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...House Record. But even that package was not nearly strong enough for civil rights advocates in the House of Representatives. Brooklyn's Democratic Representative Emanuel Celler and his tenman Judiciary subcommittee produced a bill that fairly bristled with teeth. Where Kennedy had asked for voting rights protection for federal elections only, the subcommittee bill included all state and local elections as well. In public accommodations, the Celler group measure added a ban on discrimination in any business that "operates under state or local authorization, permission or license...
Both President Kennedy and Brother Bobby believed that this bill was too drastic to have a chance of legislative approval. In testimony before the full Judiciary Committee, also chaired by Celler, the Attorney General protested: "What I want is a bill, not an issue." Celler was willing to compromise a little, but not much?and in his drive, he got some vital help from House Republican leaders. In conferences with Celler and President Kennedy, G.O.P. Floor Leader Charles Halleck and Ohio's William McCulloch, the ranking minority member of the Judiciary Committee, pledged their support for a slightly watered-down...
...came to the Senate from the House, which received it from the Judiciary Committee, which constructed it by fusing President Kennedy's moderate bill with the more ambitious ideas of Congressmen Kastenmeier, Celler, and McCulloch. It consists of eleven Titles, treating voting, education, accomodations, and employment. Titles II and VII have aroused the most controversy, but advocates and opponents agree that few of the Titles can be called minor. The most important Titles...
...freer advertising would provoke the Prohibitionists. The broadcasters, however, freely advertise beer and wine, which, when used immoderately, can be just as overpowering as whisky. Last week NAB President LeRoy Collins strongly urged WQXR to reconsider, said that its position could "break down the gates." But Brooklyn Congressman Emanuel Celler congratulated the station for "wiping away the hypocrisy...
...Celler vowed he could not recall that sex had ever before been an issue in the civil rights bill. Remarked New York's Republican Representative Katherine St. George, the reason might be that sex was "just a dim memory" for the 75-year-old Celler...