Commission Seeks Federal Registrars In Some Areas
The Civil Rights Commission urged federal registrars in all counties covered by the Voting Rights Act where literacy tests persist or registration is inadequate. The panel estimates up to 32 counties may need registrars, noting about 200000 additional Negroes have registered in the South since the act began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Ragsdale JR
Washington
Civil Rights Commission
South
Commission
Congress
Taylor
Civil Service Commission
Nicholas Katzenbach
Katzenbach
Hearing set on Eau Claire Airport runway extension
Wisconsin Aeronautics Board will hold a December 22 hearing on Eau Claire for state and federal aid to extend runways at Eau Claire Municipal Airport to admit jet aircraft. The plan aims to finance the improvements through public funds.
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la Crosse Tribune
Madison Bureau
Madison
Eau Claire Municipal
Wisconsin Aeronautics Board
Eau Claire
Johnson warns blackout could recur after Northeast outage
President Johnson received a 95 page FPC report on the November power failure affecting 30 million people in the United States and Canada. The document notes the outage might recur and calls for possible new legislation and updated federal oversight to ensure reliability.
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Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
Northeast
Federal Power Commission
United States
Canada
FPC
Joseph C. Swidler
LBJ
Here
Sir Adam
Beck
Niagara River
Consolidated Edison Co
New York City
Consolidated Edison
Commission
Inmates Feel Secure Behind Walls View
Lt Gov Daley supports Hoff plan for more medium security space saying walls give inmates a sense of security. He notes prisoners moved to the prison farm develop “itchy feet” and want to return behind walls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutland
John J. Daley
Phillip H. Hoff
Daley
Lovells Await 4th Baby Amid Gemini 7 Flight
Astronaut James A. Lovell Jr. circles the globe on Gemini 7 as wife Marilyn Lovell awaits the birth of their fourth child. The family lore includes two daughters and a ten year old son, with Lovell expected home for the birth despite a 14 day orbital mission. The launch from Cape Kennedy marked a second venture for Lovell and Frank Borman.
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Timber Cove
Jim
Lovell
Borman
James
Milwaukee
Cleveland
Juneau High School
Marilyn Gerlach
University of Wisconsin
U.S. Naval Academy
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William Taylor
Joe’s
West Bend Products
Poehling’s
Ward Avenue
New Villa
Santa
Haver
Remington
Jewelers
Main ST
la Crosse
J. R. Williams
Oa Aeiman
By Frank Cormier
By Pendleton
THE
Continental
Pearl
Lovells
Hardware & Lumbergs
Spot” Cary
Chicago
Marquardt
Gantert S
S. Thi
St., la Crois
Bo Lledi
RCA Victor
Minkish TV
Handy Builders
Losey Blvd
State Rd
Onalaska
West Salem
Ad Barre Mills
LA Crosse Telephone Corp
LA Crosse, Wis
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