European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 30, 1967, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 4 the stars and stripes saturday september 30, 1967 . Switches civil rights attack to jobs Bias Washington a the Justice department is switching the emphasis of its civil right Slaw enforcement away from voting rights and school de segregation toward employment was Learned thursday that this major change has been or dered by atty. Gen. Ramsey Clark who called for the High est priority on vigorous enforcement of Laws Banning discrimination in hiring and pro a result department Law yers have begun sifting a Massof employment data from at least seven major material was obtained by a department task Force that be Gan last summer collecting in formation on employment opportunities and discrimination patterns across the summer project which the department considers alone official put it just a self starter is similar to devices i used several years ago to spark massive pushes in the South to enforce the then new Laws and court decisions governing voting rights and school desegregation. Although the department will continue its efforts at de Segre gating schools opening Public accommodations to minority group members and enforcing voting right Laws More of its re sources Are being pushed into the employment Field aimed both at employers and lab Runions who discriminate on the basis of race or has called employment a key Means to reduce crimean the most effective part of the War on discrimination in employment was prohibited bythe civil rights act of 1964, enforcement has been act left enforcement principally to the equal Opportunity employment commission but it is hobbled by a Lack of enforce ment Power. The commission can Only con Ciliate and persuade employers to change their ways. It Lack Power to Issue cease and desist orders and can Levy no sanctions although legislation to permit this is pending in con Gress. The commission can recommend Legal action by the Justice department and it has initiate about half the employment discrimination matters under department consideration. But Here too Speed of enforcement has been lacking. The commission s investigations Are aimed primarily at effecting conciliation and Gener ally do not go into sufficient depth to support lengthy court proceedings. Demilitarized zone demilitarized zone con Thien South Vietnam two . Outposts called plug in Dike Strong Points heavily battered con Thien and Gio Linn lock communist movement in Force into South Vietnam. Washington a communist North vietnamese troops cannot come across the Border zone to South Vietnam in forces Long As . Troops hold two key Strong Points Pentagon sources say. This is cited As a chief reason for . Marines to remain at con Thien a Hilltop outpost under heavy communist bombard ment for a month and at Gio Linh to the East. We be got to stay in As Long As the North vietnamese Are incline to come across in that area in Force one military expert said. Tactical political and psycho logical reasons were advanced for retaining control of Conthier where there have been Many casualties and Gio Linh. A pullback to any depth fro these Forward positions would endanger certain Supply base supporting . Marine forces and route 9 an East West Road Over which . Military units Are supplied from the withdrawal possibly yield ing this ground to the North vietnamese might shake the Confidence of South vietnamese in areas now under . Protection and also might raise som questions in the mind of the thais who Are Ever watchful for signs of a weakening of . Resolve to hold the line against communism in Asia. Some sources said a withdrawal from the con Thien Sec Tor might have an upsetting psychological Impact in the United states. Some officers suggested that the bombardment mainly from artillery positions in the North vietnamese half of the six mile wide demilitarized zone might be intended to lure Amer ican ground forces up toward the Ben Hai River Boundary Aid possibly into a eight battalions of House still in hassle Over cutting budget some Federal agencies to become penniless Washington a More than a score of Federal agencies will become technically Penni less starting sunday because of a House hassle Over Whethe Congress or president Johnson should Cut the budget. Their present emergency financing expires at Midnight coffers May be replenished next week by a temporary appropriation Bill to tide them Over until oct. 10. They have been living on month to month Money rations because the annual appropriation Bills financing them for the year that started july 1 have not been passed. The House on wednesday turned Down a 30-Day emergency Money Bill after a Republican backed proposal directing the president to Cut $5 billion from no defense spending was ruled out of appropriations commit tee came Back thursday with a10-Day emergency proposal still minus the gop cutting plan. Its action was taken by a 30-20 vote with republicans in the Minori George h. Mahon d-tex., called up the new Meas ure thursday afternoon under a