House Passes Kennedy Public Works Plan
Washington The House approved President Kennedy's emergency public works program aimed at reducing unemployment and boosting the economy. The measure, about 900 million dollars in direct funding, could create up to 300000 jobs and is hoped to win Senate approval as is. The Senate version totals 1.5 billion dollars with 750 million for immediate use and 750 million in standby authority if unemployment remains high.
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Washington
House
Kennedy
Senate
Robert S. Kerr
D-Okla
Kerr
Kennedy urges enforceable ban on atomic tests
President Kennedy presses for a verifiable treaty to halt all nuclear testing by next New Year, warning that testing by one nation risks a full cascade. He notes Soviet objections to international inspection and says moratoria lack real guarantees. He warns that one test can trigger others.
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Washington
Kennedy
Farmers Vote On Program For Wheat Acreage Quotas
Washington action shows wheat farmers voting on a government control plan proposed by Secretary Freeman. The measure sets 55 million acre planting allotments and marketing quotas with a penalty for excess sales and a $1.82 support price. a two thirds majority is required for approval.
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Washington
Secretary of
Orville L. Freeman
Congress
Ike Thinks U S Goes Far Enough
Former President Eisenhower said the latest U S disarmament proposals went about as far as any sane person could go He added the Soviets will not agree to any decent inspection to give confidence to disarm He spoke aboard a ship returning from a five week European tour In Ecuador a fire killed twenty and injured thirty destroying a square block of homes at least seven victims were children
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New York
Dwight D. Eisenhower
U. S
Eisenhower
Guayaquil
Ecuador
Clean Up Is Begun After Windstorm in Cameron
Cameron, Louisiana begins cleanup after a deadly windstorm and high waters. The storm left two dead and 30 injured with 18 hospitalized. The Red Cross reported 125 families affected, one home demolished and 16 trailers destroyed or damaged.
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Cameron
Red Cross
Lisbon Police Arrest Communist Group
Lisbon police announced the arrest of a number of Communists who allegedly planned to destroy national institutions and proclaim a popular republic in Portugal. Police sources said those arrested also planned to grant independence to Portuguese overseas territories.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Firefighters Battle California Brush Fires Across State
Exhausted crews fought stubborn flareups as six fires burned 42 000 acres since Sunday. In Southern California gusty winds threatened to push flames beyond lines near Los Angeles with 17 000 plus acres burned. Damage to watershed and structures including Gene Autry's movie ranch and a county sanitarium is pegged over 3 million dollars. A Forest Service official warned of new flareups due to bone dry brush.
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Gene Autry
Melody Ranch
Los Angeles
Newhall
Olive View Sanitarium
California
U.S. Forest Service
Keith Klinger
U. S. Forest Service
Cameroon Envoy to Speak at Ohio University Graduation
Jacques Kuoh Moukouri newly named ambassador of Cameroon will address the Ohio University Peace Corps graduation banquet at Baker Center Ath ens tonight. He arrives with his family after eight weeks of training for the volunteers before hometown visits and departure for West Cameroon. Born 1909 in Akwa Douala he held French colonial posts and later became ambassador to France and then the United States. He was decorated with high honors including the Grand Officier de la Legion d honneur.
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Athens
Ohio University
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West Cameroon
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Douala
Kuoh
Overseas
France
Camer
Clean getaway by thief interrupted by shower bound hero
Baltimore resident Bert Herman chased a youth who stole a $200 ring and a $94 wallet from his bedroom. The suspect fled through the back door as Herman, who had just finished a shower, halted the chase.
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Herbert Herman
Herman
Strike Halts Chicago Rail Operations Nationwide
Kennedy personal effort fails as Chicago and North Western Railway halts freight and passenger service across nine Midwestern states. About 1000 members of the AFL-CIO Order of Railroad Telegraphers walk out at 7 am, disrupting an 11000 mile network.
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Chicago & North Western Railway
Kennedy
Afl-Cio Order of
Primaries Could Delay Legislation In Congress
Politics may keep Congress in session beyond September as many members are tied to primary elections and nominating conventions. The House is unlikely to pass major controversial bills in the coming weeks due to these electoral commitments.
