Filibuster Obstructs Cambodia War Curbs Vote In Senate
In Washington on June 17 1970 opponents of war curb measures delay final action in the Senate. Public debate centers on amendments to restrict U S operations in Cambodia after June 30 and authorize arms sales to allies. Senator Mansfield vows to keep the Cambodia issue alive as Senator Cotton threatens resignation over stalled education bill.
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SARL
Learscore Associated Presa Welter Washington
U.S
Camsbodia
Senate
Cooper Church
Thailand
South Vietnam
Mike Mansfield
Cambodia
Norris Cotton
Nixon
Mansfield
Cotton
Tweedie-Dum
Tweedie-Dee
New Hampshire Republican
GOP
Appropriations
Cooper-Church Rider May Delay Military Sales Bill
Senate leaders expect a quick accord on the military sales measure with Cooper-Church amendments, but Sen Gordon Allott says final action could slip to end of next week amid House opposition to Cambodian war restrictions. Foreign Relations Committee members prioritize Cooper-Church over the broad bill.
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Gordon Allott
Colorado
Senate Republican Policy Committee
Allott
Senate House
Senate
House
Foreign Relations Committee
Gibson Wins Newark Mayor Race First Black Leader
Kenneth A. Gibson, a 38 year old civil engineer, is elected as Newark New Jersey's first Black mayor defeating incumbent Hugh J. Addonizio by 54 892 to 43 339 in a runoff. Gibson pledges to end black white tensions while the city remains racially divided and will take office July 1 with a white dominated city council.
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Newark
N.J
Kenneth A. Gibson
Gibson
Hugh J. Addonizio
New Jersey
John Caufield
Addonizio
New Voting Bill Nears Passage
The double barreled measure to lower the voting age to 18 and extend protections for black voters moves toward final House action. It would bar literacy tests nationwide and set a uniform residency rule for presidential ballots, with a Supreme Court test planned to judge constitutionality.
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John Beckler
Associated Press
Washington
South
House
Gerald R. Ford
Senate
Supreme Court
Georgia
Kentucky
Alaska
Hawaii
Vietnam
Census reports strides for Negro men in blue collar jobs
A U S Census Bureau report shows Negro married men gaining ground toward parity with whites in blue collar occupations during the 1960s. The study notes gains in earnings, with 14 million new jobs created and 385000 going to Negro workers, signaling a gradual breakdown of racial barriers. It covers craftsmen and operatives but excludes clerical and service workers.
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Ken Hartnett
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
U.S. Census Bureau
Marshall
Sar Levitan
George Washington University
Center For Manpower Policy Studies
Census Bureau
Levitan
America
First Farm Data Sheets to Computer Processing Correction
The Hempstead County ASCS office mailed the first batch of data sheets to New Orleans for computer processing of 1970 farm program payments. As of June 8, 240 farmers had certified their acreage and papers were sent for entry, with payments expected after July 1 and by August end.
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Hempstead County
Hempstead
Gilbert
ASCS
New Orleans
Kansas City
Negroes Among GOP Filing for Arkansas Offices
Sixty six Republicans including 12 Negroes filed for state and district offices by noon Tuesday. The slate includes four gubernatorial candidates and 11 for the Arkansas Senate, 43 for the House, two for circuit judge, and two prosecutors. One Black seeks a state Senate seat. 10 more seek the House, and Rev. R. J. Hampton of North Little Rock is among gubernatorial hopefuls. No Black filed for Democrat posts. Neal Sox Johnson, GOP exec director, calls it a glorious day and predicts at least 20 Republicans will win legislative seats. A record 13 candidates run for governor, including four Republicans, eight Democrats, and Walter L. Carruth of the American Party of Arkansas. Mrs. Jean Starnes, a Little Rock housewife, attempted to file as an American Party candidate but was blocked by absence of APA representation. she called the incident un-American. Warnock of Camden confirmed the lack of authority to accept her filing fee.
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Neal Sox Johnson
GOP
Johnson
Walter L. Carruth
American Party of Arkansas
Jean Starnes
Little Rock
John Norman Warnock
Camden
APA
Starnes
Warnock
Pulaski County
Republican Committee
Rockefeller
American Party
June Events and Pageants Across Arkansas
A compiled roundup lists rodeos, fairs, pageants, and shows across Arkansas in June. Events include Siloam Springs Rodeo on the 18 19 20 Leslie homecoming Clarksville horse show Hot Springs Arts festival Greenwood Ringling circus Leslie 4 H day Hall of Industry and more regional activities from Conway Bentonville Crossett Dermott and North Little Rock with fairs, rodeos, and youth programs through late June.
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Siloam Springs
Leslie
Clarksville
Hot Springs
Greenwood
Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey
Hall of Industry
Dermott
North Little Rock
Stephens
German Envoy in Brazil Freed From Abduction Ordeal
West German ambassador Ehrenfried von Holleben was released in Rio de Janeiro after a five day ordeal at the hands of political kidnappers. He was found unharmed and credited a young lawyer with recognizing him. The incident is the third political kidnapping in Brazil since last September, tied to antigovernment groups. another envoy was murdered in Guatemala after a similar demand.
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Feorge Hawry Lyshyn
Associated Press
Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Ehrenfried von Holleben
Algiers
Latin America
Katt von Spieli
Guates Rhala
Etd
Léafield
Popular Revolutionary Vanguard
Tyes
Tm All Right
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Italy
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POLE
Yellville
Ark
Coy Hendrix
Hendrix
Charlton
Northwestern University
Aleutians
Lydia Clarke
Chuck
Katharine Cornell
Heston
Hal Wallis
Hollywood
East 2Nd Street
Poe Oka
Arkansas
OWA
Brett
Pioneer
Hope Village
Hope, Ark
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