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Measure to energize old civil rights cases stalled
Washington AP The House approved a bill to fund renewed probes into pre 1970 civil rights murders, supporting members said it would pass easily in both chambers. Since June the measure stalls as calendar dwindles, with Rita Bender and others urging quick action to honor Schwerner Till and other victims. The bill would authorize 10 million dollars per year for a decade to revive prosecutions and 3.5 million for local enforcement aid, but Senate opposition and gridlock impede passage.
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