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Washington
Congress
House
House to avoid votes on primary days plan light week
The House will not vote on days with primaries and will meet only Tuesday and Thursday next week due to Labor Day events. Nine states hold primaries the following week while New York and Massachusetts schedule conventions and primaries. Rep. Otto Passman signaled foreign aid funding action will wait until September.
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New York
Massachusetts
Otto Passman
D-La
Two Policemen Face Charges After Robbery
Two Dayton policemen Joseph Arthur Kindy aged 38 and Henry C Taulbee Jr aged 29 face arraignment on charges of shooting to kill and breaking and entering for the burglary of the Eagles Lodge in New Boston. The report notes the incident occurred near Portsmouth.
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Dayton
Eagles’ Lodge
New Boston
Joseph Arthur Kindy
Henry C. Taulbee Jr
Attendance At Ohio State Fair Surpasses Last Year
Columbus report shows six days of the 11 day fair completed with attendance about 12,000 ahead of last year. Hot weather and paid attendance push total beyond 196,700 tickets sold so far as officials anticipate beating last year's total.
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Columbus
Ohio
Senate Rejects Kennedy Withholding Tax Proposal
The Senate voted 66 to 20 against President Kennedy’s withholding system to curb tax evasion on dividends and interest. Administration leaders had anticipated defeat, and only 19 Democrats plus one Republican supported the plan.
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Washington
Senate
Kennedy
John Sherman Cooper
Kentucky
Saud and Hussein Agree on Deep Unity of Forces
In Amman and Las Mecca, Kings Hussein of Jordan and Saud of Saudi Arabia announce a plan to merge military forces, coordinate economies, and present a united front in the Middle East. The joint statement claims a comprehensive unity of Western allied nations, signaling a major regional realignment.
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Jordan
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Saud
Saudi Arabia
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Nasser
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Palestine
Wirtz Named Secretary of Labor by Kennedy
President Kennedy announced W. Willard Wirtz as secretary of labor designating him to replace Arthur J. Goldberg. Wirtz, 50, has served as undersecretary since Kennedy took office and is noted for long labor management experience including chairing the 1946 Wage Stabilization Board.
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Kennedy
W. Willard Wirtz
Supreme Court
Arthur J. Goldberg
Said Wirtz
Goldberg
Wage Stabilization Board
Northwestern University
University of Iowa
Youths Escape Across River After Hartford Car Theft
Two teen boys fleeing Hartford town marshal reportedly swam the Ohio River and escaped near Minersville Meigs County. Authorities in Ohio West Virginia and Meigs County chased the stolen car from East Liverpool Ohio and Chester West Virginia as the search continued overnight.
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Ohio
Minersville
Meigs County
West Virginia
Albert Oldaker
Oldaker
Mason County Sheriff's Department
Ruling Defines National Anthem Use in Schools
Albany NY Commissioner James E Allen Jr says the Star Spangled Banner cannot be used as an official school prayer but may be sung read or recited in public schools. He allows silence periods for meditation and says teaching about religions is permissible though not as prayer.
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Albany
N.Y
James E. Allen Jr
Allen
State Education Department
Supreme Court
New York
Quake Shakes Two States
An earthquake shook parts of at least two states this morning. The tremor began at 6 36 a m and lasted about 30 seconds. A resident in Ogden Utah reported a cracked cement porch with no other damage reported. It was felt in Vernal Utah and Preston Idaho.
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Utah
Ogden
Here
Vernal
Preston
Idaho
Record toll marks July as deadliest month in 1947 traffic deaths
The National Safety Council reports 21 960 traffic deaths from January to August, with a July toll of 3 840. Ohio plans Interstate 77 construction across Washington Noble Guernsey and Tuscarawas counties totaling 28.3 miles.
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National Safety Council
Columbus
Ohio Highway Department
Washington, Noble, Guernsey
Tuscarawas
Khrushchev Might Visit UN Later in Assembly Session
Acting Secretary General U Thant said Khrushchev has no plans to attend the UN General Assembly opening next month. He noted Khrushchev did not rule out a visit later in the session.
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U Thant
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