Senate Leaders Expect Vote On Civil Rights Amendment
Senate leaders Mike Mansfield and Everett Dirksen predict a vote by Wednesday on their amendment to the civil rights bill as debate drags into its 40th day. The plan allows jury trials in discrimination cases with penalties over 30 days or $300, aligning with past compromise. Gore, Kuchel, and other senators weigh how Southern opposition may affect the pace and possible funding sanctions if states fail to comply.
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R-Calif
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No Wonder We're Mixed Up On Policy
Washington AP report quotes Rep. Rooney faulting State Department for analysts who have never visited their focus countries. Talbot confirms several desk officers have never visited India Greece Laos Thailand or the Philippines. Rooney challenges the method while Talbot defends it, noting possible global practices. General anesthesia implies insensibility to pain.
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D-N.y
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Senate debate on federal action overracial inequality
Senator Hubert H. Humphrey cited a Justice Department memorandum in the Congressional Record arguing that federal action should be a last resort and limited to the immediate area with proven racial inequality, a point raised amid bipartisan support for the bill.
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D-Minn
Congressional Record
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District and Federal Crack-Down On Dairies Insecticide in Milk
District and federal officials cracked down after milk bound for Washington contained up to eight times the permissible insecticide. Fifty city bound milk trucks were halted since February 26, with 14 farms having permits suspended or registrations canceled as inspectors identified heptachlor epoxide above tolerance levels. Health officials said no health hazard was involved, while Sen. Ribicoff urged preventive action.
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Abraham Ribicoff
D - Conn
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Murray Grant
Didhter Heath
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Governor Urges Observation Week Open Houses
Harrisburg AP reports Gov. Scranton asks Pennsylvanians to observe mental health week by visiting local facilities. The Department of Public Welfare announced special open house programs at state institutions across Pennsylvania to highlight the observance.
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Scranton
Providence Sit-Ins End At Rhode Island Capitol
A sit-in by about 60 demonstrators, black and white supporters of housing discrimination ban, ended at the Rhode Island State Capitol after more than 80 hours in the House. The House adjourned as demonstrators sang, and Gov. John H. Chafee ordered police to deny entry. The housing bill was previously defeated by nearly two to one.
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Providence
Rhode Island
House of Representatives
John H. Chafee
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