States' Rights Measure Heads For House Vote
In Washington the states' rights bill moves toward a House vote with backers confident it will pass intact. Opponents plan amendments to limit the heart of the measure which bars federal laws from invalidating state laws unless Congress allows or there is direct conflict. The Justice Department predicts potential litigation if enacted. The bill, backed by southern Democrats and Republicans, is identical to last year's House approval before Senate pigeonholing.
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House
Edwin E. Willis
D-La
Justice Department
Senate
LeMass Takes Ireland’s Reins as De Valera Steps Down
Sean LeMass is named head of Ireland’s government, elected by the Dail 71 to 51. He becomes Fianna Fail leader, succeeding Eamon De Valera who will be inaugurated Thursday as ceremonial president. LeMass has long held the roles of deputy prime minister and minister for industry and commerce.
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Eamon de Valera
LeMass
Industry and Commerce
de Valera
Fianna Fail
Irish Republic
Rebels Strike At Algeria Port
Rebels struck Bone, a major Algerian port near Algiers, in a morning assault that began at 4 a.m. The clash pitted a large rebel unit against thousands of French troops, with fighting spreading between the Bone airport and the Mediterranean. By 10 a.m. French headquarters reported the battle continuing as communications to Bone remained under tight military control.
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Bone
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Hebrew Language Revival Driven by Modern Usage Demands
Hebrew, dormant for centuries, is rising as Israel's common tongue with 2 million locals and 800,000 diaspora Jews embracing it. Ben-Yehuda and followers revive vocabulary, adapt roots for new terms, and push modernization despite Orthodox opposition and a 1900s push to establish the Technion in Hebrew.
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UPI
Isrrael
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Rishon le Zion
Zion
Hisstalpen
Eliezer Ben-Yehuda
Abraham
God
Job
Ben-Yehuda
Moses
Isaiah
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