WHY HOUSE UPSET MCCARRAN RIDERS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-03578A000400060021-0
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 6, 2002
• Sequence Number: 21
• Content Type: NSPR

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m-n,stratron. voted ]sat week to security risks. oroe em- ran riders for pult}eal diamfa-
kilm the so-called McCarron
, ployees suspected of being poor "is or to destroy or circumvent
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The HouaP of Representatives. It $ clear, hoverer; that ~~' that a MoCattan riders have D
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By Jack Steele the riders nMd tk etfen no l4a. , ? Avaliable evklelnee ladieatea
WASHINO'PON. sons and have no right of
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r ou ors t,, dlsm.,,v any employees been 1n the forefront of the the McCarron riders has little p" faith in feat uses that
nt their nepartments in the 1n-campaign for a more stringent choice but to riders
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government security Progrtim diamiesal carries a cleat ".occur.
rime : e leer ion by the House of united to
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Urge the repealf th
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which lit
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ttie M: (: arren riders, by thr McCarron riders and were chiefly chances of any one ? diamisse uit m
C iU..P vote of 181 to 168, e+t Ce brousm set the riders
House vote ' under the riders of getting fu- in the
prdelaj I)lstrict
q i? t .,t c le of l y touch of a ha U Thes ile for
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a privat
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groups-the
Weeit M an effort r r !!rte 5^ratr one which American Legion, the. Veterans employee so threatened had nog M got a /~..~ teat of,
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r,r.a,ur u,yn.t> slid security The House action made it evi uddslr' 4M Irdenl alter ha
11,091411! I. The riders are no longer dent that there are i
necessary because the Admittle- fears or growtttg hno~ for
may-'
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execu~ gam d
-ri,nage reasons or for incointpe- persona they colts der in omoe APDs'o
had
-- "_~?ombucstroy the civil service system, a,ve open fostered bfl circutn i
$t.ant,iai evidence u irlr }r? had ban kang
lte1"ttid to the
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announcing
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he Intended to rid the -
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of thousands
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teat or ?
p
- 1nemciatit employees.
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tin en t ise rto a grow:m- number' s Y emploreM of such
of conlplau.ta to 'veterans wa! "e5elds 10 th4 0. W. I.
groups amid other organizat;ons ThA was Bel'. any over-
One such piece of Prldence a r1 9 l y program was
a as time action of Attorney Gen- In effect.
eta} Herbert Brownell jr. In ask The Senate Appropriations
ing that time riders be extended Committee lA szpectad to restore
fur the first time to the Depart- ,the riders to the .State.Ca,m? j
ment of Justice at the same time & Now. Justice itiP'i?
Pat YeCsrrsa,. D..
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odpinal epeow, to
hauls 1-? Oft on the
nation of a nu
mber of Justice
Department employees. at least
? Iuuaer the Implied threat that
they would be dismissed other.
Wise under unpleasant e1ro,,m-
Stall another bit of evld.ne.
Clair Weeks. Becretanr of c~nm_
siderable use of the' riders to
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