Senate unit postpones meeting on rights bill
President Kennedy has pushed for civil rights legislation while a White House conference with House leaders resulted in delaying a crucial Judiciary Committee vote until next Tuesday. Administration sources say the delay aims to secure enough votes for a compromise bill closer to midsummer proposals.
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D-Mass
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D-N.y
William M. McCulloch
Ohio
House Judiciary Committee
Diana Churchill Dies by Overdose in Suicide Case
London AP reports coroner ruled Diana Churchill, eldest daughter of Sir Winston Churchill, took her own life by an acute barbiturate overdose. Pathologist testified 17 sleeping pills were recovered. she had drunk whisky and faced months of nervous strain. Diana Churchill, formerly Diana Sandys, was 54.
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Gavin Thurston
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Paris Ky bumper sticker story shows Greenland ads for barley market
Article notes Jim Blake of the Coast Guard on leave found bumper stickers urging tobacco sales in Paris Kentucky. It also discusses a political committee vote on Kennedy proposals, liberal Democrats adding provisions for fair employment, civil rights suits, and expanded attorney general powers to enforce voting rights and desegregation in schools and public accommodations.
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Paris, Ky
Greenland
Jim Blake
Coast Guard
Paris
Kennedy
Fair Employment Practices Commission
Divers Tie Marker Buoys To Andrea Doria
Two divers aboard the salvage ship Top Cat placed marker buoys at the bow and stern of the sunken liner Andrea Doria about 250 feet deep off Nantucket Massachusetts. Strong tides halted salvage work and limited findings as divers noted the ship lay tipped and settled in sand.
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Andrea Doria
Norfolk, Va
J. H. Simpkins
Norfolk
Simpkins
Atlantic Ocean
Nantucket
Mass
U.S. Prelates Call for Race Equality Declaration at Vatican Council
A group of 147 American bishops urged the Ecumenical Council to amend the laity document to affirm equality of all church members. They argued no inequality based on race, class, or sex can align with Catholic teaching. The move coincides with other council actions including modernizing the divine office and a vote on Mary’s place in a separate schema.
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U.S
Roman Catholic Ecumenical Council
Robert E. Tracy
Baton Route
Council
Council Press
St. Peter’s Basilica
Tracy
Louisiana
Buddhists in Viet Nam test regime amid silent opposition
AP reports on the Buddhist crisis in South Viet Nam where monks and lay Buddhists face repression under Ngo Dinh Diem and his regime. A self-immolation and violent crackdowns symbolize growing dissent, while authorities label activists as leftists or communists to justify control.
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William L. Ryan
Southeast Asia
Saigon
Ngo Dinh Diem
Ngo Dinh Nhu
Buddha
Hue
South Viet
Diem
Nhu
Overseas Troop Reductions Not Planned Immediately
The United States does not plan immediate reductions of combat forces in Europe. Defense officials cite no timetable for cuts while noting possible long term changes and the option to bring home noncombat personnel as exercises like Big List proceed.
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United States
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Dean Rusk
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de’ Nse
Roswell Gilpatric
Chicago
Gilpatric
U.S
Robert S. McNamara
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