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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1965
Page
4
AP reports Jennel Moorhead of Eugene Oregon urged 12 million PTA members to join a national drive for civil rights and equal educational opportunity for all children. The PTA president called the cause of civil rights and liberties the organization's own.
The Senate enters its fourth week of debate on the voting rights bill with no clear plan for cloture. Senate leaders Mansfield and Dirksen signal doubts about securing two thirds for a final vote as Southern amendments to soften the measure persist. Meanwhile PTA opens its 69th annual convention led by Mrs. Moorhead urging action on education funding and civil rights.
AP writer Cynthia Lowry notes NBCs Sunday night show captivated both children and adults as Ed Begley read Kristie about two kids and a horse amid pastoral visuals. President Johnson briefly addressed viewers with news of cutting federal excise taxes, a welcome surprise to networks. NBCs space feature The Man Who Walked In Space offered stunning color film but a long, dull interview.
In Palm Springs, blue skies village hosts 73 mobile homes with 21 millionaires and 56 Cadillacs. Rex Thompson notes a $25,000 double twelve wide trailer, likely $75,000 with improvements, and residents use homes as vacations or second residences rather than economic need. Bing Crosby's firm owns the village with Burns Benny Kaye as stockholders.
Pentagon orders have U S bombers strike single spans of bridges in North Vietnam rather than whole structures to disable traffic while signaling restraint. The tactic began after February 7 and may continue, aligning with pressure for negotiated settlement in South Vietnam.
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