GM Quarter Beats Any Firm Period
General Motors reported record first quarter earnings of 536 million dollars, up 29 percent, with sales of 4.786 billion, a 15 percent rise, and worldwide employment of 683,660 and payrolls of 1.175 billion. The results, led by chairman Frederick G. Donner and president John F. Gordon, come as auto demand suggests a strong boom into 196? and place GM ahead of Ford and Chrysler in early 1960s performance.
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New York
General Motors Corp
Frederick G. Donner
John F. Gordon
Ford
General Motors
Chrysler
American Motors
U.S
Johnson TV Competitor Fails To Get FCC Relief
Washington AP The FCC refused to reconsider a decision about Johnson family TV interests in Texas by a 60 vote. A rival operation plans pay TV from San Antonio and WACO to Austin subscribers, competing with KTBC TV. Johnson says his wife owns KTBC and he does not run it. interests held in trust.
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Johnson TV
FCC
Washington
Federal Communications Commission
Johnson
Austin
Ktbc-Tv
TV Cable of Austin, Inc
San Antonio
Waco
Lee Loevinger
Loevinger
Police and Firemen Early Pension Plan Fails in Senate
In Boston the House backed a bill letting police and firemen retire after 20 years with 40 percent pensions, but the Senate killed it. Senator Paul Benoit proposed an amendment requiring local government acceptance, arguing communities should share the cost.
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Boston
Senate
Paul H. Benoit
Southbridge
Benoit
Federal N H Sweepstakes Talk Finds Areas of Accord
Washington talks between federal officials and New Hampshire leaders failed to resolve how to transmit sweepstakes news across state lines. Participants debated legality of newsworthy items, advertising limits, and enforcement questions under federal lottery laws and federal communications rules.
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N.H
Washington
New Hampshire
Louis C. Wyman
R-N.il
Wyman
Post Office Department
Federal Communications Commission
William Maynard
Sweepstakes Commission
Joseph Millimét
James C. Cleveland
R-N.h
John F. Cushman
Communications Commission
E. William Henry
Commission
Robert D. Greenburg
Louis J. Doyle
Saul
Mindel
Doyle
Justice Department
Rep
Cleveland
Millimet
Maynard
Department
Lie Detectors Challenged by Four Psychiatrists
Four psychiatrists and psychologists told a House subcommittee that lie detectors lack scientific validity and are unwarranted and dangerous for personnel screening. They supported limited use in crime detection but rejected broad endorsement, noting no data prove 99 percent accuracy and questioning the instrument’s scientific standing.
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Washington
House
Joseph F. Kubis
New York
Fordham University
Harvard Medical School
John S. Lacey
Antioch College
Yello Springs
Chio
Henry
Reuss
D-Wis
Senate approves two ambassador nominations
Washington United Press International reports the Senate approved President Johnsons picks: Dr Corey T Oliver to be ambassador to Colombia and Taylor G Belcher to be ambassador to Cyprus.
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UPI
Senate
Johnson
Corey T. Oliver
Colombia
Taylor G. Belcher
Cyprus
Scranton Predicts Democratic Trouble In Pa For November
Gov William Scranton warned that Pennsylvania Democrats face a tough November after a close race for the U S Senate nomination between Michael Musmanno and Genevieve Blatt. He noted a large write in total for his own candidacy and said the party is fractured in the state. Blatt led Musmanno by a slim margin as absentee ballots remained to be counted.
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Pennsylvania
William W. Scranton
Johnson
Scranton
Henry Cabot Lodge
Richard M. Nixon
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
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