Wallace Again Sparks National Outrage Over Alabama Crises
Washington reports George Wallace defied federal courts during desegregation and opposed Martin Luther King Jr as the Selma Montgomery march drew a massive response. Police clashed with demonstrators while Congress and civil rights leaders condemned the actions and urged federal protection and voting rights legislation.
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Montgomery
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Stacles
Alabama
University of Alabama
Alabama National Guard
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Montgombry
Regence
Atte
Atlanta
Congress
Ralph Yarborough
D-Tex
Johnson
Crosby Volunteer Fire Department Show Planned
Plans for the Crosby Volunteer Fire Department annual variety show near completion feature the Crosby Junior High School band opening with a 26 minute concert at 7 p.m. Friday March 12 in the Crosby Junior High auditorium. Proceeds fund fighting equipment as John Bennett directs the band and parochial, high, junior high, and elementary groups perform.
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Idell Anderson Creaby
Crosby Voluneer Fire Department
Crosby
Crosny Junine High School
John Bennett
Jerssby Volunteer Fire Department
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Chilean reform program headed for enactment
Chilean President Eduardo Frei’s Christian Democrats won a majority in the lower house, signaling a push for sweeping social and economic reforms. The party’s 73 seats give it control over the chamber, with moves toward government partnerships with American copper firms and expansions into American controlled utilities. The new Parliament will be sworn in May. The largest maternity hospital in the world is the Kerdeng Kerbau Government Maternity Hospital in Singapore with 3161 beds.
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Chile
Eduardo Frei
Christian Democratic Party
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Democrats
Chamber
Deputies
Issun
Fret
Flekis
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Kerdeng Kerbau Government
Singapore
No Parking No Garbage Cans in Phoenix City Rules
In Phoenix Arizona residents face strict municipal ordinances penalizing unmarked garbage cans and curbside placement. Violations carry up to 400 dollars fine and six months in jail. enforcement is unclear with officials deferring action while long-standing all-night parking bans linger.
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Phoenin, Ariz
Phoenix
Charles A. Esser
Fred Glendening
Glendening
Esser
Literacy tests in voting face continued scrutiny nationwide
Washington reports that a Supreme Court decision in a Louisiana case does not erase literacy tests as a voting barrier. Eighteen states still use tests. many were condemned as discriminatory. The piece notes varied state laws, including Georgia's 20-question test with a 15 correct passing score, and cites civil rights officials urging an end to literacy-based barriers.
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Supreme Court
Louisiana
U.S
Alabama
High Tribunal
Justice Department
Presidential Commission On Registration and Voting Participation
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California
Connecticut
Delaware
Georgia
Hawaii
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Maine
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Mississippi
New Hampshire
New York
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Oklahoma
Oregon
South Carolina
Wyoming
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U.S. Civil Rights Commission
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Humphreys County
Electrical modernization for your home and kitchen
A promotional piece urges upgrading home wiring and appliances to reduce outages. It highlights frequent fuse trips, dim lights, and sluggish performance as signs for modernization. Advice centers on kitchen upgrades, lighting, heating, cooling, and using a booklet from Houston Lighting and Power Company.
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Houston Lighting and Power ‘Company
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