Berkeley Votes Tuesday in Bitter Fair Housing Fight
Berkeley faces a heated municipal election over a proposed fair housing ordinance. Supporters include Governor Brown and several civil rights groups, while opponents span Real estate interests, local leaders, and anti‑ordinance groups. Officials anticipate a record turnout with widespread public debate and high absentee voting.
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Taft Named To Admitted Before Supreme Court
Ohio Congressman Robert Taft Jr will be presented to the U S Supreme Court on Monday for formal admission to practice before the high bench. He is the first grandson of a former chief justice to seek admission, with his grandfather being President William Howard Taft.
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Brazilians Love Life. Cuban Plots A Fizzle
The AP reports a Cuban document on attempts to establish subversion camps in Brazil shows leaders chasing luxuries and pleasures rather than politics. Six camps yielded under 50 recruits with no real military training, and one leader was expelled for perverse acts.
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Brazil
California For Rocky Group Quits Campaign Headquarters
The Californians for Rockefeller Committee shuts down after Governor Rockefeller asks for the closure. Former Governor Goodwin J. Knight had opened the headquarters in California and will work with a Republican delegation if Rockefeller runs in 1964. Rockefeller thanks Knight for unity and support. A stray note mentions the Gold Rush steak price in Alaska.
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U.S. Debt Ceiling Skips Down to 305 Billion
Washington AP reports the national debt limit falls to 305 billion at midnight Sunday and will rise again, with lawmakers split along party lines over spending cuts and tax proposals. Democrats push a broad bill to resolve the debt issue, while Republicans anchor on deficits, Eisenhower’s letter boosting opposition, and a May timing for renewed debate.
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Taft to Present American Trees to Japan
Rep. Robert Taft Jr. will present an American dogwood and an American-grown cherry tree to a Japanese representative this week. Yukinaga Ozaki, grandson of Tokyo’s mayor, will receive the trees April 2 at the tidal basin, marking the start of Washington's Cherry Blossom Festival.
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Nuclear test fires low-yield device at Nevada site
Washington AP reports the United States detonated a low-yield nuclear device underground at the Nevada test site. The blast was estimated under 20,000 tons of TNT, marking the first test since February 21.
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United States
Atomic Energy Commission
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