Power Position for Black Lawmakers in Tennessee
In Tennessee eight black Democratic legislators and two senators helped shift power in the state’s General Assembly. The rise of Republican strength and white Democratic hesitancy forced reliance on black votes to pass bills on minimum wage, discrimination study, and civil service issues. The shift marks a unique two party dynamic in the Deep South.
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Nashville
Tennessee
Deep South
Sith General Assembly
House
Senate
Alvin King
Memphis
House Democratic Caucus
Ned McWherter
King
Alvin
McWherter
Senate Commerce Committee
Rep
Harold Ford
Prosecutor Daniel Joins Washington Law Firm
AP reports Brey Daniel III, former army prosecutor in the William Calley case, will join Edward Bennett Williams firm Williams, Connolly and Califano as a member on August 1. The 29-year-old, released from service April 28, is currently on a Georgia vacation.
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Washington
Awbrey Daniel III
William Calley
Edward Bennett Williams
Williams, Connolly and Califano
Daniel
Georgia
Hoover Says Inflation Drives Up FBI Armored Cars
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover told the House appropriations committee that inflation raises the cost of the four armored limousines used in Washington New York and Los Angeles. The 1969 General Services Administration vehicle cost 73241, with 27765 spent in 1970 for a new armored limousine as the fleet is refreshed yearly. Hoover defended the expense and noted the cars are kept ready for investigative needs.
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Washington
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
New York
Los Angeles
Hoover
House Appropriations Committee
New York City
DAY NIGHT MOVIE SEES FRANCOISA AND ST JOHN IN STARK MURDER TIE
A DAY NIGHT MOVIE review centers on Anthony Franciosa and Jill St John as they confront the body of a slain girl during a tense assignment. The plot unfolds with noir style, exposing a web of danger and shifting loyalties.
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Anthony Franciosa
Jill St. John
NASA proposes high cost runway fog dispersal method
Key Biscayne Florida AP reports a NASA official says fog dispersal at airports could be achieved by heating air over runways with a combustion blower burning kerosene at 2 percent pounds per second. The method would cost about 1,000 to 92,000 dollars per hour, making it feasible only for major airports.
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Key Biscayne
Fila
NASA
William McGowan
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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