Senate panel ends study on railroad jobs dispute plan
The Senate Commerce Committee finishes hearings on Kennedy's plan to shift the railroad labor dispute to the Interstate Commerce Commission. Unions get another chance to testify as the panel weighs the President's proposal against a Democratic substitute.
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Deepening Crisis in U S Voter Roll Gaps Shift Power
In 1961 four Negro voters on the rolls grew to 1 341 by 196?. Southern states show about one fourth of Black voting age population registered. Alabama and Mississippi officials cite literacy, poll tax, and complex constitutional literacy as barriers. shifts in registration influence local elections, with Tuskegee leaders urging qualified candidates over domination.
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Robert F. Kennedy
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Duluth Trucks Fail Brakes In Surprise Check
About 150 loaded grain trucks bound for the Duluth port were inspected at Thompson Hill. Roughly half had faulty brakes, with 31 of 69 heavy vehicles failing in a 10 hour period. State officials warned licenses could be revoked and proposed sandtraps on the Thompson grade to aid deceleration.
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Hurley to be buried in New Mexico
Maj. Gen. Patrick Jay Hurley will be buried Friday in New Mexico after services at St. Francis Cathedral. The 80 year old military diplomat died in his sleep at home. Mass begins at 10 a.m. Graveside honors will be given by veterans groups at Santa Fe National Cemetery.
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Patrick Jay Hurley
St. Francis Cathedral
Pax R. Schicker
Santa Fe National Cemetery
Man Who Lived by Shadow Retires at 73 in Kansas City
John T. Smith, 73, retired as night station manager at the Municipal Air Terminal after starting work in 1927 when the landing strip was a bare cinder track and a single arc lamp lit night landings. He recalled guiding pilots by casting his shadow on the cockpit as the bright light blazed around them.
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Kansas City, Mo
John T. Smith
Smith
Municipal Air Terminal
Painting Hydrants Curbs Draw Traffic Fine in New York
Thomas De Grezia paints 15 foot buffers around five hydrants to aid parking, drawing two tickets for parking too close. His employer's city contract company will pay the fines. The effort aims to help motorists judge safe distances.
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New York
Thomas de Grezia
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