Controversy and cost kill SST again in Senate vote
The American SST project is killed after a 58 87 Senate split over funding and price. The White House concedes the demise amid a $155.8 million termination package with allocations to contractors airlines and the DOT office. Both houses signal the project will not be revived.
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Washington
Senate
White House
John F. Kennedy
Department of
House
Boeing
Allen
SCLC reorients after King to focus on housing and jobs
Three years after Martin Luther King Jr. death the Southern Christian Leadership Conference shifts from mass protests to practical programs such as housing projects and job creation. New executive director Sidney Cooks vows to boost voter registration for ages 18 to 21, while Aburnathy leads a push for a renewed militancy in nonviolence amid funding and SST debates.
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Atlanta, Ga
Martin Luther King Jr
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
King
SCLC
Crawford County funds go to outside junior colleges
Crawford County taxpayers have paid almost 65 000 dollars in 18 months to other Kansas counties for junior college tuition. State law requires counties without their own junior colleges to cover tuition for county residents attending in another county. Notable beneficiaries include Labette and Bourbon County colleges, while in state schools like Pittsburg Kansas State College impose 187 dollars per semester on students.
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Crawford County
Kansas
Kansas State College of
Crawford
Labette
Bourbon County
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