House Asked to Add FEPC to Rights Bill
Civil rights leaders urged the House Judiciary Committee to insert a fair employment practices bill into the administration civil rights package. Chairman Emanuel Celler pledged to consider it, but votes appear difficult. King’s testimony was to be scheduled, with Celler keeping hearings open until he can appear.
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Jury Retires In Ward Case at Old Bailey
In London a jury at the Old Bailey retires to verdict on lurid vice charges against Dr. Stephen Ward while he lies unconscious in hospital from a drug overdose. Justice Sir Archie Marshall will not sentence Ward unless he can be present. Ward remains in a coma hours after admission.
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Archie Marshall
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Selectmen Probe Inequities In Town Property Listings
Bennington selectmen agreed to study correcting inequities in listing procedures after a recommendation for a full townwide reappraisal or an adjustment factor. W Arthur Grant urged changes to address higher taxes on newer homes and properties valued by fair market prices since 1958, with listers to meet soon to plan a year‑long program.
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Ohio
Sisters
State Tax Department
Wilmington to lose last industrial plant
Wilmington loses its final industry as New England Box Co., based in Greenfield Massachusetts, plans to close its Wilmington plant next month. The factory will cease production, become a holding company with a lumber subsidiary, and cut staff from 35 to 15 by week’s end while seeking buyers for the two and three story plant buildings.
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Vermont
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Winchester
N.H
Deerfield Plywood Co
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Inside The Presidents housing chief eyes anti-bias extension
The article reports the housing chief pursuing an extension of anti bias measures as part of policy review. It outlines potential implications for housing programs and civil rights efforts with focus on executive actions and administrative timelines.
Peking Rejects Test Ban Pact in China Blame
Tokyo AP reports Red China officially rejects the U S British Soviet partial test ban agreement calling it a dirty fraud aimed at preventing China from building weapons. Beijing accuses Moscow of allying with war and imperialism while backing peace and socialism in a sharp break with Russia.
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U S Malls Meaning Of Korea Shootings
U S military chiefs monitor Korea flare up as isolated incidents, with patrols tight and no broader alert. Three U S soldiers and a South Korean cop died this week near the DMZ, while four North Korean infiltrators were killed six miles south of the armistice line amid rising tensions linked to regional Cold War alignments.
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State Department
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Price of Chicken Triggers U S E C retaliation warning
Washington reports the United States nears retaliatory steps against the European Economic Community over chicken tariff increases that block most U S exports to West Germany. Officials say legal moves under GATT would precede tariffs or equivalent measures, tied to a 46 million dollar annual loss and Common Market policy in Brussels.
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Recent Price Increases Hint at New Inflation
The AP analysis notes government data showing rising inflation indicators, with the June cost of living index surging to 106.6. It cites sugar price shocks and services costs as drivers while wholesale and retail prices show a deflationary pattern since 1958. Steel and aluminum price actions mark evolving trends in producer pricing.
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U.S. Steel
Kennedy
More Rail Hearings Set
The Senate Commerce Committee plans further hearings on Kennedy's plan to avert a nationwide rail strike. Senator Pastore says sessions will cover both sides before potential bargaining and a final round with carrier spokesmen. Labor officials anticipate meetings with unions and carriers to push settlement talks.
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Aiken Heads to Moscow for Nuclear Test Ban Signing
Secretary of State Dean Rusk will lead a bipartisan U S delegation including five senators to Moscow Friday night for the formal signing of the nuclear test ban treaty. Senators Fulbright Humphrey Pastore Saltonstall and Aiken will attend, with Dirksen and Hickenlooper not invited.
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White House
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