Supreme Court decision on registration laws and self incrimination
The court ruled that requiring gamblers and owners of sawed off shotguns or powerful weapons to register can incriminate them. Justice Harlan wrote the decision with Warren dissenting on tax implications. The ruling limits Congress's ability to use registration to regulate gambling and gangsters.
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Supreme Court
John M. Harlan
Earl Warren
Communist Party
Warren
Harlan
Congress
Steelworkers Face Key Wage Talks in Election Year
Steelworkers press for a big pay raise as wage policy committee signals focus on cost-of-living escalator and annual pay. About 30,000 members in the can industry and 450,000 total steel workers confront a looming deadline after a six month strike. Foreign imports and prior settlements shape bargaining, with potential 6 percent yearly gains and a wage-price spiral.
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Steel
Women in the Workforce Modernized Family Roles
The Department of Labor reports one third of the workforce are women, with about 28 million employed. Most working women are married and 41 on average, outlining shifts from 1920. Girls today expect paid work, and 40 percent of married women ages 35 to 64 are wage earners. The Women’s Bureau offers guidance on well paid occupations open to women.
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Department of Labor
Women’s Bureau
Ronnie
Rockefeller
Ford
The Saigon meaning and Hanoi's war plan
Joseph Alsop argues that Viet Cong urban attacks aim at a short, climactic end rather than protracted war. He cites Khe Sanh preparations, hidden urban assets, and captured documents suggesting Hanoi seeks a quick victory or peace by coalition in 1968.
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Vietnam
U. S
Saigon
Hanoi
Hue
da Nang
Khe Sanh
South Vietnam
New York Garage Tenants Ordered to Move Cars
The city’s 60,000 monthly garage tenants have been told to remove their vehicles with doors to be locked if workers strike. Street parking remains full as garage lots have no other space for parked cars.
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New York
Big City
Venezuela Aftermath of Perez Jimenez Dictatorship
James Kilpatrick surveys Venezuela ten years after General Perez Jimenez’s overthrow. He notes a fragile democracy under Raul Leoni, a crowded leftist party scene, and stories of the ex-dictator’s fortune. Perez Jimenez awaits trial for embezzlement while Caracas watches and the country moves on.
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Venezuela
Marcos Perez Jiminez
Perez Jiminez
Raul Leoni
South America
Napoleon
Dominican Republic
Miami
Bobby Kennedy
Supreme Court of Justice
Capitol
Joe’s
Leoni
Johnson
Kennedy
Texas
Manana
Continent
Conclusions Jumping to Conclusions in Everyday Life
Hal Boyle notes humorous truths about mothers in law, gender roles, and social habits. The column surveys everyday quirks from fashion and mustaches to taxicab hails in rain, with observations on money, love, and manners from readers’ lives.
War Prisoners and Funds Highlight Early 1940s News
The Messenger recalls a 25 year old report that Axis prisoners might help in U S food production this summer. Point Pleasant Mayor Krodel gets a telegram from Congressman Ellis about federal funds for a new North Point Pleasant school. Senator Wadsworth accuses lack of vision of stalling America's war machine. Athens educators see a group of 25 leaders requesting teacher pay raises.
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Food Production Administration
Washington
United States
Point Pleasant
Krodel
Ellis
North Point Pleasant
America
Sen. Wadsworth
New York
Senate
Athens Board of Educaton
Collins seeks Florida Senate seat with annual disclosures
Leroy Collins former Florida governor announces bid for the Senate seat of retiring George Smathers. He pledges annual public disclosures by all members of Congress and their employees to prevent scandals like Bobby Baker Adam Clayton Powell and Tom Dodd cases.
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Leroy Collins
Florida
George Smathers
Senate
Collins
Congress
Bobby Baker
Adam Clayton Powell
Tom Dodd
Split Decision on Greece Ties After Junta Recognition
The State Department resumes normal diplomatic relations with Greece on condition of recognizing King Constantine as chief of state. The U S will deal with the government but not with its regent, a stance reflecting ongoing political sensitivities.
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State Department
Greece
Constantine
Interstate 41,000 Mile Highway Cost Surges Past 1961 Estimate
Transportation Secretary Alan S Boyd notes the 41,000 mile system will cost 56.5 billion, 15.5 billion above earlier estimates, with costs rising about 5 percent annually. He warns higher gas taxes may be needed if funding does not keep pace.
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Alan S. Boyd
The Athens Messenger Masthead Classified Notice
The Athens Messenger public notice conveys standard pricing and delivery terms for daily and Sunday editions. It lists single-copy prices, carrier delivery by region, and mail delivery rates within Ohio West Virginia and other areas, plus publication and mailing details of the paper.
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Ohio
West Virginia
U.S. & Possessions
Athens Post Office
The
Messenger Publishing Co
W. Union St
Athens
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