Take-Home Pay Sets Record Take-Home Pay Sets Record
Washington report notes May lift in take home pay and buying power for factory workers as living costs ease. CPI steady at 107.8 for 1957 59. $10.78 buys items costing $10 in that period. Expect slight June rise. average worker with three dependents has $92.18 weekly after taxes. About 190000 workers to gain one cent hourly raise via escalator clauses.
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Washington
UPS
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
U S Says Cuba Can Man Missiles
The State Department stated Fidel Castro’s forces probably can man Soviet built anti aircraft missile sites in Cuba but there is no certainty they have taken control. Officials noted Soviet personnel have been withdrawing, with Russians leaving in larger numbers in recent weeks.
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Washington
UPD
State Department
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Department
Richard I. Phillips
Phillips
Progress in Disarmament Hopes for U.S. in Geneva Talks
Western officials in Geneva on Friday said the Soviet Union wants to advance disarmament this year. However, an early assessment shows no firm agreements likely before 1965. Formal accords may wait until after the American and British elections this fall.
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Geneva
UPI
Soviet Union
Mississippi Governor Appeals for Help in Missing Civil Rights Workers
Governor Paul Johnson arrived in Philadelphia to urge citizens and local farmers to aid the search for three missing civil rights workers. The FBI reported three white men were arrested in Itta Bena for threatening the workers. Over 100 sailors and multiple agencies searched swamps and woodlands without success, as the investigation continued.
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Philadelphia
Miss
UPI
Paul Johnson
Johnson
FBI
Itta Bena
Here
Jackson
U.S. Navy
Swamps
Woodlands
Andrew Goodman
New York
Mickey Schwerner
Brooklyn
James Chaney
Meridian
Central Intelligence Agency
Allen Dulles
Mississippi
White House
Scranton seeks Goldwater delegates in seven states
Pennsylvania Governor William Scranton said he has won over Republican delegates previously pledged to Barry Goldwater in seven states including Iowa and Minnesota. He met Michigan delegates, urged unity, and urged recruiting Goldwater supporters while not promising commitments.
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Detroit
Scranton
Michigan
Goldwater
Romney
San Francisco
Barry
Johnson taunts Republicans over stop Goldwater plan
President Johnson taunted Republicans at a Detroit Democratic fund-raiser accusing them of pursuing a stop Goldwater battle. He said nothing will stop the Democrats this year as he prepared for another Midwest partisan event in Minneapolis.
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Detroit
UPD
Johnson
Reepublicans
Goldwater
Ree Marks
Cobo Hall
Minneapolis
Barry Goldwater
Pennsylvania
William W. Sepaneton
Arizona
White House
Air Force 1
Secret Service
Michigan
Paterick McNamara
Philip A. Hart
Neil Staebler
Viet Nam Troops Win Major Battle
Vietnamese troops and air power crushed a Viet Cong force of 1000 to 1500 near Saigon, killing over 200 as U S advisers were ambushed nearby. Government losses were three dead and 24 wounded with eleven Viet Cong captured. Saigon bomb blasts stirred panic but most were accidents or personal feuds. Westmoreland survived a blast at the airport during a ceremony, as Johnson courted votes amid security tweaks and a jet transport plan.
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Saigon
U. S
Viet Nam
William C. Westmoreland
Soui da
Pham van Phu
U.S
Westmoreland
Paul D. Harkins
United States
Jericho Votes No On Bonds For Union School
Voters in Jericho and Underhill rejected a $790000 bond for Mount Mansfield Union High School by 473 to 317, adding to a previous 391 to 310 defeat. The project would have cost $1101000 with $311000 state aid while Underhill lacked a high school.
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Jericho
Union
Jericho, Vt
UPS
Jericho and
Underhill
Mount Mansfield Union High School
Jericho High School
Unt Derhill
Fairbanks to keep foundry in St Johnsbury
Nine months of uncertainty end as Fairbanks Morse and Co. announces it will retain its foundry operations in St Johnsbury after talks with union officials. The decision saves about 250 foundry jobs, with a new weighing division facility planned on the current site. Governor Hoff hailed the move as boosting the Northeast Kingdom economy.
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St, Johnsbury
UPI
Fairbanks- Morse and Co
R. E. Isaacson
St. Johnsbury
Midwest
Philip H. Hoff
Northeast Kingdom
Inside Page Prays for Rain and Community Moves
On the Inside Jean Wassick prays for rain. People and animals begin to move into the new UCS building. Editorial criticizes the Over Zealous Crackdown on Motorists.
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Jean Wassick
UCS
Hoag Announces Sheriff Candidacy in Bennington County
George F. Hoag of 144 Scott St announces a bid for sheriff facing Republican incumbent John H. Maloney in the Sept 8 primary. Hoag, born 1924 in Bennington, vows full time service, county wide protection, better deputy opportunities and closer police coordination. He cites 1 year auxiliary state police training and active roles in civil defense, rescue, Moose Club and local agencies.
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George F. Hoag
Scott St
Bennington County
John H. Maloney
Maloney
Hoag
Sheriff’s Department
Bennington
New York State
Barbara
Fay Ann
Linda
Stephanie
Nadine
Bennington Civil Defense Organization
Bennington Rescue Squad
Moose Club
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Lansing
Detroit Press Club
GOP
Judy Moore
Marie Grande
Memorial Park
South Viet Nam
Fairbanks
George Hoag
George F.hoag
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