Word: mansfield
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...first vote ended in a 45-45 tie, which meant defeat. To nail it down, Majority Leader Mike Mansfield moved a reconsideration. On that vote, the amendment lost again. Later that night, the Senate debated and defeated, 74 to 19, Kentucky Republican John Sherman Cooper's plan to require juries except in cases where local and state officials are defendants. That left two more jury amendments. One, sponsored jointly by Mansfield and Republican Leader Everett Dirksen, would limit jury trials to violations that carried penalties of more than 30 days in jail and $300 fines. The other, offered...
...zombies with which to conquer the world. Goliath (Gordon Scott), the hero, is a fellow who has obviously spent more time in Malibu than in Gath. According to a studio release, he stands 6 ft. 3 in., weighs 212 lbs. and sports a 50-in. bust-bigger than Jayne Mansfield's and, strange to say, almost as voluptuously formed. What's more, even though he plays a country boy, Gordon's nails are exquisitely manicured, his teeth are expensively capped, and his wardrobe apparently includes a loincloth by Balenciaga. But he's tougher than he looks...
...JACK PAAR SHOW (NBC, 10-11 p.m.). Guests: Jonathan Winters, Art Carney, Jayne Mansfield...
...response to the Talmadge amendment, Senate leaders Mansfield and Dirksen have prepared a substitute. Their measure reportedly will allow the judge to grant or deny jury trial on criminal contempt charges; however, a person convicted without a jury could not be fined more than $300 or imprisoned for more than 30 days...
...other Dirksen amendments published thus far, and the Saltonstall and Mansfield-Dirksen proposals, seem safe to incorporate into the Bill. However, Sen. Humphrey should accept them only if he can buy cloture votes with their passage. A summer-long of "extended debate" would be disastrous...