REASON WHY WAR IN VIETNAM IS UNPOPULAR AMONG NEGROES
in the armed forces of the U.S., as in American society as a whole,: black-skinned citizens get the roughest deal and have the least: chance for advancement, no matter what their abilities. The facts. are graphically shown by the following data on Negro enlistment in'the U.S. armed forces which was prepared by the deputy assistant secretary of defense and published in the. Congressional Record, July 18, 1966, p. 15233.
Percentages of Negro enlisted personnel as of Dec. 31, 1965:
Army =| 14.9
Marine Corps (9.0
0.7
Air: Force 1
| 27
Percentages of Negro commissioned officers as of the same date:
‘Army. -- 4.6
Navy 0.4
Marine Corps 0.3
Air Force 1.6.
Percentages of fatalities of Negro enlisted men in Vietnam from 1961-1965: . a
Army Oo 22.1
Navy 5.8
_Marine Corps 12.0 a,
Air Force No fatalities
A SEAT FOR JAPAN IN NUCLEAR CLUB?
The Weekly Economist, published in Japan, declared July 1 that if the. Japanese government should decide to begin producing nuclear weapons, the first models might be ready within twelve to fifteen months. ; ;
The rockets with which to deliver them have been in production for some time.
"Japan is already ahead of Communist China in missile development," said the magazine, "and has all the necessary components for a medium-range ballistic missile except for the highly sophisticated guidance systems which are needed, but > could conceivably be supplied by the Americans."
According to the Weekly Economist there are indications in Tokyo that the ruling Liberal-Democratic party has launched a gradual conditioning campaign to accustom the nation to a new military role for Japan in face of the nuclear threat from China.
"The first step is already being ‘proposed in the Diet: elevation of the present Defense Agency to full ministerial status in the cabinet," the magazine said. .
Washington. has been pressing the Japanese government for” : some time to begin rearming, and the Johnson administration has | been seeking to involve Japan more deeply in the Vietnam conflict.
“The big problem facing the