One Man Power Shaping House Action in 1965
The Register reviews how a single committee chair, Rep Adam Powell of Harlem, wields decisive influence in 1965 Congress. Powell presses the Civil Rights Act enforcement changes, blocks or accelerates measures, and can withhold or push bills, leveraging seniority and party power in education and labor debates.
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Senate
House Committee On Rules
Virginia
Howard Worth Smith
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Adam Cuayton Powell
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Harlem
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Frank Thompeson
Subcommittee On
Labor
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Smirxy
Powe
Education and Labor Committee
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Population projections through 1985 show big state shifts
A Census Bureau study projects U S population reaching 264.6 million by 1985, with Virginia rising from 14th to 11th, Texas moving to third, and Florida climbing to seventh. California surges ahead, while New York and other longtime leaders fall in rank. Eight states would hold a majority, and California would outpace many at the bottom. Investing in land in growth states emerges as a path to wealth.
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Virginia
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New Jersey
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Missouri
Wisconsin
Senator Soaper Courts Lawn Weed Names Between Latin and Pro
Senator Soaper jokes about weed identification as a mix of Latin and profane names. Mets outdraw Yankees on TV. Peyton Place shows Teevy fans enjoy watching people suffer. Question raised on retirement for men to fish and fish pension age. Johnson promotes American Wines while California vintners suggest mixing chocolate syrup and sherry.
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Sock fashion and youth style critique in 1930s Raleigh parents
A humorous editorial remarks on boys wearing socks and disheveled fashion as a sign of changing youth culture. It recalls 1930s parents' dress codes, notes the cost of clothing compared with a youth's earnings, and ponders future reflections on manly pride as trends shift.
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Trousseau
Buckley Critiques Warren Ruling On Unions And Communists
William F Buckley Jr argues the Warren majority misuses constitutional doctrine in striking down Landrum Griffin Act provisions denying protection to unions with Communist officers. He cites Taft Hartley and McCarran as precedents, warns against abstract reasoning that hinders Congress from regulating Communist influence in unions, and laments the Court's restraint on anti Communist legislation.
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Landrum-Griffin
National Labor Relations Act
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McClellan
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George Meany
Walter Reuther
Afl-Cio
Landrum- Griffin
Earl Warren
Justice Frankfurter
McCarran
Warren
Watkins
Justice White
San Miguel Regla and the legend of silver all through history
A playful travel piece recounts San Miguel Regla in Mexico with a tale of Don Pedro Romero de Terreros who found a rich silver vein in Huasca Valley and offered the king silver to pave roads. It notes the Count of Regia, several Regla-named towns, and later mining ventures by British and American firms.
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San Miguel
Don Pedro Romero de Terreros
Spain
Pachuca
Don Pedro
Huasca Valley
Aga Khan
Bon Pedro
Veracruz
Jose Ascencio
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Huasca
San Miguel Regia
Santa Maria Regla
Santa Sofia Regla
San Jose ‘Regla
Regla
U.S
Thurman Sensing NCC Leaders Join Fight To Repeal Section 14(b)
The National Council of Churches faces backlash for testifying before Congress in favor of repealing 14b of the Taft Hartley Act. Critics say the NCC oversteps its nonpartisan role by endorsing compulsory unionism and pressuring workers to join unions, harming freedom of conscience and choice.
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National Council of Churches
Congress
United States
Teamsters Union
A Hopeful Note In Steve Allen Vietnam Remarks
Ralph de Toledano praises Steve Allen for a calm liberal conservative exchange on Vietnam. Allen argues a philosophical clash, warns against bias against Hanoi or Peking, and urges universal defense of freedom while fearing the spread of communist coercion. The piece envisions improved dialogue and rational discourse.
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Red China
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Hanoi
Peking
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China
North Vietnam
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