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The Augusta Courier
Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia
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President Truman announced at a Washington news conference on Oct. 7 that his administration aims for full integration of Negro personnel in the armed services, viewing recent Department of Defense orders as initial progress toward nonsegregation.
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 7. — President Truman said Thursday that his eventual goal is integration of all Negroes in the armed services with other personnel.
He told a news conference that the recent order of the Department of Defense, giving Negro personnel wider latitude, was only a progress report.
He said these moves will continue. He expects further recommendations from his committee studying the subject.
Eventually, he said, the armed services will reach the point in nonsegregation that the administration has hoped for from the beginning.
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Oct. 7.
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progress toward full integration of negro personnel in the armed services; further recommendations expected from committee.
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President Truman stated at a news conference that his goal is integration of all Negroes in the armed services with other personnel. He described the recent Department of Defense order giving Negro personnel wider latitude as a progress report, with moves to continue and further recommendations anticipated from his committee studying the subject. Eventually, the armed services will achieve the nonsegregation hoped for by the administration.