procedure requiring unanimous consent for its immediate consideration. He told the House that if the committee had 10 Days in which to work it might come up with some recommendations for specific cuts in the area of $5 . Frank t. Bow a Ohio author of the $5-billion spending Cut proposal objected to a Hon s request and suggested that the Bill be considered under procedure allowing it to be amended. Mahon said he would ask the rules committee to Clear the measure monday without provi Sion for amendment. Republicans will ask the rules group to permit amendments. Regardless of what course the rules committee recommends Mahon said he plans to see House action tuesday. In the meantime democratic leaders Hope to shift some votes to beat Down a renewed gop Effort to Amend the measure on the floor. Wednesday s motion that returned the Bill to the appropriations committee had the backing of 34 democrats with 31 others not Money less agencies meanwhile Are caught in the Middle of a tug of War Over who should get credit for budget Cut Sand who should take the blame for any Adverse Leader Gerald r. Ford of Michigan suggested Turat the Bill be considered Friday Aday on which the House Seldom meets because of heavy week end absenteeism. He promised that the republicans would Beon hand but democrats obviously weren t so sure their votes would be there. Democratic Leader Carl Al Bert of Oklahoma said that to consider the Bill under Ter Sand timing prescribed by the republicans would be a capt lation of leadership on the part of the democratic he said the appropriation committee will meet next week to seek places to Cut pending Money Bills and to recapture some funds already appropriated. Bow s $5-billion reduction proposal with no specific provi Sions Albert said was some thing picked out of the sky. He accused the republicans of making the Issue the Bow Reso Lution or nothing at All and of trying to surrender to the presi Dent Congress control Over the government purse strings. Ford asked Mahon what effects delay in the Bill would have on the a financed agencies saying there were fears that All sorts of dire things Are going to i Don t think it would be fatal to the operation of the govern ment if there s a delay of a mayor so Mahon replied adding that there have been similar situations in the past. On those occasions employees continued to work and services were continued on the premise that eventually the Money would be forthcoming. And it Al ways was. The appropriations commit tee lost 110 time in looking for places to Cut spending. A subcommittee headed Byre. Julia Butler h a n s e nd-wash., called on Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall to help it decide where some of his Money could be returned. One of the few appropriation Bill enacted gave Udall s depart ment $1.38 billion $75 million less than it had requested. Other subcommittee chairmen planned Early meetings to re View their jurisdictional areas. American and South Viet namese infantry last May drove up into the Southern half of the demilitarized zone close to the River. They destroyed extensive communist fortifications and mortar positions from which the enemy had been dropping rounds into Gio Linh and Conthier. American officers say the Suc Cess of that operation was due largely to Surprise the North vietnamese did not expect a . Ground move into the Doz. It s apparent if we go inhere again Well be sacrificing Surprise Well pay a Price military planner said. The ene my May be trying to draw us the North vietnamese first began using the Doz As a base of operations into the South inlay 1966. The first thrust came through the mountainous Western area and was turned Back. Subsequently the North vietnamese switched their route of approach to the less rugged country to Ward the East Between Conthier and Gid Linh according to military sources. Figures available inthe Pentagon show that communist gunners and mortar Tenhave thrown More than 6,000 rounds of artillery mortar an rocket fire into con Thien. . Artillery has thundered Back sometimes in a 10 to 1 ratio in Shell Power but . Officials acknowledge they Don t know How effective the Ameri can counter barrage fire has believe the communists have dug their artillery int Hills and caves and that they use Back Power to manhandle the guns into firing position from such protected Sites. The american officers credit the North vietnamese with super camouflage technique which makes it difficult for americana rial reconnaissance to spot the communist guns. Tripes european edition col. James w. Campbell Usa editor in chief it. Col f. 8, Michael jr., Usan Deputy editor in chief Arnold Burnett Mana Alno editor Elmer d. Frank production manager Henry 8. Epstein. Circulation manager an unofficial newspaper of and for the . Armed forces printed Dally at Darmstadt Germany under the auspices of the office of the chief of Public affair he Usa eur. Military address the stars and Stripe Apo 09175. International mall the stars and stripes Postrach 1034, 61-Darrmtadt, Germany. 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