House panel backs total ban on poll tax in voting bill
The House Judiciary Committee approved a right to vote bill with a total ban on poll taxes as a qualification for elections. Chair Emanuel Celler led the push against the administration compromise, expecting House passage. The committee also supported provisions to suspend literacy tests and broaden federal voter registration in much of the South. Senate debates linger over amendments as Dirksen and Mansfield clash over timing.
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House Judiciary Committee
Senate
Emanuel Ceiler
D-N.y
Celler
House
South
Everett M. Dirksen
Dirksen
Texas
Virginia
Mississippi
Alabama
Congress
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
Mike Mansfield
Sen
Allen J. Blender
Dla
Pentagon Silent Vigil Clashes Over Viet Nam Report
A six hour Pentagon vigil of antiwar religious groups ended in a dispute between Edward Snyder of the Friends Committee and Assistant Secretary Arthur Sylvester over Snyder’s public report of a McNamara meeting with nine faith leaders. Snyder defended accuracy while Sylvester said the report was one sided. Demonstrators numbered 800 to 1,000 after marching from downtown Washington. Dr. Edwin Dahlberg praised McNamara for candor as the group urged negotiations to end the Viet Nam war.
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Washington
United States
Viet Nam
Arthur Sylvester
Edward Snyder
The
Friends Committee
Robert §. McNamara
Sylvester
Snyder
Pentagon
Potomac
Edwin T. Dahlberg
National Council of Churches
McNamara
Defense
Dahlberg
China
Red China
Southeast Asia
Snyders
Joseph Califano
Johnson
North Viet Nam
Ho Chi Minh
Phan Huy Quat
Berkshire Eagle Subscription Rates by Carrier and Mail
Berkshire Eagle lists subscription options with carrier delivery at 45 cents per week and mail rates by postal zone. offers about four hundred per month for front ads and a 20 percent discount for students and members, plus a note on updating address and second class postage paid at Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
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Berkshire Eagle
Iage
Old Forces
Wacountshire Eagle
Pittsfiek
Massachusetts
Powell Spurs Poverty Bill in Pledge to Aid Poor
Washington AP Rep. Adam Clayton Powell pledged swift action on extending an anti poverty program bill after receiving administration assurances. He announced a letter from Sargent Shriver committing adequate community representation on planning boards and allowing private nonprofit groups to seek funds directly, while he would speed the bill through his committee. The program would run to June 30 1967 with funding rising to 1.5 billion dollars annually and Powell dropped proposed amendments to curb local political monopoly.
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Adam Clayton Powell
D-N.y
Powell
House Education and Labor Committee
Sargent Shriver
Shriver
Thenmg
Adams Clayton Powell
Powell Motion to Quash Subpoena Dismissed
A judge dismissed Representative Adam Clayton Powell's motion to quash a subpoena for grand jury examination of his finances. Esther James, a Harlem widow, alleges Powell moved $800 to his wife from a magazine article, seeking to collect a $46,500 judgment she obtained two years ago.
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NEW York
Adam Clayton Powell
Harlem Democrat
House of Representatives
Esther James
Powell
Vermont House Votes To Shrink Legislature
Gov. Philip H. Hoff hailed a preliminary vote to cut Vermont House membership from 246 to 150. The House passed the apportionment bill 145-89, rejecting a 210-member redistricting plan Hoff vowed to veto. A federal court found malapportionment requiring redistricting by July 1. Senate action awaited.
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Montpelier
Philip H. Hoff
Vermont House
House
Hoff
Senate
Maine House approves Sunday liquor sales bill
Augusta Maine The Maine House of Representatives approved the Sunday liquor sales measure by a voice vote after defeating an effort to kill it 77 60 on a roll call Debates lasted over ninety minutes with most opposition voiced but supporters securing the necessary votes The bill now proceeds to the Senate
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Augusta
Maine
UPI
House of Representatives
House
Senate
Jury Impaneled For Crime Data
A Suffolk County Grand Jury of fifteen members was impaneled to hear Massachusetts Crime Commission evidence. Eight more people will join the panel next week as Attorney General Edward W. Brooke seeks a special venire to address vacancies. The special jury, the third called for Crime Commission evidence, is set to sit for six months.
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Boston
UPI
Suffolk County
Massachusetts Crime Commission
Atty
Edward’ W.brooke
Superior Court
G. Joseph Tauro
Crime Commission
Police Crisis Seminar Stresses Police Community Ties
Boston based UPI reports a Northeastern University three day seminar on civil rights court rulings organized crime and juvenile delinquency drew about 225 police officials from the US and Canada. Taylor urged proactive police community communication and new tactics to quell riots and adapt to modern emergencies.
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Boston
UPI
New York City
Harlem
Northeamera University
Uied
Canada
Taylor
Prison Term Honored To Discount Chief Banker Is Sentenced
Boston AP report says William Leventhal 41 of Boston treasurer of American Discount Corp sentenced to 57 years in state prison on 83 counts of larceny. His partner John Hamblen 39 of Norwell got four months in House of Correction for larceny after a jury convicted both of conspiracy to steal. Leventhal was also convicted of fraudulently borrowing money on non existent accounts receivable. The firm sold Christmas decorations and flagpoles for community celebrations.
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Boston
American Discount Corp
Wiliam Leventhal
Felix Forte
Leventhal
John B. Hamblen
Norwell
House of Correction
Skateboarder cited for stop sign violation in Seattle
Seattle police cited University of Washington student Thomas L. Tobia Jr., 20, after he ran a stop sign while riding his skateboard in city streets. Patrolman Dean Murphy noted the offense, applying traffic regulations to conveyances.
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Seattle, Wash
Thomas L. .Tobiason
Dean Murphy
University of Washington
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