Court approves 18 year old voting for federal elections
The Supreme Court ruled 5 to 4 that 18 year olds may vote for president and Congress under the federal voting rights act. It kept in place limits on state and local voting age changes via federal action, while also lifting residency requirements for presidential elections and suspending literacy tests for five years.
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Hugo L. Black
Black
William ©. Douglas
William J. Brennan Jr
Byron R. White
Thurgood Marshall
Warren E. Burger
John M. Harlan
Potter Stewart
Harry A. Blackmun
High Court
United States
Johnson
Filibuster Drags On As Senate Probes Compromise
The Senate moves toward adjournment then stalls again over six major measures including a defense and foreign aid package and an SST funding bill. Mansfield calls a breach in deadlock while urging private talks to enable votes amid filibuster protests and criticism of SST spending.
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Congress
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Congressional
Southeast Asia
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Mansfield
Eugene J. McCarthy
D-Minn
Charles H. Percy
R-Nl
Charles E. Goodell
Rn.y
States brace for effect of 18 year vote ruling
Election officials in multiple states said they foresee problems after the Supreme Court ruled that 18-year-olds may vote in federal elections but that Congress cannot compel states to lower voting ages. The decision leaves states to adjust their laws and procedures accordingly.
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Separate Lists Seen For State Voting Age Changes
Supreme Court rulings on 18-year-olds voting in federal elections may force New York to run dual voter lists unless the state lowers its general voting age. The 1970 law grants 18-year-olds federal voting rights. states may still restrict local voting. Oregon and West Virginia officials weigh steps to align with federal rules, with referenda and constitutional amendments under discussion.
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Oregon
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West Virginia
John D. Rockefeller IV
High Court
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East German traffic harassment rises amid Berlin talks
Berlin reports say East Germany intensified on street disruption to mark a West German party meeting in West Berlin. Tass cited Soviet protest to U S Britain and France. allies warned of consequences. Bonn affirmed readiness to negotiate a Berlin traffic accord with East Berlin as four power talks resume in January.
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U.S
Berlin
West Berlin
East Berlin
Bonn
Conrad Ahlers
Rocky Pledges Bridge Aid Amid Corning Firemen Picket
Gov Rockefeller met Albany firemen at the Parker F Dunn Memorial Bridge opening amid a wage dispute display. He promised to press the mayor on their concerns and recalled the 1961 mansion fire. The event included light banter about Parker Dunn and a shouted joke about rank.
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Nelson A. Rockefeller
Albany
Parker A. Dunn
Michael F. Romano
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Earl W. Brydges
Rocky
Harry McKenna
Corning-Firemen Gap
Gov. Rockefeller
Corning
Parker F. Dunn
Hudson
Rensselaer
Executive
Rockefeller
Cambodian troops push to reopen key highway to sea
Cambodian soldiers moved along Highway 4 southwest of Phnom Penh to clear Viet Cong and North Vietnamese positions and restore traffic to Kompong Som port. Thai guided air support and bombers targeted paddies along the route as government efforts to end a monthlong closure continued. A Viet Cong commander was reportedly killed in an allied bombing raid two days earlier.
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Cambodia
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Here
Kompong Som
Sihanoukville
Do Cao Tri
Coast Guard officers resign to avert courts-martial over defection incident
Washington AP reports two senior Coast Guard officers resigning immediately to avoid courts-martial for roles in the aborted defection of Lithuanian seaman Simanos Kudirka. Transportation Secretary Volpe imposes reprimands, reassignment for Cmdr Ralph W. Eustis, and criticizes State Department guidance while Admiral C R Bender backs findings of fault in Brown and Ellis.
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Coast Guard
Transportation
John A. Volpe
William B. Ellis
Fletcher W. Brown Jr
State Department
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Ralph W. Eustis
Eustis
Ellis
Brown
First Coast Guard
Simanos Kudirka
Martha’s Vineyard
Mass
Fletcher W. Brown
U.S. Coast Guard
Fire prompts calls for tougher safety laws in Tucson
A blaze at the Pioneer International Hotel killed 28 guests and sparked a push for a state fire marshal with broad inspection and enforcement powers. Rep. James Dewberry urged mandatory sprinklers and automatic fire sensing devices, noting local codes do not require sprinklers. A 16 year old youth was detained on trespassing and curfew charges after the fire, with officials later saying arson and felony homicide charges were not yet justified by evidence.
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Pioneer International Hotel
James Dewberry
Phoenix
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