Thurmond Filibuster Rules Stretch Through Night
A long filibuster by Senator Thurmond neared dawn as fellow senators avoided strict rule enforcement to prevent a broader Southern backlash. The incident showed how pauses and unanimous consent circumvented the two speeches per question limit while Johnson and Knowland clashed over Proxmire’s oath as a new senator.
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Washington
Sen Thur
Thurmond
Senate
Johnson
Texas
Knowland
California
Sen. Proxmire
D-Wis
Filibuster Aid Recruited For Thurmond Marathon
Six shorthand experts were recruited to record every word of Thurmond’s long filibuster, relays keep the record as he speaks. Other senators and aides slept in shifts, while Coldwater pressed on with speeches during Thurmond’s absence. Thurmond read state and federal voting laws and Supreme Court rulings, taking sips and snacks between minutes as debate lingered.
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Washington
Senate
Thurmond
Alabama
Supreme Court
Civil War images in Senate echo long states debate
Senate exchanges over civil rights reach back to Civil War era. Thurmond asserts Kentucky is a border state and urges alignment with the South. Cooper responds that Kentucky chose the Union about a hundred years ago.
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Washington
Sen. Thurmond
D-So
Sen. Cooper
Kentucky
Cooper
Debate rules stall civil rights bill in Senate
The stalled debate plan would require two days of lapse and a two thirds vote by 64 of 96 senators to limit debate. Both Republican and Democratic leaders back the current compromise civil rights measures, yet efforts to fast track a vote have failed for years.
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Senate
Peer's Son Weds Daughter of Dock Laborer
The eldest son of Lord Burgh Walked with his bride to a civil ceremony attended by no relatives. Bearded 22 year old Alexander i Peter Willoughby Leith wed 20 year old Anita Eldridge, a dock worker's daughter, as Lord Burgh was reportedly ill and attendees were kept equal.
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London
VPI
Lord Burgh
Alexander i Peter Willoughby Leith
Anita Eldridge
Register
Mob slays ten lepers in Korea village clash
A village mob in Pusan Korea beat ten lepers to death and injured 41 others with Ishovels and sticks on Wednesday police said. The attack followed plans by about 70 lepers to move from Samchonpo across the channel to Pimyoni Do Island. Six assailants were arrested.
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Pusan
Korea
Pimyoni-Do Island
Here
Samchonpo
Pimyoni-Do
45 mph new limit on part of Coast Hwy
The speed limit along a 1.4 mile section from east of Bellflower Blvd to west of Ximena Ave will drop to 45 mph, with a 35 mph zone extending to Loma Ave for about 0.7 mile. The change follows a study by the State Division of Highways and was approved by Long Beach officials.
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Long Beach
State Department of Public Works
Bellflower Blvd
Ximena Ave
Loma Ave
G. T. McCoy
State Division of Highways
Mixup Leaves Parents With Wrong Baby At Parkland
Parkland Hospital officials reported a nursery mixup after a baby girl was misidentified at birth. The Ashton couple, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Ashton, brought home an infant they believed was their daughter, only to learn the bracelet and identification did not match. The error prompted a swift return and reassessment of the infant's identity.
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Dallas
Misa
Due Dunce
Sureaum Hospital
Ahso
Thomas Farmer
Seagoville
Tex
Ashtons
Smouldering Flu Status Reported In California Mixups
State health officials report a delayed influenza status with a series of mixups at hospitals. A baby mixup led to a 5 day old girl being sent home with the wrong family, later corrected. nine total mixups and recoveries were noted, with parents and staff unharmed.
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Berkeley
Buenza
California
Geles
Biel
Dalks \Son
Pital
Ashton
Miss Corpital
Committee Against Hospitalization For Certain Illness
A committee advises against hospitalizing this illness noting a high fever lasting about three days. They say home care reduces exposure to other communicable diseases found in hospital settings.
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