Unpledged Elector Movement Contends With State Leaders
Mississippi and several Southern states discuss unpledged electors as a way to deny party labels to candidates not aligned with a majority of Mississippians. Alabama, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, and Tennessee leaders weigh prospects and past results in a shifting electoral landscape.
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Paul Johnson
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Alabama
Wallace
John Sparkman
Lister Hill
South
J. Drake Edens
Thurmond
States Rights
South Carolina
Kennedy
North Carolina
Bert Bennett
Robert Gavin
Virginia
Thomas H. Blanton
Democratic Party
Walter R. Gambill
Republican Party
United States
Tennessee
H. S. Walters
Aims Of Rights Bill Explained By Kennedy And Wirtz
Atty Gen Robert F Kennedy told Congress the civil rights bill targets stamping out racial discord and discrimination in education employment voting and public accommodations. Labor Secretary W Willard Wirtz said ending discrimination in public accommodations would boost the economy and reduce unrest, citing firms moving to towns to escape racial tension.
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Neil Gilbride
Washington
Robert F. Kennedy
Congress
Capitol Hill
Kennedy
Senate Judiciary Committee
W. Willard Wirtz
Senate Commerce Committee
Commerce Group
Danville
Wirtz
Commerce Committee
Tractors for prisoners episode taints Latin policy tale
Dr. Milton Eisenhower recounts a chaotic 1961 effort linked to Kennedy and Castro involving a $3 million tractor-for-prisoner proposal that escalated into a costly, crisis ridden episode. The plan sparked Congress criticism and questions about presidential transparency and private committees.
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William L. Ryan
New York
Kennedy
Milton
Eisenhower
United States
Latin America
Doubleday
Cuba
U.S
White House
Fidel Castro
Castro
Deat
Eleanor Roosevelt
Walter Reuther
Aperon
Hooker
Durham march expected through downtown business area today
In New Bern police arrested 57 Negroes after Tuesday night demonstrations at the Holiday Inn Restaurant and a drive in restaurant. Lexington officials closed a recently integrated swimming pool when two gallons of used engine oil were poured in protest to admission of Negroes.
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New Bern
Holiday Inn
Lexington
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