Rights Fees Seek To Stall House Vote
Washington reports Southern opponents pressed to delay final passage of the civil rights bill in the House until after the July 3 recess for the Republican National Convention. House leaders expect a final vote in eight to 10 days, with bipartisan support backing action despite Smith’s delaying tactics. The Rules Committee faces pressure as a potential bypass to schedule meetings before June 25.
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Viet Forces Get New Chief
Gen Paul D Harkins left Viet Nam after two and a half crucial years as commander of the American advisory effort against the Viet Cong. Lieut Gen William C Westmoreland succeeded him and will be promoted to full general. Westmoreland outlined a hamlet by hamlet program to counter insurgency while preserving the existing pacification concept.
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Charter Of Opportunity: LBJ Proposes New Programs For Elderly
President Johnson outlines a new charter of opportunity for older Americans. He calls for medical care through Social Security, hospital improvements, higher Social Security benefits, and expanded housing. He also seeks universal goals including elimination of racial injustice, poverty, and fear, plus a strong peacetime path. In Irvine, he dedicates UC campus and promotes urban extension services to replicate rural outreach nationwide.
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Goldwater Opposition Spurs Enforcement Fears In South
Officials worry about the impact of Barry Goldwater’s critique of the civil rights bill as unconstitutional. They fear his stance could embolden resistance in Mississippi and other Jim Crow areas, complicating voluntary compliance and risking more confrontations as the South faces the new law. Kennedy stresses law respect as central to racial harmony and nonviolent progress.
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Robert F. .Kennedy
Cubans Claim Plane Downed Over Sugar Mill Bombing
Cuba accused a United States pirate plane of bombing a sugar mill near Cabaiguan and said it was shot down. The U S State Department later reported a private plane missing in Florida, unsure if it was the downed aircraft. A Havana protest preceded the announcement. The Cuban Armed Forces Ministry claimed three bombs hit the mill near Cabaiguan.
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Clay backs full 3.5 million foreign aid request
Gen. Lucius D. Clay urged Congress to fund the full 3.5 million for Johnson's foreign aid program to sustain U S leadership and foreign policy aims. His stance comes as House Republicans push a party line vote to cut 300 million from the aid bill amid a showdown with Passman allies over the 3.4 billion ceiling.
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