Mrs. Jones and the Voting Rights Act of 1965
The case of Mrs. Jones shows how the Voting Rights Act enables a Black voter to register and vote. An examiner issues an eligibility form, reviews literacy and poll tax issues, adds her name to a qualified list, and local officials must align their records. The act provides federal hurdles to state restrictions and penalties for intimidation, with federal supervision at polling places.
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Jand
U.S. Atty
Washington
Justice Department
U.S
Jones
Peterson's Ointment Ad Promises Fast Pile Relief
An old advertisement touts Peterson's Ointment as a quick remedy for piles with a cooling soothing formula. It claims hours of relief from itching, offers a price 70 cents for the box or 85 cents for the applicator tube, and promises money back if not delighted.
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Peterson
Vietnamese crowd confronts U.S. troops over garbage dispute
In Qui Nhon area, about 150 Vietnamese civilians advanced on a garbage detail as two U.S. Army guards fired warning shots to halt them. A man and two boys were wounded by ricocheting bullets. The cause appeared linked to Vietnamese desire to cull American garbage prior to dumping, with earlier clashes reported near Da Nang.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Qui Nhon
U.S
da Nang
Navajo Nation Now Numbers 80 000 In Southwest States
The Navajo Indians living in Arizona New Mexico and Utah total about 80 000 today, rising beyond their ancestors discovered by Spaniards four centuries ago.
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Arizona
New Mexico
Utah
Farm Credit Borrowings Hit Record 6.6 Billion
The Farm Credit Administration reported farmers and cooperatives borrowed a record 6.6 billion dollars through federal land banks, production credit associations and banks for cooperatives for the year ended June 30. Borrowings rose 12.4 percent from the prior year as farms grow larger and mechanization expands.
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Washington
Farm Credit Administration
Federal
Federal Farm Credit Administration
R.B. Tootell
U.S
Farm Credit System
Federal Land Bank
Motion For Separate Hearings Rejected In Madison Case
Four youths charged with first degree murder and armed robbery in the death of service station attendant Leroy Erdahl had pleas entered at arraignment. A Dane County judge denied separate hearings and opened a joint preliminary examination expected to last two days. Defendants John Burt Meyer Plaster Wirthel Popplewell face murder charges. Burt and Plaster were absent without leave from a Schweinfurt Army base since June 10.
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Loretta
Wis
Meyer Plaster
Martinsville
Wirthel Popplewell
Cincinnati
Ohio
Erdahl
Madison
John Burt
Plaster
Popplewell
Schweinfurt
Germany
Wildlife Riches of New Jersey's Great Swamp Preserve
New Jersey's Great Swamp spans 8,000 acres just 30 miles from New York City and hosts diverse wildlife across its marshes fields meadows bogs and ridges.
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New Jersey
Great Swamp
New York City
Grower Groups Pressure Ruling on Wheat Exports
Grower groups and grain producers press the administration to remove a rule that at least half the wheat sold to eastern European Communist countries be shipped on US vessels. They argue the requirement raises transportation costs and discourages purchases by foreign flag carriers.
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U.S
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