Civil rights plans bloom after Kennedy death
Leaders assess race reform after Kennedy assassination. Johnson pledges to pursue Kennedy’s civil rights bill while Negro and white strategists weigh political paths. MLK and Brazier urge continued pressure. Goldwater and Goldwater-era opposition loom as voters weigh integration, jobs, housing, and public accommodations.
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Kennedy
Johnson
Martin Luther King Jr
King
Wilkens
Arthur M. Brazier
Coordinating Council of Community Organizations
Chicago
Brazier
Barry Goldwater
San Francisco
U. S
Cecil Poole
Congress
Voter registration gains for Negroes rise in the South
The Southern Regional Council reports almost a half million Negroes have registered to vote since 1958 across 11 southern states. North Carolina leads with 71 057 new registrants followed by Florida 68 313 Texas 45 732 and South Carolina 44 080. Mississippi shows the smallest gain at 7 847.
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New Castle
White House
South
Southern Regional Council
Atlanta
North Carolina
Florida
Texas
South Carolina
Mississippi
Scott Will Press For Buy American Amendments
Senator Hugh Scott of Pennsylvania vows to press Buy American amendments to federal spending bills after losing a bid to give American firms a 50 percent contract advantage in an $817 million public works bill. He plans a new bill to amend Buy American and will offer similar amendments as needed. Melvina Jane Davies, patient at New Castle Hospital, is listed. Ownership of farmland in Des Moines shows 80 percent of operators own land, up from 58 percent in 1930. average farm size has risen to about 325 acres from 156.
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Washington
UPI
Hugh Scott
R-Pa
Scott
House
Senate
Des Moines
United States
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AL Kuettner
United Press International
Roy Wilkins
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Council For United Civil Rights Leadership
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
Middle West
A. Phillip Randolph
Negro Civil Ra
Sleeping Car Porters
Afl-Cio
Randolph
William J. Eaton
Alabama
George Wallace
Hobby Shopping
Bastion
Wallpaper Company
E. Wash
St. OL
Murphy
Capris
Fleece
G. C.murphy CO
Washington Street
New York
New Castle, Pa
Buy American
Popper
Kenmore
Saeed le
Sears
N. Jefferson ST
Kenmore Steam Dry Iron
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