Italian Reds Likely to Make Gains in Regional Elections
Communists aim to control or influence 15 regional parliaments amid a decentralization reform. Center-left parties concede some regions but seek majorities elsewhere as labor unrest and strikes threaten the vote. Longo appeals blame bosses for economic woes as campaigning proceeds.
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Communist Party
West
Cenr-Left
Christian Democrat
Mariano Rumor
Italy
Publishers’ Association
Rty
L'Unita
Luigi Longo
Christian Democrats
Sukarno Celebrates 69th Birthday in Confinement
Indonesian ex-president Sukarno, weakened by illness and under tight guard at his Jakarta mansion, greeted by his wife Hartini and two daughters while relatives visit briefly. He reflected on Cambodia and Sihanouk's ouster, lamenting restricted movement and ongoing confinement.
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Sukarno
Racima Wati
Jakarta
Takarta
Indonesia
Lon Nol
Sihan
Hartini
Ruch
Austin
Texas
Satary
Norodom
Sihanouk
Ring
Java
Ratma Wati
House Leaders Buttonhole for Voting Rights Bill
In Washington the House leadership pressures members to back a combined bill extending the 1965 Voting Rights Act and lowering the voting age to 18. Speaker John W. McCormack delays a vote to prod support while Republicans seek to split the package. Civil rights groups plan lobbying efforts to sway reluctant congressmen before the August expiration risk.
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Washington
House
Cormack
Fident
John W. McCormack
Leadership Conference On Civil Rights
Hunt
Senate
Nixon
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Gerald R. Fred
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