Dodd Campaign Fund Questions Highlight Suspicious Records
Washington column scrutinizes Sen. Thomas J. Dodds 1964 campaign finances. It alleges contributions far exceeded reported spending and links funds to personal accounts. The piece cites inflated expenditures, including a $110,000 ad agency bill later reduced to $101,306.31, and travel and misc charges with dubious receipts.
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Thomas J. Dodd
D-Conn
Connecticut
Dodd
State of
Randall Advertising Agency
Randall
University Press of
Cambridge
Mass
Supreme Court upholds state voter qualification disparities
The Supreme Court rules that states may retain literacy tests and voter qualification schemes while others face penalties under a 1965 federal law. It allows discrimination between states in voting procedures, tying equal protection to state actions and raising questions about due process and constitutional guarantees.
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Supreme Court of the
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Congress
Supreme Court
States of the Union
Marshall
Hugo Black
New York Herald Tribune Inc
One Billion Tons of Coal Marks Alabama Peak Output
Alabama reports a record mining milestone with one billionth ton of coal mined as production rises 17 percent, the best year since 1948. State Geologist Phil LaMoreaux predicts 800 million tons annual output by 1980 and a 30 billion ton coal reserve securing future value for Alabama. The note urges steady development of natural resources and minimizes calls to blame the federal government.
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Alabama
Phil LaMoreaux
United States
Being On Speaking Terms With The President Pays Off
Charleston Congressman L Mendel Rivers says his rapport with Presidents Kennedy and Johnson helped bring an $11.5 million, 500 bed VA hospital to Charleston and win funds for early planning. He also recalls JFK’s rebuff on renaming a Polaris submarine for John C Calhoun. Rivers cites Sam Rayburn on getting along and warns against attacking leaders to boost personal power.
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Associated Press
Charleston
South Carolina
United States
U. S
Veterans Administration Hospital
Rivers
Charleston County
John F. Kennedy
White House
Kennedy
Eisenhower
John C. Calhoun
Tecumseh
Sam Rayburn
House of Representatives
Keeping a Home for Children When Love Fails
A preacher argues a broken home harms children and rarely resolves issues. He cautions divorce worsens insecurity and cites scripture. Yet he admits love may fade and urges prayer, forgiveness, and a spiritual remedy through Christ to rebuild a strained marriage.
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N.V
Christ
Kansas settlement and statehood milestones
Kansas was first settled in 1827 and became a territory including part of Colorado in 1854. It was admitted to the Union on January 29, 1861.
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Kansas
Colorado
Liberalism under siege by New Left in Viet Nam debate
Washington column argues the New Left’s antiwar stance threatens liberalism and the labor movement, risks weakening bipartisan opposition to Communist aggression in South Vietnam, and pressures stalwart liberals like Javits and Douglas. It likens current rift to past third party challenges and urges support for moderates amid national crisis.
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South Viet Nam
Viet Nam
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Illinois
California
Edmund Brown
Texas
Tower
Ilinois
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Charles Percy
Javits
Henry Wallace
Harry Truman
Europe
Greece
Mediterranean
On This Date In History March 14 1966
Associated Press notes several historic anniversaries including Einstein born in 1879 Whitney patenting the cotton gin in 1794 and Dresden surrendering in 1915. It also cites Kennedy 1961 Nixon 1966 and Arab states severing ties with West Germany in 1957 and 1964 respectively.
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Associated Press
Albert Einstein
Eli Whitney
Dresden
Republic of
Czechoslovakia
Local Notes and Social Updates From Morgan County Area
Mrs. Ida Kinney sustained a leg injury after a fall from bed Saturday. David and Mrs. Wilbanks moved to the Walter Oden place. Charles Latham returns home after hospitalization at Becafor General. A large crowd attended the church singing concert Sunday. W K Ottwell moved to the Self place. Regina Smith joined a Mt View Church group touring Howard College and other sites in Birmingham. Austin Shields Jr and wife welcomed a baby girl named Denise. Omer Holmes and Therman Ford attended a family birthday dinner for their father. Walter F Ford marked his 92nd birthday at Eva Sunday with relatives from Alabama Tennessee and Georgia present.
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Ida Kinney
David Wilbanks
Walter Oden
Charles Latham
Becafor_ General Hospital
Self Place
Regina Smith
Omer Holmes
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