Johnson backs 18-year vote age but faces tough odds
President Johnson endorses lowering the voting age to 18, yet a constitutional amendment faces slim chances in Congress this year. Senate hearings ended as Mansfield and Bayh led bipartisan sponsors while opposition grows amid campus unrest and state referenda rejections.
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Joan Chadwick
Washington
Johnson
Senate
Judiciary
Texas Christian University
Congress
Mike Mansfield
Montana
United States
Everett
Dirksen
Witneis
Mansfield
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Bayh Subcommittee
District of Columbia
Bayh
House
New Demonstration Chief Promises "More Action" for Poor People’s Campaign
A new leader of the Poor People's Campaign vowed on Saturday the demonstrations would be "a little more militant and a little more focused" as they press for policy action. The remarks signal a shift in tactics amid ongoing protests and advocacy for economic justice.
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Washington
Ralph David Abernathy
SCLC
Williams
Cleveland
Louisville unrest eases as National Guard withdraws
The Kentucky National Guard shut its Louisville command post in the West End, sending about half of 1,450 troops home while a police unit remained to guard firefighters. Authorities connected the violence to looting and arson with arrests continuing, and SNCC-linked figures were questioned amid a broader civil rights campaign in Resurrection City.
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Black Unity League of Kentucky
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Cartes
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Virginia
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