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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Nov 29, 1965

Page

10

New England Congress Members Ranked by Conservatives Liberals

A scorecard clash shows New England House members at 19 percent conservative and senators at 18 percent, while liberal scores run 59 to 67 percent. Prominent names include Kennedy and Dodd for liberals and Saltonstall and Cotton for conservatives. regional breakdown lists ratings for each member in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. The report cites Liberty Lobby and ADA tallies, noting noncompliance in McCormack's case due to nonvoting.

House Liberty Lobby New England Americans For Democratic Action ADA New Thomas J. Dodd D-Conn Abraham A. Ribicoff Dconn Thomas J. McIntyre D-N.h John O. Pastore Claiborne Pell D-R.i Bernard Grabowski D - Conn Donald Irwin John W. McCormack Connecticut Emilio Q. Daddario William St. Onge Robert Giaimo John Monagan Maine Margaret Chase Smith Edmund S. Muskie William Hathaway Stanley Tupper Massachusetts Edward M. Kennedy Leverett Saltonstall Silvio Conte

Court upholds state rights in voter qualifications ruling

A three judge panel in Washington held that Congress lacked power to regulate voter qualifications and struck down a 1965 Voting Rights Act section aimed at Spanish speaking Puerto Ricans in New York. The opinion notes states traditionally control voter qualifications and constitutional amendments limit federal intrusion. The decision hinges on whether discrimination occurred in the New York literacy test and outlines anticipated Supreme Court review.

U.S Congress Washington, D.C New York Alexander Holtzoff New York State Holtzoff Supreme Court

State Dept Accused of Blocking Kennedy Era Policy Push

Historian Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. says State Department officials would have blocked the Kennedy administration from pursuing the Alliance for Progress and a nuclear test ban if diplomats had sole say. He cites a belief that foreign policy is the department’s personal property and a stubborn adherence to past policies as core obstacles to presidential wishes.

Washington UPI Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr State Department Schlesinger Department United States White House Meet the Press NBC

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