Redistricting Battle Rages In Senate Clash
The Senate faces nine days of turmoil over state legislative apportionment as Southerners clash with liberal Democrats. Senators Thurmond and Long denounce Supreme Court involvement while pressing to curb federal court jurisdiction. Aimed at delaying reapportionment, a rider on the foreign aid bill spurs a high stakes partisan maneuver ahead of Congress reopening.
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Oilmen Await Demo Platform Stance on Depletion Tax
Oilmen eagerly await the 1964 Democratic platform wording on depletion tax allowances, especially the 27 percent maximum, amid past fights led by Kennedy and Johnson. GOP backers favor reasonable depletion and export safeguards. Goldwater's Senate votes show mixed positions on changes to the tax break.
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John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
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Sam Rayburn
Barry Goldwater
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Brownsville Barbecue Honors 84-Year-Old Judge
Brownsville hosts a public barbecue at Sams Memorial Stadium in honor of 84-year-old Cameron County Judge Oscar C. Dancy. Local officials and dignitaries including U.S. District Judge Reynaldo Garza, Ralph Yarborough, Gov. John Connally, Rep. Joe Kilgore, and John Young attend. Dancy helped create Padre Island seashore protections and a county causeway, and distributed surplus food to the needy.
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Joe Kilgore
John Young
Daney
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Baytown Sun masthead and staff notices
The Baytown Sun announces staff roles including Editor and Publisher General Manager and Managing Editor Office Manager Circulation Director Preston Pendergrass Beulah Mae Jackson Robert K Gilmore John Wadley Paul Putgian Corrie Laughlin and a retail manager. It lists postal registration and pricing details and notes Associated Press membership and republication rights.
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Robert K. Gilmore
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Lyndon Johnson Dominates Democratic Scene In Atlantic City
William F Buckley Jr argues Lyndon Johnson controls the Democratic Party, contrasts with Truman’s 1948 era, notes Mississippi seating disputes and party boss influence, and predicts Johnson will be anointed at Atlantic City despite potential southern opposition. Fabian tale follows, showing teen idol pressures.
Scars Mark Quick Draw Practice for Edminster
In Redding California Philip Edminster Jr 24 was practicing fast draw when his .22 pistol fired as it cleared the holster. He suffered a bullet wound to his right leg and was treated.
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Daily Quiz Bag: Effulgent Meaning and World Facts
Quick answers and today in history notes include effulgent meaning a radiant or shining, cranberry producer in the Midwest is Wisconsin, Florida was discovered by Juan Ponce de León, an orthodontist is a dental specialist aligning teeth, and the dollar trace comes from the thaler. Also, Liewerlyn Thompson and Phil Baker are named as births, Mt Vesuvius eruption on this day in 79 A.D. and warding off evil amulet.
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Spot of Fame Guess the Name Along the Appian Way
The passage describes Taust driving from Rome along the Via Appia Antica built in 312 B.C. and famed for its original paving stones. Along the Appian Way are sites where early Christians buried their dead hid during persecutions and held secret services in underground burial places.
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Great U.S. political show shifts at Atlantic City
Atlantic City hosts the 1960 convention scene with hospitality suites and race day distractions from major sponsors while a quiet power shift arises. Black and white delegates dissolve old alignments as Southern Republicans fade and Southern Democrats grow stronger, reshaping party dynamics long dominated by race. Alabama’s exclusion looms as Alaska votes first, signaling a new era in party politics. Luke 9:26 quotes placed at end.
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Coed Is Only Woman Enrolled in Police Training Class
Virginia Rakocinski, 24, of Evanston, is the sole woman among 200 men in a 13 week Chicago police training course. She topped 42 applicants to win a Skokie policewoman job and left a chemistry degree and radioactive research post to pursue a challenging police career.
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Evanston
Chicago Police Training Division
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Skokie
Chicago Police Training School
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Rakacinski
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Cardinal Tisserant consecrates cathedral in Mexico
Cardinal Eugene Tisserant, dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals, consecrated the new cathedral of Tialnepantla near Mexico City before about 15 000 cheering people. The event marked the creation of the Talalepanila Diocese, with the French prelate planning a 10 day Mexican tour to about a dozen towns including Yucatan and Oaxaca.
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Eugene Tisserant
Sacred College of Cardinals
Tialnepantla
Mexico
Mexico City
Tisserant
Puebla
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Daily Crossword Puzzle King Feature Saturday Clues
Puzzle row of KING FEATURE includes numbered hints Buds of potatoes 37 Hartebeest 40 Rowing implement 41 Cereal spike 42 Mature with entries to solve the Saturday edition.
Know Your Bridge described extraordinary play in Calcutta
The feature recounts Shri D Gore's defense as East against four hearts. In a tricky sequence he discards the ace of spades on a trump lead, risking defeat to discourage declarer from ruffing spades. Gore's move preserved the end result and showcased a sharp endgame insight featured in Indian Bridge World.
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East
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