Court tackles public accommodations clause in Civil Rights Act
A Birmingham three judge panel ruled in favor of a restaurant owner who refused to integrate, highlighting clash with Atlanta rulings and signaling a Supreme Court battle over the constitutionality of the 1964 Civil Rights Act’s public accommodations section and its reach via the interstate commerce clause. The piece anticipates heightened litigation and public resentment whichever way the Court rules.
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Atlanta
U.S. Supreme Court
Congress
Not Under God Mrs Murray seeks pledge change
Mrs. Madalyn Murray from Hawaii files a federal case asking the Supreme Court to strike the phrase under God from the Pledge of Allegiance. She argues the pledge is a religious ceremony in schools, while supporters insist it is a patriotic declaration.
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Madalyn Murray
Murray
Hawaii
United States
U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Americans enjoy more leisure time yet work harder, says FINANCIAL
The publication notes that Americans now spend more time in recreation while the recreation sector remains a major economic driver. It cites a rise from two and a half to about five and a half cents of every consumer dollar devoted to recreation, excluding vacation travel.
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Financial Publication
U.S
Concrete cloverleaf as potential national flower debate
An expert suggests the concrete cloverleaf as a national flower amid talk on designating a national symbol. The piece notes highway turn complexities and recalls simpler times before fact finding commissions.
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Ile
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Publishes 1964 Subscription Rates
The image lists subscription prices for Morning and Sunday editions in Lubbock Texas with rates for carrier delivery by time and option, plus mail and mixed editions. It also notes staff credits and a pledge header dated September 18 1964 on page 6 section A.
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Lubbock
Avalanche-Journal
Avalanche-Journal Publishing Company, Inc
8Th Bt
Ave. J. Lubbock
Texas
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Texas Daily Press League
Dallas
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United Press International
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Campaigns pledge clean fights as bombs loom in mock nuclear ad
A Washington opinion column recalls rival campaign managers signing a pledge to keep ads clean for LBJ and Goldwater. While they vowed restraint, Democrats aired a one minute spot showing a girl with a daisy counting down to a nuclear explosion, followed by a mushroom cloud portrayal.
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Bob Considine
Ashington
Lyndon B. Johnson
Barry M. Goldwater
Goldwater
Sen. Goldwater
Burch
Bailey
D. D. Eisenhower
On Own Doorstep A Lesson For Congress
In a Washington column, Kenneth L. Dixon recalls racial tensions in the capital amid civil strife. He describes once-neighborly DC blocks transformed by new apartment buildings, armed police on patrol, and fear in daylight and night. He notes Congress must confront domestic race issues as a powder keg near the Capitol.
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Capitol
Senate
Congress
Immigration reform would end quota system and favor skilled intake
Andrew Tully disputes Bill Miller on immigration and argues the proposed bill would raise annual admissions from 156 700 to 164 500 while scrapping the 1924 quota. It prioritizes skilled applicants and relatives, and aims to reduce race bias entrenched in the old system.
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Andrew Tully
Ashington
Bill Miller
Miller
U.S
Inter- Tully
Congress
United States
Driving Cars in Montgomery County High Schools
Montgomery County Maryland faces traffic jams as 60 percent of students drive to school. Studies link auto use to lower grades, higher absences, and more severe accidents, urging parental control and possibly returning teens to walking. The school board delays a firm plan while evidence leans toward restraint.
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Richard Starnes
Ashington
School Board
Montgomery County
Montgom- Starnelery County
Montgomery
Lubbock Knife and Fork Club names officers for year
Durwood Bradley will serve as president of the Lubbock Knife and Fork Club for the coming year. Other officers named are W. W. Rix as vice president and J. Orville Ellsworth as secretary-treasurer.
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Durwood Bradley
Lubbock
Morgan Wis teacher walked barefoot six miles to school
Mary Harteau, Morgan Wisconsin's first school teacher, traveled six miles daily to teach and returned home barefoot. The garbled text mentions her fear of wearing out shoes and describes long curls and a 16 year old daughter, amid unrelated oddities about a blue glazed hippopotamus in an ancient tomb and a hunter's soul.
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Mary Harteau
Morgan, Wis
Indian General Carries Out Solo Pakistan Goodwill Mission
Retired Indian Army chief Gen. K. M. Cariappa, aged 64, started a one man goodwill tour to Pakistan announcing he is a rebellious optimist and that Allah commands friendship between the two nations. He travels with a stated mandate to foster peace.
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Dacca
Pakistan
K. M. Cariappa
Jordan to Send Delegation for Sana Anniversary
Amman confirms a government delegation will attend Sana celebrations on September 2 marking the republic’s second anniversary. In Pakistan, Karachi plans several new buildings to house updated telephone equipment.
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Jordan
Jordan Kingdom
Yemen
Sana
Karachi
Pakistan
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