[Congressional biography]
Born: July 13, 1914 in Chicago, IL
Died: August 13, 1969
in Chicago, IL
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1969-01-03 | Adam Clayton Powell Seating [HRES2] | Agreed To (249-171) |
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Celler (D-NY) motion to move the previous question on the resolution to seat Adam C. Powell (D-NY), to fine him $25,000 and to strip him of seniority. The House had forced Powell into two-year "exile" in 1967. | |||||
1969-06-18 | Cigarette Advertising Restrictions [HR6543] | Rejected (139-252) |
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Brotzman (R-CO) motion to recommit (kill) the bill strengthening cigarette warning labels and prohibiting for six years restrictions on cigarette advertising. | |||||
1969-06-30 | Surtax Extention/Spending Increases [HR12290] | Passed (210-205) |
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Passage of the bill extending the surtax at 10 percent through Dec. 31 and at 5 percent through June 30, 1970, repealing the 7 percent investment credit, postponing reductions in certain excise taxes and providing a low-income allowance to ensure that poor families paid no income taxes. This was the Nixon administration's package of tax increases, designed to fight inflation and give tax relief to the poor. | |||||
1969-07-08 | Kennedy Center Funding [HR11249] | Rejected (163-217) |
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Authorize additional funds for John F. Kennedy Cultural Center. Schadeberg (R-WI) motion to recommit (kill) the bill. | |||||
1969-07-31 | Increase Education Spending [HR13111] | Agreed To (294-119) |
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Joelson (D-NJ) amendment to add $894,547,000 to the appropriations for elementary and secondary education, aid to federally impacted areas, higher education and vocational education. The total increase was over $1 billion more than the Nixon administration had requested, and destroyed efforts to hold the line on federal spending in order to help curb inflation. | |||||
1969-08-05 | Allow Demonstrations/Picketing at the Pentagon [HR13018] | Rejected (87-323) |
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Whalen (R-OH) motion to recommit with instructions to strike the section on preventing demonstrations and picketing at the Pentagon. |
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