Bonus Army Recall Sparks Readiness for 1932 Washington Drive
The article recalls the 1932 Bonus Expeditionary Force siege in Washington led by Gen. Douglas MacArthur, noting about 14,000 veterans at peak and two killed during clashes with police. It parallels today’s Poor People’s Campaign preparations for sheltering around 3,000 marchers as they pressure Congress and the White House for poverty relief.
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Washington
Poor People
Bonus Army
Bonus
Douglas MacArthur
Congress
White House
Act of Congress
Herbert C. Hoover
Patrick Hurley
MacArthur
Perry L. Miles
Dwight D. Eisenhower
George S. Patton, Jr
Anacostia Flats
Hurley
Anacostia River
Poor People's
Church Mailers Examine Literature Tied to May 4 Election
San Antonio postal center officials review a McAllen church bulk mail as possible political activity before Texas liquor by the drink and parimutuel gambling referendums. The First Baptist Church of McAllen sent material urging a no vote with a $65.12 per drink cost claim.
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Mcallen
UPI
Postal Service Center
San Antonio
Hidalgo County
First Baptist Church of
Texas
Phil Mayfield
Postal’ ‘Service Center
GOP Proposes Controls on Listening Devices and Data Banks
The GOP Task Force in Human Rights and Responsibilities led by Dr. William L. Rector proposes a seven point program to curb electronic listening devices. It urges that data banks be restricted and cryptographic protection required to shield personal information. It also calls for legal-use surveillance standards and limits on pre employment tests. An Al Tauh broadcast in Cairo is noted as part of broader security concerns.
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Austin
UPI
State
Republican Party
GOP
William L. Rector
Wichita Falls
Cairo
al Tatah
Congress
Office of Economic Opportunity
Antipoverty Agency
Commission urges official aid for Negro political voice
Washington AP report shows the U S Commission on Civil Rights urging national parties to grant Negroes a larger voice in politics. It calls for Voting Rights Act enforcement in party affairs, and possible legislation if parties fail voluntary integration.
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Washington
U.S. Commission On Civil Rights
Justice Department
Congress
Commission
South
Deep South
Pegroes
Federal Grant Increase for Jefferson Renewal in Waco
The Housing and Urban Development Department boosts a Jefferson renewal grant in Waco Texas from 1 165 000 to 1 386 066 dollars. The increase was approved on Saturday and raises total funding for the project.
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Washington
Housing and Urban Developopment Department
Waco
Tex
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Drexel
Watson
Drexel Groups
Touraine
Rapport
Travis Couri
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
U.S
Imade
Wiliam L. Taylor
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