Final Installment Civil Rights Bill Provisions Enacted
The 1964 bill passage details sections on registration and voting data surveys by the Commerce Department, the remand review rule for cases, and the creation of a Community Relations Service within Commerce. It sets pay and staffing for the Director, proscribes investigative functions by staff, and requires annual reporting to Congress. It also covers general misc provisions and authorizations, with passage noted February 10, 1964.
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Secretary of Commerce
Commission On Civil Rights
United States House of Representatives
Congress
Community Relations Service
Department of Commerce
Service
Senate
Civil Service
United States
Ney General
House of Representatives
Addressing Education in North Carolina Politics
The Lexington Dispatch notes a speech by candidate Dan K. Moore praising education gains while listing past governors and their programs. It recalls Gardner, Ehringhaus, Hoey, Broughton, Cherry, Scott, Umstead, Hodges, and the current administration under Terry Sanford for funding and expansions in public schools, along with ongoing debates about salaries and plant construction.
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Dan K. Moore
North Carolina
Gardner
Ehringhaus
Hoey
Broughton
Cherry
Scott
Umstead
Hodges
Moore
General Assembly
Terry Sanford
Plainview Views on Campaign Tactics and Voter Fatigue
In Plainview Daily Herald commentary, the writer laments negative campaigning and mudslinging, praising candidates who present clear issues and goals. The piece notes voters tire of personality clashes, yet democratic process persists with cautious early voting and local campaigns aired across media.
Georgia education reform sparks clockwatcher debate
The Raleigh News and Observer critiques Georgia’s new law forcing teachers to eight hours daily 40 hours weekly 200 days yearly. It argues learning cannot be counted by the hour and praises teachers whose impact transcends classroom time, comparing education to yeast with unpredictable growth and value beyond prescribed schedules.
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Georgia
Baptists Defend Religious Liberty Against Mandatory Prayer
Baptist editors across Tennessee Missouri and Alabama deny support for a constitutional amendment forcing prayer and Bible reading in public schools. They argue against coercion in religious practice and praise Baptists for leading in preserving religious liberty.
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Southern Baptists
The
Baptist and Reflector
Tennessee
Missouri
Way
Alabama
Eisenhower and Truman Compared in Retirement Attitudes
James Marlow examines how Eisenhower and Truman differ in candor and influence. Eisenhower hesitates to offend while Truman speaks his mind, with Truman praising Johnson yet risking alienation in 1960.
Eisenhower says he will not dictate GOP nomination
In early 1960 Eisenhower refused to endorse a candidate or block others. By March he indicated Nixon could benefit from his support, while warning against divisive influence. He stated he would not dictate the choice or try to unite Republicans like a herd of sheep. He added he did not want to be divisive.
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Eisenhower
Truman
White House
Averell Harriman
New York
Harriman
Adlai
Stevenson
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Reunion of High Point Class of 1924 Stirs Teachers and Students
Nearly five hours last evening in Central High School cafeteria saw High Point High School 1924 graduates turn back the clock for their 40th reunion. Teachers were honored as students praised the formative era begun at the old school, with Dr. Weaver M. Marr and Dr. Charles F. Carroll among speakers. A long list of educators and alumni attended, some sending gifts or prayers, reflecting a shared loyalty across generations.
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N.C
Associated Press
AP News
High Point
N. C
High Point Enterprise, Inc
High Point High School
Central High School
Weaver M. Marr
American Humanics Foundation
Salem
W. Va
Charles F. Carroll
Dean B. Pruette
Mary Mendenhall
Beirut
Lebanon
Ralph Knight
Roanoke Rapids
Clotille Spence
Kinston
Charles A. Brooks
Mystic Seaport
Connecticut
Hugh A. Moultse
Dorothy Reitzel
Roanoke
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Texas
Daily Herald
Plain View of Politics
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Charity
High Point Enterprise Established
North Main Street
D. A. Rawley
R. B. Terry
McPherson
Brown
Patterson, JR
W. Idol, JR
Charles B. Lgflin
Reece
Vomesne
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James Marlow
Eisenhower VS
Associated Press News
Washington (Ap
Harry S. Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Missourian
Stuart Symington
John F. Kennedy
Johnson
Abraham Lincoln
Holt McPherson
Shea Stadium
NY Mets
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