Congress moves on presidential disability and vice president gap
AP News analysis notes Congress has debated how to handle presidential disability and the absence of a vice president since 1947. After Eisenhower and Kennedy eras, a 1947 line of succession left Speaker John McCormack as potential president if the president dies. The Senate finally acts this week.
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Constitutional amendment debate leaves vice presidency unresolved
A proposed 65 to 0 vote backed a constitutional amendment to settle presidential disability and fill the vice presidency, but it faces Senate and House timing issues. With the 88th Congress ending, no action is expected until next year, risking no electors until December and leaving the country without a vice president. Johnson’s health and public appearances raise concerns about stability if a candidate dies after election but before electoral certification. Dorothy Dix column and fair accident item follow.
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Strength For Today by Earl L Douglass
Spiritual vigil is needed to receive God's blessings as worldly clamor and personal sin dull the senses. The piece urges keeping the spirit’s eyes and ears keen to heavenly events and stresses that divine relationships remain real and applicable today as in ancient times.
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