Brooke Urges Johnson to Implement Civil Disorders Report
Senn W. Brooke urged President Johnson to mobilize political and social institutions to act on the commission’s conclusions. He warned that without vigorous presidential leadership the findings would join past studies in inaction. Senator Tydings proposed a new Urban Crisis Commission to hold hearings and issue ongoing reports. Senator Allen J. Ellender criticized the report for omitting proposed punishments for violence and faulted its portrayal of white attitudes as main cause.
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Washington
Senn W. Brooke
President's Commission On Civil Disorders
Johnson
Massachusetts
Richmond
Commission
Brooke
Joseph D. Tydings
Visory Commission
Sion
Ellender
Rockefeller Hosts Republican Leaders at His New York Home
Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller invited more than 20 Republican leaders to his Manhattan apartment to discuss the party’s situation after Gov. Romney’s withdrawal from the presidential race. The meeting aims to exchange views with no pledged commitments, Romney declined to attend, and Sen. Hugh Scott plans to go. Rockefeller hinted at a possible Oregon primary bid.
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New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
George Romney
Rockefeller
Romney
Leslie Slate
Washington
Hugh Scott
R-Pa
Scott
Oregon
Richard M. Nix
Firebomb Trial Set for Cecil Sessum in Arson Case
FBI identified 31 year old Cecil Victor Sessum as a Ku Klux arsonist linked to the firebomb murder of a Forrest County Negro leader. He allegedly helped Negroes register to vote.
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Cecil Victor Sessum
FBI
Ku Klux
Ae Aa
Forrest County
Beneah
Pueblo Incident Meeting Held on U S Pueblo
A meeting about the Pueblo incident was held with reports from Pec about ongoing efforts to recover the U S ship and its crew captured January 23 by North Korea. Further talks were discussed by officials.
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Sereda
Pueblo
U.S
Hagerty on television hurting party loyalties
New York AP reports James C. Hagerty says television weakens party loyalties and social cohesion. He argues neither Republicans nor Democrats hold clear majorities and television has not spurred riots according to the President's commission. He notes criticism of TV overlooks background of many events.
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NEW York
James C.re
Iide
Commission On
Reappraisal Of Policy Is Sought
Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield urged a comprehensive foreign policy reappraisal by the current administration at a University of Arkansas symposium. He warned against continuing heavy overseas commitments and called for shifting focus to domestic needs and a more balanced approach to world affairs.
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Fayetteville
Ark
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana Democrat
Mansfield
U.S
Oil Carpets Pink Eleuthera Beaches After Tanker Sinking
Two tugs and a U S Navy vessel stood by a grounded Greek tanker as strong winds and heavy swells drove a thick oil slick onto Eleuthera Island beaches in the Bahamas. Detergents from Miami and New York were used to emulsify the spill covering about five miles by two.
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Nassau
Bahamas
Eleuthera Island
Miami
New York
Bahamas Air Sea Rescue Service
Eleuthera
Harbour Island
Hawkins Facing Trial On Old Vote Charges In North Carolina
Charlotte dentist and civil leader Reginald Hawkins, a Democratic governor candidate, faces trial on voter registration charges tied to 1964 events in Precinct 2. Prosecutor Elliott Schwartz notes earlier investigations and a 1965 Circuit Court of Appeals remand.
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Hawkins
Charlotte
Elliott Schwartz
Reginald Hawkins
North Carolina
Schwartz
Investi Ilai
Wailie Fo
Circuit Court of Appeals
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