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The Herald
Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia
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The US Government threatens legal action against contractor McCloskey & Co. unless Negro electricians are hired for Federal Office Building No. 6 construction in Washington, D.C., with a 10-day deadline set by GSA head Franklin G. Floete. The issue has political ties due to McCloskey's role in the Democratic National Committee.
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Washington, D. C., (CNS) - The United States Government is threatening a suit unless Negro electricians are hired to work on the construction of the Federal Office Building No. 6.
According to Franklin G. Floete, head of the General Services Administration, a deadline of 10 days to hire a Negro has been set and a letter sent with the implied threat that the Government would step in. Mahew H. McCloskey, president of McCloskey is general contractors on the big building project and since he is also treasurer of the Democratic National Committee, the whole thing has political overtones.
Legal action could lead to cancellation of the contract and this would be based on charges that McCloskey and Co. had violated non-discrimination clauses written into Federal contracts.
At least one qualified Negro electrician has applied for work, according to Mr. Floete, but he has not even been granted an interview. The President's Committee on Government Contracts, which is headed by Vice-President Nixon several months ago pressed McCloskey and some other companies to hire Negroes for construction projects here. The companies said they were willing but maintained that Negroes who applied were not qualified.
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Washington, D. C.
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threat of suit and possible contract cancellation for violating non-discrimination clauses; at least one qualified negro electrician applied but not interviewed.
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The United States Government threatens a suit unless Negro electricians are hired for Federal Office Building No. 6 construction. GSA head Franklin G. Floete set a 10-day deadline and sent a letter implying government intervention. McCloskey & Co., led by Mahew H. McCloskey who is also Democratic National Committee treasurer, is the general contractor. The President's Committee on Government Contracts, headed by Vice-President Nixon, previously pressed for hiring Negroes, but companies claimed applicants were unqualified.