Open housing provisions signal gradual civil rights changes
The Civil Rights Bill's open housing clause marks a first step toward broader change. It will not instantly alter patterns, with protections phased in after 1968 and 1969 and exemptions for single family homes and religious/private club housing. The timing follows King’s assassination and urban riots, and the law will face court tests on its housing provisions.
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United States
Johnson
Federal Housing Administration
Veterans Administration
Martin Luther King Jr
Congress
Senate
Dr. King
House
Richard Nixon
Editorial Research Highlights Schizophrenia and Mental Health Efforts
Georgetown University will host a national meeting on New Biological Approaches to Schizophrenia focusing on diagnosis and treatment. The piece notes schizophrenia’s prevalence, debates over cures, and the shift toward biochemical research and federal mental health initiatives.
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Georgetown University
Chemical Research
Kahlil Samra
The
Foundation
Washington
Hoover Pressures for FBI Control of Police Training
Drew Pearson reports J Edgar Hoover has privately lobbied Congress to grant the FBI authority over training for city police, tying any federal crime funds to this power despite opposition from Attorney General Ramsey Clark, senators, and police chiefs. The piece also notes Florida and other states expanding local programs and Hoover’s alleged discrimination against independent chiefs.
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Washington
J. Edgar Hoover
Capitol Hill
FBI
Hoover
Attorney General
Ramsey Clark
Clark
United States
Deuxieme Bureau
France
KGB
Russia
International Association of Police Chiefs
Canada
Quinn Tamm
International Association of Chiefs of Police
Tamm
California
Michigan
New Jersey
Connecticut
Florida
Claude Kirk
Wackenhut
Florida Institute of Law Enforcement
St. Petersburg Junior College
John McClellan
D-Ark
Senate Judiciary Committee
Rep
Emanuel Celler
Brooklyn
House Judiciary Committee
Morning After The Storms Then School Resumes
A careful inspection shows a neat room after a night of chaos with an upside down picture and scattered items. Despite the disorder a fresh shirt lies ready and a raincoat flutters as three boots march by. The scene ends with the boys ready for another school day.
Duke Power Seeks Franchise Renewal and Plans Major Expansion
Duke Power faces an uncertain High Point franchise renewal while continuing electricity sales from its High Point base. If renewed, the firm plans a larger city base with new offices and maintenance HQ, serving a district including Thomasville Trinity Archdale Jamestown Randleman and Denton and reaching Forsyth County. Also notes local executives Tom Chandler’s career move to Boren Brick and kite flying injury risks from electric lines.
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Duke Power Company
Duke
High Point
Thomasville
Trinity-Archdale
Jamestown
Randleman
Denton
Forsyth County
Oakview
Tom Chandler
Wachovia
North Side
Boren Brick Company
Jaycees
Greensboro
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Bedlam
National Institute of Health
Harold H. Martin
U.S
Menninger Brothers
Martin
Vernon W. Grant
Anton Boisen
North America
Lawrence Galton
American Schizophrenia Association
Action For
Joint Commission On Mental Illness and Health
Kennedy
National Institute of Mental Health
Drew Pearson
J. Edgar Hoovers Lobby
Ladybird
LBJ
Frank Bell
Clarence Dill
Washington State
Bell
Sen. Dill
House of Representatives
Lyndon Johnson
Dick Kleberg
Texas
Dill
Congressman Kleberg
LBJ Ranch
Lyndon
Coolidge
Truman
Horace Busby
Busby
Humphrey
HHH
High Point Enterprise
High Point Enterprise, Inc
North Main Street Point
N. C
Pee Eecesstetes
Brow Co
W. Patterson, JR
Srgo
Reene
Associated Press
N.C
AP News
High Point Enter, Inc
Thruston
N Holt
National Center For Urban and Industrial Health
Cincinnati
Ohio
Alabama
Richard E. Marland
Masons
Louis T. Friedman
Charles W. Patterson III
Meredith College
Charles Kay
Emerywood Baptist Church
Wilson Rogers
Civitans
North Carolinas
David Maynard
Roberson, Haworth and Reese
Kiwanis
Charles O. Gordon
Southern Furniture Manufacturers Association
Rotary
YMCA
David R. Parker
Hatteras Yacht Co
New Bern
North American Rockwell
Hatteras
Parker
Willis H. Slane Jr
R. C. Kirchofer
Morehead City
Kirchofer
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