Johnson backs voting rights bill amid southern opposition
President Johnson urged Congress to pass a federal voting rights bill and warned against delay. He outlined the measure favoring federal registrars to protect voters in six states with low registration and turnout. Senator Ellender threatened a filibuster while Rep. Celler predicted House action soon. He praised the American Negro and defended free speech, while criticizing obstruction.
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D-La
Emanuel Celler
D-N.y
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Justice Department
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Mississippi
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Virginia
Georgia
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Births in Hempstead Last Month List of Newborns
Birth notices list several newborns from Hempstead area families across Whites and Non-Whites groups. Entries name parents and addresses in towns such as Prescott, Hope, Bradley, and Washington with infants including Karen Renee, Amelia Jean, Kim berly Kay, and Sandra Denice among others.
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Hempstead
James Herbert Dickerson
Prescott
Jon Todd
Roy Evans
Washington
Hope
PamalaLyn
Cleith William Winemiller
N. Hamilttn
John Millard
Garland Paul Rosenbaum
W. 7Th
Sandra Denice
Wayne Eugene Willis
N. Ferguson
Karen Renee
Kenneth Franklin Ward
Kimberly Kay
James Thomas Gray
Bradley
Tandy Kay
Henry Arthur Zumwalt
Amelia Jean
Freddie Charles Thomas
Del
Blevins
Frederic Charles
Rufus Muldrew Young
Fulton
Inez
Archie Lee Wingfield
Rt. 1
James Eric
Frank Winfield Jr
O. Fulton
David Earl
US weighs bigger force in South Vietnam logistics focus
U S policy makers consider increasing American manpower in South Vietnam with logistics troops and possible deployment of a division. Gen Harold Johnson backs expanded support while battles and air strikes widen, including Marines at Da Nang and raids into Laos and North Vietnam.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
South Viet Nam
U.S
Viet Nam
Harold K. Johnson
Army
Saigon
Johnson
Joint Chiefs of Staff
White House
Gen. Johnson
Maxwell D. Taylor
United States
da Nang
Southeast Asia
Laos
Toad in Captivity Eats Nearly Ten Insects Daily
The Encyclopaedia Britannica notes an American toad kept in captivity consumes about 9.936 insects over a three month period, indicating a high feeding rate for a pet amphibian.
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Encyclopaedia Britannica
Local Residents Listed in Rodent Notice
Mr and Mrs Archie Lee Stuart Box 65 Washington FL Teresa Vette Mr and Mrs James McClure Rt 3 Box 86 Hope M Gary Lorane.
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Archie Lee Stuard
Washington, FL
Teresa Vette
James McClure
Box
Hope, M
Gary Lorane
Weather outlook touches many Arkansas regions Wednesday
Weather summary notes partly cloudy skies with showers ending by Wednesday afternoon. Northeast and Northwest Arkansas see showers and scattered thunderstorms up to 70 percent, with highs mainly in the 60s. Southeast and Southwest Arkansas forecast cooler nights, with Wednesday highs in the upper 60s to mid 70s. Louisiana also reports showers and thundershowers with a warm to mild day and a turn toward cooler conditions later.
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Northwest Arkansas
Southwest Arkansas
Missouri
Louisiana
Selma race killings and civil rights tensions reported
Four white men face murder charges in Reed slaying as ministers exit a Negro cafe in Selma. Police disperse a Montgomery street demonstration after rocks and bottles fly. President Johnson urges Congress to lift voting restrictions. Supreme Court Spurs speedier hearing in Mississippi civil rights workers' deaths case.
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Montgomery
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U.S. Supreme Court
Justice Department
Mississippi
House
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Montgomery March Brings Brick Tossing
In Montgomery Alabama a march toward the state Capitol met with rock and brick throwing after a Monday night demonstration. Police and state troopers kept watch while SNCC moved to shift its support toward Montgomery. A group gathered near the Ben Moore Hotel blocked traffic as demonstrations escalated, with no serious injuries reported.
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Montgomery
Ala
State Capitol
Capitol
Net
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Atlanta
Selma
SNCC
Ben Moore Hotel
Stret
Marvin Stanley
Negroes Not Satisfied With King
In Washington AP report James Marlow maps the pressure on federal Judge Frank V. Johnson as he weighs a ban on civil rights marches in Alabama. President Johnson and clergy press for federal protection, while Dr Martin Luther King Jr faces internal criticism over leadership amid clashes in Selma and Montgomery.
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Associated Press News
Washington
Johnson
Sema
Ala
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Wallace
Alabama
Montgomery Alabama Journal
Selma Times-Journal
Selma
Walace
Congress
Jacksonville Plant to Close in Arkansas Move
The Jacksonville Arkansas plant employing about 25 workers that makes pre fabricated homes will shut down. Henry Harnischfeger president of Harnischfeger Corp Milwaukee says the Jacksonville and Port Washington Wis plants close as the firm concentrates on core divisions industrial products construction mining and electrical products. The Jacksonville plant began operations last June.
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Jacksonville
Henry Harnischfeger
Harnischfeger Corp
Milwaukee
Port Washington
Wis
China and Soviet Union exchange sharp anti U S remarks
In an editorial the Peking People's Daily accuses the Soviet government of being under U S imperialism and praises Chinese and North Vietnamese students for opposing U S aggression while condemning Moscow for suppressing anti U S demonstrations. The piece marks the sharpest Chinese criticism since Khrushchev's ouster.
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China
U.S
Peking People’s Daikt
Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev
Peking
Soviet Union
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Russia
Peking Radio
Budapest
Communist Party
Nepszabadsag
Protection Big Business in Arkansas
Arkansas protection is a multi million dollar industry as of 1963. The state Insurance Department report shows 914 companies licensed in Arkansas with 280 million dollars in premiums paid by Arkansans to insurers nationwide. Out of state legal reserve life firms led premium totals, while New York Life topped ordinary life collections. Domestic firms raised about twenty million in premiums. Union
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ED Shearer
Associated Press
Little Rock
Arkansas
Arkansans
State Insurance Department
Arkansas Insurance Companies
Harvey G. Combs
Legal Reserve Life Insurance
Mutual Fire
Marine
Casulty
Farmers Mutual Aid Association
Legal Reserve Life Companies
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Demonstrations Viewed Through Cold War Lens and Insurance Figures
A Soviet criticized by Beijing and Washington for forceful demonstrations and political oppression, contrasting Soviet protests with U.S. Embassy relief and Chinese student injuries. Separately, Life of Little Rock reports Arkansas insurance receipts totaling about 89.96 million, with Blue Cross Blue Shield collecting 13.03 million and mutual companies near 3 million, plus nearly 5 million in state contributions.
Appeals Filed Over Madison County Records Access
Arkansas Supreme Court considers two appeals on whether Madison County voting records are public. Clerk Charles Wharton challenges a chancery court order allowing copying without a fee. GOP field workers seek access after records were stolen January 13.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Charles Wharton
Madison County
Chancery Court
Whorton
Thomas Butt
Fayetteville
GOP
Gibson Drugs permit appeal triggers Supreme Court review
An Arkansas case sees Gibson Products Co and pharmacist Lee Whitmer appealing after Sebastian County Circuit Court ordered the state Board of Pharmacy to issue a drug permit. The board seeks a stay, arguing no prejudice from granting the permit and Whitmer’s replacement.
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Little Rock
Sebastian County
State Board of Pharmacy
State Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Paul Wolfe
Fort Smith
Gibson Products Co
Gibson
Lee R. Whitmer
Whitmer
Wolfe
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