King Plans March To Protest Negro Roundup
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr announced a march on the Montgomery courthouse to protest a sheriff deputy roundup of demonstrators. Eight people were hospitalized after deputies on horses clashed with Civil Rights protesters, including white college students and a Pennsylvanian teacher. Gov Wallace granted extra voter registration days in six Alabama counties as hearings and literacy tests loom in federal court. President Johnson stays in close touch with the Montgomery situation.
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Ala
Martin Luther King Jr
Pennsylvania
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Dallas
Selma
Hayneville
Board of Registrars
Lowndes County
Dallas County
Dist
Frank M. Johnson Jr
Ohio Power to cut rates for half its customers in April
About 250000 Ohio Power Co customers will receive reduced electric rates starting in April after the Public Utilities Commission granted permission for the rate cut. The Canton based utility announced the move following the approval.
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Columbus
Ohio Power Co
Public Utilities Commission
House votes to curb gerrymander with district standards
The House approved a bill setting federal rules for congressional districts including compactness and population variation within 15 percent of the state average. It aims to curb oddly shaped districts and would take effect for the 1966 elections, sending the measure to the Senate for swift action.
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Washington
House
Senate
Supreme Court
Filibuster Hurdles Voting Rights Bill as Senates Weigh Limits
A sweeping voting rights bill faces possible filibuster drama with leaders believed able to cut debate by a two thirds vote if needed. President Johnson plans to send the administration's version to Congress while Senate members debate limits, cloture, and enforcement across Southern states.
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Ellender
Allen J. Ellender
D-La
Center
Senate
Johnson
A. Willis Robertson
D-Va
John Stennis
D-Miss
Washington
Associated Press
Congress
Atty
Nicholas Katzenbach
George D. Aiken
Sen
J. W. Fulbright
Joseph M. Montoya
D-N.m
Ross Bass
D-Tenn
Paul J. Fannin
R-Ariz
Barry Gold
Bombers Hit Laos Again as Viet Nam Toll Rises
U S jet fighter-bombers raided Communist areas in Laos dropping more than 20 tons of bombs. Six F105s and accompanying F100s from Da Nang attacked supply lines, returning with empty racks. Two more Americans were killed in South Vietnam, bringing unofficial U S deaths to 430. McNamara pushes for more helicopter units. 400 helicopters currently in Vietnam.
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South Viet Nam
U.S
Laos
U.S. Navy
Mekong River
Viet Nam
Washington
North Viet Nam
South Vietnamese
Xom Bang
Phu Qui
Saigon
Harold K. Johnson
Army
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Virgil Grissom Set for Gemini Spaceflight First Controls
Cape Kennedy Fla Astronaut Virgil Grissom prepares for the first manned Gemini flight with John W Young as copilot. If no hitches arise the three orbit mission will test spacecraft controls and pave way for longer rendezvous flights. Grissom plans to be 30 on April 3 and would become the first person to command two space missions.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Virgil 1
John W. Young
Ake
Tion
Gemini
Grissom
Zoning board schedules three hearings in Athens area
Inside The Messenger reports Athens zoning board of appeals plans three hearings this week. The piece outlines meeting dates and issues on the agenda as local officials prepare for hearings in the Athens area.
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Athens Zoning Board of Appeals
Nana Norman Mailer
Middleport Auxiliary
Amiantad Legion
Athens County League
Pancake Attacks Delay in Hearing on Senate Bill 207
Columbus Senator Charles L. Pancake of Athens objects to postponing a hearing on his bill to address four Rhodes issues. He cites $939,000 in administration expenditures and calls for equal public consideration, urging opponents to present their case. A Nelsonville colleague resists delaying actions.
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Charles L. Pancake
Athens
Pancake
Nelsonville
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