GOP Platform Fight Feared in Senate Civil Rights Battle
Senate leaders plan to introduce amendments to push passage of a revised civil rights bill. Dirksen predicts enough votes to invoke cloture against a Southern filibuster, while Mansfield and others anticipate a firm agreement on the package and joint sponsorship by key Democrats and Republicans for early June action.
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Joe Hall Washington
Senate
Everett M. Direksen
Mansfield
He and Sons
Hubert Humphrey
D-Minn
Thomas K. Kuchel
R-Calif
Dirk Fisen
Dixie Oratory
Dirksen
Inside seen Television and Senate Bills Passages
GOP senators discussed after the session whether bills would pass, noting some improvement in chances while others voiced dissatisfaction with the political and financial climate surrounding the televised proceedings.
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GOP
Peru Riot Taints Pre-Olympic Soccer in Lima
Riot and tear gas marred a Peru Argentina pre Olympic match in Lima causing many injuries and a high death toll. Police reported fans surged for exits as barricaded gates trapped crowds during the panicked stampede. Officials blamed locked gates and inflammable fog for the disaster.
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THOJ
STO Netional Soccer Federation
Lima
Peru
Feelings
Zurich
Switzer
Asumbuja
Argentina
Ium
San Marcos
Tims
Eduardo Pazos
Red China Proposes 14 Nation Laos Conference
Red China proposed a 14 nation conference on Laos and accused the United States of planning to send troops to Thailand to enter Laos. Chen Yi sent the proposal to Britain and the Soviet Union, co chairmen of the Geneva process. The note suggested Phnom Penh as the meeting site, amid tensions with the United States and South Vietnam.
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Laos
United States
Thailand
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China
Pathet Lao
Plaine Des Jarres
Chen Yi
Britain
Soviet Union
Geneva
Chen
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Viet Nam
London
Foreign Office
Valine Obidtad
McNamara and Zuckert Defend Viet Nam Effort
Defense Secretary McNamara told the Senate Armed Services Committee that U S leaders aiding South Vietnam have a blank check for arms and funds and denied claims that obsolete aircraft caused casualties. Air Secretary Zuckert defended aircraft safety and rejected a pattern of structural failure. See VIET NAM On Page Two-A.
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Robert S. McNamara
U.S
Defense Department
McNamara
U. S
Zuckert
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Viet Nam
Senate Armed Serviices Committee
Air Force
Eugene M
Arsenal
Senate
South Viet Nam
Saltonstall
House
Armed Services Committee
Unmanned Apollo Orbit Postponed
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP The unmanned model of the Apollo moonship's first orbit attempt was postponed to Thursday due to a frozen nitrogen valve in ground support gear. After a near three hour struggle with the issue, NASA called off the launch two days to replace the faulty valve and recheck the system.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Tax Reductions May Be Proposed
Washington AP reports the Johnson administration plans excise tax cuts in 1966 and income tax cuts the following year. Sources say the president may announce this during the 1966 campaign. Excise taxes on cosmetics jewelry furs tolls autos gas theater admissions and more could be trimmed, though some earmarked taxes may face opposition.
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Washington
Johnson
Secretary of the Treasury
Douglas Dillon
Senate
Anti poverty Bill Passes Committee Despite GOP Opposition
The administration’s 926.5 million Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 cleared the House Education and Labor Committee amid solid Republican opposition. The bill, aimed at erasing poverty amid plenty, would establish a Job Corps for youths, bar federal support to schools under community action, and set state allocation formulas. Republicans call the measure politically driven and duplicative, arguing the plan needs revision before broader passage.
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Washington
House Education and Labor Committee
Johnson
Goldwater In All-out Campaign
AP analysis on Barry Goldwater’s intensified effort in California to win the June primary for 86 nominating votes. Rockefeller backs him in a bid to blunt other contenders, with Goldwater facing confirmed and unannounced rivals and a tougher California backdrop. Eisenhower’s principles are noted as shaping Republican discourse.
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Melvin Laird
R-Wis
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Yairie Ad
Peter Dominick
R-Colo
Repub Ilican National Committee
Senate
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Laird
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Eisenhower
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon- Dankafallan Olatamant
Jack Bell
San Francisco
Goldwater
New York
California
Garland
New Hampshire
Oregon
Henry Cabot Lodge
Rockefeller
Lodge
Arizona
Oakland
Calif
Nelson Rockefeller
Counterattack by neutralists in Laos drives back Reds
In Muong Kheung sector northwest of the Plaine des Jarres neutralist forces claim a counterattack repelled Communist advances. Gen Amkha Soukhavong reports a battalion with 19 tanks and 2,500 right wing troops in a defense line near Borikhane, as Tha Thom base supports a push toward Borikhane. Souvanna Phouma rejects peace talks with Souphanouvong and seeks Luang Prabang meeting, while Britain contemplates inviting Geneva participants for crisis consultations.
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Vientiane
Laos
Muong Kheung
Plaine Des Jarres
Amkha Soukhavong
Souvanna Phouma
Muong Soui
Prince Souvanna
National Assembly
Muong
Suoi
Lualashes
Vang Prabang
Vang Vieng
Muong Sout
Vien
Amkha
Borikhane
Paksane
Mekong
Thailand
Tha Thom
Souvanna
Pathet Lao
Prince Souphanouvong
Khang Khay
Souphanouvong
Luang Prabang
Brittain
Gordon Gets Committee Approval
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved President Johnson’s nomination of Eugene A. Gordon of Burlington North Carolina to be federal judge in the Middle District of North Carolina. If confirmed Gordon 46 would succeed L Richard Preston who resigned to run for governor.
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Senate Judiciary Committee
Johnson
Eugene A. Gordon
Burlington
N.C
Middle District
North Carolina
Senate
Gordon
L. Richardson Preyer
Alamance County
Young Democrats
Democratic Executive Committee
Brown Summit
Guilford County
Elon College
Duke University Law School
Alasmance
Winston-Salem
Cambridge clash leaves guardsman shot in flareup
In Cambridge Maryland a National Guardsman was shot and three others injured as integrationists clashed with troops using bayonets and tear gas. Bullets bricks and bottles flew as curfew was set by Brig Gen George Gelston and troops cleared the Negro district on Race I Street. Several demonstrators were reportedly hurt but none of the injuries proved serious.
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Herb Thompson
Cambridge, Md
National
George M. Gelston
Cambridge
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