Antismoking Laws Pondered In Wake of Board's Report
New York state and local governments weigh anti cigarette actions after the surgeon general's report. California’s Los Angeles County considers banning cigarette sales in hospitals based on 493 lung cancer cases. Massachusetts moves to label warnings and raise the age to 21. New Jersey tightens under 16 sales ban. Illinois previously banned under cigarette sales with penalties. Eastland Texas debates smoking penalties, despite state law limits. Mayor cites cancer link.
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Congress Moves On Wheat Crisis Facing Midwest
Washington attempts swift action on a proposed voluntary wheat control law to curb a predicted Midwest farm income drop. House Agriculture Chair Harold Cooley says a wheat subcommittee will meet in closed session to hash terms, urged by former official Clifford Hope and Agriculture Secretary Freeman amid falling price supports from 1.82 to 1.25 per bushel and growers’ rejection of last year's mandatory plan.
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Smoke Debate Sparks South Carolina Senate Clash
State Sen. John D. Long roundly criticized the federal report linking smoking to cancer, urging South Carolina to stand on its own and dismiss Washington influence with a fiery jab about smoking and drinking on the state’s path forward.
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Romney Bows Out As GOP Candidate
Gov. George Romney of Michigan announced at a Salt Lake City news conference that he is not a candidate for the 1964 Republican presidential nomination. He cited Kennedy’s assassination as the major change and said he would not seek the nomination, though he did not rule out a draft entirely.
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Johnson plans higher overtime pay to boost jobs
Washington officials say President Johnson will ask Congress to let tripartite industry committees raise the overtime rate to time and a half in selected industries. The move aims to spur hiring rather than rack up overtime costs while extending the federal minimum wage and study automation.
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Former Trujillo lobbyist joins U.S. labor board panel
Michael B. Deane, a former Dominican Republic sugar lobbyist, began as a $100 daily member of a presidential emergency labor board. His appointment, seen as a White House slipup, followed criticism by Senator Fulbright over exaggerated reports that damaged relations with the Dominican Republic. Deane, with degrees in law and economics, had worked for the Tariff Commission and the Office of Price Administration before lobbying.
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1050 Doctors To Be Drafted During Summer
Washington AP The Defense Department called Friday for drafting 1 050 doctors for the Army Navy and Air Force next summer. Insufficient numbers of 1963 medical school graduates volunteered for active duty after internship prompted the call. Last summer 1 350 doctors were inducted. Most will enter active duty as general duty medical officers with this year’s draft. Army 650 Navy 200 Air Force 200. last year 800 250 300 respectively.
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Merseyside Alcoholics Bureau Receives Liquor Orders
The Merseyside Advice Bureau for Alcoholics in Liverpool reports calls from people seeking to order liquor. The bureau’s phone number, previously used by a liquor store, is now in service for such requests.
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Young Unshaken by Glenn Predicts Victory in Ohio
In Washington Senator J Stephen M Young D Ohio predicted he will beat astronaut John Glenn for the Democratic Senate nomination on May 5. Republican Rep Robert A Taft Jr said Glenn's announcement changes nothing in his plans to run for the seat and acknowledged Glenn would be a formidable opponent. Young announced his candidacy, filed nominating petitions February 1, and said he would be renominated on May 5. He praised Kennedy and Johnson era policies and pledged six more years if elected. Taft urged a wide choice of candidates in Ohio. Democratic Congressman Charles A Vanik backed Young and criticized Glenn’s move into politics.
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Goldwater Jr. Campaign Swing Praises Conservative Doctrine
Barry Goldwater Jr. campaigned for his father in Durham urging opposition to centralized government. He predicted Barry Goldwater will win the Republican nomination and the November election, calling conservatism the natural youth philosophy and urging limits on Medicare, education aid, and foreign aid. He planned ski plans and coffee hours in Nashua after the address.
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Shepard Urged To Join Glenn In Political Life
In Washington Rep William H Ayres urged Navy Cmdr Alan Shepard to return to New Hampshire and enter the Republican presidential primary while Marine Lt Col John H Glenn Jr seeks a Senate nomination Ayres called Shepard the space hero who could run for president noting the two former colleagues led early space milestones and urging Shepard to pursue the New Hampshire race.
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