Restaurant owner Maddox appeals civil rights ruling to Supreme Court
Atlanta restaurateur Les ter Maddox, who closed his business rather than integrate, seeks direct review by the U S Supreme Court after a three judge panel decision. No immediate Justice Department comment was available. The panel’s phrasing raised questions whether Title 11 of the Civil Rights Act was unconstitutional as applied to all restaurants. The ruling cited Fifth Amendment due process concerns and noted relief requested by the plaintiffs.
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Arkansas Highway Commission approves bridge cost split
The Arkansas Highway Commission ratified an August 24 agreement to pay 40 percent of the state share for the Mississippi River bridge linking Memphis and West Memphis. Tennessee will pay 60 percent of the state share, with the federal government covering the rest. The commission also approved relocating about 10 miles of Arkansas road between DeWitt and St. Charles to iron a sharp curve at an estimated cost of 1.8 million dollars, with construction valued at 325 thousand dollars.
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Hubert to Be in the Spa Tonight
Senator Hubert H. Humphrey arrives in Hot Springs for the Region 8 convention of the National Rural Electric Co-Operative Association. He will speak on rural co-ops and then headline a Little Rock downtown parade and State Democratic Convention speech with Mrs Humphrey. More than 1,000 rural electric cooperatives leaders attend from four states.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
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Faubus vows action on race demonstrators in Arkansas
Gov Faubus told Desha County Democratic Committee he would clear streets of racial protesters who block traffic even if he must use a truck. The campaign stop comes as he seeks a sixth two year term facing Republican Winthrop Rockefeller. Arkansas highway panel authorized bridge study at Calico Rock and pledged to aid Texarkana in an urban transit plan for federal funds.
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Goldwater Campaigns Across South Urges States' Tax Share
Goldwater told 25 000 in Montgomery Alabama that unrestricted grants should go to local and state governments, criticizing federal aid as creating a federal bureaucracy. He attacked the Johnson administration and urged Democrats to adopt conservative principles, praising race peace under Faubus in Arkansas and noting Rockefeller’s inability to handle rioting in New York. He forecast Thurmond may introduce him in Greenville South Carolina and predicted a party name shift in the South this year.
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SEC Sues Capital Funds Over Misleading Proxy Statements
In Little Rock the SEC said Capital Funds Inc of Fort Smith and officers A. Bartlett Jr and Austin Gatlin made false statements about Modern American Mortgage Corp to win proxy votes. They allegedly did not file all proxy statements with the SEC or furnish stockholders proper proxy details, and the forms were incomplete in the fight for control.
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LBJ Seeks Power Grid Unity and Tax Cuts
President Johnson, in a Portland breakfast speech prepared after talks with Canada, urged private public power cooperation from Yukon to Rio Grande, promised a five year 250 percent income tax cut, and insisted Congress balance the federal budget while vowing to end the draft sooner than expected. He also noted NATO nuclear policy debate and highlighted water power and conservation themes.
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Arkansas Weather Update Amid Frontal Showers Through Friday
Cloudy skies with occasional rain and widely scattered thundershowers persist through Friday in Arkansas. Temperatures reach around the 70s during the day with cooler nights in the mid 60s to 40s range and highs fluctuating as another front moves through.
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IRS Agents Seize Seattle Laundry for Tax Debts
In Seattle Washington two Internal Revenue Service agents seized a local laundry and cleaning establishment for non payment of employment withholding taxes. Officer A W Pape commented we get into everything. The incident drew surprise from patrons as agents collected outstanding taxes and rejected new work.
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El Dorado murder defendant set for Sept 29 trial
John Henry Sheppard a 19 year old Negro from El Dorado is scheduled for trial on September 29 in El Dorado on first degree murder charges. Circuit Judge Dave McKay denied a venue change request in the case tied to the death of Mrs Frank Willett at her Lisbon home July 1. Johnny Evers of the 1914 Miracle Braves is noted for seven singles in a four game series.
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Faubus quote sparks political fire in Arkansas race
Gov Orval Faubus faces sharp criticism after saying lie‑in demonstrators would be run over if they blocked traffic. Republican candidate Winthrop Rockefeller and Arkansas Democratic Voters Association president I Mcllinton denounced the remark as inciting violence and playing to prejudice during the campaign. Faubus defended his stance as a law and order position, prompting regional outrage and applause from the Desha County audience.
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Capitol Club Suit Filed by Negro in Arkansas
Ozell Sutton, associate director of the Arkansas Council on Human Relations, filed a federal suit to desegregate the Capitol Club cafeteria in the Arkansas State Capitol building. The suit names Mrs. S. E. Tyer and the Capitol Club as defendants, alleging a long-standing policy of denying service to Negroes and citing the Civil Rights Act. Sutton says he was refused service on July 15 after the club formed and before a court interpretation of the act.
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