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Independent in Long Beach, California

09 Apr 1968

Page 4

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Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Apr 09, 1968

Page

4

Civil rights bill gains steam after King death

Riots near the Capitol and King’s death sharpen GOP and Democrat support for a broad civil rights bill. House leaders predict passage may be close, with Easter timing for a possible Johnson address. Urban Coalition urges Congress to stay in session and push housing, jobs, and poverty measures before recess.

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Washington Martin Luther King Capitol House Carl Albert Oklahom Johnson Congress Senate Mike Mansfield House Rules Committee House- Senate Gerald R. Ford Michigan Ford King Indl Albert Urban Coalition Young The Urban League Rap Brown John Gardner
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Justices Rule Hoodlums Can Be Prosected Under Civil Rights Law

The Supreme Court held that violent acts to block Negroes from public accommodations may be prosecuted under the 1870 civil rights law. Justice Douglas led a 5 to 5 ruling reversing a lower court dismissal in the Braselton Ga case, with dissenters Black, Stewart and Wachton.

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Washington Supreme Court Congress William Q. Douglas Braselton
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