Filibuster over Supreme Court appointments risks backfire
The piece notes Sen. Robert Griffin and 18 Republicans threaten to filibuster President Johnsons Supreme Court picks Abe Fortas and Homer Thornberry. It argues judicial appointments are politically driven and could backfire, urging nonpartisan qualifications and neutral Cabinet choices.
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U.S. Senate
United States
U.S. Supreme Court
Robert Griffin
R-Mich
Abe Fortas
Homer Thornberry
Fortas
Sen. Griffin
Senate
Supreme Court
Johnson
Sentinel missile defense debate questions threat to the U.S.
Senate backed the Sentinel anti-missile system with a 52 34 vote despite doubts it would blunt Soviet attacks or Chinese missiles. The program could cost up to 40 billion and operable by 1974, while critics warn it diverts funds from urban renewal and domestic needs as Resurrection City digs through Washington.
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John O. Pastore
Senate
Pentagon
Red China
China
Sentinel
Sen
Henry Jackson
Washington
Defense Department
Congress
Resurrection City
Camp City
Washington, D.C
America
Reform movement compares to Negro activism in urban crisis
A Detroit event at the Pontchartrain Hotel features Rev. Jessie James leading a panel of ghetto youth groups and urban coalition figures to press White America to join in solving inner city tensions. James challenges priorities, urging deeper involvement and immediacy from Gardner and white leadership.
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New York Times
Detroit
Pontchartrain
Versailles
America
Jessie James
San Francisco
United of
New Orleans
Vice Lords
Chicago
New Thing
Washington, D.C
Urban America Inc
France
James
Mission Rebels
Particpants
Christian A. Herter Jr
New York City
Herman Wrice
Philadelphia
John W. Gardner
Health
Urban Coalition
Gardner
Mohammed
Mr. Mountain
Wrice
Fortas seen as Warren-like in outlook with different temperaments
The piece argues that Abe Fortas, nominated to succeed Chief Justice Earl Warren, shares Warren's liberal outlook but differs greatly in personality. It notes Fortas' judicial prowess, his close ties to Lyndon Johnson, and his work on juvenile law along with his public lectures and writings on civil disobedience.
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New York Times
Abe Fortas
Earl Warren
Warren
Fortas
Times
Washington
Justice Fortas
Supreme Court
Byron R. Waite
White House
Carolyn Agger
Arnold & Porter
United States
Trucking and Oil Interests Block Illinois Highway Progress
At an Illinois Highway Study Commission meeting trucking interests urged limits on tax hikes and urged cutbacks in diversion of highway funds. They cited $8.6 billion carrier profits and argued highway needs could be met by stopping diverted revenues and avoiding higher fuel or license taxes. The oil council faced sharp criticism for lobbying against bills, while other groups urged broader funding avenues and careful consideration of highway wear and truck sizes.
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O. T. Banton
Lindsay-Schaub
Illinois
Illinois Highway Study Commission
General Assembly
Commission
William Noorlag, Jr
Chicago
Noorlag
W. Robert Blair
R-Park
U.S
Indiana
Secretary of State
Motor Vehicles Division
Blair
Ross Randolph
State Department of Public Safety
State Department of Revenue
Melvin E. Amstutz
Libertyville
Lake County
Congress
Amstutz
Illinois Agricultural Association
Lorenz
IAA
IRA
William Mortimer
Barrington
Mortimer
Illinois Municipal League
Chicago Motor Club
Associated General Contractors of
Motor Club
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Lyndon Johnson
Memphis
Francis S. Lorenz
State Department of Public Works
Cook County
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