Civil rights plank sparks clash on Democratic platform
Advocates push for a strong federal guarantee of equality in voting education employment housing and more, a stance opposed by southern senators on the platform committee. The Leadership Conference on Civil Rights unites 30 groups to press the issue as sit ins and diplomacy debates unfold. Leaders urge a bold approach yet face resistance from pro neutral or limited federal action camps.
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Convention Hall Flag Is Old 48 at Los Angeles Convention
LOS ANGELES AP The convention opens Monday at the Sports Arena with the old 48 star flag flying above the Biltmore Hotel. TV control rooms and closed circuit feeds promise smooth broadcasts as CBS NBC and ABC vie for airtime while religious protests surround the venue. David Brinkley praises the arena, and a blimp crew from Texas seeks accreditation for CBS aerial shots.
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Baytown Actor Cast In Houston Playhouse Drama
Gene Read, son of Mr and Mrs J Rodger Read, is cast in Night of January Sixteenth at Houston Playhouse Theater on South Main. He debuts on a yet to be announced July date, after a career at Community Theater in Houston and Bayley University. He serves as public relations man for Houston Natural Gas and pursues painting and writing as hobbies.
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J. Rodger Read
Widow Lane
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Playhouse Theater
South Main
Community Theater
Gene
Playhouse
Read
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Columbus Players
Baylor
Baptist Student Union
Robert E. Lee High School
Lee College
Bay
Houston Natural Gas Co
Gloria Faye Woodard
Menden
Merwin
River Oaks
Baptist Church
Legislation Aimed At Payola Hearings Set
Washington AP reports a Senate commerce subcommittee will begin public hearings on August 10 on bills to crack down on payola and quiz show rigging in radio and television. Chairman John O Pastore says a House passed bill will guide the hearings.
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Formosa Police Face Phone Cutoff Over Budget Gap
The Taipei police bureau warns it could lose all telephone service after failing to raise more than 5000 dollars. Officials say the small budget forces them to seek a special appropriation from the city government to avert disruption.
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Formosa
Taipei Police Bureau
Black Sheep Cafe Owned By Mary's Dutch Uncle
Mary Hartman writes from Amsterdam about flower auctions and the Floriade in Rotterdam, floating houseboats on canals, and a visit to the Black Sheep cafe run by J. Hartman. She describes wooden shoes, Flemish costumes, windmill inns, and a canal cruise, then plans a stop in Brussels.
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Wealthy Actress Dina Merrill Pursues Acting Career
Hollywood reports Dina Merrill daughter of E F Hutton and Merriweather Post aspires to acting. She notes love and challenge drive her, balancing film work from Operation Petticoat to Butterfield with family life. Merrill says trips for movies rarely disrupt home, and her husband Stanley Rumbough Jr. supports her acting ambitions.
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