Equal Opportunity and Voter Rights Provisions in Civil Rights Bill
In the Senate civil rights debate the equal employment section, Title Seven, draws most amendments as leaders seek a two thirds vote to break the Southern filibuster. The article explains current provisions and proposed changes, with Dirksen backing a package shaping federal power, state jurisdiction, and enforcement. It also covers Title One voter rights provisions and Southern opposition over federal control of elections.
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Washington
Everett M. Dirksen
Congress
John F. Kennedy
Dirksen
House
Equal Employment Opportunity Commis
Sion
Federal Commission
Supreme Court
Baltimore
Maryland House of Delegates
Maryland
Cambridge
Wallace
Faubus to Speak at Gen eral Business Forms Dedication
Governor Orval Faubus will address the dedication of General Business Forms Inc in Bentonville Arkansas on June 18. Arkansas Industrial Development Commission representatives are set to attend the ceremony.
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Associated Press
Bentonville, Ark
Orval E. Faubus
General Business Forms, Inc
Arkansas Industrial Development Commission
Downss demanding schedule spans TV radio flying and charity
NBC Today host Hugh Downs balances the show with hosting Concentration touring Europe sailing plans for next summer and a side business in media packages. He pursues flying lessons French lessons guitar and skin diving while supporting Mental Health Society. His wife Ruth and daughter Deirdre 15 live in Manhattan as son Hugh 18 heads for Bowling Green College and daughter pursues acting studies.
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New York
Hugh] Downs
NBC
The
Mental Health Society
Downs
Europe
Pacific
Ruth
Deirdre
Manhattan
Downs’ Studio
Hugh
Ohio
Bowling Green College
Interlaken
Mich
Faubus Plows Cotton At Arkansas Capitol Grounds
Gov. Orval Faubus planted three 10 foot cotton rows on the State Capitol grounds, joking that he never knew cotton until late, and quipping about mules and hills. He noted concerns about fertilizer and a possible cotton allotment, then mused about Santa Gertrudis grazing nearby.
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Little Rock
Orval E. Faubus
State Capitol
Ozarks
Faubus
Santa Gertrudis
Wallace Has Certainly Proved Point In Three States
James Marlow reports Wallace’s Wisconsin Indiana and Maryland primaries show strong opposition to Johnson's civil rights bill. Wallace attracted 34 percent in Wisconsin, about 30 percent in Indiana, and 40 to 45 percent in Maryland, bolstering Southern resistance to the measure and tying states’ rights to anti civil rights sentiment.
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James Marlow
Associated Press
Washington
Alabama
George
Wallace
Johnson
Wisconsin
Indiana
Maryland
John W Reynolds
Indiaana
Matthew E. Welsh
Daniel B. Brewster
Senate
Arkansan Named Washington Leader
L. W. Clark II of Crossett Arkansas was named president of the As to lead a national organization. The announcement places Clark in a prominent leadership role and signals an expanded influence for Arkansas in national affairs.
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Washington
L. W. Clark II
Crossett, Ark
The
Special Homes For Retarded Special Homes For Retarded
State Sen. Olen Hendrix of Prescott urged housing mentally retarded patients in special state facilities rather than private nursing homes after a tour of nursing homes. He noted cost differences and questioned mixing restraint patients with the elderly for therapy. A 1965 bill will seek funding for a monitoring team for former patients released to nursing homes, with a full committee report due on nursing home conditions.
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Little Rock
Olen Hendrix
Prescott
Hendrix
Public Health and Welfare
Arkansas Legislative Council
Andrix
Council On
Cooperage Industry Leaders Meet At Convention
Clark, vice president of Bryant Stave and Heading Co. based in Clarksville Arkansas, spoke at the Associated Cooperage Industries of America convention here, outlining industry goals and partnership prospects.
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Sociated Cooperage Industries of America
Clark
Bryant Stave & Heading Co
Clarksville
Ark
Fulbright announces urban renewal grant for Little Rock schools
Senator J William Fulbright said the Little Rock School Board would receive a 12784 urban renewal grant for its open space land program. Schools Superintendent Floyd W Parsons said the money would be used to buy sites for schools.
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Little Rock
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Floyd W. Parsons
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