the upstate new York Jerry of Aid of the closings i dont like but theres probably nothing i can do about port unit protesting new York port of new York authority has pro ested to defense Secretary Bob Art Mcnamara against the scheduled closing of the Brook in army port authority executive director Austin Tobin told Mcnamara in a Telegram that re moving the army terminal from new York removes it from the nations greatest a great Deal of tonnage that moves through the base moves on vessels in regular service through the which make a second Stop at the base to pick up and carry additional defense Tobin pointed he said closing Down Brooklyn army terminal will result in the loss of 499 civilian and also in the loss of cargo which has provided employment for 700 longshoremen there and hundreds of additional port work Alexander chairman of the new York shipping As said the decision to close Down the Brooklyn army terminal is needless and sense