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Southern Foes Pose School Aid Question MarkWASHINGTON lt;AP — Sen- education aid legislation out of ate Democratic leaders are per- committee without major fecting a squeeze play they hope changes, leaders are uncertain may deliver the House-passed what will happen if Sen. Sam J. $1.3-billion education aid bill -Ervin Jr., D-N.C., attempts to intact to President Johnson next amend it to make its provisionsBut Southern opponents of the Ervin succeeded by a 45-33 administration’s voting rights vnte in a,tach»ng an amendment bill and critics of the school for court tests of ParochialUnless Southerners resort to its piecemeal approach to aid.delaying tactics; Mansfield said Tbe measure would providehe believes the hill can be $1 w bii|inn in grants to local passed in three days. But he puhlie school districts, to be lacks anv indication, he said. userf t0 mcct spccial needs of whether the voting rights oppo- educationally deprived children, nents may use this opportunity These wouid include special to stall consideration of the lat- Scrvice for non-public school ter measure. r pupilsThe Senate has ordered its p would provide $100 million Judiciary Committee to return jn grants for establishing sup-« the voting rights measure to it plemental educational services by April 9 But Mansfield said and centers, available to all el-that if the school bill is then be- ementary and secondary school fore the Senate, he will oppose children Another $100 million laying it aside for the voting would go to the states for pur-measure chase of textbooks and instruc-While the administration ap- tional material for use in public parently has the votes to get the and private schools.eek.readily subject to court review.Jppathamendment was tossed out by amittee and the measure became law without it.Mike Mansfteld-said in an interview he has tentative assurances that the Senate Labor and Public Welfare Committee will act on the bill next Tuesday. If it does, he said he will try to bring it up in the Senate on Wednesday.. As this year's measure came out of the House, it carries indirect aid to parochial schools which might he pinpointed in court challenges on constitutional grounds^ The administration has tried to avoid this issue byat
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Galveston News Tribune
Galveston, Texas, US
Fri, Jan 01, 1965
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