ICC to hold public hearing on truck rate changes
Senator George Aiken announced a June 12 ICC hearing in Atlanta on proposed truck rate increases for textile shipments to Vermont New Hampshire and Maine. The Southern Motor Carriers Conference asks approval. Aiken argues for northern New England hearings to gauge local views and protect affected shippers.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Atlanta
Vermont
New Hampshire
Maine
George D. Aiken
ICC
Southern Motor Carriers Conference
New England
Aiken
Senate panel eyes Cuba arms report critique of agencies
The Senate Preparedness subcommittee plans a report faulting government agencies for delays in acting on intelligence about Soviet missiles and troops in Cuba. It weighs language with military and intelligence officials to avoid leaking secrets, while noting underestimates by CIA State and Defense on early intel.
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Washington
Senate Preparedness Subcommittee
Cuba
John Stennis
D-Miss
Central Intelligence Agency
State
Defense Department
Kennedy
Soviet Union
Congress
Stennis
Hoff Says Vermont Tracks Will Hire Enough Vermonters
Gov. Hoff on a three day Canada trip expressed confidence Taconic Racing and Breeding Association will meet the 85 percent Vermonter requirement for parimutuel staff. He favors class based application over blanket totals and expects out of state help at betting windows while training locals. He visits officials including Louis Smith and Martin DeMatteo Jr and says the racing commission will enforce the rule.
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Racing Commission
Fred P. Davis
Newport
Hoff
Track Corporation
Taconic Association
Louis Smith
Martin DeMatteo Jr
Vermont House set to act on 25000 tax study and bills
The Vermont House plans action on a 25000 legislative tax study with an amendment to link the panel to Gov Hoff's nine member planning council. It also considers three minor highway bills and deer hunting hours from 630 am to 430 pm, while the Senate eyes a permanent Ski Tramway Board.
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Senate
Ski Tramway Board
Maguire Testifies on Civil Defense Education Roles
Raymond B. Magwire, head of the Education Department health and physical education division, testifies his role in the Civil Defense adult education course is advisory not supervisory. He speaks before the Senate Judiciary Committee amid a dispute over banning ideological materials. William H. Baumann testifies briefly.
Lounsbury Opposes Lottery But Will Vote For It
Vermont representative James Lounsbury says a state lottery is a cowardly revenue method but will vote for one. He expects Rep. Roger McBride to introduce a study resolution. He notes Route 346 relocation progress and opposes the Simpson education aid bill while co sponsoring a Sunday alcohol bill to extend hours.
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Lounsbury
Pownal
Montpelier
Roger McBride
Halifax
House
New Hampshire
North
Highway Department
Newburgh City Manager Muchell Acquitted by Jury
A Newburgh jury acquitted Joseph Muchell on charges he shook down a real estate operator. The trial featured defense and prosecution arguments over alleged improper influence in city management.
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Newburgh
Joseph Muchell
New York
U.S. Plans Maneuvers In Thailand Next Month
The United States will send about 1,500 infantrymen in a battle group to northeast Thailand for upcoming maneuvers amid regional tensions with Laos. The deployment follows past SEATO reinforcement efforts and boosted Thai defenses with U.S. support and advisors.
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U.S
Thailand
Washington
Laos
United States
SEATO
U S Presses Laos Rebels to Withdraw for Cease Fire
The United States demanded Pathet Lao forces withdraw from seized areas to make the Laos cease fire effective. State Department said IC C truce teams must be allowed into areas held by the Pathet Lao while the authorities resisted. Despite U S optimism the armistice faces uncertainty as Seventh Fleet units head toward the Gulf of Siam.
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Mekong River
Laos
U.S. 7Th Fleet
7Th Fleet
Gulf of Siam
Thailand
U.S
Washington
Nyt
United States
Pathet Lao
State Department
International Control Commission
U.S. Seventh Fleet
U.S. 25th Infantry to Join SEATO War Maneuvers
The 25th Infantry Division based in Hawaii will join SEATO military units in maneuvers scheduled for June 11 to 19. More than 24,000 SEATO troops are expected to participate, following a prior deployment to deter Laos-backed threats near Thailand.
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Hawaii
SEATO
25Th
U.S
Thailand
Laos
Washington
Erhard Named West German Chancellor Candidate
Ludwig Erhard, 66, nominated by the Christian Democratic Union to succeed Chancellor Adenauer. In a 159 to 47 vote with 19 abstentions, party deputies backed Erhard as Adenauer, 87, nears retirement after 14 years of rule. Adenauer pledged support, praising Erhard, who thanked him for his long service and expressed a wish to unite the party.
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Bonn
NYT
Ludwig Erhard
West Germany
Adenauer
Erhard
Christian Democratic Union
Christian Social Union
Germany
Mac Strives for Big 3 Talks on Nuclear Tests
Prime Minister Harold Macmillan seeks a new Big Three talks round to halt nuclear testing and repair his peacemaker image. U S and British ambassadors in Moscow plan high level talks with Khrushchev as Kennedy backs the latest probe. A general election looms and economic revival plus unemployment hopes drive Tory strategy.
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London
Harold Macmillan
U.S
Moscow
Khrushchev
Kennedy
Macmillan
Washington
Fay Kohler
Humphrey Trevelyan
Steel costs rise slowly as 1940s-60s labor pace slows
In Washington the Senate House Committee heard that labor cost growth for steel has slowed since 1940 with an average 4.9 percent annual rise prior to 1962. Secretary Hodges urged steel users not to justify higher prices based on new steel costs.
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Washington
Senate House Committee
Luther H. Hodges
Senate House Economic Committee
Leon Greenberg
Labor Department
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