Mississippi Rep Delays Voting Rights Bill to Next Year
Mississippi Democrat Rep. William Colmer uses the House Rules Committee chair to stall the Negro voting rights bill. He plans hearings November 18 making congressional passage in the current session unlikely, though House approval is expected. The 1965 act would extend federal voting protections for 800,000 Negro voters, with Senate obstacles and Nixon administration opposition shaping prospects.
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John Beckler
Associated Press
Washington
Mississippi
South
Congress
House Rules Committee
William M. Colmer
House
Senate
House Judiciary Committee
Nixon
Colmer
How to spot Mars in plain language from 1969 notes
The piece explains how to recognize Mars by its red color and steadier light than stars. It suggests viewing in the southwest around 7 to 10 p.m. during October to November 1969 as Mars wanders the Archer and Goat, and notes planets move west to east while outer planets appear to retrograde when Earth overtakes them.
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Mars
Peter Pan
Wendy
Promised In Broadcast Release Of GIs By Viet Cong
AP report from Saigon notes a Viet Cong broadcast claiming it would release three American soldiers as a gesture of leniency. Names listed include Spec. 4 Willie Watkins of Sumter South Carolina Pfc James Strickland Jr of Dunn North Carolina and Pfc Coy Tinsley of Cleveland Tennessee. The U S Command awaits details on timing or location of any release amid ongoing prisoner status updates and casualty tallies.
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Saigon
U.S
Liberation Radio
Viet Cong
Willie A. Watkins
Sumter
S.C
James H. Strickland Jr
Dunn, N.C
Coy R
Tinsley
R. G. Tinsley
Cleveland
Tenn
Quang Ngai City
Watkins
Strickland
Que Son
196Th Light Infantry Brigade
U.S. Command
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
U.S. Defense
Bike clubs and city bike routes in High Point
In High Point residents ask about forming a bike club and reviving a city bike route. Dan Winklesky once proposed a route but a federal grant failed, while Parks and Recreation official Ray Kiziah notes possible non federal funding with community interest.
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High Point
Y. C
Dan Winklesky
Parks and Recreation
Ray Kiziah
Company nurse challenges baby at work policy
Question about bringing a baby to work daily. Answer notes no labor law prohibits it if the baby stays off the assembly line. policy decision rests with the employer.
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Labor Board
Stamps Machine Nuisance At Thomasville Post Office
Readers complain the Thomasville post office lacks stamps in the machine due to a changeover from five to six cent stamps. The machine jams from new guts, causing stamps to stick or be missing, especially weekends. Officials advise buying stamps at the window until stock is improved. Mrs J A notes the issue and suggests a permanent fix.
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Thomasville
Ca A
Furniture Makers Pleased With Fall Market Progress
Furniture manufacturers report strong early activity at the October Southern furniture market in High Point and along the Furniture Highway in North Carolina. Buyers from across the nation are purchasing, with attendance up from 1968 and plans to deliver newer lines by February sales, while prices and deliveries stay in check amid a cautious market climate.
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High Point
Piedmont North Carolina
E. F
Jack) Gray
Basic-Witz Furniture Co
Mohasco Industries
Jack Rochelle
Globe Furniture Company
Kroehler Company
Dan Edmondson
Drexel
Lenoir
Rochelle
Edmondson
Kroehler Co
Soaring Campaign Costs Prompt Bill On TV Ads
Washington AP reports Charles A. Vanik, once spending under $3,000 in seven campaigns, spent $30,000 on television time to defeat Frances Bolton as districts merged in 1966. He relied on small donors to avoid debt. Senate Commerce subcommittee, led by John Pastore, examines a bill to require broadcasters to offer up to 80 percent discounts to House and Senate candidates in the five weeks before elections, amid fears political access favors the wealthy.
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Washington
Charles A. Vanik
Congress
Vanik
Cleveland
Ohio
Frances P. Bolton
Bolton
Standard Oil
Senate Commerce
New York
John O. Pastore
Rhode Island
U.S. House
Senate
TV costs drive Congress to weigh easing ad time advantage
Lawmakers weigh giving up natural advantages as costs rise for political broadcasts. Vanik aides note shock at the always free time from news shows. House members worry an easing may reduce their advantage, while broadcasters announce rate cuts from 25 to 50 percent to ease political coverage.
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Vanik
House
Subcommittee
Congress
National Broadcasting Co
American Broadcasting Co
Metromedia
Westinghouse
Mass Picketing Marks GE Strike Across Clerks
Mass picketing marked the start of a strike by unions representing 147000 workers against General Electric Co. AFL CIO official Paul Jennings hailed the action as nearly 100 percent effective. Pickets faced some clashes and arrests in Schenectady and Lynn as plants were targeted and trains used to pass strikers.
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New York
General Electric Co
Paul Jennings
Afl-Cio International Union of Electrical Workers
Lynn
Mass
Eight Die In Indianapolis Drag Race Night Crash
A drag race in Indianapolis ended in tragedy when a sedan carrying home bound churchgoers was struck at 70 mph. Stephen Coleman, 25, escaped with critical burns after leaping free as eight people perished in the flames including his wife Levina eight months pregnant and three of his children. Dalton Wallace, 26, driver of the other car, was trapped in a tree and later rescued. he survived with serious injuries. The second drag racer fled the scene.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Stephen Coleman
Coleman
George A. Brooks
Levina
Antoinette
Stephen Jr
Linda Ligon
Ophelia Piggie
Charles
Kevin
Dalton Wallace
Wallace
UNC Trustees to push original campus disorders policy
Chapel Hill AP report says the University of North Carolina trustees plan to present their original campus disruption policy to the full board for approval despite recommendations from student body president Alan Albright and campus faculty representatives to modify it. Trustee Archie Davis noted the policy was already set and would not change, aiming to prevent disruption by suspending expelling or discharging violators.
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Winston- Salem
Icy
Davis
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Midway Drive-In
Walt Disney Pictures
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Hampton Powell
Lane Co
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