Kennedy accuses aides of softening civil rights enforcement
Senator Edward M. Kennedy told a Senate subcommittee hearing that John Volpe and David Packard softened government civil rights enforcement and did not fulfill Nixon’s pledge to move people off welfare. Volpe and Packard denied the charges while being defended by Dirksen and Thurmond amid tense televised questioning.
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U S To Help Negroes Recover Overpayments
The Justice Department will join a Chicago civil rights suit by Negro homeowners against 82 realtors and lenders. It seeks retroactive contract redress and refunds to end blockbusting and restore fair terms. The move aims to curb racial price discrimination in housing nationwide.
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Jerris Leonard
Civil Rights Division
Chicago
Gov Davis ends Irasburg affair with reforms
Montpelier Vermont Gov Deane C Davis said no further disciplinary action is needed in the Irasburg affair. He asked Public Safety Commissioner Erwin Alexander to implement three recommendations to restore public confidence and improve interagency communications. The plan includes better coordination with the attorney general on crime information and a rule that officers enforce the law impartially regardless of race creed or color.
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Philip H. Hoff
Alexander
David Johnson
Irasburg
Dollars for Scholars launches second annual drive
On the Inside, Dollars for Scholars launches its second annual drive for college scholarships with a door to door campaign Monday. Manchester youngsters collect books for library in Jerusalem. An editorial note says the race for the moon has ended and a new era of eased U S Russian tension may begin.
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United States
Russia
State Funeral Planned As World Mourns Ike
Eisenhower, revered World War II general and 34th president, died at 78 from heart disease. A state funeral is set in Washington with national leaders attending. burial planned in Abilene, Kansas. The White House closed, and tributes from Nixon and de Gaulle marked a global outpouring. His body will lie in state at the Capitol rotunda before burial at the Eisenhower Museum and Library.
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Freedoms Foundation
Valley Forge
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Woodrow Wilson
Herbert Hoover
Abraham Lincoln
Denison
Tex
David Jacob
The Eisenhower Smile Fades Forever
The article recalls Dwight D. Eisenhower's famed dazzling smile and public presence from World War II through his 1950s presidency. It notes moments of solemnity and triumph, his 1955 heart attack return to Washington, and ends with the sense that the iconic light has finally gone out.
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Richard M. Nixon
Mamie
Tributes Pour In For Gallant Soldier Eisenhower
President Nixon led the nation in mourning Dwight D. Eisenhowers death calling him a man of duty and right action and a moral authority. Lyndon Johnson Truman Montgomery Agnew McCormack and Fulbright joined in praise highlighting his war leadership and peacetime service. The Senate and Supreme Court leaders stressed his stature and lasting impact as a statesman and military figure.
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Fla
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Supreme Court
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West Point
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Lincoln
Civil Air Patrol Memorial Retreat Honors Eisenhower
The Bennington Civil Air Patrol holds a 6 p.m. memorial retreat in Veterans' Memorial Park beside the County Courthouse to honor Dwight D. Eisenhower. Capt. Gordon Foster leads with Lt. Arthur Rogerson and Lt. Mitchel Kahwajy assisted by cadets and bugler, while Village President Henry H. Mallory represents the village.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Gordon Foster
Veterans’ Memorial Park
South Street
County Court House
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Arthur Rogerson
Mitchel Kahwajy
Albert Krawczyk
Henry H. Mallory
Flags To Fly At Half Mast In Bennington Town
The town selectmen proclaim flags in Bennington should be flown at half mast in memory of the late President Dwight David Eisenhower until Friday April 4.
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