Voting Rights Bill Beset in Congress
Senator Sam J. Ervin Jr plans a substitute for President Johnson's voting rights bill, seeking federal registrar appointments in areas found to have racial discrimination. The substitute would be reviewable by courts and allow challenges before registrars are appointed, with hearings ongoing in Congress and mixed reactions from Southern opponents and civil rights leaders.
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Daniel McLeod
Alaska
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Court Hears Contraceptives Sold Illegally
In Washington the Supreme Court heard arguments on Connecticut antibirth control laws challenged by Dr C Lee Buxton and Mrs Richard Griswold. Prosecutors say contraceptives are sold under the counter with two prior prosecutions in 1960 and 1962.
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Supreme Court
Connecticut
Sam
Joseph B. Clark
6Th Circuit Court
New Haven
Conn
Byron R. White
Clark
Thomas I. Emerson
Emerson
C. Lee Buxton
Yale Medical School
Richard W. Griswold
Planned Parenthood Center
Weaver Defends Rent Subsidies in Johnson Housing Plan
President Johnson’s $6 billion housing bill faced Senate criticism as Robert C. Weaver defended rent subsidies aimed at 4 million low income families. Critics argued the plan isn’t broad enough and could crowd private housing, while Weaver said subsidies will phase out as family income rises.
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Weaver
Jn Johnson
Washington
Johnson
Robert C. Weaver
President Johnson
Senate Housing Subcommittee
UMass Student Sentenced On Marijuana Charge
Federal Judge George C. Sweeney sentenced 21 year old Robert Weber to 45 months in federal prison for possessing marijuana while a student at the University of Massachusetts. Weber was convicted after a December trial in which he testified he was studying narcotics use among students at the time of his arrest.
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Boston
George C. Sweeney
Robert Weber
University of Massachusetts
Weber
Sweeney
Berkshire Eagle Subscription Rates By Carrier And Mail
Rates listed for Berkshire Eagle subscriptions by carrier and mail with zones and durations. Includes change of address instructions and notes on postage and pickup options.
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Berkshire "Eagle
Plaase Hollfy
Berkshire Eagles
Gemini Astronauts Feted In New York Parade
Virgil Grissom and John Young enjoyed a rain soaked ticker tape parade in Manhattan ending with a Broadway show salute to Hello Dolly. Grissom met Andrea Kline 16 and Young greeted old Navy friend George Vanderweghe at a Waldorf luncheon with Mayor Wagner and Vice President Humphrey present.
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New York
Virgil Gus Grissom
John W. Young
Hubert Humphrey
Broadway
Associated Press
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City Hall
Doldy
Grissom
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Cmdr. Young
Young
Andrea Kline
Queens Village
N.Y
Air Force
the Waldorf
John
George
George W. Vanderweghe
Vanderweghe
Navy
Jacksonville
Fla
Youngs
Scarsdale
Robert FP. Wagner
Hubert H. Humphrey
Nebraska Unicameral Passes One Man One Vote Redistricting
Nebraska lawmakers approved a population based reapportionment plan by a 40 to 5 vote under federal court orders. The measure aims to redraw districts to align with the Supreme Court standard while the AFL-CIO threatens a legal challenge alleging county lines were not fully incorporated. Attorney General Clarence Meyer notes constitutional limits on altering county boundaries.
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Lincoln Neb
UPI
Nebraska
U.S. Supreme Court
Afl-Cio
Supreme Court
Clarence Meyer
Management Balking at USW Terms Across Steel Industry
Basic steel negotiators studied ways to persuade the United Steelworkers union to soften its contract demands. Industry sources say the union's economic demands for basic steel look costlier than the can industry settlement, with the steel contract expiring April 30 and a potential strike looming. The San Francisco Giants were the extra inning champions of the National League in 1954.
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UPI
Basic
United Steelworkers Union
USW
Can
David J. McDonald
Steel Coordinating Committee
Basic Steel
San Francisco Giants
Warnings on Cigarettes Set by FTC or No Warnings
FTC Chairman Paul Rand Dixon told a Senate committee the agency plans health warnings on cigarette advertising even if Congress does not act. Tests show the agency will label both package and ads unless pre empted, using a warning that smoking is hazardous to health, not conclusively injurious. Dixon defends FTC authority and promises July 1 rule enforcement despite criticism of overreach.
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David J. Mays
Richmond
Virginia Commission On Constitutional Government
Mays
House Judiciary
Congress
Howard HW. Callaway
Rga
Johnson
FTC
Washington
UPI
Federal Trade Commission
Senate
Paul Rand Dixon
Senate Commerce Committee
Bult Dixon
Dixon
Commission
Ross Bass
D-Tenn
Bass
Vance Hartke
Tennessee
Sprint anti missile flies well in first flight test
Army announced the first successful flight test of its Sprint missile designed to destroy enemy nuclear warheads. The test occurred Friday at White Sands New Mexico with the weapon ejected by a pop up launch method before ignition and rapid flight toward the target.
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Army
White Sands
N.M
Palaris
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