Taxpayers Seek End Of Council Powers in Massachusetts
The Massachusetts Federation of Taxpayers Associations joins the junior chamber of commerce and the League of Women Voters to circulate a petition for 64,000 signatures to place a measure before the legislature. It would end executive branch and county control of contracts, appointments, removals and salaries, while preserving legislature, judiciary, municipal agency powers and judges’ appointments and pardons.
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Boston
Massachusetts Federation of ‘Taxpayers Associations
State Junior Chamber of Commerce
League of Women Voters
Executive Council
Frank J. Zev
Federation
Council
Zeo
Appellate Tax Board
Parole Board
Public Utilities Commission
Industrial Accident Board
Youth Service Board
Senate Mourns Kefauver 60 Foe of Crime and Monopoly
The Senate adjourns in memorial to Estes Kefauver a Tennessee Democrat who died at 60. He fought crime and monopolies in 24 years in Congress and will be buried near Madisonville Tennessee. Services at his farm followed by a state display and a military transport of his body. Kefauver earlier sought the presidency and chaired the anti monopoly subcommittee pushing reforms.
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Wasiington
Senate
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Kefauver
First Baptist Church
Madisonville
Weash- Lington
Adlai K. Stevenson
Guy
Frank Clement
University of Tennessee
Yale Law School
Edward H. Crump
Memphis
Chattanooga
Crump
Mr. Crump
Stevenson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Massachusetts
John F. Kennedy
Eisenhower
Negro Quits Alabama UI Health Crisis Ends Brief Student Career
TUSCALOOSA Ala AP The withdrawal of James A Hoad a Negro student from the University of Alabama may end his brief college career after a stormy enrollment two months ago The 20 year old Gadsden student left reportedly because of physical and mental condition The university confirmed Hood withdrawal and said a trustees meeting to consider charges stemming from speeches in Gadsden July 16 was canceled A letter notified Hood of the charges and required him to appear before the dean of men at 2 pm today The charges claimed he alleged a university conspiracy to stage a news conference to violate a rule against student news conferences The rule was imposed when he and Vivian J Malone Negro student were admitted Officials noted Hood could face refusal of admission for the jail term starting Sept 20 and he would be subject to a hearing
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
James A. Hoad
University of Alabama
Hoad
Gadsden
Hood
Board of
Dean of Men
Vivian J. Malone
Antibiotics Price Fix Charged to Six Firms
The FTC charged five major U.S. drug makers with conspiring to fix tetracycline prices, ordering them to abandon price lists and set new prices independently. The action targets Pfizer, Bristol-Myers, Bristol Laboratories, Upjohn, and American Cyanamid, with potential patent enforcement limits against Pfizer and Bristol-Myers. The case notes tetracycline’s outsized sales and outlines required pricing based on costs and margins.
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Washington
UPI
U.S
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Chas. Pfizer and Co., Inc
American Cyanamid Co
U.S. Patent Office
Pfizer
New England Lime Co
Adams, Mass
Bristol-Myers Co
Bristol Laboratories
Inec
Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp
Squibb
The
Upjohn Co
Clem Bevans Dies at 83 in Woodland Hills
Los Angeles AP reports veteran film and television character actor Clem Bevans, 83, died Sunday at the Motion Picture Country Home in Woodland Hills, Calif. He appeared in Mourning Becomes Electr The Yearling Deputy Marshal Streets of Laredo and Davy Crockett and was under contract for many years to 20th Century Fox.
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Los Angeles
Clem Bevans
Woodland Hills
Calif
Streets of Laredo
Davy Crockett
20Th- Century Fox
Hood Withdraws From University Readmission Effort
Hood's attorney Arthur Shores said the Negro student should avoid routine duties until his condition improves to prevent a complete mental and physical breakdown. The two Negro students enrolled in summer school two months ago despite Gov. George Wallace's attempt to block them. Wallace allowed enrollment when federalized National Guard troops escorted the students to the admissions building. Hood was unavailable for comment on his withdrawal.
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Hood
Arthur Shores
Birmingham
George Wallace
Wallace
National Guard
Nero
University suspends white student over Rebel Underground incident
In Tuscaloosa, an Alabama official confirms a white student was suspended indefinitely related to the admission of two Black students. Dean John Blackburn says the action followed an on campus distribution of a publication titled the Rebel Underground, disclosed by a Citizens Council of Alabama spokesman.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
University of Alabama
John Blackburn
Citizens Council of Alabama
Citizens Council
Blackburn
Boston Common Garage Run Down by State Auditor Findings
Boston Commonwealth underground garage cited for wasteful practices and lax controls in a report by state Auditor Thont Buckley. The facility posted a $315,656.82 deficit in its first full year and failed to save a final construction payment of $392,212.50. Chairman Joseph B. Silverio defended reforms, noted toll-call tracking, and addressed missing 6,320 parking tickets amid inquiries and personnel changes linked to the parking authority. Public remarks referenced Governor-elect Peabdy’s aide Valenti as interim vice chairman awaiting Executive Council approval.
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Boston
Sca
Boston Common
Thont
J. Buckley
Buckley
Joseph B. Silverio
Musetts Parking Authority
Silverio
Iyman
Samuel A. Valenti
Somerville
Joseph W. Manahan Jr
Valenti
Executive Council
Hyman
Berkshire Eagle Postal Rates and Change of Address Notice
The Berkshire Eagle lists subscription rates by carrier at 45 cents per week with options for monthly, quarterly, semi annual and annual plans. It requests subscribers to send old and new addresses to avoid service interruption and notes second class postage paid at Pittsfield Massachusetts.
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Walles
Total Post Office
Berkshire Eagle
Pittsfield
Massachusetts
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