Senators Pass Mail Registration Bill Despite House Doubt
The Senate approved a bill allowing federal voter registration by mailing a postcard after a month-long filibuster. The White House opposes the plan. opponents warn of election fraud. The Census Bureau would identify voters and the Postal Service would deliver cards. penalties include up to 10000 dollars fine and five years in prison.
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Senate
House
White House
James Allen
D-Ala
Hiram Fong
Hawaii
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
Illinois
Adlai E. Stevenson III
Charles Percy
Ate
Census Bureau
Postal Service
Brown gets 5 to 15 years in prison for Manhattan holdup
Black militant H. Rap Brown is sentenced to 5 to 15 years for his role in the armed robbery of a Manhattan bar and the later shootout injuring a policeman. Two co defendants receive similar terms. a third’s sentencing was postponed for new evidence. Brown was once on the FBI ten most wanted list.
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New York
H. Rap Brown
Manhattan
Brown
FBI
AFL-CIO Pledges $1.6 Million to Aid Farm Workers
AFL-CIO President George Meany announced a $1.6 million pledge to Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers to support the strike against California table grape growers and to coordinate union efforts against the Teamsters for control of farm labor in California.
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Cesar Chavez
Afl-Cio
Teamsters
California
Chavez
George Meany
United Farm Workers
Government Bans Plastic Liquor Bottles
The government orders the liquor industry to halt use of plastic bottles due to potential health risks. Treasury official Rex D. Davis cites consumer safety as the reason for immediate action and directs field agents to enforce the ban.
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Rex D. Davis
Treasury
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
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