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WESTERN UNION
W. P. MARSHALL CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
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FAX ATLANTA GA 8 
THE HON ROBERT DOLE 243
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SUITE 244 WASHDC 
I URGE YOU TO DEFEAT THE MCCULLOCH AMENDMENT WHICH ELIMINATES THE ALL-IMPORTANT AUTOMATIC APPLICATION FEATURE FROM THE PROPOSED HOUSE VERSION OF THE VOTING RIGHTS BILL. THIS AMENDMENT WOULD, IN FACT, NULLIFY THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE BILL IN MANY HARD-CORE COUNTIES OF THE SOUTH WHERE IT IS MOST URGENTLY NEEDED AND WHERE CITIZENS HAVE SUFFERED MOST TO BRING THE BILL ABOUT. PLEASE DO NOT RENDER THEIR SUFFERING AND SACRIFICE VAIN AND THIS VITAL LEGISLATION INEFFECTIVE. DEFEAT THE MCCULLOCH AMENDMENT.
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR
WIJSF1201(R2-65)
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1965 JUL 9 AM 3:55
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Civil Rights
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RECEIVED
JUL 9 1965
BOB DOLE