Negroes First in Line in U.s. Economic Slow Down

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Discounting the U.S. Administration's forecasts of the effects of the slowing down of the growth rate to 4 per cent, Mr. Andrew Brimmer, a governor of the Federal Reserve System, has stated in Washington that, while overall unemployment might well remain steady, in fact negro unemployment was bound to rise. Although only at a late stage did the negro enjoy the fruits of the five year economic boom, he would nevertheless be the first to suffer. "Sadly but honestly", said Mr. Brimmer, "I have concluded that the outlook for further substantial progress in the effort to broaden and deepen job opportunities for minority groups is less promising than it was even as recently as a year ago". He called for a special effort to “ensure that the burden of restraint does not fall unduly on those least able to bear it."