Show Senate Unit Draft Measure Kills Racial Rider WASHINGTON May 11 INS I The The senate armed services committee committee com corn 1 approved its combination I training draft-training bill Tuesday after defeating a racial segregation amendment The vote was seven for the bill two against and three members voting present Sen Russell D. D Ga offered the amendment which would have permitted any inductee to state in writing that he preferred to serve only in a unit all of the enlisted personnel of which are of his own race and thereupon be so assigned as as- signed The Russell amendment was voted down 7 to 4 Russell and Sens Byrd D. D Va Hill D. D Ala and Maybank D. D S. S C. C voted for the racial amend amend- ment The vote came after the committee committee com corn conferred for an hour with Defense Secretary Forrestal on the segregation question The bill carries a proviso saying that in the selection of trainees and inductees there shall be no discrimination against any person on acco account nt of race or color I |