Kornegay Criticizes Voting Rights Act in NC
North Carolina official Charles Kornegay of Greensboro attacks the 1965 Voting Rights Act citing potential federal control in 24 counties. He questions the 50 percent threshold and notes no discrimination evidence in the Sixth district. Travel Council plans Florida study and preservation of rural road names as NC eyes a $2 billion tourism goal.
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William A. Shires
Raleigh
North Carolina
R. Kornegay
Greensboro
Kornegay
Durham
Orange
Guilford
Black Belt
South
Census Bureau
North Carolina Travel Council
Florida
Sunshine State
Travel Council
R. T. Ellett Jr
Winston-Salem
Stewart
Travel and
Bill Hensley
Hensley
Today in History December 3 1965 notable events
Highlights include 1925 Gershwin Jazz concerto at Carnegie Hall the first jazz piano concert in history 1818 Illinois statehood 1941 FDR extends lend lease to Turkey 1945 Arab League boycott Jews Paris others noted Pope Paul VI in India year ago.
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Associated Press
George Gershwin
Carnegie Hall
New York
Illinois
The
Science Church
Mary Gress
Austria-Hungary
Franklin Roosevelt
Turkey
Arab League
Paris
Phone lines cut and wires stolen to be sold as junk
Police report theft of telephone wires in Mendocino and adjacent Francisco area. Unknown suspects cut lines and coiled spools headed for junk markets. Authorities urge residents to report suspicious activity and restore service. Local telecoms warn of prolonged outages until repairs complete.
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Ukiah
Calif
Tel
Mendocino
Francisco
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Piedmont
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