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Southern Senators Ready Fight On Kennedy Civil Rights Plan
In Washington, 18 Southern senators led by Richard Russell girded for a battle against President Kennedy's civil rights measures. They denounced a bill to ban discrimination by stores, hotels, restaurants, and theaters as a step toward statism and warned of broader fights over school desegregation powers. Russell urged law and order and predicted some officials would crack down on demonstrators if filibusters loom. The group, mostly Democrats, signaled a slow-down tactic to delay Kennedy's program.
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