Steel Indictments Stem From 1962
NEW YORK (UPI) The federal government indicted eight major steel firms and two executives on price fixing charges for carbon steel sheet used in consumer goods. The cases, tied to a 1955 1961 conspiracy, name U.S. Steel Bethlehem Johns & Laughlin Armco Republic Wheeling National Great Lakes, with James P. Barton and W. J. Stephens as defendants. Bellwether actions date to 1959 and 1963 probes, and the defendants face up to 1 year in prison and 50,000 dollars per firm, with April 21 pleas set.
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Pegler Quits Writing for Welch Paper
Tucson Arizona AP writer Westbrook Pegler says he will no longer write for the American Opinion published by Robert Welch. He cites a 13 page letter from Welch about censorship and notes he was never affiliated with the John Birch Society. A third of his rejected piece focused on Chief Justice Earl Warren. Laurence E. Bunker says editors and Pegler differed on labor material.
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Kennedy Faces GOP Opposition to Anti Poverty Bill
Attorney General Robert F Kennedy faced sharp Republican objection in a House subcommittee hearing on the $962.3 million anti poverty bill. Republicans questioned cost and race issues while Kennedy defended the program as a continuation of his brother President John F Kennedy’s work, stressing poverty relief across colors and regions. Representative Landrum of Georgia countered Ayres by noting white poverty in the rural South and urging support beyond racial lines.
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Ohio
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Minuteman Notches 11th Straight Test Flight
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP A Minuteman intercontinental ballistic missile logged its 11th consecutive successful test flight Tuesday night traveling 5000 miles from Cape Kennedy to a South Atlantic Ocean target. The Air Force said the silo launched ICBM performed flawlessly.
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Minister Crushed by Bulldozer in Cleveland Segregation Protest
Police clashed with about 1,000 demonstrators in Cleveland as Rev. Bruce William Klunder, 26, a Presbyterian minister, was crushed by a bulldozer during opposition to a segregated school site. The incident sparked hours of violence with 15 injured, 26 arrests, and calls for stricter measures while civil rights leaders urged more militant action.
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Lakeview
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Kansas City Antibias Law Victory Surges Narrowly
Kansas City voters approved an expanded public accommodations ordinance by a close margin 45 476 to 43 733 in a special election. The measure bans racial discrimination in taverns amusement and recreational venues stores transportation facilities hospitals and other public businesses with barber shops and similar personal services excluded. The vote turnout was high for a local election with 89 209 total ballots and 42 percent of registered voters participating.
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