Urban Cabinet Agency Voted In Concurrence by Senate
Washington AP report notes sponsors expect quick settlement of House and Senate housing and urban development department bill differences. Senate passed 57 33, House cleared 217 184, with 47 Democrats and 10 Republicans voting yes. Johnson praised bipartisan support and pledged broad home access.
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Fortas Confirmed After GOP Attacks
The Senate confirmed Abe Fortas for the Supreme Court after GOP criticism of his ties to the Walter Jenkins morals episode. John Gardner was approved as secretary of health, education and welfare and Thurgood Marshall named solicitor general. Debate focused on security questions surrounding Fortas and Jenkins, with rail against concealment and a shift toward urban policy in the cabinet upgrade plan.
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AMA Doctors Could Refuse Medicare Care
The American Medical Association warns that individual physicians may legally decline to participate in Medicare through medical organizations, but warns refusals could risk antitrust violations. The stance marks a shift from some groups and aligns with debates over Kerr-Mills voluntary benefits.
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Ruling Permits Enlistment After Draft Order
Selective Service officials clarified a policy allowing men to enlist despite draft orders if they can present convincing evidence that a service or reserve will accept them immediately. The draft law bars enlistment after indiction orders, but the system may remove the bar by effectively withdrawing the induction order.
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Louisiana Attorney General fights federal voting rights law
Louisiana Attorney General Jack Gremillion said he would sue to challenge the constitutionality of the Federal Voting Rights Act in federal court. He also planned a second suit to remove federal voting examiners from the state as examiners began processing Negro voter applications in three parishes. The law bars literacy, citizenship and morals tests as voter prerequisites.
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Mayor Collins Eyes Senate Run in 1966
Boston Mayor John F. Collins plans a bid for the U.S. Senate next year. The Boston Record-American says he is contacting Democratic leaders statewide to line up delegates for the 1966 Democratic nomination.
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Saltonstall Unclear On 1960 Reelection Plans
Senator Leverett Saltonstall of Massachusetts has not stated if he will seek another six year term in 1960. If he retires, Governor John A. Valenti and Massachusetts Attorney General Edward W. Brooke are reported interested in the Republican nomination for the post.
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Merger Plan for Reserve Dead Amid Pay Raise Debate
The Pentagon's Army Reserve merger into the National Guard was effectively buried by a House Armed Services subcommittee as it halted hearings this year. McNamara pushed the plan to cut the Reserve as a separate entity, claiming potential $150 million annual savings. Congress contemplates alternative reorganizations preserving the Reserve as a formal unit amid rising pay raise proposals for enlisted personnel and officers in both House and Senate versions.
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Enlisted Man Salary Boost Passes Senate Vote
Washington reports a billion dollar military pay raise bill moves toward final approval. The measure would set higher pay for about 2.5 million servicemen including retirees and reservists, after an 89 to 0 Senate vote. It goes to a conference committee with House differences to be resolved.
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