House committee backs liberal right to vote bill
The House Judiciary Committee approved a right to vote bill banning poll taxes in any election. The panel rejected a substitute admin compromise 19 to 13. Chairman Emanuel Celler led Northern Democrats in support, predicting House approval. Provisions to suspend literacy tests and broaden federal voter registration in the South were recommended. Dirksen eyed Senate debate with caution.
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House Judiciary Committee
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Senate
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Dn.y
Celler
House
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Runnymede Site For JFK Honor
Queen Elizabeth II will unveil Britain's memorial to John F Kennedy at Runnymede beside the River Thames. The ceremony features Caroline and John Jr with the Kennedy family, includes NATO figures and Secretary Rusk, and aims to raise 2.8 million dollars for the Kennedy Memorial Fund to fund US study for British students. The event concludes with the Star Spangled Banner and God Save the Queen.
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Elizeabeth I
Britain
John F. Kenenedy
Runnymede
John
River Thames
Kennedy
Caroline
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United States
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Edward M. Kennedy
Peter Lawford
Stephen Smith
Dean Rusk
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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Irish Guards
Prince Philip
Harvard
Radecliffe
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Harold Macmillan
Sussex
Harold Wilson
Rusk
Silent Capital Shuts Down Amid Dominican Turmoil
AP Special Correspondent William L. Ryan reports from Santiago that a 6 pm to dawn curfew pervades daily life as violence swells in Santo Domingo. The crisis ripples through the breadbasket cities like Puerto Plata and La Vega, sparking fears of broader instability. Crowds in Santiago cheered the April 24 coup, then confronted the armed forces at the Fortaleza, echoing leftist pressures seen in the capital.
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William L. Ryan
Santiago
Dominican Republic
Santo Domingo
Puerto Plata
la Vega
Res
Juan Bosch
Fortaleza
Armed Forces
Johnson Seeks No Expanded War Authority In Vietnam
President Johnson asserts constitutional powers as commander in chief justify actions in Vietnam without broad new authority. He cites two congressional steps this year, a force-use resolution and a $700 million aid bill, as strengthening his hand while avoiding a full declaration of war.
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Washington
Johnson
U.S
Viet Nam
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United States
Mili
Hanoi
Administration
Harry S. Truman
Korea
Southeast Asia
Truman
United Nations
Congress
White House
House
Senate
Starlight Theater Renovation Under Way This Summer
Kansas City AP report says workers have begun $112000 in improvements at the Starlight Theater ahead of a June 21 start to a summer of musical shows. It is the most extensive overhaul since the venue opened 15 years ago.
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Starlight Theater
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