Crime Stop in Chicago youths citizen crime fighting effort
Chicago's Operation Crime Stop reports 5 273 arrests in 21 months from tips by 500 000 volunteers since April 1964. Police Supt D W Wilson notes 1964 and 1965 crime rate drops as cities plan similar campaigns nationwide urging citizen involvement amid concerns about lenient courts.
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Chicago
D. W. Wilson
Lewis F. Powell, Jr
Powell
American Bar Association
Johnson
Commission On Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice
Touch Of Honesty In South Carolina ALI
A South Carolina legislator, 63 year old State Sen. Roger Plowboy Scott of Dillon County, filibusters to block Senate reapportionment. He mocks voters wanting average lawmakers and boasts of welfare in his county, arguing ignorance thrives in high places and praising self as representative of his district. The piece notes his impact on public discourse and hints at a possible future in Congress.
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Ali
South Carolina
Roger “Plowbow” Scott
Dillon County
Scott
Senate
Plowboy
Congress
Harlem Chairman Epton Sentenced for Conspiracy and Riot
William Epton, Harlem chairman of the Progressive Tabor Movement, is sentenced for his role in the Harlem riot of 196 and for plotting to overthrow the New York State government. He will serve one year in prison with concurrent sentences. He was allowed a four minute address before sentencing, praising the movement while about 60 followers cheered.
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William Epton
Harlem
New York
New York Supreme Court
Arthur Markewich
Epton
U.S
Targely
Michael J. Quill remembered as transit strike leader
Obituary sketch of Michael J. Quill president of the International Transport Workers Union who died amid controversy over a NYC transit strike. Recalled as a forceful but humorous figure who shaped labor's role in New York, with praise from Mayor Lindsay and former Mayor Wagner for his flamboyance and influence.
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International Transport Workers Union
Michael J. Quill
New York City
Transit Workers
Quill
Sooo
John V. Lindsay
New York
Robert F. Wagner
Mike Quill
Javits and Hart oppose Johnson civil rights plan
liberal Northerners and conservative Southerners unite in Senate opposition to Johnson civil rights reform moving the Community Relations Service from the Commerce Department to Katzenbach at the Justice Department. Javits plans a disapproval resolution while Southern Democrats prepare a counter action as Sen. Sam writes to the President.
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Washington
Senate
Johnson
Capitol Hill
Atty
Nicholas Katzenbach
House of Congress
Community Relations Service
Racial Conciliation Service
Commerce Department
Katzenbach
Justice Department
New York
Jacob Javits
Michigan
Philip Hart
Javits
Sen
Sam
J. Ervin, Jr
North Carolina
Ervin
Department of Commerce
CRS
Dinne
Javits-Hart Liberals
Mobile
Birmingham
Jackson
Robert Kennedy
Kennedy
Voting Rights Act Debate Shapes Southern Opposition
Washington column rails at Southern legislators challenging the 1965 Voting Rights Act. It notes arguments over Congress power versus states rights, cites district court and Supreme Court stances, and details Katzenbach's push to expand the Civil Rights Section with Roger Wilkins as CRS director, amid Liberal and Ervin opposition and Kennedy's potential swing.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Tom Heflin
Gene Talmadge
Theodore Bilbo
Dixie
Congress
South
Civil Service Commission
Soviet Bureaucratic Mind Blamed For Mott Tragedy
Washington columnist David Lawrence discusses the Newcomb Mott death in Russia. He argues Soviet bureaucracy mishandled the case by sentencing a tourist to 18 months hard labor over a visa error. He links the error to broader risks in Soviet governance and military command.
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Washington
Newcomb Mott
Russia
Young Mott
Mott
Central Intelligence Agency
George ©. Marshall
Stalin
Hitler
Marshall
Matt
Enrollment climbs at Texas Tech amid veteran returnees
Swelled by more than 1,000 veterans, many enrolling in college for the first time, Texas Tech spring semester enrollment nears 3,000 on the first day with expectations to reach 3,500 by term end. The report also notes UN action on Russia and Iran, U.S. Congress debate on Britain aid, and GM wage dispute developments.
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Lubbock Morning Avalanche
Texas Tech
London
United Nations Security Council
Russia
Iran
Washington
Congress
Britain
Truman
Solons
House
Rules Committee
General Motors
Preacher Calls Crusade Against Pet Machines
A preacher urges breaking up slot machines with a sledge hammer and discusses joining others in the effort. The piece contrasts economic growth with rising prices that consumers will face this year and notes husbands resisting impulses.
Shrimpers Face Uncertain Market If Friday Meat Rule Changes
A readers’ note links Vatican talks of meat on Friday to potential bankruptcy for Gulf Coast shrimp boat skippers and fish markets. Catholic food rules could shift demand for shrimp, harming crews and local economies.
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Vatican
United States
Vatican Walls
Gulf Coast
Louisiana
Secrecy on summer Post Office hires questioned
A Minnesota congressman exposed that 3 380 of 8 600 summer hires were Congressmen recommendations or relatives. The Post Office declined to publish the list, and Rep. Albert Quie traced names from regional offices and newspapers, raising questions about political influence and failure to target needy youths.
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Minnesota
Post Office
Post Office Department
Johnson
Congress
Albert Quie
Rep. Quie
Quie
Tennessee
California
John Tunney
Rep
Quic
Gogram
Dear Turnrow Turnner: Opinions on stamps and bacon debated
A reader comments on Chinese government stores in Hong Kong and jokes about Red Stamps. He compares caviar and bacon as party fare and critiques Harry Byrd Jr.’s Senate stance and the federal bureaucracy. He notes Congress laws create bureaus and large staffing to enforce rules.
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Turnrow
Hong Kong
Harry Byrd, Jr
U.S. Senate
Joe
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Robert Novak
Javits, Ervin
Novak
Andrew Tully
Mississippi
Hugo Black
U.S. District Court
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North
Housing and Urban Affairs Department
Roger Wilkins
Roy Wilkins
Wilkins
Civil Rights Leadership Conference
David Lawrence
Mot
Cameron
Rome
O. C. McBride
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