Virginia Assembly Deliberates Poll Tax Repeal and Time Bills
Lawmakers in Virginia House and Senate discuss repeal of poll tax and related voting reforms while debating fire insurance reserves, liquor pricing and Daylight Saving issues. Debates cover governor timing for unified time, liquor by the drink, and administrative shifts in medical departments. House blocks poll tax repeal proposals. two Moody-Sandie measures advance for constitutional change and a November referendum. Committees plan earlier Friday sessions to wrap up before weekend.
Kennedy Fights to Create New Cabinet Level Department
The article notes Kennedy’s pledge to continue opposition to a proposed cabinet level department. Four Southern Democrats join five Republicans in voting against the bill while six Democrats support it but are outnumbered. Kennedy plans to use the Government Reorganization Act to bypass the Rules Committee, with potential presidential action and possible veto by the House or Senate. Bailey accuses Kennedy of a whispering campaign against Weaver and frames the clash as a defining moment for city Republicans.
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Winter muzzling hearings raise military education role
The piece reports on hearings where officials discuss military involvement in home front education and political influence. White questions the scope of military power, the executive branch's control, and whether service members should engage in ideological education or countering communism. He stresses finding clear limits and questions the extent of military participation.
Kennedy seeks broad tariff cutting authority in trade bill
President Kennedy urges Congress to give the administration authority to negotiate wide tariff cuts with the European Common Market. He argues the move would boost exports, aid U.S. industry, and press for a new American trade initiative while stressing security and economic growth as integral to global leadership. The speech outlines subsidy options to support workers and industry during tariff adjustments.
Winter in New York: snow totals rise then vanish
New York City's snow season stands at 7.7 inches with a forecast of mildness into spring according to Weather Bureau. Earlier months saw 316 inches by this date, with December and January delivering heavy bursts. Forecasters attribute the milder trend to a west southwest flow aloft across the East Coast.
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Burke urges nonpartisan military speak amid censorship talk
Guatemala Burke repeats that military men avoid partisan politics and stress factual statements. He questions new laws on review and censorship, notes Navy tradition keeping officers out of politics, and calls for clear guidelines on what military personnel may say to educate the public during the cold war.
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State of siege tightens in Laos amid damaged election returns
A government decree imposes a 30 day siege with bans on public gatherings and curfew from 9 PM to 3 AM. Police will search homes without warrants while radios and TVs are evacuated. A crackdown blocks political activity and borders several regions as troops patrol. An American transport plane evacuated dependents and a missionary accompanied by newsmen.
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NAACP Leader Told He Is Misled On Spelling Rules
In Roanoke Virginia an NAACP official in Lynchburg told W T Johnson Jr he was being misled about rules governing the local spelling bee. The controversy centers on whites only promotion of Colored People under the national program run by the National Spelling Bee. James Wagner, spokesman for Scripps Howard, noted the local contest is sponsored by Scripps-Howard papers and a national promotion is under review.
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Rusk urges Latin America to unite against Communist influence
Secretary Rusk tells representatives that U S aid to Latin nations should be conditional on actions against Cuba and communism. He champions the Alliance for Progress as a peaceful path and warns that Castro's regime has created a bridgehead for communism in the Americas, urging swift inter-American measures if needed.
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Spelling Bee Controversy Reaches National Stage
News reports show local spelling bees in Lynchburg and Waynesboro bypassed by Negro schools while national organizers insist contests remain non segregated. Industry leaders from Encyclopaedia Britannica back local prizes, with debate over future participation and education goals amid NAACP pressure.
Probe Continues as Officials Face Scrutiny and Silence
A firm said it offered access to files of interest and the means to copy none of them. Public critics accuse officials, while SBI underlines an aggressive investigation with limited statements. The incident centers on Cannon and White and the ongoing probe.
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