Housing Bill Passes Congress Amid Contested Spending
Congress moves toward final passage of a housing and urban improvements bill with a price tag ranging from 6.1 to 9 billion dollars in Senate and House versions. Conferees will reconcile differences next week before a final vote, as Democrats defend the package and Republicans assail its cost.
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Housing bill defeated and final passage vote described
The substitute housing bill failed 215 to 197 with 39 Democrats and 7 Republicans crossing party lines. Final passage stood 235 to 178 as 38 Democrats joined the minority and only 25 Republicans voted for the bill. The measure would add about 100,000 public housing units and liberalize FHA home improvement provisions.
Ten Freedom Riders Fined in Tallahassee Back Yard Warning
Ten Freedom Riders from the North were fined $500 and ordered to clean up their own back yards by Tallahassee Florida judge John Rudd after convictions for unlawful assembly tied to a restaurant sit in at the municipal airport. The defendants including clergy and Rabbi Martin Freedman faced jail terms or fines while others had charges dismissed. The case tests desegregation efforts at airport facilities as riders planned to appeal.
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New York City
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Miami
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Airport
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Patterson
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Priscilla G. Stephens
Florida A. & M University
Housing Bill Proposes Grants and Loans for Urban Renewal
The text outlines a proposal featuring $2 billion in grants to modernize old houses, $2.4 billion for slum clearance and urban renewal over four years, plus $500 million for community facility loans and $450 million more than the Senate version. It also includes $1.2 billion for college dormitory loans and $100 million for elderly housing.
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Nationalist tensions ripple through small town news
Former Sierra Leone diplomat and chauffeur denied service at a restaurant near Hagerstown on March 9. A city banquet at the leading hotel aims to make amends. New Britain mayor plans outside investigators to probe private golf club membership refusals for two Negroes using the municipal course. Marion section residents seek neighborhood in Jersey City. Two policemen stabbed in a Tuesday night street brawl. Des Moines union official says Local 7 members vote to boycott Black Hills South Dakota as a vacation site over racial discrimination. In Chicago, Rep. Adam Clayton Powell accuses the AFL CIO of denying ae ee th.
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New Britain
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Des Moines
Iowa
Black Hills
South Dakota
Chicago
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Surrender of Gen Kirby Smith Ends Civil War in Arkansas
On May 26 1865 General Kirby Smith surrendered his Confederate forces, marking the official end of fighting in Arkansas and closing the Civil War in the region.
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Nigeria Holds Key Role in World Columbite Supply
Nigeria in West Africa supplies nearly all the globe's columbite used in jet engine manufacturing, underscoring its critical mineral status and regional importance.
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Speake PTA Plans Annual Picnic at Brushy Lake
Speake School PTA met to plan its annual picnic at Brushy Lake in Bankhead Forest on July 15 at 5 PM. Members approved attending with lunches and drinks and discussed a new elementary playground while a gymnasium is built nearby. Officers installed: Nancarrow president, Travis Clark vice president, Charlie Keenum secretary, James Shewhart treasurer.
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Brushy Lake
Bankhead Forest
George Nancarrow
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English letter frequencies and the rarest letter
A compact note stating that the letter e appears most often in English text while q is among the least frequent letters. The observation highlights general letter distribution without additional data or examples.
New Jersey Cropland Yields Highest Cash Per Acre
New Jersey cropland reports higher cash yield per acre than any other state, signaling strong farm income potential and competitive agricultural efficiency.
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