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Punctures Security Umbrella Senate Sanctions Reserve Call Up WASU WASHINGTON AP The Senate SeDate overriding s objections from the White late House Rouse and the Pentagon has bu given liven President Johnson standby authority to call caD up thousands ds of reservists for possible active duty in Viet VietNam Nam Ham Voting 21 86 Wednesday to tie the Ie provision to the pending 58 billion bUlion 2 annual defense money hoi bill the Senate heeded arguments menta that many draft draft age age youths were joining the Army Reserve and National Guard to avoid duty in hi the Southeast Asi Asian Asi- Asi Asian an war warWe warWe We can cant can't t permit the six six- month reserve training pro pro- program program program gram to become an umbrella to avoid active service declared Sen Stuart Symington D D Mo a n former secretary of the Air I Force S e e Wednesdays Wednesday's s vote amounted to a hard hard fought fought victory for Sen Richard B B. Russell D Ga chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee and Sen Leverett R Mass its ranking Republican President Johnson and Secretary Secre Secre- Secretary Secretary tary of Defense Robert S S. S Mc Me- McNamara McNamara Namara have rejected previous proposals for mobilizing any of the citizen soldier citizen soldier units of the armed The Senate faces another bat bat- battie battle battie tie tle over the huge defense bill today this time lime from a small smail band of dissenting Democrats I who are arp seeking to slash more I Ithan than million from it it I Sen George McGovern D DS I S SD S.D. D offered the proposal to cut cutI I the funds from the I recommended by the Senate Appropriations Committee Mc Mc- McGovern McGovern McGovern Govern described his bis proposed move as a a modest reduction that would bring the bill in line with the administrations administration's budget requests a o e Joining him were Sens Jo Jo- Joseph Joseph Joseph seph S S. S Clark D D Pa Gaylord Nelson D Wis William mire D D Wis and Stephen M M. MYoung Young D D Ohio The Russell Russell pro pro- proposal proposal proposal specifically would author author- authorize authorize ize active duty active duty service for indi indi- individual individual I vidual reservists of up to 24 I consecutive months less any anytime anytime time previously served on ac ac- i live five e training duty It could apply to thousands of reservists and National Guards Guards- Guardsmen men who volunteered to take a afew a. a afew few months months' training duty with the active or regular forces and I Ithen then served additional years in inthe inthe I. I the Reserve or Guard e e e However the amendment would exempt reservists or guardsmen who served in World War II I the Korean War or on active duty for more than two years The Senate rejected 62 26 a proposal from Sen Thur Thur- Thurmond Thurmond mond R SC R S SC C that the Gallup callup call up be limited to young men not in units or to entire units Russell argued that only seven of eight reservists would be taken from any unit thus preventing any weakening of one unit Noting that President Johnson did not want the authority and an might not use it it Russell said that the measure at least put the Senate on oa record in hi favor of 1 equality of service Under present law Johnson cannot summon Reservists and Guardsmen to active duty un un- unless unless less he be or Congress declares a national emergency The Georgia Democrat said Johnson had ad not issued such conch a declaration because it would make the United States appear ridiculous in the eyes of the world while with a a third third rate rate power such as North Viet Nam Russell and agreed during floor debate to limit the President authority until June 30 1968 s. s s
Object Description
| Title | Columbia Missourian Newspaper 1966-08-18 |
| Description | 58th Year, No. 284 |
| Subject |
Columbia (Mo.) -- Newspapers Boone County (Mo.) -- Newspapers |
| Coverage | United States -- Missouri -- Boone County -- Columbia |
| Language | English |
| Date | 1966-08-18 |
| Type | Newspapers |
| Format | |
| Collection Name |
Columbia Missourian Newspaper Collection |
| Publisher.Digital | University of Missouri Library Systems |
| Rights | These pages may be freely searched and displayed. Permission must be received for distribution or publication. |
| Contributing Institution |
State Historical Society of Missouri University of Missouri--Columbia. School of Journalism |
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| County |
Boone County (Mo.) |
Description
| Title | Columbia Missourian 1966-08-18 Punctures 'Security Umbrella' |
| Date | 1966-08-18 |
| Type | article |
| Collection Name | Columbia Missourian Newspaper Collection |
| Item.Transcript | Punctures Security Umbrella Senate Sanctions Reserve Call Up WASU WASHINGTON AP The Senate SeDate overriding s objections from the White late House Rouse and the Pentagon has bu given liven President Johnson standby authority to call caD up thousands ds of reservists for possible active duty in Viet VietNam Nam Ham Voting 21 86 Wednesday to tie the Ie provision to the pending 58 billion bUlion 2 annual defense money hoi bill the Senate heeded arguments menta that many draft draft age age youths were joining the Army Reserve and National Guard to avoid duty in hi the Southeast Asi Asian Asi- Asi Asian an war warWe warWe We can cant can't t permit the six six- month reserve training pro pro- program program program gram to become an umbrella to avoid active service declared Sen Stuart Symington D D Mo a n former secretary of the Air I Force S e e Wednesdays Wednesday's s vote amounted to a hard hard fought fought victory for Sen Richard B B. Russell D Ga chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee and Sen Leverett R Mass its ranking Republican President Johnson and Secretary Secre Secre- Secretary Secretary tary of Defense Robert S S. S Mc Me- McNamara McNamara Namara have rejected previous proposals for mobilizing any of the citizen soldier citizen soldier units of the armed The Senate faces another bat bat- battie battle battie tie tle over the huge defense bill today this time lime from a small smail band of dissenting Democrats I who are arp seeking to slash more I Ithan than million from it it I Sen George McGovern D DS I S SD S.D. D offered the proposal to cut cutI I the funds from the I recommended by the Senate Appropriations Committee Mc Mc- McGovern McGovern McGovern Govern described his bis proposed move as a a modest reduction that would bring the bill in line with the administrations administration's budget requests a o e Joining him were Sens Jo Jo- Joseph Joseph Joseph seph S S. S Clark D D Pa Gaylord Nelson D Wis William mire D D Wis and Stephen M M. MYoung Young D D Ohio The Russell Russell pro pro- proposal proposal proposal specifically would author author- authorize authorize ize active duty active duty service for indi indi- individual individual I vidual reservists of up to 24 I consecutive months less any anytime anytime time previously served on ac ac- i live five e training duty It could apply to thousands of reservists and National Guards Guards- Guardsmen men who volunteered to take a afew a. a afew few months months' training duty with the active or regular forces and I Ithen then served additional years in inthe inthe I. I the Reserve or Guard e e e However the amendment would exempt reservists or guardsmen who served in World War II I the Korean War or on active duty for more than two years The Senate rejected 62 26 a proposal from Sen Thur Thur- Thurmond Thurmond mond R SC R S SC C that the Gallup callup call up be limited to young men not in units or to entire units Russell argued that only seven of eight reservists would be taken from any unit thus preventing any weakening of one unit Noting that President Johnson did not want the authority and an might not use it it Russell said that the measure at least put the Senate on oa record in hi favor of 1 equality of service Under present law Johnson cannot summon Reservists and Guardsmen to active duty un un- unless unless less he be or Congress declares a national emergency The Georgia Democrat said Johnson had ad not issued such conch a declaration because it would make the United States appear ridiculous in the eyes of the world while with a a third third rate rate power such as North Viet Nam Russell and agreed during floor debate to limit the President authority until June 30 1968 s. s s |
