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Illiteracy question fuels Senate vote on voter literacy
United Press International reports Senate 74 to 18 rebuke of Sen. Johnston as the chamber rejects a sixth grade literacy evidence clause in voting qualifications. Critics argue many Americans lack literacy and remedial education remains widespread. The piece notes concerns over enforcing literacy while protecting rights and cites draftee illiteracy rates and critiques of LBJ.
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Olin D. Johnston
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