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Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
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At the 66th Annual Continental Congress in Washington, DAR delegates overwhelmingly approved resolutions opposing civil rights bills, immigration easing, federal school aid, Eisenhower measures, US troops in UN forces, and UN withdrawal if Red China admitted; also called for budget cuts.
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BY KENNETH WEISS
WASHINGTON— (INS)
The daughters of the American Revolution voted opposition today to Civil Rights Bills, easing the Nation's immigration laws, Federal school aid and a number of measures proposed by President Eisenhower.
With only meager opposition voiced, the delegates to the 66th Annual Continental Congress of the DAR approved a series of 3 policy statements
RED CHINA
One of the measures declared DAR opposition to the use of American troops in any United Nations Police Force. Another demanded the U S withdraw from the U. N if Red China is admitted to the world organization
There was only one vote against the resolution opposing Civil Rights Legislation and none at all to the resolution against liberalizing the
The resolution committee linked communist organizations and "certain politicians ..seeking to solicit the so-called bloc vote of nationality groups" as advocates of easing the immigration law and said suggested changes "would open the flood gates. undermine the National origins quota system and remove the principal security safe- guards" of the law.
EMERGENCY FORCE
A few delegates stood up to vote against a statement opposing use of American Troops in A U N Emergency Force
The delegates also asked for more cuts in what they called an "incredible budget," commenting in thei resolution: "the present tax take is approaching confiscation, the economy cannot much longer survive present tax rates on current sources, and tax sources have been exhausted."
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with only meager opposition voiced, the delegates approved a series of 3 policy statements. there was only one vote against the resolution opposing civil rights legislation and none at all to the resolution against liberalizing the immigration law. a few delegates stood up to vote against a statement opposing use of american troops in a u n emergency force.
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The daughters of the American Revolution voted opposition today to Civil Rights Bills, easing the Nation's immigration laws, Federal school aid and a number of measures proposed by President Eisenhower. One of the measures declared DAR opposition to the use of American troops in any United Nations Police Force. Another demanded the U S withdraw from the U. N if Red China is admitted to the world organization. The resolution committee linked communist organizations and "certain politicians ..seeking to solicit the so-called bloc vote of nationality groups" as advocates of easing the immigration law and said suggested changes "would open the flood gates. undermine the National origins quota system and remove the principal security safe- guards" of the law. The delegates also asked for more cuts in what they called an "incredible budget," commenting in thei resolution: "the present tax take is approaching confiscation, the economy cannot much longer survive present tax rates on current sources, and tax sources have been exhausted."