Nixon May Lose First Test Vote On Voting Rights Proposals
President Nixon faces a likely defeat in the House Judiciary subcommittee as a bipartisan majority opposes his plan to scrap the 1965 Voting Rights Act in favor of a broader nationwide measure. Critics warn the administration bill would undermine existing protections while civil rights groups back extending the current ban on literacy tests and the need for court oversight.
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Maddox retorts to federal desegregation warning
Gov. Lester Maddox of Georgia angrily rejects a federal desegregation warning as Chicago officials deny faculty segregation. Assistant U.S. Attorney General Jerris Leonard pushes lawsuits to end desegregation. The notices target Georgia and Chicago for complete school integration amid university and board debates.
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Senate panel weighs cuts to rising Medicare costs
The Senate Finance Committee seeks methods to curb mounting costs in Medicare and Medicaid without broad fee regulation. They warn of a $48 billion yearly excess and consider Congress stepping in if the department cannot find cost controls. Ball notes tightening fees and a near freeze on increases, while Veneman reports new Medicaid controls. Medicare serves 20 million seniors. Medicaid aids the poor and near-poor.
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Toda Tradition Is Demonstrated By Dying Woman
A Toda woman, near death, honors an elder by bowing and raising his foot. The medical van stops to pick up two Toda men. she rises from a stretcher to bow as elders board. This event is cited in the book The Vanishing Peoples of the Earth.
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