Word: congressed
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...place of the pulpit vagaries he has relied upon so far, he could conceivably be supplanted-or the organization could follow its founder to the grave. For the time being, though, Abernathy is plainly relishing his new position. "We are going to stay in Washington," he declares repeatedly, "until Congress decides to put an end to poverty in this country...
Moving to calm the capital's residents, Mayor Walter Washington insisted most of the city was safe. But Washington, himself a Negro, approved a 30% increase in police patrols. He also asked Congress to make threats against businessmen a felony in Washington, and got swift approval. Congress took another action last week that may have an even longer-range impact: it increased the starting salary for the District's 3,100-man police force (23% black) from $6,700 to $8,000 as of July 1. Though Washington already has more police per 1,000 people than...
...Republican State Committee has already named four candidates interested in using student volunteers as assistants: Malcolm E. Peabody, Jr. '50, candidate for U.S. Congress; John Sears '52, High Sheriff of Suffolk County; Martin Linsky, running for the State House of Representatives; and John Quinlan '57, state senator running for re-election...
...Johnson Administration plans to ask Congress next week for a constitutional amendment that would lower the voting...
President Johnson said at a Texas press conference yesterday that he hopes to draft and send a special message to Congress recommending the change...