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The Omaha Guide
Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska
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The Atomic Energy Commission assures the NAACP that it will include a non-discrimination clause in contracts with private employers to reduce discrimination against colored persons in atomic energy production. Key contractors include General Electric, Carbide and Carbon, and DuPont.
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Washington, D. C., Aug. 26—Assurance that the Atomic Energy Commission is inserting a non-discrimination clause in its contracts with private employers was given the NAACP Labor Department this week by Oscar Smith, the Acting Director, Office of Organization and Personnel of the Commission.
The NAACP's inquiry and suggestion that the clause be included were based on previous conferences with Commission officials during which some doubt was expressed by the AEC representatives on whether the clause was required.
The Association's Labor Secretary, Clarence M. Mitchell, pointed out, in making public his information from the Commission, that the clause will be an important factor in cutting down discrimination against colored persons in the new field of producing atomic energy. Association branches in key cities are being alerted to report to the National Office on problems of discrimination in this field which they are unable to settle locally.
Among the important contractors are the General Electric company, the Carbide and Carbon corporation, and the DuPont company.
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The Atomic Energy Commission provides assurance to the NAACP that a non-discrimination clause will be added to contracts with private employers, following NAACP's inquiry based on prior conferences where doubt was expressed. This clause aims to reduce discrimination against colored persons in atomic energy production. NAACP branches are alerted to report local discrimination issues. Key contractors: General Electric, Carbide and Carbon, DuPont.