Minister Near End Two Face Charge
A white minister lay near death in a Birmingham hospital as three white men faced state and federal charges in a Selma beating linked to a civil rights march. Rev. James J. Reed and two other Unitarian pastors were attacked while in Selma. Reed, unconscious, was transported for operation. his wife Marie spoke of the danger and Reed’s commitment.
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Birmingham
Ala
Selma
James J. Reed
Boston
Marie
William Stanley “Hoggle
Elmer Cook
FBI
U.S
R. B. Kelley
Reed
Miles
University of Alabama Medical Center
Johnson
Edward Kennedy
Dmass
Rockefeller Joins Push Against Railroad Rescue Plan
Governor Rockefeller allied with the Johnson administration to oppose federal relief for the New Haven Railroad. In Senate Commerce Committee hearings four subsidy bills were opposed, and Rockefeller urged multistate compacts to handle long haul passenger service. He noted Connecticut and New York cooperation while doubting wider state ratifications. Senator Pastore warned the fight isn’t over yet as administration aides voiced strong opposition to the bills.
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Washington
UPI
Rockefeller
Johnson Administration
New Haven
Senate Commerce Committee
John C. Pastore
D-R.l
Gov. Rockefeller
Clarence D. Martin
Commerce For Transportation
Johnson Plan Would Create National Arts and Humanities Foundation
President Johnson asked Congress to authorize a national foundation on the arts and humanities with a $10 million first-year program. The fund would grant and loan support to dance groups theater painting literature and other cultural activities, aiming to aid areas underserved by private foundations. The plan mirrors the NSF and would be administered with key legislative subcommittee backing.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Senate
House
National Foundation On
White House
Ford
Rockefeller
National Foundation On the Arts
National Science Foundation
Four Governors Plan Boston Meeting on New Haven Rail Woes
Trustees of the Pennsylvania and New York Central railroads will meet with four state governors in Boston to discuss the bankrupt New Haven Railroad. Attending governors include Rhode Island’s John Chafee, Massachusetts’ John Volpe, New York’s Nelson Rockefeller, and Connecticut’s John Dempsey.
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R.I
Pennsylvania
New York Central
Boston
New Haven
John Chafee
Rhode Island
John A, Volpe
Massachusetts
Nelson A, Rockefeller
New York
John M. Dempsey
Connecticut
Foreign Aid Out Warning Sounded
Johnson's foreign aid chief cautioned Congress against cutting the $3.38 billion overseas program amid rising Communist inspired internal insurgency threat. David E Bell of AID told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee the danger spans Vietnam Asia Africa and Latin America amid U S Soviet rivalry. He declined comment on Fulbright's weekend proposal for joint U S Soviet ventures in aiding underdeveloped countries including a potential international Central America canal plan.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
David E. Bell
Agency For International Development
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Viet Nam
Asia
Africa
Latin America
Soviet Union
Central America
GOP Demands Federal Action to Protect Negro Voting Rights
Washington Republicans urged swift federal action to guarantee Negro citizens access to the ballot amid ongoing Selma, Alabama strife. The statement, drafted by the GOP Coordinating Committee, called for rights by the 1986 elections and criticized the Johnson administration's pace. Former VP Nixon and Governors Romney and Dewey backed rapid measures, while Dirksen signaled a forthcoming voting rights bill and Ford's GOP group pursued similar legislation. The policy also defended Johnson's Vietnam stance while condemning appeasement voices in the Democratic Party.
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Republican Coordinating Committee
Everett Dirksen
Ray Bliss
Ohio
GOP
House
Gerald Ford
Michigan
Dean Burch
Associated Press
Washington
UPI
Johnson Administration
Selma
Ala
United States
Republican Party
Richard M. Nixon
George W. Romney
Thamas
Dewey
South
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Winds
Nixon
Dirksen
Gerald R. Ford
Ky Parents Check Textbooks For Evolution
Warren County parents will review biology science and physics texts over the next two weeks to assess evolution content. They oppose teaching the theory in county schools citing conflicts with the Bible and potential confusion for elementary and secondary students. The school board will consider recommendations on March 22 after the checks.
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Bowling Green, Ky
Warren County
Yale Professor Ends Tenure Dispute After Picketing
Yale University professor Richard J Bernstein calls for humane knowledge as he ends his tenure dispute. He was denied tenure for not publishing enough books, a decision that sparked two weeks of campus upheaval among students faculty and administrators over the university publish or perish policy. If tenured he would have a guaranteed position till retirement at 65.
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New Haven
Yale University
Richard J. Bernstein
Bernstein
Pep Pill Bill Passed by House
The House approved a bill to curb bootleg traffic in pep pills and goof balls, tightening federal controls from manufacturers to sellers. It expands record keeping and inspections and, on final passage, adds a ban on selling depressants or stimulants to anyone under 21, up from 18. The measure, requested by President Johnson, heads to the Senate.
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Washington
House
Johnson
Senate
New Rights Strategy Marches and Boycotts
Civil rights leaders plan nationwide demonstrations to support Negro voter registration in Alabama. Calls for a march on Washington, economic boycott of Alabama, and sympathy marches in New York and other cities. Organizers cite CORE alerts, church leader appeals, and union actions to pressure federal protection of rights.
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Alabama
Washington
Federal
Los Angeles
James Farmer
Congress of Racial Equality
New York
Detroit
Beloit
Wis
Cincinnati
Ohio
Milwaukee
Rapport Sought in Selma By Federal Relations Aide
LeRoy Collins director of the federal Community Relations Service plans talks with Selma leaders to foster peaceful compliance with civil rights law. He may meet with Martin Luther King Jr. and others after two racial marches and amid voter registration tensions. Collins aims to set permanent plans for sound race relations with local leaders and a Birmingham meeting of the Alabama Citizens Committee.
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Selma
Federal Relations
Ala
LeRoy Collins
Federal Community Relations Service
Florida
University of Florida
John Lewis
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Wilson Baker
Selma Public Safety
Collins
Martin Luther King Jr
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CBS
Alabama Citizens Committee
Birmingham
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Montgomery
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Dallas County
James G. Clark
John, Doar
U.S
Justice Department
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