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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1965
Page
8
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Texas figures senator Atty Gen Waggoner Carr counters federal Voting Rights Act challenges to the poll tax. He argues the tax, long used to deter Black voters, is not unconstitutional and cites payment by Black voters at higher rates. The case, before a three judge court, awaits a date for trial and possible repeal efforts in Texas.
Gov Connally and Rep Poage will speak at the Saturday dedication of the Brazos River Authority dam in Waco. The contract covers about $6 million for 104100 acre feet of water space, to be sold to Waco at cost. Army Engineers supervised construction and will operate for flood control, water conservation, and recreation. Harry Provence leads the dedication committee and holds posts with the Waco Times Herald News Tribune, the authority, and the chamber of commerce.
The U S Atomic Energy Commission signed an agreement with Japan to provide 370 grams of fissionable materials in small quantities for research over the next two years.
The Houston-Gar Association voted 1 097 to 321 to admit Negroes, per president W James Kronezer. Dean Kenneth Tollett of Texas Southern University School of Law said about 40 Negro attorneys are eligible to join the association.
The United States agreed to loan 7.69 million dollars to Turkey to support the construction of a power transmission network. The agreement, reported by AP, aims to bolster Turkey's electrical infrastructure and energy reliability through U S funding and international cooperation.
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