Dirksen Moves to Remove Poll Tax Clause From Voting Bill
Senate Republican Leader Everett Dirksen said he will strip from the voting rights bill a provision to abolish poll taxes in state and local elections calling it unconstitutional. He noted southern opponents will likely offer amendments and warned a lengthy debate may follow, delaying action on Johnson’s Great Society agenda.
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Washington
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Dirksen
Senate Judiciary Committee
Texas
Mississippi
Alabama
Virginia
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Johnson
Pilgrims pack Jerusalem for Easter at Holy Sepulchre
More than 10,000 pilgrims from Arab and other countries gathered in Jerusalem for Easter. Mass at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre was led by Msgr Albero Gori with a Paschal candle rite and processions to Calvary and the Stone of Anointing, while Low Mass was held at Christ's Tomb by Msgr Linus Capiello.
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Jerusalem
Jordan
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Christ
Msgr
Albero Gori
Fulgencio Pasini
Pasini
Gori
Calvary
Unetion
Jesus
Linus Capiello
The
Holy Land
Johnson States Open Window for Viet Nam Peace Talks
President Johnson said the window for peace in Viet Nam remains open and the U S is ready to begin discussions soon while insisting on a free independent South Viet Nam and pledging to stay as long as needed. Secretary Rusk rejected halting air strikes, citing risk of boosting the aggressor and disappointing allies amid large protests in Washington.
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Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
Viet Nam
United States
South
Washington
Dean Rusk
Rusk
U.S
Tarver Family Reunion Plans Across Louisiana and New York
Ramblin B A Tarver president of Ouachita Parish School Board hosts four sons Ben Earl Jack Gene two daughters Sue King and A E Faulk their families and 23 grandchildren at a reunion. Mrs King now lives in Webster New York with husband and four children. Mrs Faulk now in Lafayette with husband and four children. The Tarver elder sons reside in Monroe.
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B. A. Tarver
Ouachita Parish
Tarver
Ben
Earl
Jack
Gene
Sue King
A. E. Faulk
King
Sue Tarver
Webster
N.Y
Faulk
Lovina Tarver
Lafayette
Tarvers
Monroe
Easter egg hunt for children of Master Masons set at Shrine
Northeast Louisiana Shrine Club President Leslie Hamm promised abundant eggs and prizes for the best egg finders at today’s third annual Easter egg hunt. The event starts at 2 30 p m at the Shrine clubhouse on Cheniere Lake for the children of area Master Masons.
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Northeast Louisiana
Shrine Club
Leslie Hamm
Shrine
Cheniere Lake
Slap that Changed Mikoyan Name in Armenian Memoir Tale
Beirut based Armenian elder Simon Vratsian recalls a 1914 incident where Antranik Dashnag leader allegedly slapped a young Anastas Mikoyan, prompting his switch from the Dashnag movement to Bolshevik ranks. Vratsian, now 83, says Mikoyan later rose under Stalin. Antranik died in California in 1927.
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Lebanon
Anastas I. Mikoyan
Soviet Union
Simon Vratsian
Armenia
Vratsian
Mikoyan
Dashnag Revolutionary Party
Mikoyen
Antranik
Dashnag
Etchmiadzin
Baku
Bolsheviks
Stalin
Russia
California
U.S. Air Force raids North Vietnam target roads and troops
US Air Force planes operated over North Vietnam on Saturday bombing roads and military sites. An F105 Thunderchief pilot was killed during a strafing run. Leaflets dropped near Dong Hoi and other areas carried President Johnson's Southeast Asia development plan. Ground fire was light. one truck and several buildings were hit near Mu Gia Pass. A roadside jungle raid northwest of Saigon reportedly failed.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
U.S
Dong Hoi
Johnson
Southeast Asia
Air Force
Mugia Pass
Laos
Vinh
Baltimore
North
Viet Nam
Mississippi Flood Crest Seen in Twin Cities and Upper River
Mississippi River peaked near Minneapolis St Paul and crested downstream toward Wabasha Winona and La Crosse as officials warned of lingering high water. Flood crews faced Easter duty in mud while authorities projected gradual drops by late April or early May with rivers fluctuating within inches of peak levels.
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Minneapolis - St. Paul
Weather Bureau
St. Paul
Minn
Wabasha
Winona
la Crosse
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Wis
Mississippi
Minnesota
Missouri
Twin Cities
Joseph Strub
St. Croix
Stillwater
Sunrise Rites Set To Usher Easter Sunday
Easter Sunday services begin at 5 36 a m at Monroe Memorial Park Cemetery off Highway 80 East with Rev E C McKenzie speaker. Pilot Club of Monroe sponsors the event for the third year as West Monroe High School Choir and Neville High School Brass Band perform. Special services planned across Twin Cities with early morning and regular hour services plus cantatas.
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Twin Cities
Monroe Memorial Park
Highway 80
E. C. McKenzie
Jackson Street
Pilot Club
M. D. Garlington
Evelyn Chilton
Four college athletes killed in Golden Meadow crash
A head on collision near Golden Meadow Louisiana killed four college students and football players. Maxey Estay 20 of Larose guard for LSU. Kenneth Vizier 20 of Larose end for McNeese State. Clarence Breaux Jr. 22 of Larose and Melvin Guidry 18 of Cutoff USL student, Guidry USL tackle.
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Golden Meadow
Maxey Estay
Larose
Louisiana State University
Kenneth Vizier
McNeese State
Lake Charles
Clarence J. Breaux Jr
Melvin Guidry
University of Southwestern Louisiana
Lafayette
Guidry
USL
Balmy Easter Weather Promises Light Sun for Egg Hunts
Mild Twin Cities forecast for Easter parade with sunny skies and no rain. Highs 80 to 86, tonight’s low 56 to 62. Saturday reached 83 in bright sun after a 44 degree start. FAA recorded no rain at Selman Field. southerly winds 8 to 10 mph.
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Twin Cities
Mercury
FAA
Selman Field
ITT World Profiles in Morning World 4B
In response to requests for more ITT details Morning World presents a full page company profile on ITT. The feature covers ITT worldwide operations and includes a biographical look at the ITT president.
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International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation
Monroe
Morning World
ITT
Easter Peace Efforts Amid War Voices Worldwide
Christians mark Easter as a time of renewal while bombs fall in Vietnam and unrest spreads globally. President Johnson speaks of peace at a conference, pledging to pay any price for harmony, as millions attend sunrise services in Rome and Jerusalem.
Soviet Union to Send Volunteers If North Viet Nam Asked
In Moscow a Soviet Viet Nam communique says the Kremlin will permit Soviet volunteers to aid North Viet Nam if aggressions by the United States intensify and at the North Viet Nam government’s request. The document cites Johnsons peace offer as proof the U S pursues aggression and asserts continued aid to North Viet Nam.
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Baltimore
United States
Viet Nam
Johnson
North Viet Nam
Kremlin
Soviet Communist Party
Leonid Brezhnev
Red China
Peking
Moscow
le Suan
Vo Nguyen Giap
Hanoi
Brezhnev
Alexei Kosygin
Soviet Union
Democratic Republic of
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