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Senate Battles Over Voting Rights Bill Complicate Action
The Senate, after defeating efforts to water down the 1965 Voting Rights Act renewal, faces Southern challenges this week and a move to add an 18 year old voting age provision. Friday floor action rejected amendements to soften the 1965 law.
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Washington
Senate
Tha
Texas
Carl T. Curtis
Nebraska
Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Deep South
Ervin
Dixie
North Carolina
Alabama
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
South Carolina
Virginia
House
South
U.S
Mike Mansfield
Montana