Kennedy Delivers Maiden Senate Address on Civil Rights
Senator Edward M. KennedyBurst into the Senate with a pledge that John F. Kennedy's heart and soul are in this bill He urged Americans to replace oppression with freedom stressing that Negroes will be full citizens with equal rights and responsibilities The speech drew attention from colleagues including his wife Joan and sister-in-law Ethel Kennedy as he credited his brother for opposing segregation
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Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Senate
John F. Kennedy
United Press International
Louis Cassels
Sen. Kennedy
Joan
Ethel
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Gen
Kennedy
Cassels
United States
Signatures For Candidates Raised In Massachusetts Law
Boston UPI reports Gov. Peabody signed a law increasing candidate signature requirements for state wide and county offices Congress and the state legislature. State representative signatures rise from 25 to 134. state senate from 50 to 300. Statewide nomination from 2,500 to 5,000. Congress from 50 to 2,000. Executive Council district attorney and county offices from 250 to 1,000.
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UPI
Peabody
Congress
State Senate
Second class postage paid at Pittsfiel Massachusetts. Pee Sree
Fragmentary postal notice style line mentioning Pittsfiel Massachusetts and a tag line Pee Sree without clear events or names.
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Pittsfiel
Massachusetts
Pee Sree
Rights Bill Rally Planned for Capital By Church Groups
Protestant Catholic and Jewish leaders will stage a large interfaith rally in Washington on April 28 to back the civil rights bill. Delegations from across the country are expected to participate in the National Inter-Religious Convocation on Civil Rights, signaling united support from major religious bodies for legislation pending in the Senate.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Exports to Russia Urged by Hodges
Commerce Secretary Luther Hodges urged boosting U S exports at the Florida World Trade Conference. He said the United States sells less than four percent of its products abroad while competitors reach up to forty percent. He included Russia on the list of potential customers as long as strategic materials are not involved.
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Miami
UPI
Luther Hodges
United States
Husband Wife Team Pass Bar Examinations
A Westfield couple Richard L. Thompson and Carolyn Thompson joined 138 recipients who passed the Massachusetts bar exam. The pair had practiced law in Rhode Island since 1960 before moving to Westfield a year prior. Also noted were Raymond J. Fontana of Longmeadow, once a military aide to ex Gov Volpe, and John D. Riordan of Abington, a Brockton High School teacher and coach and father of seven.
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Westfield
Massachusetts
Richard L. Thompson
Carolyn
Rhode Island
Raymond J. Fontana
Longmeadow
John A. Volpe
John D. Riordan
Abington
Brockton High School
Rare cancer remission reported by Seattle doctor
BREMERTON Wash RP The apparent remission of lung cancer in 42 year old Navy employee Joe Mayerle a guard at Keyport Naval Torpedo Station has been confirmed by a Seattle physician The physician cautioned that cure is a strong word and survival is the current measure Mayerle diagnosed March 1959 and later said cured after recent VA Hospital visit No evidence of cancer was found and Mayerle remains a smoker with plans for ongoing health practices
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Seattle
Joe Mayerle
Keyport Naval Torpedo Station
Meyerle
Veterans Administration Hospital
Mayerle
Rights Bloc Plans Massive Jam on Roads to World’s Fair
A Brooklyn civil rights group said it would stage a large traffic jam on routes to the New York World’s Fair opening day April 22. Fair president Robert Moses warned police would ensure access to the exposition, while Moses denied any discrimination claims and urged orderly conduct.
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Robert Moses
Congress of Racial Equality
Moses
Teachers' Raise Becomes Law In Massachusetts
Public school teachers in Massachusetts will receive a minimum salary of 5000 dollars effective Sept 1 1965 under a bill signed by Governor Endicott Peabody. He urged legislature to aid communities with the cost which totals 500 dollars per teacher. The entire increase will be borne by individual cities and towns with estimates of 3 to 18 million across 351 municipalities.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Endicott Peabody
Peabody
Ike's Choice Brother Milton Ike’s Choice Brother Milton
Former President Eisenhower on TV praised his brother Milton as the best qualified man for the U S presidency but stressed Milton Eisenhower is not seeking office He noted Milton is 65 and that the presidency would be a burden, saying he would not wish it on him Milton is president of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.
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Eisenhower
Milton
United States
Milton Eisenhower
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
Jet Planes To Use La Guardia In Early June
Four airlines win Port Authority approval to use three engine Boeing 727 jets at La Guardia starting about June 1. United, American, Eastern, and Trans World will run service to Chicago and other cities with limits on takeoff and landing runways and strict noise limits. Eastern plans July 1 start.
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Port of New York Authority
Jackson Heights
Queens
United Air Lines
American Airlines
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Cleveland
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Eastern Airlines
Trans- World
Eastern
Appalachian Relief Plan Seeks 4.3 Billion for Appalachia
Under secretary Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr presented President Johnson with a 4.3 billion dollar Appalachian relief program aimed at building an economic base across the region from Pennsylvania to Georgia. The plan would largely be funded by the federal government with state contributions, and proposes highways water resources sewage facilities forestry withdrawal conversion for pasture, recreation, and a broad human resources program.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
Johnson
Appalatian
Pennsylvania
Georgia
Appalachia
Roosevelt
Appalachian Regional Commission
Kennedy
Congress
William Scranton
House Revives Pay Raises For Federal Workers
Washington AP says the House Post Office and Civil Service Committee moved to consider a bill granting pay raises to federal employees and most members of Congress. The latest proposal would raise congressional salaries by 7500 dollars next January, with top levels receiving smaller boosts than a prior plan defeated 222 to 184.
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Congress
House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
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