Your Congressman Reports: Latest Civil Rights Bill Acted On

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A report from John Dowdy on the Washington Action Project, the Voting Rights Bill, low-fat cheese, and a test city for federal control; In the first section, Dowdy informs his constituents of the Washington Action Project riot in Washington, DC. The second section disscuses the House and Senate agreement on the Voting Rights Bill. The third section is a notice to dieters about a new low-fat cheese developed by the Department of Agriculture. The fourth section explains a suggestion of experimentation with total federal control of a city. The final section lists constituents who visited Dowdy.

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Dowdy, John. "Your Congressman Reports: Latest Civil Rights Bill Acted On." John V. Dowdy, Sr. Papers, Box 491, File 67, "Your Congressman Reports: Latest Civil Rights Bill Acted On," July 30, 1965, W. R. Poage Legislative Library, Baylor University, Waco, Texas.. Accessed 29 March 2024. https://acsc.lib.udel.edu/items/show/246.

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Your Congressman Reports: Latest Civil Rights Bill Acted On

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United States. Voting Rights Act of 1965--Legislative history.

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A report from John Dowdy on the Washington Action Project, the Voting Rights Bill, low-fat cheese, and a test city for federal control; In the first section, Dowdy informs his constituents of the Washington Action Project riot in Washington, DC. The second section disscuses the House and Senate agreement on the Voting Rights Bill. The third section is a notice to dieters about a new low-fat cheese developed by the Department of Agriculture. The fourth section explains a suggestion of experimentation with total federal control of a city. The final section lists constituents who visited Dowdy.

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Dowdy, John

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John V. Dowdy, Sr. Papers, Box 491, File 67, "Your Congressman Reports: Latest Civil Rights Bill Acted On," July 30, 1965, W. R. Poage Legislative Library, Baylor University, Waco, Texas.

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Association of Centers for the Study of Congress

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1965-07-30

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W.R. Poage Legislative Library

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