Civil rights push shifts burden to House after Senate action
Senate approves a sweeping civil rights bill 71 to 20 extending housing and voting protections to racial minorities and civil rights workers. Provisions include a three stage plan affecting over 52 million housing units, an anti riot clause, and penalties for interfering with riot control. The measure also supports American Indians’ rights in dealings with courts and governments. The House now faces decisions on whether to water down or back the Senate package.
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Way Out Coffee House draws teens to Oak Park in faith debate
In Oak Park Illinois two brothers run the Way Out Coffee House a basement venue under a public park recreation center. The space offers coffee desserts and a Christian atmosphere for teen discussions on war drugs crime poverty race life and death. Volunteers run the operation with no pay and police praise the venue for steering youths away from trouble.
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Saluki: the oldest breed of domesticated dog
The saluki is described as perhaps the oldest known breed of domesticated dogs.
A Trial Over a Dog Moves Senators to Tears
In 1870 two U.S. senators faced a case over a neighbor shooting a hound. Francis Cockrell defended the dog’s killer while George West prosecuted, but West offered only a quiet meditation on dogs. The jury sided with Cockrell and the courtroom cheered. An excerpt of the speech is available from Kentucky Public Information Travel Division.
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Defeatism in Vietnam Threatens American Future
Joseph Alsop argues there is no middle path between defeat and victory in Vietnam. He warns defeat would trigger a dangerous rightward swing in U S politics and praises Hanoi’s determination while urging renewed effort to win. He cites North Vietnamese casualty rates and strategic aims to press for a swift end to the conflict.
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Hanoi’s Halfway Plans Threaten Saigon Control
The editorial warns that Hanoi may push extreme solutions to gain power in South Vietnam. If allowed, Saigon would soon fall under Hanoi rule, betraying millions who trusted the United States and marking the United States’ first wartime defeat since the republic’s founding.
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Buckley on Kerner Report Riots and Race
The Kerner Report is criticized as overemphasizing material causes while ignoring a deeper racial malaise. Bi racial tensions are seen as the core problem, not segregation or poverty, with calls for patience and a rethinking of freedom and justice beyond utopian rhetoric.
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