College Aid Plan and Pension Rules Headed for Senate Action
President Kennedy's two key measures, the college education aid and the pension-welfare fund regulation bill, move to Senate action with a Lincoln's Birthday recess upcoming. The House will pass an identical pension bill, while Senate debates a broader college bill with construction loans, scholarships, and grants. A conference likely to shape final terms follows. the 1958 law enforcement provisions cover about $60 billion in assets.
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Washington
Kennedy
Senate
Lincoln
House
Steel Unions Form Early Talks On Contract Demands
In Pittsburgh AP report top United Steelworkers officials open conferences to map wage policy and strategy for contract talks with Big Steel. President David J. McDonald leads an executive board session with a wage policy committee set for a separate closed meeting. A June expiry for the current contract and White House pressure for an early settlement frame the discussions.
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Pittsburgh
United Steelworkers Union
Big Steel
USW
David J. McDonald
Mack Molding Workers Win 8-Cent Pay Increase
Arlington Mack Molding Co and Local 1188 of the International Association of Machinists reach a two year contract with a general eight-cent-an-hour raise. Negotiations were friendly. about 150 workers are eligible. The wage boost funds modernization and plant expansion through new equipment purchases. Leaders expect signing soon after finishing touches.
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Arlington
Mack Molding Co
Equinox Lodge 1188
International Association of Machinists
Donald S. Kendall Jr
Arlington Plastics Plant
Kenneth E. Clayton
Clayton
Kendall
New Building Contracts Soar in Vermont for December
New Building Contracts in Vermont reach 5,394,000 in December, up 311 percent from December 1960. Dodge reports breakdown shows non-residential 343,000. residential 890,000. heavy engineering 4,161,000, with total 61,295,000 for 1961.
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Vermont
F.W. Dodge Corporation
James W. Robertson
Dodge
Thrift Shop marks nine years of service to United Counseling
The Thrift Shop credits Bennington area residents for nine years three and a half months of support. Proceeds fund United Counseling Service with no wages, rent, or paid goods. Last Saturday workers Mrs. Amyel Baker and Mrs. C.A. Daley assisted Mrs. Charles Hayward, Miss Wilhelmine Hicks, and Mrs. Mary Schaaf who sought a crib but none was in stock.
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Thrift Shop
United Counseling Service
Counseling
Bennington
Charles Hayward
Wilhelmine Hicks
Mary Schaaf
Amyel Baker
C.A. Daley
Bennington Elementary Lunch Menu Week
School lunches listed for Monday through Friday at Bennington Elementary. Daily offerings include beef stew, goulash, tomato soup, meat loaf, and fish cakes with sides such as vegetables, salads, breads, fruit, pudding, jello, and milk. Notable items include tuna salad sandwich and banana cream pudding.
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Bennington
Kennedy to Seek Private Firms in World Communications Satellite
President Kennedy plans to tell Congress he favors involving several commercial firms in building a world wide communications satellite system. He opposes dominion by a single company and aims to clarify ownership and participation. Senator Kerr proposed a 500 million dollar corporation to push global space communications while FCC debates a nonprofit run system for international calls and TV.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
United States
U.S
Robert S. Kerr
Senate Space Committee
Federal Communications Commission
Kennedy Gains Broad Praise for Church State Stance
New York AP reports that journals of religion praise Kennedy’s first year in office for easing Protestant fears about church state separation. Christian Century and America note Kennedy’s measured public ties to Catholic leaders while photos with Protestant figures like Billy Graham are celebrated. Some former opponents remain wary, with anti Catholic sentiment persisting among a fringe group.
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New York
Kennedy
White House
John Wicklein
Christian Century
America
Billy Graham
American Judaism
Wicklein
U S Transport Downed in Laos Killing Crewmen
A U S Air Force C46 transport flown by Americans was shot down over the Plaines des Jarres region in Laos. The pilot and co pilot along with four Lao unloaders were killed in the crash as government forces were air dropped.
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Vietiane
Laos
Plaines Des Jarres
Plaine Des Jarres
Air
Air transport firm aids Lao army amid volatile clashes
An American civilian contractor established by the U.S. to supply air transport for the Lao army faced uncertainty after an incident. It was unclear if a crash resulted from attacks by Prince Souvannivong’s neutralist forces, pro Communist Pathet Lao, or North Vietnamese anti aircraft fire.
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Prince Souvannia Phouma
Pathet Lao
Hoff to Address Lamoille County Rally in Vermont
Rep. Philip Hoff at a Lamoille County gathering plans to reveal his gubernatorial candidacy. He has campaigned across the state this weekend, speaking in Danville and Bennington to urge a self inspection of Vermont’s economy to gauge whether recreation or industry drives growth.
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Morrisville
Philip Hoff
Burlington
Lamoille County
Hoff
Danville
Bennington
Vermont
Wall Street Tax Crackdown Target Expected
A prominent Wall Street figure linked to the New York Stock Exchange is slated to become the first target in a federal tax evasion drive in the securities field. Officials say cases against brokers underwriters and lawyers are under review as grand juries prepare. The probe mirrors past IRS and SEC inquiries into unreported income inflated deductions and charity claims.
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Washington
Wall Street
New York Stock Exchange
New York City
Wall
Securities and Exchange Commission
Ranger Rocket May Give USS Space Age Inspection Device
The U S moon rocket program could aid a satellite inspector project to investigate suspicious space objects. A contract was issued a year ago as NASA and the Defense Department coordinate space efforts. Ranger features like directional control and TV transmission could support rendezvous and reporting on unidentified satellites. President Kennedy signaled near term development of an inspector satellite program to study suspect objects in space.
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Kennedy
Arthur Goldberg
Washington
Goldberg
U.S
Congress
Defense Department
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Ranger
Moon
United States
Bear injures shepherd seeks compensation in Yugoslavia
Stefan Crnogorac, 70, a shepherd in the Golija mountains, sues Yugoslavia’s Communist government for injuries from a bear. He was hospitalized for three months and says a law protecting bears prevented him from killing the animal.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Stefan Crnogorac
Golija
Crnogorac
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