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Dirksen moves to force Senate showdown on housing rights bill
Senate Republican Leader Dirksen pushes to end debate on a civil rights measure banning housing discrimination. A cloture vote is set, with a Southern coalition backing a compromise bill that phases in protections and expands federal penalties for depriving rights including voting and jury service. About half of mobile homeowners reside in mobile home parks nationwide.
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